Architecture - Professional Practice, AS

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Industry and Technology Division
www.elcamino.edu/academics/indtech

The El Camino College’s Architecture Program prepares students for either transfer to a university or to enter the workforce upon degree or certificate completion. By earning the degree or certificate, the student has demonstrated various proficiencies including hand-drawn and Computer-Aided Drafting (CAD), design application, sustainable practices, construction methods, three-dimensional drawing, and model-making. Students have the option of pursing one of three paths that can result in an Associate in Science Degree (two options) or a Certificate of Achievement. Students earning either a degree or the certificate may expect to enter the industry as an entry-level draftsperson in the architecture (or related) field or transfer to an accredited university architecture program.

At least 50 percent of the major requirements for the Associate in Science degree must be completed at El Camino College.

For Gainful Employment program information, please visit www.elcamino.edu/academics/indtech/architecture.

Required Core: 29 units

ARCH 100 - An Orientation to Architecture 1 unit
ARCH 107 - World Architecture: Pre-History to 1500 3 units
ARCH 108 - World Architecture: 1500 - Present 3 units
ARCH 119 - CAD Drawing and Modeling 3 units
ARCH 121 - Building Information Modeling I 3 units
ARCH 251 - Construction Documentation I 3 units
ARCH 252 - Construction Documentation II 3 units
ARCH 170 - Graphic Communications: Orthographic Drawings 3 units
ARCH 149 - Studio 1 - Design Fundamentals and Principles 3 units
ARCH 199 - Studio 2 - Concept Development & Application 4 units

Minimum of 7 units from:

ARCH 125 - Building Information Modeling II 3 units
ARCH 258 - Structures Analysis - Timber 3 units
ARCH 171 - Graphic Communications II: 3D Drawings 3 units
ARCH 172 - Architectural Color Rendering Techniques 3 units
ARCH 299 - Studio 4 - Design/Build & Technology 4 units

Total Units: 36

Preparation for the Architecture Transfer Major

For information on specific university major requirements, please obtain a transfer curriculum guide sheet in the Counseling Services Center, consult with your counselor, or visit the Transfer Center. You may use the transfer major requirements to help you fulfill your associate degree requirements.