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Carpentry

Curriculum Description

The Carpentry curriculum is designed to train students to construct residential structures using standard building materials and hand and power tools. Carpentry skills and a general knowledge of residential construction will also be taught.

Course work includes footings and foundations, framing, interior and exterior trim, cabinetry, blueprint reading, residential planning and estimating, and other related topics. Students will develop skills through hands-on participation.

Graduates should qualify for employment in the residential building construction field as rough carpenters, framing carpenters, roofers, maintenance carpenters, and other related job titles.

The following represents one way in which the program of study can be completed. It is not required, however, that the following courses be taken sequentially except in the case of courses that require a prerequisite.

Diploma

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POS Approved: Fall 2011

Fall Semester

Course	Course Title	Class Hours	Lab/Shop Hours	Credit Hours
BPR 130	Blueprint Reading/Const	1	2	2
CAR 110	Introduction to Carpentry	2	0	2
CAR 111	Carpentry I	3	15	8
CAR 114	Residential Bldg Codes	3	0	3
	Total:	9	17	15

Spring Semester

Course	Course Title	Class Hours	Lab/Shop Hours	Clinical/WBL Hours	Credit Hours
CAR 112	Carpentry II	3	15	0	8
CAR 115	Res Planning/Estimating	3	0	0	3
Select one:
MAT 101	Applied Mathematics I	(2)	(2)	(0)	(3)
	OR
MAT 115	Mathematical Models	2	2	0	3
	Total:	8	17	0	14

Summer Term

Course	Course Title	Class Hours	Lab/Shop Hours	Clinical/WBL Hours	Credit Hours
CAR 113	Carpentry III	3	9	0	6
Select one:
ENG 101	Applied Communications I	(3)	(0)	(0)	(3)
	OR
ENG 111	Expository Writing	3	0	0	3
	Total:	6	9	0	9

Total Credit Hours: 38

Additional Information

*General Education Courses*
Written Communication:	ENG 101, ENG 111
Mathematics:	MAT 101, MAT 115, MAT 140, MAT 161
Technology:	CAR 115

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