Engineering Curriculum

Requirements:

Applicants must meet the general admission requirements of the College. Entry into the Engineering Technology program requires all entering students to take placements tests in math, writing, and reading for placement in the appropriate courses. Students who do not meet required placement levels must enroll in developmental studies courses.

Required Curriculum

The following classes are required to complete the Engineering Technology career studies certificate:

DRF 151: Engineering Drawing Fundamentals I (3 credits)
Introduces technical drafting from the fundamentals through advanced drafting practices. Includes lettering, geometric construction, technical sketching, orthographic projection, sections, intersections, development, fasteners. Teaches theory and application of dimensioning and tolerances, pictorial drawing, and preparation of drawings.

DRF 201: Computer Aided Drafting I (3 credits)
Teaches computer-aided drafting concepts and equipment designed to develop a general understanding of components of a typical CAD system and its operation. Prerequisite: DRF 161.

DRF 202: Computer Aided Drafting II (3 credits)
Teaches production drawings and advanced operations in computer aided drafting. Prerequisite: DRF 161.

CIV 171: Surveying I (3 credits)
Introduces surveying equipment, procedures and computations including adjustment of instruments, distance measurement, leveling, angle measurement, traversing, traverse adjustments, area computations and introduction to topography. Prerequisite: MTH 104 or divisional approval.

ENG 111: College Composition I (3 credits)
Introduces students to critical thinking and the fundamentals of academic writing. Through the writing process, students refine topics; develop and support ideas; investigate, evaluate, and incorporate appropriate resources; edit for effective style and usage; and determine appropriate approaches for a variety of contexts, audiences, and purposes. Writing activities will include exposition and argumentation with at least one researched essay.

MTH 115: Technical Mathematics I (3 credits)
Presents algebra through exponential and logarithmic functions, trigonometry, vectors, analytic geometry, and complex numbers. Prerequisites: a placement recommendation for MTH 115 and Algebra I and Geometry, or Algebra I and Algebra II, or equivalent.

Class Schedule:

Engineering Technology classes are offered at GCC's Fredericksburg Area Campus according to the following schedule:

Typical scheduling is listed below.

For up-to-date class listings, visit the GCC schedule Here