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Carpentry
Degree and Certificate Requirements
2008-09 Catalog

Certificate

This certificate program provides entry-level skill training in a variety of building trades. This competency-based program features hands-on learning in the actual construction of a house on site. Students will enjoy learning the basic skills of framing, floors, walls and roofs. Students will perform hands-on skills in the trades of siding, roofing, masonry, drywall and interior finish carpentry. Students will be exposed to other building trades such as: plumbing, HVAC, electrical and concrete finishing. Upon completion of this program, students can look forward to employment in the many diversified areas of building trades.

Second year students will go beyond basic skills and/or specialize in trades that include framing, door and window installation, interior and exterior finish, all phases of carpentry and masonry. This includes exposure to residential plumbing, electrical and HVAC. Classroom instruction and evaluation parallels the on-the-job training of students. Paid on-the-job internships are also available through a cooperative component that requires students to work a minimum of 15 hours per week in an approved training station. Credit from the job training will be evaluated on a satisfactory/unsatisfactory basis and classroom credit will be evaluated with a letter grade.

Carpentry I
CAR 101 Construction Safety* 1 credit
CAR 102 Hand and Power tools* 1 credit
CAR 105 Job Site Layout and Blueprint reading 1 credit
CAR 115 Form and Foundation Systems 1 credit
CAR 121 Floor framing 1 credit
CAR 122 Wall Framing 1 credit
CAR 123 Roof Framing 1 credit
CAR 125 Roofing Materials and Methods 1 credit
CAR 130 Windows and Exterior Doors 1 credit
CAR 131 Exterior Trim 1 credit
CAR 135 Thermal and Moisture Methods and Materials 1 credit
CAR 145 Interior Finishes-General 1 credit
CAR 146 Interior Finishes-Drywall Construction 1 credit
CAR 151 Interior Trim-Doors and Trim 1 credit
CAR 153 Interior Trim-Cabinets and Countertops 1 credit
CAR 160 Floor Finishes 1 credit
Total 16 Credit Hours

*CAR 101 and CAR 102 are prerequisites to all CAR classes. Offered FALL ONLY.
Carpentry II
CAR 215 Form and Foundation Systems II 1 credit
CAR 221 Advanced Floor Systems 2 credits
CAR 222 Advanced Wall systems 2 credits
CAR 223 Advanced Roofing Systems 2 credits
CAR 250 Advanced Interior Trim-General 2 credits
CAR 251 Advanced Interior Trim-Doors 2 credits
CAR 254 Advanced Interior Trim-Special 2 credits
CAR 275 Special Topics 3 credits
Total 16 Credit Hours

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