Associate in Engineering Technology (CET)

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DESCRIPTION:
This program provides a broad educational background which qualifies graduates to enter the wide variety of jobs performed by civil engineering technicians. Civil engineering technicians are called upon to assist with the design and construction of airports, bridges, highways, buildings, dams, electricity generating plants and distribution systems, pipelines, railroads, and water and sewage systems. Some of the jobs open to graduates are: draftsman, inspector, civil engineer's aide, contractor's aide and junior surveyor.

BEGINNING SEMESTERS:
Students may enter the program any semester; however, the Fall Semester provides optimum availability of courses for full-time day students.

CAMPUS: BELTLINE

PLACEMENT TEST SCORES REQUIRED TO ENROLL IN CURRICULUM COURSES:  

GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS:

• A minimum of 76 semester hours are required for graduation.
• In addition to college graduation requirements, a minimum GPA of 2.0 is required in all AET, CET, EGR, EGT, MET, and EET courses.

PROGRAM NOTES:

1. In addition to textbooks and other consumable supplies, students will also be required to purchase a set of drafting instruments and an engineering type pocket calculator (approximate cost $120).
2. Students who are not qualified for entry into MAT 110 should take Math depending on assessment test scores.
3. Students planning to work on a baccalaureate degree should consult their advisor to optimize the transferability of courses.
4. For more information please visit the Engineering Technologies and Engineering Transfer web page. 

CURRICULUM REQUIREMENTS
General Education Requirements
Course		Prerequisites
ENG 101	English Composition I	ENG 100 & RDG 100
ENG 102 or ENG 165	English Composition II Professional Communications	ENG 101 ENG 101
MAT 110	College Algebra	MAT 102
1 Humanities Elective		See List
1 Social & Behavior Science Elective		See List
Major Course Requirements
Course		Prerequisites
CET 105	Surveying I	CPT 170, EGT 106, MAT 110
CET 120	Construction Materials	ENG 032, RDG 100, MAT 100
EGR 110 OR CPT 101 OR CPT 170	Introduction to Computer Environment Introduction to Computers Microcomputer Applications	ENG 100, MAT 100 & either CPT 101 or CPT 170 RDG 100 RDG 100, MAT 100
EGR 194	Statics and Strength of Materials	MAT 111
EGT 106	Print Reading and Sketching	ENG 100, MAT 100, and either CPT 101 or CPT 170
EGR 109	Engineering Project Management	RDG 100
Additional Course Requirements
Course		Prerequisites
AET 105	Construction Documents	AET 101
CET 205	Surveying II	CET 105, MAT 111
CET 216	Soil Mechanics	EGR 194
CET 218	Hydraulics	EGR 194
CET 235	Construction Methods and Estimating	MAT 110 & either EGT 106 or AET 110
CET 242	Concrete Design	EGR 194
CET 244	Structural Steel Design	EGR 194
CET 246	Environmental Systems Technology	CET 218, EGR 194
CET 251	Highway Design	CET 205, CET 218
MAT 195	Applied Calculus for Engineering Technology	EGT 110, MAT 110, MAT 111
MAT 111	College Trigonometry	MAT 110
PHY 201	Physics I	RDG 100, MAT 110
1 Math/Science Elective		See List

02/27/07