GLENDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE

ARCHITECTURAL DRAFTING AND DESIGN

This curriculum prepares a student to enter employment as an architectural draftsperson in the building construction field.
Students interested in pursuing a Bachelor's degree, should meet with an academic and/or transfer counselor to discuss transfer requirements.
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PREREQUISITE COURSES REQUIRED COURSES FOR CERTIFICATE UNITS
  CORE Classes Required for All Options (12-14 units)
ART 130 (may be taken concurrently) ARCH 101 Drafting and Basic Design 3
ARCH 101 ARCH 102 Architectural Drafting and Design 3
ARCH 101 or ENGR 101 or equivalent ARCH/ENGR 103 Descriptive Geometry 3
ART 130, 150, and 151 (ART 151 may be taken concurrently) ARCH 105 Perspective Graphics 3
ARCH 101 or equivalent ARCH 106 Building Codes I 3
ARCH 106 or equivalent ARCH 107 Building Codes II 3
ART 101 and ARCH 105 ARCH 120 Architectural Design I 3
ARCH 120 ARCH 125 Architectural Design II 3
ART 130 and ARCH 125 ARCH 130  Architectural Design III 3
ARCH 130 ARCH 135

 Architectural Design IV 3
  ART 130 or
ART 150		 Design I
Drawing I		 3 or
3
  BUSAD 152  Management Communications-Oral 3
ART 101 or ENGR 101 ENGR 109 Basic AutoCAD Applications 3
  T ED 140 Fundamentals of Engineering Documentation 3
  T ED 142* Technical Mathematics I 3
  RECOMMENDED COURSES
  ART 130 Design I 3
Enrollment in 7 units including CO ED 102 and concurrent enrollment for a minimum of 5 hours per week CO ED 102 Occupational Work Experience 4
  TOTAL UNITS REQUIRED 46
NOTE: * The units earned for this course may not be applied toward the 60 units for graduation. 
NOTE: ADDITIONAL COURSEWORK MIGHT BE REQUIRED IF PREREQUISITES ARE NOT MET.  SEE A COUNSELOR TO PREPARE A STUDENT EDUCATIONAL PLAN.
August 2008 GCC CATALOG 2008-2009

Important Notice: In the event of a discrepancy between the information presented above and the online and/or print versions of the GCC Catalog, please contact a counselor or the office of Admissions and Records.