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Career & Technical A.A.S. Degree/Certificate

Field Internship

Students working toward the Occupational certificate or AAS Degree have the opportunity to experience the real world of computer drafting through supervised occupational experiences.

Representative Job Titles

Architectural, Civil, Mechanical, Electrical, Electronic and Mapping Drafters. Society's insistence on computer literacy reinforces the need for computer drafting skills in related occupations.

Drafting is a flextime program allowing you to arrange your contact hours during the scheduled lab hours. Request additional details by contacting Professor Richard Rittenhouse by phone at 618.545.3356, by e-mail at rrittenhouse@kaskaskia.edu

First Semester

DFTG 122	*CAD-Theory and Practice I (A)	3
DFTG 140	*Mechanical Drafting I	4
DFTG 118	*Manufacturing Processes	3
ENGL 101	English Composition	3
PHLE 119	Core Values and Ethical Decision Making	1
TECM 119	Technical Mathematics OR
MATH 134	College Algebra	3
		17

Second Semester

DFTG 126	*CAD-Theory (A)	3
DFTG 143	*Mechanical Drafting II-CAD	3
	Select one of the following
DFTG 232	*Civil Drafting-CAD OR	4
DFTG 172	*Electrical Drafting-CAD	4
DFTG 120	Drafting Mathematics OR
MATH 135	Trigonometry	3
	Approved Area B Elective	3
		16

Summer Semester

DFTG 230	*Supervised Occupational Experience I	5
		5

Third Semester

	Select two of the following
DFTG 232	*Civil Drafting-CAD OR	4
DFTG 209	*Architectural Drafting-CAD OR	4
DFTG 172	*Electrical Drafting-CAD OR	4
TECP 107	Technical Physics	4
PSYH 101	Psychology OR
SOCO 101	Sociology	3
		15

Fourth Semester

DFTG 137	*CAD 3 Dimensional (A)	3
DFTG 144	*Mechanical Drafting III-CAD	3
	Approved Area D Elective	3
	Approved Area C Elective	3
		12

*Courses required for certificate
A-Courses required for an AutoCAD Certificate of Achievement

Minimum Requirements

Certificate		39 credit hours
AutoCAD Certificate of Achievement		9 credit hours
A.A.S. Degree		65 credit hours

AutoCAD - Certificate of Achievement

FIRST SEMESTER DFTG 122 CAD - Theory and Practice I		3 credit hours
SECOND SEMESTER DFTG 126 CAD Theory		3 credit hours
THIRD SEMESTER DFTG 137 CAD 3-Dimensional		3 credit hours
DFTG.0540.CERT Minimum Required Credits:		9 credit hours

AutoCAD - Civil

FIRST SEMESTER DFTG 122 CAD - Theory and Practice I		3 credit hours
SECOND SEMESTER DFTG 126 CAD Theory		3 credit hours
THIRD SEMESTER DFTG 232 Civil Drafting - CAD		4 credit hours
DFTG.0548.CERT Minimum Required Credits:		10 credit hours

AutoCAD - Construction

FIRST SEMESTER DFTG 122 CAD - Theory and Practice I		3 credit hours
SECOND SEMESTER DFTG 126 CAD Theory		3 credit hours
THIRD SEMESTER DFTG 209 Architectural Drafting		4 credit hours
DFTG.0546.CERT Minimum Required Credits:		10 credit hours

AutoCAD - Electrical

FIRST SEMESTER DFTG 122 CAD - Theory and Practice I		3 credit hours
SECOND SEMESTER DFTG 126 CAD Theory		3 credit hours
THIRD SEMESTER DFTG 172 Electrical Drafting		4 credit hours
DFTG.0549.CERT Minimum Required Credits:		10 credit hours

AutoCAD - Mechanical

FIRST SEMESTER DFTG 122 CAD - Theory and Practice I		3 credit hours
SECOND SEMESTER DFTG 126 CAD Theory		3 credit hours
THIRD SEMESTER DFTG 202 Inventor (3D Solid Modeling)		4 credit hours
DFTG.0547.CERT Minimum Required Credits:		10 credit hours

AutoCAD - Pre-Engineering Civil

FIRST SEMESTER DFTG 103 General Engineering Drawing		3 credit hours
SECOND SEMESTER DFTG 126 CAD Theory		3 credit hours
THIRD SEMESTER DFTG 232 Civil Drafting		4 credit hours
DFTG.0552.CERT Minimum Required Credits:		10 credit hours

AutoCAD - Pre-Engineering Construction

FIRST SEMESTER DFTG 103 General Engineering Drawing		3 credit hours
SECOND SEMESTER DFTG 126 CAD Theory		3 credit hours
THIRD SEMESTER DFTG 209 Architectural Drafting		4 credit hours
DFTG.0550.CERT Minimum Required Credits:		10 credit hours

AutoCAD - Pre-Engineering Electrical

FIRST SEMESTER DFTG 103 General Engineering Drawing		3 credit hours
SECOND SEMESTER DFTG 126 CAD Theory		3 credit hours
THIRD SEMESTER DFTG 172 Electrical Drafting		4 credit hours
DFTG.0553.CERT Minimum Required Credits:		10 credit hours

AutoCAD - Pre-Engineering Mechanical

FIRST SEMESTER DFTG 103 General Engineering Drawing		3 credit hours
SECOND SEMESTER DFTG 126 CAD Theory		3 credit hours
THIRD SEMESTER DFTG 202 Inventor (3D Solid Modeling)		4 credit hours
DFTG.0551.CERT Minimum Required Credits:		10 credit hours

Approved Electives

Area B-Arts and Humanities

ART:	101 Drawing
	102 Design
	105 Introduction to Art
	112 Visual Design
BUSN:	201 Business Communications
ENGL:	102 English Composition
	137 Technical Report Writing
FREN:	101 French
GERM:	101 German
SPAN:	101 Spanish
SPCH:	103 Fundamentals of Speech
	203 Group Discussion

Area C-Arts and Humanities

BUSN:	103 Introduction to Business
	115 Marketing Fundamentals
	127 Principles of Management
ECON:	201 Survey of American Economics
	205 Principles of Economics
	206 Principles of Economics
GEOG:	103 Economic Geography
	104 World Geography
	205 North American Geography
PSYH:	101 Psychology
	228 Applied Psychology
SOCO:	101 Sociology
	212 Social Psychology

Area D-Health and Personal Development
Any Area D Electives for a total of three semester hours.

Optional Drafting Classes

DFTG 104	AutoCAD Basics
DFTG 105	Intermediate AutoCAD
DFTG 129	Blue Print Reading for the Machine Trades
DFTG 201	Architectural Desktop
DFTG 202	Inventor
DFTG 210	Advanced Architectural Drafting
DFTG 100	Blueprint Reading Fundamentals
BPLR 190	Blueprint Reading

NOTE: The program requirements presented here are effective Spring 2008. Previous versions of the KC Catalog are available in their entirety at our catalog archive. If you are uncertain about which catalog you should reference, please contact an academic advisor. Please contact an academic advisor with questions regarding course registration or degree/certificate completion.