MCCCD Program Description

Major: 3444 Catalog Year: 2024-2025 Effective Term: 2023 Summer Last Admit Term: 9999 Award: AAS Total Credits: 61-63 CIP Code: 46.0408	Primary College: Initiating College: Gateway Community College Program Availability: Not Found Program Availability: College-Specific Program Availability: GW Field of Interest: Applied Technology Instructional Council: Occupational Administrators (53) GPA: 2.00
SOC Code: 47-1011, 47-2141, 47-2142

Description: The Associate in Applied Science (AAS) in Construction Trades: Painting and Drywalling degree is designed to provide apprentices and journeymen with a broadened educational background and leadership skills so that students completing the associate degree program may be better equipped to enter supervisory and managerial positions.

Required Courses

FYE101 Introduction to College, Career and Personal Success (1) OR
FYE103 Exploration of College, Career and Personal Success (3) 1-3

BPC/CIS+++++ Any BPC Business-Personal Computers or CIS Computer Information Systems course 3

Credits awarded through PLA application process. Journeyman status should align to one of two specializations:

Students need to complete sixteen (16) to thirty and one-half (30.5) credits from the courses below based on their apprenticeship standing upon program enrollment and in consultation with Apprenticeship Program Coordinator.

Specialization 1: Painter-Decorator
(16-30.5 credits) awarded through PLA process:
ABC120 Basic Calculations for Construction 1.5
ABC/MEC121 Introduction to Hand and Power Tools 1
BPC100AB Business-Personal Computers II 0.5
IND150 Construction Foreman 2
PNT123 Introduction to Blueprints 1
GTC/MIT/OSH106 Industrial Safety 2
PNT105 Painting and Drywalling Orientation 1
ABC/PNT118 OSHA Standards and Regulations 1.5
PNT101 Introduction to Painting-Decorating Trade 4
PNT102 Surface Preparation and Cleaning 4
PNT104 Wood and Decorative Finishes 2
PNT201 Coverings and Blasting 2
PNT202 Spray Painting 3
PNT203 Non-spray Application of Coatings 3
PNT205 Paints, Coatings, and Materials 2

Students need to complete sixteen (16) to thirty and one-half (30.5) credits from the courses below based on their apprenticeship standing upon program enrollment and in consultation with Apprenticeship Program Coordinator.

Specialization 2: Drywalling
(16-30.5 credits) awarded through PLA process:
ABC120 Basic Calculations for Construction 1.5
ABC/MEC121 Introduction to Hand and Power Tools 1
BPC100AB Business-Personal Computers II 0.5
IND150 Construction Foreman 2
PNT123 Introduction to Blueprints 1
GTC/MIT/OSH106 Industrial Safety 2
PNT105 Painting and Drywalling Orientation 1
PNT106 Health and Safety for Drywall Finishers 3
PNT107 Introduction to the Drywall Trade 2
PNT108 Materials of the Drywall Trade 2
PNT109 Tools of the Drywall Trade 2
PNT208 Filling, Taping, and Sanding Applications 4
PNT209 Automatic Taping Tools of the Drywall Trade 3
PNT210 Advanced Drywall Applications and Systems 3

Credits: 20-36.5

Restricted Electives
Students should choose six (6) to nineteen (19) credits from the following list of courses to complete the minimum total program credits required for this degree based on their apprenticeship standing upon program enrollment and in consultation with Apprenticeship- Program Coordinator. Any 100-200 level prefixed courses may be selected, except courses used to satisfy the Required Courses area BLT+++++ Any BLT Building Safety and Construction technology course(s) BPC+++++ Any BPC Business Personal Computers course(s) CAD+++++ Any CAD Computer Aided Drafting course(s) CNS+++++ Any CNS Construction course(s) GBS+++++ Any GBS General Business course(s) PNT+++++ Any PNT Painting and Drywalling course(s) IND+++++ Any IND Industry course(s) MGT+++++ Any MGT Management course(s) OSH+++++ Any OSH Occupational Safety and Health course(s) SPA+++++ Any SPA Spanish course(s) TDR+++++ Any TDR Trade related course(s) WLD+++++ Any WLD Welding Technology course(s)	Credits: 6-19

General Electives
None	Credits: 0

General Education Requirements

General Education Requirement	Credits: 22-27

General Education Core	Credits: 12-17

First-Year Composition	Credits: 6
+ ENG101 First-Year Composition (3) OR + ENG107 First-Year Composition for ESL (3) AND + ENG102 First-Year Composition (3) OR + ENG108 First-Year Composition for ESL (3) OR + ENG111 Technical and Professional Writing (3) 6

