Program Overview

Architectural Technology, AAS

The Architectural Graphics AAS degree prepares students for careers with architecture firms, construction companies, city, county, and state architectural and civil engineering departments and corporate architectural and civil engineering departments. Technicians are needed to develop site plans, construction details, building designs, cost estimates, specification plans for new buildings, and for remodeling and additions to existing buildings.

Graduates are prepared in translating the rough sketches, layouts, and written specifications of architects, engineers, or designers into a drawing using current technology and showing the complete details and specifications for the finished product.

Architectural Graphics AAS degree graduates will:

• be prepared for entry-level positions in the architectural, engineering or construction field with the ability to be independent and self-directed
• demonstrate teamwork and collaboration skills and processes in the workplace
• apply knowledge to create drawings by hand and using technology
• read architectural prints and solve common architectural problems
• complete a comprehensive design project
• demonstrate industry ready skills in basic drafting fundamentals, concepts and techniques
• employ creative and critical thinking to enhance problem solving
• exhibit analytical thought, informed judgment, and ethical behavior
• demonstrate communication, critical thinking, cultural humility, information literacy, and teamwork skills
• meet Humanities, Quantitative Reasoning, Social Science, and Written Communication general education distribution area outcomes

Program Requirements

• Required Course Sequence
  • Quarter One
    • ARCH 100 College Strategies in Architecture 3 credits
    • ARCH 103 Introduction to Design Theory - Architecture 5 credits
    • ARCH 104 Drawing Techniques - Architecture 5 credits
    • MATH 111 College Algebra with Applications 5 credits (Students who placed below MATH 111 can take their first math course in Quarter One.)
  • Quarter Two
    • ARCH 101 Architectural Fundamentals 4 credits
    • ARCH 105 Theory of Architecture 3 credits
    • ARCH 111 AutoCAD I - Architecture 4 credits
    • ARCH 112 AutoCAD II - Architecture 4 credits
    • ENGL& 101 English Composition I 5 credits (Students who placed below ENGL& 101 can take their first English course in Quarter Two.)
  • Quarter Three
    • ARCH 102 Construction Technologies 4 credits
    • ARCH 107 History of American Architecture 3 credits
    • ARCH 131 Revit Architecture I 4 credits
    • ARCH 215 Sustainability in Architecture 4 credits
  • Quarter Four
    • ARCH 132 Revit Architecture II 4 credits
    • ARCH 200 Design Studio - Residential 4 credits
    • ARCH 202 Construction Documents - Residential 4 credits
    • CMST& 220 Introduction to Public Speaking 5 credits (or any Humanities course)
  • Quarter Five
    • ARCH 134 Building Systems 4 credits
    • ARCH 210 Design Studio - Commercial 4 credits
    • ARCH 212 Construction Documents - Commercial 4 credits
    • SOC& 101 Introduction to Sociology 5 credits (or any Social Science course)
  • Quarter Six
    • ARCH 207 Portfolio - Architecture 2 credits
    • ARCH 220 Design Studio - Capstone Project 7 credits
    • ARCH or CIVL Technical Elective course 4 credits (See list below for recommended courses.)

Technical Elective - 4 Credits

• Students may choose a course from the ARCH or CIVL areas. The technical elective course can be taken any quarter as long as prerequisites for the chosen course are met. Recommended technical elective courses include:
  • ARCH 225 Construction Management - Architecture 4 credits
  • ARCH 228 Construction Specifications 4 credits
  • ARCH 245 Architectural Model Building 4 credits
  • CIVL 101 Civil Engineering Fundamentals 4 credits
  • CIVL 205 Theory of Urban Design and Planning 4 credits

General Education Requirements - 20 Credits

• ENGL& 101 English Composition I 5 credits
• MATH 111 College Algebra with Applications 5 credits
• CMST& 220 Introduction to Public Speaking 5 credits (or any Humanities course)
• SOC& 101 Introduction to Sociology 5 credits (or any Social Science course)

Diversity and Social Justice Requirement

• Within the degree requirements, students must complete a 3-5 credit course that meets the college’s Diversity and Social Justice (DSJ) requirement. DSJ courses are designated in the college schedule and are designed to meet other general education or technical requirements simultaneous to meeting the DSJ requirement (e.g., ENGL& 101 with the DSJ attribute meets both the ENGL& 101 requirement and the DSJ requirement). Note: Not all sections of a course meet the DSJ requirement. Students should review the class information to ensure the class section includes “course attributes: meets diversity requirement.”

Total Program Credits: 100