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Business and Technology: CA Comp-Aided Draft & Design

Academic Program Plan for Full-Time Students

All plans can be modified to fit the needs of part-time students by adding more semesters.

This sample course sequence does not represent a contract or guarantee of course availability.

  • This plan assumes a fall semester start.
  • Completion of this plan satisfies the requirements for the Computer-Aided Drafting and Design Certificate of Achievement.
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Year 1: Fall Semester
14 Units Total
DESN 101 Computer-Aided Design and Drafting
4 Units
DESN 110 Graphics Communication
3 Units
DESN 204 Modeling, Prototyping, and Manufacturing

  • Typically offered fall only.
3 Units
DESN 286 Professional Certification Preparation
1 Units
Emphasis course

  • Select one emphasis area and complete at least 11 units of coursework in that emphasis: architecture, engineering, or landscape.
  • Architecture: DESN 100 Fundamentals of Design, DESN 102 Architectural Drawing, DESN 105 Construction Materials (typically offered spring only), DESN 200 Architectural Design I (prior completion of DESN 102 required; typically offered spring only), DESN 207 Revit Building Information Modeling (typically offered fall only).
  • Engineering: BUS 133 Project Management (typically offered spring only), DESN 109 Introduction to Engineering and Design, DESN 111 Engineering Design Graphics (typically offered spring only), DESN 120 Manufacturing Processes (typically offered fall only).
  • Landscape: DESN 102 Architectural Drawing, HORT 117 Plant Identification: Trees, Shrubs, and Vines, HORT 126 Irrigation and Water Management, HORT 127 Landscape Design, HORT 220 Computer-Aided Landscape Design Applications (typically offered fall only).
3 Units
Year 1: Spring Semester
15 Units Total
DESN 201 Advanced AutoCAD Computer-Aided Design and Drafting

  • Prior completion of DESN 101 required.
3 Units
DESN 203 Solid Modeling
3 Units
DESN 290 Portfolio and Presentation or DESN 292 Internship Studies

  • DESN 290 typically offered spring only.
1 Units
Emphasis coursework

  • Select one emphasis area and complete at least 11 units of coursework in that emphasis: architecture, engineering, or landscape.
  • Architecture: DESN 100 Fundamentals of Design, DESN 102 Architectural Drawing, DESN 105 Construction Materials (typically offered spring only), DESN 200 Architectural Design I (prior completion of DESN 102 required; typically offered spring only), DESN 207 Revit Building Information Modeling (typically offered fall only).
  • Engineering: BUS 133 Project Management (typically offered spring only), DESN 109 Introduction to Engineering and Design, DESN 111 Engineering Design Graphics (typically offered spring only), DESN 120 Manufacturing Processes (typically offered fall only).
  • Landscape: DESN 102 Architectural Drawing, HORT 117 Plant Identification: Trees, Shrubs, and Vines, HORT 126 Irrigation and Water Management, HORT 127 Landscape Design, HORT 220 Computer-Aided Landscape Design Applications (typically offered fall only).
8 Units