About the Program
(Not Eligible for Financial Aid) The Certificate of Achievement in Civil Engineering is designed to cover the core civil engineering courses needed to transfer to a four-year program leading to the Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering at most four-year colleges and universities. The curriculum includes lower division courses in Civil Engineering. Major requirements can vary by university and catalog year. Students should consult with a counselor and utilize Assist.org to ensure this is the most efficient pathway for their academic and career goals.
Program Requirements
Program Goal: Local
GE Pattern(s): None
Program Code: 44137.00CA
Program Learning Outcome(s):
Upon successful completion of this program, the student will be able to:
Write comprehensive reports to communicate the analysis of civil engineering projects.
Solve problems using data gathered at building sites.
Safely use and accurately interpret the output of standard measuring devices including those used in surveying.
Use engineering judgment in the solution of engineering problems by breaking problems down, solving each part, checking each solution, and reassembling the problem for a final solution.
Use the tools of Mathematics and Physics to solve engineering problems.
Unit(s): 3.00
Transfer Status: CSU/UC
Contact Hours:
34.00 hours Lecture
/ 51.00 hours Lab
Out of Class Hours: 68.00
Total Course Hours: 153.00
This course introduces students to basic drafting concepts using both freehand sketching and AutoCAD, an industry-standard computer-aided drafting (CAD) application. It is intended for drafting majors, engineering majors, interior design majors and pre-architectural students. Topics include line and geometric shape development, freehand sketching, basic AutoCAD commands, text commands, file management, orthographic and pictorial projection, dimensioning, sectioning, auxiliaries, and architectural drawings using sketching and a two-dimensional (2D) drafting application. Document reproduction, printing and plotting will be introduced and practiced.
Prerequisite(s): MATH 30 or MATH 30s
Unit(s): 3.00
Transfer Status: CSU/UC
Contact Hours:
34.00 hours Lecture
/ 51.00 hours Lab
Out of Class Hours: 68.00
Total Course Hours: 153.00
This course utilizes the MATLAB environment and commercial electronic spreadsheets to provide students with a working knowledge of computer-based problem-solving methods relevant to science and engineering. It introduces the fundamentals of procedural and object-oriented programming, numerical analysis, and data structures. Examples and assignments in the course are drawn from practical applications in engineering, physics, and mathematics. (C-ID ENGR 220).
Prerequisite(s): MATH 20, MATH 28, MATH 28s or high school trigonometry
Unit(s): 3.00
Transfer Status: CSU/UC
Contact Hours:
34.00 hours Lecture
/ 51.00 hours Lab
Out of Class Hours: 68.00
Total Course Hours: 153.00
The course applies theory and principles of plane surveying: office computations and design; operation of surveying field equipment; and production of engineering plans/maps. Topics include distances, angles, and directions; differential leveling; traversing; property/boundary surveys; topographic surveys/mapping; volume/earthwork; horizontal and vertical curves; land description techniques; and Global Positioning Systems (GPS). Extensive field work using tapes, levels, transits, theodolites, total stations, and GPS. (C-ID ENGR 180).
Prerequisite(s): ENGR 3
Unit(s): 3.00
Transfer Status: CSU/UC
Contact Hours:
34.00 hours Lecture
/ 51.00 hours Lab
Out of Class Hours: 68.00
Total Course Hours: 153.00
This course introduces students to civil engineering design standards, concepts and procedures related to transportation engineering and construction management. Topics include the standards and design of horizontal curves, vertical curves and earthwork related to transportation projects in addition to survey staking, state plane coordinates, geographic information systems and Global Positioning Systems (GPS) related to project surveying. The laboratory portion of the course includes the application of 3-dimensional graphic modeling software requiring creativity in design, development of construction plans, and operation of modern surveying equipment, such as total stations and GPS.
Prerequisite(s): MATH 31, PHYS 41
Unit(s): 3.00
Transfer Status: CSU/UC
Contact Hours:
34.00 hours Lecture
/ 51.00 hours Lab
Out of Class Hours: 68.00
Total Course Hours: 153.00
A first course in engineering mechanics: properties of forces, moments, couples and resultants; two- and three-dimensional force systems acting on engineering structures in equilibrium; analysis of trusses, and beams; distributed forces, shear and bending moment diagrams, center of gravity, centroids, friction, and area and mass moments of inertia. Optional additional topics include fluid statics, cables, Mohr's circle and virtual work. (C-ID ENGR 130).
Prerequisite(s): PHYS 41, CHEM 1
Unit(s): 4.00
Transfer Status: CSU/UC
Contact Hours:
51.00 hours Lecture
/ 51.00 hours Lab
Out of Class Hours: 102.00
Total Course Hours: 204.00
This course presents the internal structures and resulting behaviors of materials used in engineering applications, including metals, ceramics, polymers, composites, and semiconductors. The emphasis is upon developing the ability both to select appropriate materials to meet engineering design criteria and to understand the effects of heat, stress, imperfections, and chemical environments upon material properties and performance. Laboratories provide opportunities to directly observe the structures and behaviors discussed in the course, to operate testing equipment, to analyze experimental data, and to prepare reports. (C-ID ENGR 140B).
Unit(s): 4.00
Transfer Status: CSU/UC
Contact Hours:
51.00 hours Lecture
/ 51.00 hours Lab
Out of Class Hours: 102.00
Total Course Hours: 204.00
This course introduces students to the internal and external processes that are at work changing the earth today. Within the context of modern plate tectonics theory, students will explore the origins of rocks and minerals and dynamic earth processes such as volcanism, seismicity and mountain building that are driven by the release of Earth's internal heat. It also examines how wind, running water, and glaciers move in response to gravity and energy from the sun and the sculpting of Earth's surface by erosion. These concepts as well as the interpretation of topographic and geologic maps will be reinforced with an integrated laboratory program. (C-ID GEOL 101).
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Luke Sathrum, Chair
(530) 895-2219
Department Office: AHPS 251
(530) 895-2531
Counseling and Advising:
(530) 895-2378
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