Title: Construction – Major #8091
Award Type: Associate of Science Degree
Effective Semester: 2025 Fall Semester
Description:

The construction curriculum is designed to provide students with hands-on training strengthened with technical information that will prepare them for entry into the construction industry or for their own personal construction projects. Specialty courses are available in Plumbing and Electrical to give students a greater depth of knowledge in construction.

Major Requirements without GE courses

Term 1
Units: 15.0
FCC GE AREA 1A - English Composition
4.0
CONS 50 or CONS 50A and CONS 50B - Basic Residential Construction
3.0
CONS 50
Basic Residential Construction (Active)
3.0
OR
CONS 50A and CONS 50B - Basic Residential Construction
3.0
CONS 50A
Basic Residential Construction (Active)
3.0
OR
CONS 50B
Basic Residential Construction (Active)
3.0
CONS 51
Residential Construction: Foundations and Framing (Active)
8.0
Term 2
Units: 16.0-18.0
FCC GE AREA 2 - Mathematical Concepts and Quantitative Reasoning
3.0-5.0
AT 21
Occupational Safety and Health (Active)
2.0
CONS 53
Residential Construction: Exterior and Interior Finish (Active)
8.0
CONS 55
Roof Framing Systems (Active)
3.0
Summer
Units: 6.0
FCC GE AREA 1B - Oral Communication and Critical Thinking
3.0
FCC GE AREA 4 - Social & Behavioral Sciences
3.0
Term 3
Units: 15.0-21.0
FCC GE AREA 3 - Arts and Humanities
3.0-5.0
FCC GE AREA 5 - Natural Sciences
3.0-5.0
FCC GE AREA 6 - Ethnic Studies
3.0
FCC GE AREA 7A - Lifetime Wellness: PE or Dance
1.0-3.0
ARCH 12
Architectural Practice I (Active)
2.0
CONS 56A - Residential Plumbing 1 or CONS 175A - Residential Wiring 1
3.0
CONS 175A
Residential Wiring 1 (Active)
3.0
OR
CONS 56A
Residential Plumbing 1 (Active)
3.0
Term 4
Units: 12.0
FCC GE AREA 7B - Lifetime Wellness: Lifetime Skills
3.0
ARCH 21
Materials of Construction (Active)
3.0
ARCH 22
Architectural Practice II (Active)
3.0
CONS 56B - Residential Plumbing 2 or CONS 175B - Residential Wiring 2
3.0
CONS 56B
Residential Plumbing 2 (Active)
3.0
OR
CONS 175B
Residential Wiring 2 (Active)
3.0
Total: 64.0-72.0