Oral Communication	Credits: 3
COM100 Introduction to Human Communication (3) OR COM110 Interpersonal Communication (3) OR + COM230 Small Group Communication (3) 3

Critical Reading	Credits: 0-3
+ CRE101 College Critical Reading and Critical Thinking (3) OR Equivalent by assessment on District Placement Exam. 0-3

Mathematics	Credits: 3-5
+ MAT120 Intermediate Algebra (5) OR + MAT121 Intermediate Algebra (4) OR + MAT122 Intermediate Algebra (3) OR Equivalent course or satisfactory completion of a higher level mathematics course. 3-5

General Education Distribution	Credits: 10

Humanities, Arts and Design	Credits: 3
Any approved general education course from the Humanities and Fine Arts area. 3

Social-Behavioral Sciences	Credits: 3
Any approved general education course from the Social and Behavioral Sciences area. 3

Natural Sciences	Credits: 4
Any approved general education course from the Natural Sciences area. 4

Learning Outcomes
1. Use operating system commands to perform file/folder management tasks, use word processing software and electronic spreadsheet program. (BPC100AB) 2. Identify and demonstrate use, care, and maintenance of basic hand and power tools of the trade. (PNT101, PNT107, PNT109, ABC/MEC121, PNT209) 3. Prepare and identify various types of surfaces and materials for painting and drywalling. (PNT101, PNT102, PNT107, PNT108 PNT202) 4. Use and maintain painting tools and low-pressure water equipment. (PNT102) 5. Perform basic color mixing and matching. (ABC/MEC120) 6. Identify safety and health precautions necessary when working in the painting and drywall trade including potential safety and health hazards. (ABC/PNT118, PNT104, FAC/GTC/MIT/OSH106) 7. Develop a complete wood finishing schedule. (PNT104) 8. Produce a completed glazed, antique, wood grain, marbleized and stippled finish. (PNT104) 9. Complete a texture-painted, gilded and decorative stenciled finish. (PNT104) 10. Demonstrate understanding of the labor movement of the 1900s and its affect of social and political reform. (PNT105) 11. Explain and identify elements of sustainability and the importance of green practices.(PNT105) 12. Define and identify characteristics of sexual harassment and its financial impact related to employer liability. (PNT105) 13. Describe basic terminology, working conditions, career options, and basic tools and equipment of the drywall trade. (ABC120, PNT107) 14. Perform calculations related to the area, volume, fractions, decimals, conversions as it relates to the construction trades. (ABC120, ABC/MEC120) 15. Read and interpret specifications, schedules and blueprint features inherent to the painting and drywall trade. (PNT201, PNT123) 16. Define the impact of OSHA regulations on safety and health concerns in the work place including components of Product Data Sheet and the Material Safety Data Sheet, and demonstrate emergency first aid treatment for common emergencies, including CPR and use of AED. (PNT106, ABC118, FAC/GTC/MIT/OSH106, PNT205) 17. Describe fall protection, ladder, stair, and scaffold procedures and requirements, hazardous materials, hazardous conditions and proper use of personal protective equipment. (FAC/GTC/MIT/OSH106, PNT106) 18. Describe the importance of supervisory communication skills, leadership, and project management. (IND150). 19. Prepare, operate, maintain, and store abrasive and wet blasting equipment. (PNT201) 20. Demonstrate wet blasting guidelines and systems. (PNT201) 21. Identify basic types of wall coverings, characteristics, uses, and processes. (PNT201) 22. Operate and maintain airless and conventional spray and non-spray equipment and materials. (PNT202, PNT203) 23. Identify and use federal and state safety and health laws handling chemical materials. (PNT202, PNT203, PNT205) 24. Apply special coating materials, as needed, to various types of structures. (PNT202, PNT203, PNT205) 25. Demonstrate the characteristics, elements, and methods associated with taping techniques including proper use of materials and equipment. (PNT208, PNT209) 26. Demonstrate proper methods for making repairs, mixing procedures, spraying techniques, and recognizing common defects in drywall finishing and wallboards. (PNT210) 27. Apply knowledge of business-personal computers to the business setting. (BPC/CIS+++++) 28. Apply relevant knowledge, skills, and habits of mind to seek career opportunities in the field. (FYE101, FYE103)
+ indicates course has prerequisites and/or corequisites. ++ indicates that any suffixed course may be selected. MCCCD Governing Board Approval Date: June 28, 2022

All information published is subject to change without notice. Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of information presented, but based on the dynamic nature of the curricular process, course and program information is subject to change in order to reflect the most current information available.