Civil Technology A.A.S.

School: Mathematics, Science and Engineering
Academic Dept: Engineering
HEGIS: 5309

Important Note about Program Requirements

The requirements listed below are for students entering into this program from Fall 2024 to Summer 2025. Students who entered the program during a prior semester will find their specific requirements listed in the Catalog under which they entered. Archived Catalogs are accessible through the dropdown menu above.

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 Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this program, a student will:

Demonstrate the ability to read and interpret engineering drawings.
Demonstrate the ability to solve civil engineering related problems (estimating, structures, environmental).
Demonstrate the ability to create engineering drawings both manually and using AutoCAD software.
Demonstrate understanding of the elements of civil engineering design and construction.
Demonstrate the ability to use the internet as resource for information to help solving problems.
Demonstrate the ability to function as a member of a civil technology team.

Program Requirements

64 credits are required for the degree:

General Education - 24 credits
Required Degree Courses - 40 credits

General Education Requirements - 24 Credits

Communication - Written and Oral (3 credits): ENG 101 - Writing and Research
Humanities (3 credits): ENG 102 - Writing and Literature
Mathematics (and Quantitative Reasoning) (8 credits): MATH 131 - College Algebra and MATH 161 - Precalculus (Functions and Coordinate Geometry)
Natural Sciences (and Scientific Reasoning) (4 credits): PHYSC 111 - College Physics 1 (plus required lab and workshop)
Diversity: Equity, Inclusion, and Social Justice (3 credits): choose from this category of general education courses
The Arts, World Languages, OR World History and Global Awareness (3 credits): choose from any category, The Arts , World Languages , or World History/Global Awareness

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

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

Course	Credits
CIVIL 101A - Architectural Drawings	2
CIVIL 103 - Intro to Technology	3
ENG 101 - Writing and Research	3
MATH 131 - College Algebra	4
MECH 162 - Autodesk AutoCAD	3
Semester Total Credits	15

Semester 2

Course	Credits
CAD Elective	3
CIVIL 115 - Construction Methods and Materials and Lab	3
CIVIL 230 - Environmental Problems and Controls and Lab	3
ENG 102 - Writing and Literature	3
MATH 161 - Precalculus (Functions and Coordinate Geometry)	4
Semester Total Credits	16

Semester 3

Course	Credits
CIVIL 214 - Surveying 1	3
CIVIL 222 - Construction Estimating	3
CIVIL 235 - Architectural Design	2
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Social Justice Gen. Ed. Course	3
PHYSC 111 - College Physics 1 (plus required lab and workshop)	4
Technology, Mathematics, or Science Elective	3
Semester Total Credits	18

Semester 4

Course	Credits
CIVIL 201 - Elements of Strength of Materials	3
CIVIL 207 - Structures	3
CIVIL 215 - Surveying 2	3
CIVIL 231 - Construction Management and CPM	3
The Arts , World Languages or World History and Global Awareness Gen. Ed. Course	3
Semester Total Credits	15

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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