• Produce structural drawings and details for residential and
commercial buildings.
• Explain the design and construction process.
• Speak and write effectively about architectural facts and
ideas.
• Communicate architectural ideas graphically utilizing
sketching techniques.
• Display a positive attitude toward the profession.
• Apply mathematical principles, codes, manufacturers'
standards, tables, and technical manuals in the design and
production of construction documents.
• Evaluate structural elements using the principles of statics
and the strength of materials.
• Choose appropriate materials for use in building
construction.
• Estimate materials required for construction.
• Operate computer based technologies currently used to
prepare basic presentation drawings, and construction
documents.
• Apply sustainable principles to building construction.
• Explain how loads are distributed and transferred through
the structure of a building.
• Completed application.
• High school transcript or equivalent. (For a list of equivalents,
go to www.nwtc.edu/gettingstarted.)
• To be admitted to this program, learners must achieve a
prior cumulative high school or college grade point average
of 2.6 or higher OR a satisfactory academic skills assessment
score. College grade point average must be based on 15
credits or more. To learn more about starting this program,
please contact an academic advisor at (920) 498-5444 or
(888) 385-6982.
• Pro ciency with Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Windows and the
Internet.
Curriculum
Students following the study plan below will complete
the Architectural Technology associate degree in the
number of semesters shown.
FIRST SEMESTER
10-890-101 College 101 1
10-614-210 Arch Principles 4
10-614-211 Arch Revit Intro 1
10-614-213 Bldg Materials 2
10-614-222 Arch CAD Intro 2
10-801-136 English Composition 1 3
10-804-113 College Technical Math 1A
SEMESTER TOTAL
3
16
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