Academic Credit Program | Academic Credit Program Index | Computer Aided Drafting and Design Technology

Associate of Applied Science, (AAS.CAD)

This Computer Aided Drafting & Design Technology A.A.S. program is designed primarily to meet the needs of the students who intend to seek immediate employment as a draft person in an engineering consulting firm, architectural firm, or in a government civil or mechanical engineering design office. This program stresses computer aided drafting skills, physical understanding of structures, mechanical applications, and physical principals which are heavily sought after in industry. However, while the program is designed to prepare the student for employment, an individual may, upon selecting proper courses, choose to transfer to a four-year degree program in related areas.

Graduates of this program should be able to:

• enter the job market upon graduation as a computer aided drafts person;
• communicate effectively both verbally and in writing;
• use computer aided drafting software proficiently in preparing drawings;

General Education Courses	Credits
Written Communications	3
Arts and Humanities	3
Social Science	6
Mathematics (MTH 130)	4
Natural Science (PHY 110/111 required)	4
Computer Science (CIS 118)	3
Total	23
Program Courses	Credits
CIS 111 Programming in Basic	3
CIS 130 Introduction to Visual Basic	3
EET 111 Electronic Computer Graphics	3
EGR 110 Design Computer Graphics	3
EGR 113 Design Computer Graphics II	3
EGR 210 Design Computer Graphics III	3
EGR 220 Advanced CAD Project	3
PHY 112 Principals of Physics II	3
PHY 113 Principals of Physics II Laboratory	1
Total	25
Electives	16
Total Required for Degree	64

*An internship can be counted as elective credit

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Last Updated: 07/22/03