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Vermont Technical College: Technology Driven. Results Proven.
Architectural Engineering Technology
First Year Fall Courses
Course #Course TitleCredits
ARC 1000Freshmen Orientation 1
ARC 1010Architectural Woodframe Construction 3
ARC 1021Architectural CAD I 2
CIS 1050Introduction to Spreadsheets 1
ELE XXXXArts & Humanities or Social Science Elective** 3
ENG 10XXEnglish* 3-4
MAT 1420Technical Mathematics 5

First Year Spring Courses
Course #Course TitleCredits
MAT 1520Calculus for Engineering**** 4
ARC 1210Construction Materials and Methods 6
ARC 1220Architectural History 3
PHY 1041Physics I 4

Second Year Fall Courses
Course #Course TitleCredits
ARC 2031Environmental Systems I 3
ARC 2040Construction Practices 3
ARC 2051Architectural Design I 3
CET 2040Statics and Strength of Materials 4
ENG 2080Technical Communication 3
PHY 1043Physics II for Architectural Programs 3

Second Year Spring Courses
Course #Course TitleCredits
ARC 2032Environmental Systems II 3
ARC 2052Architectural Design II 3
ARC 2720Architecture Seminar 0
CET 2120Structural Design 4
ELE XXXXArts & Humanities or Social Science Elective** 3
MAT 2532Calculus II 4

Third Year Fall Courses
Course #Course TitleCredits
ARC 2022Architectural CAD II 3
ARC 3020Structural Analysis 3
ARC 3110Codes and Loads 3
ELT 3020Electrical Circuits and Controls 4
ENG 1070Effective Speaking 3

Third Year Spring Courses
Course #Course TitleCredits
ARC 3010Design Systems Integration 3
ARC 3030Steel Structures Design 3
ARC 3040Electrical/Lighting Systems 3
ARC 3050Fundamentals of Fluids and Thermodynamics 4
CHE 1031General Chemistry I 4

Courses
Course #Course TitleCredits
ARC 4010Concrete Structures Design 3
ARC 4020Architectural Engineering Management 3
ARC 4030HVAC Systems 4
Select One:
ELE XXXXTechnical Elective*** 3-4
ELE 3XXXArts & Humanities or Social Science Elective** 3

Courses
Course #Course TitleCredits
ARC 4040Plumbing Systems 3
ARC 4050FE Exam Survey 1
ARC 4720Senior Project 4
ENG 1070Effective Speaking 3
Select One:
ELE XXXXArts & Humanities or Social Science Elective** 3
ELE XXXXTechnical Elective*** 3-4

Footnotes:

*Students who do not place into ENG 1060 or 1061 may take up to three terms to complete English Composition (See English Requirements). This may require summer courses or additional terms.

**Students must complete a minimum of one arts and humanities (AH) and one social science (SS) elective.

***Electives approved by the department. Choose from CET 2020 - Hydraulics and Drainage; MAT 2533 - Calculus III; CET 2110 - Mechanics of Soils (Spring), or others with permission of department.

****Students taking MAT 1520 may take PHY 2041/2052 instead of PHY 1041/1043.

Note: Choose from MAT 2532 - Calculus II; CET 2110 - Mechanics of Soils; LAH 2011 - Introduction to Landscape Design; ARC 2022 - Architectural CAD II; or ARC 3010 - Design Systems Integration. See department advisor for other acceptable technical electives Students taking MAT 1520 (or equivalent) may take PHY 2041/2042 instead of PHY 1041/1042.