Civil Engineering Technician (CETA2)

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.

Recommended Program Map

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Graduation Requirements
Major Requirements: 36.0

Option Requirements: 37.0
General Education: 22.5
Total credit hours required: 95.5

Major Requirements for Civil Engineering Technician

SCET 1000 - Civil Engineering Fundamentals 4.5 Credits
SCET 1090 - ArcGIS Fundamentals 4.5 Credits
SCET 1120 - AutoCAD Essentials 9 Credits
SCET 1150 - AutoCAD Civil 3-D Fundamentals 9 Credits
SCET 1220 - Site Layout 4.5 Credits
SCET 2410 - Civil Site Design 4.5 Credits

Option Requirements for Civil Engineering Technician

SCET 1130 - REVIT (Structure) 4.5 Credits
SCET 1160 - Advanced AutoCAD Civil 3-D 9 Credits
SCET 2010 - Fluid Mechanics 4.5 Credits
SCET 2250 - Advanced Surveying 5.5 Credits
SCET 2300 - Structures I - Engineering Statics 4.5 Credits
SCET 2310 - Structures II - Strength of Materials 4.5 Credits
CNST 2120 - Construction Law and Document Management 4.5 Credits

General Education Requirements for Civil Engineering Technology (22.5 credit hours)

Communication

1 Course 4.5 credit hrs.

Select 1 Level I course from the list of Communication General Education courses in the current course catalog.

Gen Ed Communication course options

Quantitative/Numeracy

MATH 1240 - Technical Mathematics 4.5 Credits

Critical Thinking/Creativity & Social/Cultural Awareness

1 Course 4.5 credit hrs.

Select 1course from the list of Humanities or Social Sciences General Education course options in the current course catalog.

Gen Ed Humanities course options

Gen Ed Social Sciences course options

Scientific Inquiry

PHYS 1010 - Applied Physics 4.5 Credits

Professionalism/Life Skills & Information Literacy

1 Course 4.5

Select one of the following courses.

EXPL 1000 - Exploratory Studies 4.5 Credits
HMRL 1010 - Human Relations Skills 4.5 Credits
INFO 1001 - Information Systems and Literacy 4.5 Credits