Program Manager: Nick Morgan
Email: nmorgan@frederick.edu
Phone: 240.629.7902
Program Description
Provides students with the knowledge and skills required for success in a career as an architectural CAD drafter, designer, operator, or technician.
Program Learning Outcomes
- Create two-dimensional production and architectural drawings using basic AutoCAD commands. Print/plot to scale using model and layout space. Use layers to organize and separate information.
- Create pictorial views and three dimensional drawings. Create multiview drawings from three dimensional models.
- Describe and recognize the basic features and uses of additional CAD software systems, including AutoDesk Architecture, Revit, Civil 3D, and Micro station.
- Create architectural sketches, drawings, and models.
- Prepare house plans in AutoCAD and plot drawings in paper space.
- Describe the basic properties and uses of materials used in the construction process and evaluate appropriate methods of installation of construction materials. Illustrate the testing methods used to evaluate the performance and installation of construction materials.
- Create and revise civil drawings.
- Demonstrate proficiency in selected elective areas of CAD and construction.
Program Requirements
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Departmental Requirements | ||
| CADT 101 | AutoCAD I | 3 |
| CADT 102 | AutoCAD II | 3 |
| CADT 110 | Introduction to SolidWorks | 3 |
| or CADT 130 | Revit (BIM) | |
| CADT 150 | Architectural Drawing and Design | 3 |
| CADT 210 | Residential Architecture I | 4 |
| CADT 220 | Residential Architecture II | 4 |
| Total Credits | 20 | |
Transfer Note
For more information on careers and transfer, contact the Career and Academic Planning Services office at 301.846.2471 or visit Transfer Services.
Guided Pathway to Success (GPS)
Suggested schedules map your path to degree completion.
Students should meet with an advisor each semester to carefully select and sequence courses based on their specific academic goals and interests. Visit Jefferson Hall or call 301.846.2471 for advising.
| Recommended First Semester | Credits | |
|---|---|---|
| CADT 101 | AutoCAD I | 3 |
| CADT 102 | AutoCAD II | 3 |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Revit (BIM) | ||
| Introduction to SolidWorks | ||
| Credits | 9 | |
| Recommended Second Semester | ||
| CADT 150 | Architectural Drawing and Design | 3 |
| CADT 210 | Residential Architecture I | 4 |
| CADT 220 | Residential Architecture II | 4 |
| Credits | 11 | |
| Total Credits | 20 | |
Part-time Students
Part-time students should complete courses in the order listed on the pathway. Please contact program manager for questions about part-time status.
Students who take fewer than 15 credits each semester or who require developmental English or Math coursework will need additional semesters to complete their degrees. Summer term and January session classes may help students to make faster progress.
Pathway Legend
Milestone - courses with the Milestone notation should be taken within the recommend credit range to stay on track for program completion.
Fall, Spring, Summer - courses with a Fall, Spring, or Summer notation indicate the course is offered in the specified semester only.