Program Description

Graduates who receive the Associate in Applied Science degree may find employment as technicians in the fields of civil engineering, architecture, and construction or working with architects, consulting engineers, surveyors, public works engineers, construction companies, materials testing labs, and engineering sales divisions.

Our graduates learn skills in construction methods and materials estimating, management, contracts, codes and specifications, surveying theory and practice, strength of materials, highway theory and design, and properties of materials.

These skills, when combined with successful completion of required courses in communications skills, mathematics, the humanities, and the social sciences, will enable you to pursue immediate employment or transfer to a four-year college to complete your baccalaureate degree.

Program Requirements

64 credits are required for the degree:

• General Education - 24 credits
• Required Degree Courses - 40 credits

General Education Requirements - 24 Credits

• Basic Communication - Written and Research (3 credits): ENG 101 - Writing and Research  
   
• Humanities - Writing and Literature (3 credits):  ENG 102 - Writing and Literature  
   
• Natural Sciences (4 credits): PHYSC 111 - College Physics 1 (plus required lab and workshop)  
   
• Mathematics (8 credits):  MATH 131 - College Algebra  and MATH 161 - Precalculus (Functions and Coordinate Geometry)  
   
• American History, Western Civilization or Social Sciences (3 credits): choose from any category, American History   OR Western Civilization   OR Social Sciences  
   
• The Arts, Foreign Language or Other World Civilizations (3 credits): choose from any category, The Arts ,  Foreign Language   OR Other World Civilization  

Where specific courses are not listed within the categories above, courses must be selected from the list of all General Education Courses  . 

Required Degree Courses - 40 credits

• CIVIL 101A - Architectural Drawings  
• CIVIL 103 - Intro to Technology  
• CIVIL 115 - Construction Methods and Materials and Lab  
• CIVIL 201 - Elements of Strength of Materials  
• CIVIL 207 - Structures  
• CIVIL 214 - Surveying 1  
• CIVIL 215 - Surveying 2  
• CIVIL 222 - Construction Estimating  
• CIVIL 230 - Environmental Problems and Controls and Lab  
• CIVIL 231 - Construction Management and CPM  
• CIVIL 235 - Architectural Design  
• MECH 162 - Autodesk AutoCAD  
   
• CAD Elective (3 credits): select ONE of the following
  • MECH 164 - Autodesk Revit Architecture  
  • MECH 277 - Autodesk Civil 3D  
     
• Technology, Math, or Science Elective (3 credits): select ONE of the following
  • MATH 181 - Calculus 1  
  • MATH 191 - Calculus 2  
  • PHYSC 130 - Physics Survey for Technicians  
  • PHYSC 165 - Principles of Energy  
  • MECH 267 - Autodesk Revit Architecture Advanced  

Program Map

The program map is a recommended semester-by-semester schedule of courses based on degree requirements and serve as a general guideline to help students complete their program in two years. Although designed for full-time enrollment, these are easily adaptable for part-time study. For additional, individualized guidance, students should review Degree Works and consult an Academic Counselor or Faculty Advisor to ensure they are on track to complete their program.

Semester 1

Semester 2

Semester 3

Semester 4

Minimum Total Credits: 64

Transfer Opportunities

Westchester Community College is committed to facilitating a smooth transfer process to ensure that graduates of the college are prepared to transfer with junior status, and are able to complete a bachelor’s degree within two years of full-time study upon transfer. View 4-year institutions’ transfer agreement information by program here.

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