Austin Community College

FY 2008 Degree Plan

Building Construction Technology

The Building Construction Technology program provides learning opportunities for students in the following areas:
1. Hands-on instruction in concrete, masonry, woodworking, carpentry, mechanical, plumbing, and electrical fields.
2. Practical skills including blueprint reading, cost estimating, and construction scheduling.
3. Applied skills including managing projects, i.e., time, material, and processes. Each class consists of math, interpreting symbols, measuring, language, and solving problems common in construction processes.
4. Soft skills learned in CNBT 2342, CNBT 2344, and CNBT 2346 will prepare managers to coordinate their efforts with others for consistency and continuity. Students learn to avoid and resolve conflicts common in a construction project.

CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT
Associate of Applied Science Degree

Students are ready to enter the competitive construction job market as assistant superintendents, cost estimators, and construction schedulers. Students are capable of building structures and managing construction processes.

The following degree outlines list courses in the recommended order that they may be taken. Students with no prior experience will get an extensive hands-on curriculum, gaining knowledge and skill that prepare them for working in the construction industry. Beginning students with no construction experience will rarely be allowed waivers or substitutions for first semester courses.

Students who have experience should call the Building Construction Technology department and talk with a department faculty advisor for possible waivers or substitutions in the sequence of courses. A student may gain college credits if adequate experience, skill, and knowledge is exhibited via a challenge exam.

Students should ordinarily follow the Building Construction Technology recommended and required sequencing of courses. Students and ACC advisors should contact the department with any questions concerning course sequencing scheduling or full classes.

Semester I

	CNBT	1402		Mechanical, Plumbing and Electrical Systems in Construction	4
	CNBT	1411		Construction Methods and Materials I	4
+	CNBT	1413		Concrete I	4
+	CRPT	1415		Conventional Wall Systems	4
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Semester II

+	CNBT	1342		Building Codes and Inspections	3
+	CNBT	1472		Residential and Light Commercial Blueprint Reading	4
	OSHT	1405		OSHA Regulations -- Construction Industry	4
+				Mathematics1	3
					------- 14

Semester III

+	CNBT	1446		Construction Estimating I	4
+	CNBT	2342		Construction Management I	3
+	CNBT	2344		Construction Management II	3
				Oral Communication1	3
					------- 13

Semester IV

+	CNBT	2346		Construction Management III	3
+	CNBT	2332		Project Scheduling	3
				Written Communication1	3
				Social and Behavioral Science1	3
					------- 12

Semester V

+#	CNBT	2280		Cooperative Education - Construction Engineering Technology/Technician	2
+				Humanities1	3
				Restricted Elective2	4
				Restricted Elective2	4
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				TOTALS	------- 68

¹ Select from the appropriate section of the General Education Course List.
² Select from the following restricted electives: CRPT 1441, CRPT 1445, CNBT 1471, CNBT 2435, CNBT 2437. Prerequisites will be strictly enforced. Courses may be taken out of sequence only with department approval. Students may request substitutions of required courses. Substitutions may come from the list of restricted electives.

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CARPENTRY SPECIALIZATION
Certificate

Persons desiring to frame houses and/or becoming framing sub-contractors will learn conventional methods of wood framing and metal framing as they take courses that teach from the "ground up" process of floor, wall, and roof framing. Students will also take Exterior and Interior Finishing, Blueprint Reading, Construction Safety and then learn from "real job site" training with the "On the Job Training" Cooperative Intern class that allows them a positive transition from "school to work."

Semester I

	CNBT	1411		Construction Methods and Materials I	4
	OSHT	1405		OSHA Regulations -- Construction Industry	4
+	CNBT	1472		Residential and Light Commercial Blueprint Reading	4
					------- 12

Semester II

+	CRPT	1415		Conventional Wall Systems	4
+	CRPT	2435		Metal Wall Systems	4
+	CRPT	1411		Conventional Roof Systems	4
					------- 12

Semester III

+	CRPT	1441		Conventional Exterior Finish Systems	4
+	CRPT	1445		Conventional Interior Finish Systems	4
+	CNBT	1491		Special Topics in Construction/Building Technology/Technician	4
+#	CNBT	2280		Cooperative Education - Construction Engineering Technology/Technician	2
					------- 14
				TOTALS	------- 38

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CONSTRUCTION MANAGER
Certificate

Semester I

+	CNBT	1446		Construction Estimating I	4
+	CNBT	1472		Residential and Light Commercial Blueprint Reading	4
+	CNBT	1342		Building Codes and Inspections	3
+	CNBT	2342		Construction Management I	3
					------- 14

Semester II

+	CNBT	2344		Construction Management II	3
+	CNBT	2437		Construction Estimating II	4
	OSHT	1405		OSHA Regulations -- Construction Industry	4
					------- 11

Semester III

+	CNBT	2332		Project Scheduling	3
+	CNBT	2435		Computer-Aided Construction Scheduling	4
+#	CNBT	2280		Cooperative Education - Construction Engineering Technology/Technician	2
+	CNBT	2346		Construction Management III	3
					------- 12
				TOTALS	------- 37

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WOODWORKING
Certificate

Students desiring to build cabinets and furniture will take a sequence of courses starting at "Beginning-Intermediate Woodworking" and culminating at "Advanced Furniture Construction" that will ensure them the knowledge and skill that is required to be a successful woodworker. Students will also take "Construction Safety" and "Blueprint Reading" and the "On the Job Training" Cooperative Intern class to allow them a positive transition from "school to work."

Semester I

	WDWK	1471		Beginning-Intermediate Woodworking	4
+	CNBT	1472		Residential and Light Commercial Blueprint Reading	4
	OSHT	1405		OSHA Regulations -- Construction Industry	4
					------- 12

Semester II

+	WDWK	1413		Cabinet Making I	4
	WDWK	1491		Special Topics in Cabinet Maker and Millworker	4
+	WDWK	1472		Advanced Furniture Construction	4
					------- 12

Semester III

+	WDWK	2451		Cabinet Making II	4
+#	CNBT	2280		Cooperative Education - Construction Engineering Technology/Technician	2
					------- 6
				TOTALS	------- 30

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BUILDING CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGY
Marketable Skills Award

	CNBT	1291		Special Topics in Construction/Building Technology/Technician	2
	CNBT	1416		Construction Technology I	4
	CNBT	1301		Introduction to the Construction Industry	3
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				TOTALS	------- 9

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Degree Plans updated August 21, 2008 02:30am
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