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Advanced Building and Construction Technologies — Certificate for Direct
Employment
advance to technician or journeyman levels. Choose from concentrations in facilities maintenance, HVaC-r, electrical
systems, plumbing, or carpentry. Complete the Carpentry and Plumbing concentrations exclusively on
evenings/weekends, or in a combination of day and evening classes. all other concentrations can be completed by
taking classes exclusively on weekdays, exclusively on evenings/weekends, or in a combination of weekdays and
evenings/weekends.
What can I do with this certificate?
Career Options: apply for entry-level positions in building and construction trades.
Academic Options: Continue your studies by taking classes in the associate of applied science program.
Location: Downtown Campus
Department/Contact Information:
Dean: 206-7134
lead faculty: 206-7143
Program/major/Concentration Codes: CRTBLDGCON-A/BCA/**** (see concentration codes below)
General Education Courses - A grade of C or better is required for graduation.
reading requirement – Please refer to the reading requirement in the general Education section before enrolling in a general
education course.
Course lists for each General Education category listed below can be found starting on page 55.
Communication requirement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
analysis and Critical thinking requirement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . †
gtm 105 fulfills this requirement.
Subtotal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3¥
Course Number Course Title Credit Hours
Required Core Courses - A grade of C or better is required for graduation.
BCt 100* Professionalism in service for BCt (F-Sp-Su). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
BCt 111 Basic safety for the Building trades (F-Sp-Su). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
BCt 112** Construction mathematics, Communication and Employability (F-Sp-Su) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
BCt 113** Hand and Power tools (F-Sp-Su) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
BCt 114** Blueprint reading (F-Sp-Su) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
BCt 115** Basic rigging (F-Sp-Su). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Subtotal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Required Support Courses
Csa 100* Computer literacy (F-Sp-Su) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
gtm 105* applied technical mathematics (F-Sp) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
BCt technical Electives:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Complete four credit hours of BCt course work with the approval of the department chair or faculty advisor
Subtotal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Core Concentrations: - A grade of C or better is required for graduation.
Choose one of the following concentrations:
Department chair or faculty advisor approval is recommended in the selection of the Concentration.
Carpentry (Concentration Code: BCtC)
BCt 101 Principles of Construction (F-Sp) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
BCt 120* Blueprint reading for Construction (F-Sp) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
BCt 145* Carpentry i (F-Sp-Su) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
BCt 146 Woodworking i (F) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
BCt 147* Woodworking ii (Sp) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Subtotal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
f= fall | sp= spring | su= summer | n/o= may not be offered this year, check class schedule
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