2019-2020 Catalog

Civil Engineering Technology (CETA1)

Award: Associate in applied science degree

Program location: Fort Omaha Campus

This degree emphasizes the skills necessary for graduates seeking employment in civil engineering occupations. The program emphasizes the related use of computers and software. The degree provides a strong foundation in current basic civil engineering techniques and prepares students for occupational entry and advancement as a civil engineering technician. Graduates are readily employed as engineering technicians in construction, transportation, surveying, and testing laboratories.

Graduation Requirements

General education

27.0

Major requirements

82.0

Total credit hours required

109.0

General education requirements (27 credit hrs.)

Communications

English level I

4.5 credits

English level II

4.5 credits

ENGL 1220 Technical Writing OR ENGL 1225 Applied Communications I and ENGL 1240 Oral and Written Reports OR ENGL 1245 Applied Communications II are recommended.

See Communications course options

Humanities/social sciences

SPCH 1220Communication in Small Groups

4.5 credits

Quantitative/Numeracy Skills

MATH 1430TrigonometryThis is an online course.

4.5 credits

Professionalism and Life Skills

INFO 1001Information Systems and LiteracyThis is an online course.This is a hybrid course.

4.5 credits

HMRL 1010Human Relations SkillsThis is an online course.This is a hybrid course.

4.5 credits

OR

RDLS 1200College and Career StrategiesThis is an online course.

4.5 credits

Major requirements for Civil Engineering Technology (82.0 credit hrs.)

Students interested in a Civil Engineering Technology option should consult with a faculty advisor.

SCET 1000Civil Engineering Fundamentals

4.5 credits

SCET 1090ArcGIS Fundamentals

4.5 credits

SCET 1120AutoCAD Essentials

9.0 credits

SCET 1130Revit (Structure)

4.5 credits

SCET 1150AutoCAD Civil 3-D Fundamentals

9.0 credits

SCET 1160Advanced AutoCAD Civil 3-D

9.0 credits

SCET 1170Advanced Revit Structure

4.5 credits

SCET 1220Site Layout

4.5 credits

SCET 2010Fluid Mechanics

4.5 credits

CNST 2120Construction Law and Document Management

4.5 credits

SCET 2250Advanced Surveying

5.5 credits

SCET 2300Structures I - Engineering Statics

4.5 credits

SCET 2310Structures II - Strength of Materials

4.5 credits

SCET 2410Civil Site Design

4.5 credits

PHYS 1010Applied Physics

4.5 credits

PHYS 1010LApplied Physics Lab

0.0 credits