Architectural Drafting, CoA

This is a draft edition of the 2024-2025 catalog. Information is subject to change.

Program Description

This Certificate of Achievement is designed to enhance the student's abilities in relevant industry-standard design theories, drafting skills, and to prepare them for certification by the National Occupational Competency Testing Institute (NOCTI)  

Recommended Course Schedule

Plan of Study Grid
1st semesterUnits
AAD 180 Design Foundation I 3
AAD 181 Design Foundation I Discussion 3
ENG 101 Composition I 3
Mathematics 1 3
 Semester Total12
2nd semester
AAD 125 Construction Drawings and Detailing 3
AAD 223 Graphic Software for Arch, Const, Dsgnr, Planners 3
AAE 280 Design Foundations II 6
 Semester Total12
3rd semester
AAE 282 Design Foundations III 6
 Semester Total6
 Total Units30
1

See Program Requirements and Recommendations. 

Program Requirements

Certificates of Achievement are a set of courses that can serve as a stepping stone to an associate degree or allow students to enter the workforce.  Certificates of Achievement have a general education component.

To earn a Certificate of Achievement, students must:

  1. Maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 (see requirements for graduation.)
  2. Complete a minimum of 15 semester credit hours within the college.
  3. Satisfy General Education requirements for the Certificate of Achievement.
  4. Have no financial or library obligation to the college.
GENERAL EDUCATION
Communications
Required:
ENG 101Composition I 43
or ENG 100 Composition Enhanced
or ENG 113 Composition I for International and Multilingual Students
Mathematics3
MATH 126
Pre-Calculus I (or higher)
HUMAN RELATIONS 3[3]
3 credits of embedded Human Relations satisfied through AAD 180 & AAD 181
Program Requirements
AAD 125Construction Drawings and Detailing3
AAD 180Design Foundation I3
AAD 181Design Foundation I Discussion3
AAE 280Design Foundations II6
AAE 282Design Foundations III6
AAD 223Graphic Software for Arch, Const, Dsgnr, Planners3
Total Units30
3

Satisfied through program requirements. 

4

ENG 102 is required for the BArch degree.

Program Outcomes

Students completing the certificate will:

PSLO1: Students will recall and identify fundamental design theories.

PSLO2: Students will create and produce salient design solutions.

PSLO3: Students will justify individual design solutions.