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Technical Program - Civil Engineering Technology/Advanced Technical Studies - Lake Land College, Mattoon, IL
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Technical Program

Civil Engineering Technology/Advanced Technical Studies (AAS.CETAT)

Associate Degree in Applied Science

This option of the Civil Engineering Technology program allows a graduate to continue his or her education at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale or Eastern Illinois University. Graduates from this program of study are able to complete a bachelor of science degree in Technical Resource Management at SIUC with only an additional 60 semester hours of course work. Upon completion of the TRM degree a graduate will be able to take the Surveyor-in-Training examination.


Program requirements may change over time. Specific degree/graduation requirements are determined by the student's degree audit.


For more information contact:
Galen Altman
217-234-5342
galtman@lakeland.cc.il.us

* There are prerequisites or course requisites for this course
** Electives must be approved by Program Coordinator or Division Chair
one cross Course only offered fall semester
Footnote 2 Course only offered spring and summer semester
Footnote 3 Course only offered spring semester
Footnote 4 Courses offered in odd numbered years only
Footnote 5 Courses offered in even numbered years only
Footnote 6 SOS 050 Human Relations and PSY 271 Introduction to Psychology cannot be used as a social science elective
Footnote 7 Consult Academic Advisor for appropriate course
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First Year
First Semester
MAT 130
Review of the real number system, radicals, equations, and exponents, relations and functions, logarithms, complex numbers, polynomials, and theory of equations. A graphing calculator is required. A graphing calculator is required. Ask instructor for calculator recommendation.


Course Outline


 College Algebra *
3
CET 060
Fundamentals of basic surveying operations such as chaining, leveling and use of the transit and the basic calculations associated with these operations.

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 Surveying I +
3
CET 054
Familiarizes the student with basic concepts of construction management with special emphasis on contracts, cost estimating, progress scheduling, engineering economics, and quality control.


Prerequisites: TEC 050


Course Outline


 Soils and Aggregates +
4
CET 051
Study of civil construction including types of projects, personnel, equipment, materials, and methods. Blue print reading and specification interpretation for heavy construction is also emphasized.

Course Outline


 Civil Construction I +
3
ENG 120
Students will study the writing process by reading essays that illustrate a variety of rhetorical strategies, analyzing writing tasks and texts, and writing, revising, and editing short essays.


Course Outline


 Composition I *
3
  Total Semester Hours:
16
 
Second Semester
MAT 210
An introduction to Finite Mathematics, matrices, linear systems of equations and inequalities, linear programming, counting theory and probability.


Course Outline


 Finite Mathematics *
3
CET 056
Discussion of concrete through all stages of design, mix, delivery, placement, and curing with special emphasis on design, proportioning, and field testing.


Prerequisites: CET 054 or BCT 050


Course Outline


 PC Concrete Theory * +++
2
CET 057
Discussion of asphalt paving from plant to paver with special emphasis on testing and proportioning.


Prerequisites: CET 054


Course Outline


 Asphalt Theory and Design * +++
2
TEC 045
Presents basic drafting skills and concepts preparatory to advanced drafting and computer-aided drafting courses. Portable drafting instruments will be required.

Course Outline


 Introduction to Drafting
2
SPE 111
Focuses on the fundamental principles and methods of selection, analyzing, organizing, developing and communicating information, evidence, and points of view to audiences.

Course Outline


 Introduction to Speech Communication
3
HED 178
The purpose of the American Red Cross Responding to Emergency course is to provide the citizen responder with the knowledge and skills necessary in an emergency to help sustain life.

Course Outline


 Responding to Emergencies
2
CAD 056
Basic Theory of CAD. Student will learn to use a Computer Aided Drafting system to create simple to moderately complex technical drawings. (Repeatable 1 Time)

Course Outline


 CAD I
2
  Total Semester Hours:
16
 

Second Year
First Semester
PHY 130
This course covers Newtonian Mechanics, heat, fluid motion. Intended for students in the pre-professional areas, arts and sciences, and four year technology majors. It is not intended for students who plan to major (or minor) in physics or engineering.


Prerequisites: MAT 132 or HS Trig


Course Outline


 		College Physics I * +
4
CET 062
Designed to apply the skills learned in Surveying I to practical problems such as closed traverse, area calculations, land surveying, topographic mapping, stadia surveys, and difficult level circuits.


Prerequisites: CET 060 TEC 052


Course Outline


 		Surveying II *
3
CIS 160
Provides an opportunity for the student to work with various types of software on the PC. These learning activities include MS Windows, Word Processing, Spreadsheet Design,Database Management, Internet access, and presentation program. (Repeatable 3 Times)


Prerequisites: Students must take CIS 040 or have previous HS experience


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 		Practical Software Applications *
3
CET 052
Familiarizes the student with basic concepts of construction management with special emphasis on contracts, cost estimating, progress scheduling, engineering economics, and quality control.


Prerequisites: CET 051


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 		Civil Construction II * +++
3
CET 082
Focuses on developing competence in drafting structural and detail drawings with special emphasis on interpreting field data to produce highway construction drawings and specifications.


Prerequisites: CAD 056


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 		Civil Drafting * +++
3
MAT 132
Study of trigonometric functions, trigonometric identities, graphing, solving trigonometric equations, inverse trigonometric functions, right triangle trigonometry, application of law of sines and law of cosines, complex numbers and vectors. A graphing calculator is required. Ask instructor for calculator recommendation.


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 		Trigonometry *
3
  Total Semester Hours:
19
 
Second Semester
PHY 131
An introduction to electricity and magnetism, wave motion, optics and basic modern physics for pre-professional, arts and sciences, and four year technology majors. This course is to be taken with PHY-130 to form a complete sequence.


Prerequisites: PHY 130


Course Outline


 		College Physics II * +++
4
CET 087
Fundamentals of statics kinematics and dynamic flow; drainage area and volume of flow calculations.


Prerequisites: TEC 052


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 		Hydraulics and Drainage * +++
3
CET 064
Analysis of horizontal and vertical curves, precise control traverses and leveling. Emphasizes the use of total stations, electronic data collectors, GPS equipment and engineering software.


Prerequisites: CET 062


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 		Surveying III * +++
3
CET 081
A study of Computer-Aided Drafting (CAD) related to civil engineering applications.


Prerequisites: CET 082


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 		CAD for Civil Engineering * +++
3

Social Science Electives two rr
6
  Total Semester Hours:
19
 


Total Program Hours: 70

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