MCCCD Program Description

Major: 3424 Catalog Year: 2023-2024 Effective Term: 2012 Summer I Last Admit Term: 2017 Summer Award: AAS Total Credits: 60-64 CIP Code: 46.0201	Primary College: Initiating College: Gateway Community College Program Availability: Not Found Program Availability: College-Specific Program Availability: Field of Interest: Not Found Instructional Council: Occupational Administrators (53) GPA: 2.00
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Description: The Associate in Applied Science (AAS) in Construction Trades: Carpentry program is designed to provide a well-rounded education to the journeyman carpenter/student that will enable that student to advance in the construction industry.

Suggested Course Plan Sequenced by Semester

Required Courses

Certificate of Completion in Construction Trades: Carpentry (5395) 16-34
+ BPC/CIS+++++ Any BPC/CIS Business-Personal Computers OR
Computer Information Systems course(s) 3

Credits: 19-37

Restricted Electives
Students should choose 0-17 credits from the following list of courses to complete a minimum of 60 credits for the AAS degree. 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) CRP+++++ Any CRP Carpentry: Apprenticeship course(s) GBS+++++ Any GBS General Business 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: 0-17

General Electives
	Credits:

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 (3) OR + CRE111 Critical Reading for Business and Industry (3) OR Equivalent as indicated by assessment 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

Program Competencies
1. Apply knowledge of business-personal computers to the business setting. (BPC/CIS+++++) 2. Examine building site, layout, installation, and construction techniques used in concrete formwork of walls, columns, beams, decks, and retaining walls in residential and heavy construction. (CRP102AA, CRP102AB, CRP102AC, CRP102AD, CRP102AG, CRP102AH, CRP102AI, CRP102AJ, CRP102AM, CRP102AN, CRP102AP, CRP116AA, CRP116AB) 3. Examine basic framing techniques for floors, stairs, walls, roofs, ceilings, truss and exterior decks. (CRP103AA, CRP103AD, CRP103AE, CRP103AF, CRP103AG, CRP103AI, CRP103AJ, CRP103AL, CRP210AA, CRP210AB, CRP210AC) 4. Examine exterior finish including canopy, roof coverings, and commercial display. (CRP104AE) 5. Examine interior systems including drywall, ceilings, clean rooms, door and hardware installation, and cabinets and tops. (CRP105AA, CRP105AC, CRP105AG, CRP105AI, CRP105AJ, CRP106AA, CRP106AB, CRP106AH, CRP106AK, CRP214AA, CRP214AC, CRP214AD) 6. Discuss the history, tools, and safety of the carpentry trade. (CRP110AA, CRP110AB, OSH106) 7. Perform technical calculations used in the carpentry trade. (CRP112AA, CRP112AB, CRP112AC) 8. Read construction blueprints and explain common principles, practices and symbols for print reading. (CRP114AA, CRP114AB) 9. Discuss Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulations, regarding assembly, access, and dismantling of scaffolding. (CRP212AA, OSH106) 10. Demonstrate use of leveling instruments, and rods, for linear, and angular measurements. (CRP212AB) 11. Demonstrate safe rigging practices, hand signals, ropes, slings, hitches, splicing, as it relates to rigging operations at the jobsite. (CRP212AC) 12. Demonstrate basic and advanced welding techniques related to carpentry. (WLD100, WLD101, WLD201)
+ indicates course has prerequisites and/or corequisites. ++ indicates that any suffixed course may be selected. MCCCD Governing Board Approval Date: November 22, 2011

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