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Building and Construction Technologies — Associate of Applied Science Degree
for Direct Employment
learn advanced construction skills, or prepare to transfer to nau’s Construction management degree. Choose from the
eight concentrations listed below. Complete this program by taking classes exclusively on evenings/weekends, or in a
combination of weekdays and evenings/weekends.
Before enrolling in this program, you must complete rEa 081, Wrt 100, and mat 082 or BCt 060. students should
have successfully completed course work or assessments within the first year of the program.
What can I do with this degree?
Career Options: apply technical level positions in the building and construction trades.
Academic Options: While this program was not designed to transfer to a 4-year university, it may apply toward
Bachelor of applied science (Bas) or other programs. see Pima’s transfer Partnerships page
(www.pima.edu/transfer/partnerships).
Location: Downtown Campus
Department/Contact Information:
Dean: 206-7134
lead faculty: 206-7143
Program/major/Concentration Codes: AASBLDGCONST/BCT/**** (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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
analysis and Critical thinking requirement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
gtm 105 fulfills 3 credits in the mathematics category. Complete a course from the science or Critical thinking category.
Humanities and social science requirement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Computer and information literacy requirement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . †
Csa 100 fulfills this requirement.
special requirements
the C or g requirement should be fulfilled by completing an appropriate course in the above categories.
Subtotal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15¥
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
f= fall | sp= spring | su= summer | n/o= may not be offered this year, check class schedule
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