This 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.

This program leads to a Diploma. To be eligible for graduation, the student must have satisfactorily completed the course requirements as outlined below.

The college maintains an open-door admission policy to all applicants who are high school graduates or who are at least 18 years of age. A high school student, 16 years old or older, may be admitted to the Carpentry Program upon approval by the high school principal and the college admission officer.

HOURS PER WEEK
 

Course Prefix, No., and Title	Class	Lab	Clinical	Credit
Fall Semester
BPR 130 Blueprint Reading/Const	1	2	0	2
CAR 110 Intro to Carpentry	2	0	0	2
CAR 111 Carpentry I	3	15	0	8
ENG 101 Applied Communications I	3	0	0	3
MAT 101 Applied Mathematics I (Prereq MAT 060 or Placement Score)	2	2	0	3
ACA 111 College Student Success	1	0	0	1
	12	19	0	19
Spring Semester
CAR 112 Carpentry II(Prereq CAR 111)	3	15	0	9
CAR 114 Residential Bldg Codes	3	0	0	3
ENG 102 Applied Communications II	3	0	0	3
PSY 102 Human Relations	2	0	0	2
	12	15	0	17
Summer Term
CAR 113 Carpentry III(Prereq CAR 111)	3	9	0	6
CAR 115 Res Planning/Estimating(Prereq BPR 130)	3	0	0	3
	6	9	0	9

SEMESTER HOURS REQUIRED TO GRADUATE
 

GENERAL EDUCATION COURSES	11
MAJOR COURSES	32
OTHER REQUIRED COURSES	01
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS	44

Specific courses within the above categories may be identified by your advisor or by the Vice President of Instruction. Expected program competencies are maintained by the lead instructor for this program, while course competencies are maintained by the respective instructors of specific courses.

NOTE: The above curriculum outline is intended as a guide only. The sequence of course offerings is subject to change at the discretion of the administration.

This 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.

This program leads to a Certificate. To be eligible for graduation, the student must have satisfactorily completed the course requirements as outlined below.

The college maintains an open-door admission policy to all applicants who are high school graduates or who are at least 18 years of age. A high school student, 16 years old or older, may be admitted to the Carpentry Program upon approval by the high school principal and the college admission officer.

The fourteen (14) semester hours below are required for a Certificate in Carpentry.

HOURS PER WEEK
 

Course Prefix, No., and Title	Class	Lab	Clinical	Credit
BPR 130 Blueprint Reading/Const	1	2	0	2
CAR 111 Carpentry I	3	15	0	8
CAR 114 Residential Building Codes	3	0	0	3
	7	17	0	13