Construction Carpenter - Diploma
Offered at: Big Sandy Community and Technical College, Bluegrass Community and Technical College, Hazard Community and Technical College, Jefferson Community and Technical College, Maysville Community and Technical College, Somerset Community College, Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College, West Kentucky Community and Technical College
Program Plan Number: 4602014019
Course | Title | Credits |
---|---|---|
General Education Requirements | ||
Area 1 | ||
Select one of the following three options: | 3 | |
Written Communication | ||
Oral Communications | ||
Humanities/Heritage | ||
Area 2 | ||
Select one of the following three options: | 3 | |
Social/Behavioral Sciences 1 | ||
Natural Sciences | ||
Quantitative Reasoning | ||
Subtotal | 6 | |
Technical Requirements | ||
Digital Literacy course or demonstrated competency 2 | 0-3 | |
BRX 220 | Blueprint Reading for Construction | 3 |
CAR 126 | Intro to Construction | 3 |
CAR 127 | Intro to Construction - Lab | 1 |
CAR 140 | Surveying & Foundations | 3 |
CAR 141 | Surveying & Foundations-Lab | 2 |
CAR 190 | Light Frame Construction I | 3 |
CAR 191 | Light Frame Const. I-Lab | 2 |
CAR 196 | Light Frame Construction II | 3 |
CAR 197 | Light Frame Const. II-Lab | 2 |
CAR 200 | Light Frame Construction III | 3 |
CAR 201 | Light Frame Const. III-Lab | 2 |
CAR 298 | Practicum in Construction | 2-4 |
or CAR 299 | Co-op in Construction | |
ISX 100 | Industrial Safety | 3 |
Technical Electives | 10 | |
Subtotal | 42-47 | |
Total Credits | 48-53 |
- 1
WPP 200 Workplace Principles (3 credit hours) or EFM 100 Personal Financial Management (3 credit hours) may be taken for 3 credit hours of Social/Behavioral Sciences to meet the Diploma General Education requirements.
- 2
Digital Literacy must be demonstrated either by competency exam or by completing a digital literacy course.
Technical Electives
(This list is not all inclusive. Other courses [technical or general education] may be taken as approved by Carpentry instructor.)
Course | Title | Credits |
---|---|---|
BRX 120 | Basic Blueprint Reading | 3 |
CAR 150 | Concrete Formwork | 3 |
CAR 151 | Concrete Formwork-Lab | 2 |
CAR 198 | Special Topics in Carpentry | 1-6 |
CAR 240 | Light Frame Construction IV | 3 |
CAR 241 | Light Frame Const. IV-Lab | 2 |