ACM | Civil Engineering Technology

Overview

The Civil Engineering Technology Program is tailored to provide students with the required skills and knowledge to work as civil engineering technicians in areas involving drafting, construction, estimating, and surveying. This program consists of classroom courses, lab sessions, and teamwork experiences.

Program Educational Objectives

The Civil Engineering Technology Program is designed to prepare students for continued learning and successful careers. Within few years of graduation, our alumni are expected to:

Apply analytical and problem-solving skills to address and solve technical problems.
Effectively communicate, collaborate, and lead in diverse teams.
Advance their professional competencies to progress in their careers or pursue further education.
Consistently adhere to ethical values and exhibit social awareness in their professional endeavors.

Student Learning Outcomes

The Civil Engineering Technology Program adopts the “Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology – Engineering Technology Accreditation Commission” (ABET – ETAC) student outcomes. Graduates of Civil Engineering Technology must demonstrate:

An ability to apply knowledge, techniques, skills and modern tools of mathematics, science, engineering, and technology to solve well-defined engineering problems appropriate to the discipline
An ability to design solutions for well-defined technical problems and assist with the engineering design of systems, components, or processes appropriate to the discipline
An ability to apply written, oral, and graphical communication in well-defined technical and non-technical environments; and an ability to identify and use appropriate technical literature
An ability to conduct standard tests, measurements, and experiments and to analyze and interpret the results; and
An ability to function effectively as a member of a technical team

Students graduating with a Civil Engineering Technology degree are fit for careers in planning and designing projects. Such projects can be highways, bridges, utilities, and other infrastructure projects. They also help in planning, designing, and building commercial, industrial, residential, and land development projects. Moreover, they may collect or test materials from the construction site and observe the project.

Degree Requirements

Credit requirement
69 credits

Duration
2 Years

The Diploma (Associate of Science Degree) in Civil Engineering Technology requires a minimum total of 69 credit hours and a minimum cumulative grade point average (CGPA) of at least 2.00.

(2) ARET 123
(3) ARET 124
(3) ARET 167
(4) CVT 104
(3) CVT 105
(4) CVT 181
(3) CVT 197
(3) CVT 298
(3) CVT 253
(3) CVT 266
(3) CNET 276
(3) CNET 280

Quantitative Reasoning (11 credit hours):

(4) MA 165
(4) MA 166
(3) STA 206

Scientific Ways of Knowing (4 credit hours):

(4) PHYS 218

English Language and Communication Skills (10 credit hours):

(3) ENGL 100
(4) ENGL 107
(3) COM 114

General Education and Professional Selectives Requirement (GEE) (7 credit hours):

Students must satisfy the requirements of General Education as per the following conditions:

Courses must be drawn from the Liberal Arts Department and from the General Education areas below (refer to the Liberal Arts Department section in the ACM Course Catalogue).
The General Education areas are defined as follows:
1. English Language and Communications Skills
2. Social and Behavioral Ways of Knowing
3. Humanistic and Artistic Ways of Knowing
4. Interdisciplinary Ways of Knowing
Courses may also be drawn from math, science, and professional selective courses as offered by ACM and with the Director’s permission.
Courses that are already required under a category other than General Education Elective, cannot be considered as a GEE course.
ACM has the right to advise a student on a specific course under the GEE category.
ACM has the right to assign some of the credits in the “General Education Requirement (GEE)” which are to be considered as part of the degree requirements in the form of course(s) available in the course catalogue (other than existing courses in the GEE category ) with Director’s approval. For example, Professional Selectives and Internship Courses may be offered at ACM discretion as mandatory selective and to be considered as part of the degree requirements.

Minimum Civil Core Requirement

Math and Science Requirements

Quantitative Reasoning (11 credit hours):

Scientific Ways of Knowing (4 credit hours):

Liberal Arts Requirements

English Language and Communication Skills (10 credit hours):

General Education and Professional Selectives Requirement (GEE) (7 credit hours):