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Technical Drafting & Design, A.A.S.

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(Code 1322)

Learn the skills to enter the workplace as a versatile draftsperson capable of making basic design decisions and addressing future technological advances in the drafting and design profession. A counselor should be consulted if the student plans to transfer to a four-year institution.

Prerequisite courses may apply to this program.

General Education Requirements

Written Communication

One of the following Michigan Transfer Agreement Recommended Courses:

ENGL 100 - Freshman English I 3 credit
ENGL 101 - Freshman English II 3 credit

Oral Communication

One of the following Michigan Transfer Agreement Recommended Courses:

COMM 210 - Speech 3 credit
COMM 220 - Interpersonal Communication 3 credit

Laboratory Science

One of the following Michigan Transfer Agreement Recommended Courses:

Mathematics

One of the following Michigan Transfer Agreement Recommended Courses:

MATH 159 - College Algebra 4 credit
MATH 180 - Precalculus 5 credit
MATH 250 - Calculus and Analytic Geometry I 4 credit
MATH 251 - Calculus and Analytic Geometry II 4 credit
- MATH 120
  also fulfills the requirements for this program, but may have limited transferability.

Social Science

Two of the following Michigan Transfer Agreement Recommended Courses (from two different disciplines):

ANTH 260 - Cultural Anthropology 3 credit
ECON 215 - Principles of Macroeconomics 3 credit
ECON 216 - Principles of Microeconomics 3 credit
HIST 250 - United States History to 1865 3 credit
HIST 251 - United States History Since 1865 3 credit
POLI 240 - American Political System 3 credit
PSYC 120 - General Psychology 3 credit
SOCI 230 - Sociology 3 credit
SOCI 235 - Social Problems 3 credit
Click here for additional courses that fulfill MCC’s Social Science requirement but may have limited transferability.

Humanities and Fine Arts

Two of the following Michigan Transfer Agreement Recommended Courses (from two different disciplines and only one may be a foreign language):

CHNS 130 - Elementary Mandarin Chinese I 4 credit
CHNS 131 - Elementary Mandarin Chinese II 4 credit
ENGL 195 - Introduction to Literature 3 credit
ENGL 200 - American Thought & Literature I 3 credit
ENGL 201 - American Thought & Literature II 3 credit
ENGL 220 - British Literature to 1798 3 credit
ENGL 221 - British Literature since 1798 3 credit
ENGL 265 - Introduction to Film 4 credit
FREN 120 - Elementary French I 4 credit
FREN 121 - Elementary French II 4 credit
GERM 101 - German I 4 credit
GERM 102 - German II 4 credit
MUSI 101 - Music Appreciation 3 credit
PHIL 220 - Introduction to Philosophy 3 credit
PHIL 221 - Philosophy of World Religions 3 credit
PHIL 222 - Bioethics 3 credit
SPAN 130 - Elementary Spanish I 4 credit
SPAN 131 - Elementary Spanish II 4 credit
Click here for additional courses that fulfill MCC’s Humanities & Fine Arts requirement but may have limited transferability.

Program Requirements

CMIS 101 - Computer Literacy 3 credit
INDS 220 - Basic Machine Operation 3 credit
INDS 253 - Basic Fluid Power 3 credit
INDS 260 - Manufacturing Processes 2 credit
TDSN 100 - Technical Drafting 4 credit
TDSN 103 - Industrial Communications 2 credit
TDSN 105 - Reading Engineering Drawings 2 credit
TDSN 110 - Descriptive Geometry 3 credit
TDSN 125 - Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing 2 credit
TDSN 135 - Tool & Die Design I 2 credit
TDSN 136 - Tool & Die Design II 2 credit
TDSN 215 - Product Design 3 credit
TDSN 230 - Jig & Fixture Design 3 credit
TDSN 250 - Introduction to CAD 4 credit
TDSN 251 - Advanced CAD 4 credit
Elective credits as necessary to earn a minimum of 60 credits (100 level or above).

Note:

A Technical Drafting Certificate Program is also available.

Minimum of 60 unduplicated credits (100 level or higher) required.