CAD Curriculum - Southwestern Illinois College

Computer Aided Drafting Certificate (035D)
Course Number Course Description Credits
CAD 120 Introductory CAD 4
CAD 101 Basic Drafting 4
CAD 102 Intermediate Drafting 4
CAD 200 Manufacturing Processes & CAD Drawings OR 4
CAD 201 Introduction to Architectural Drafting 2
CAD 220 Advanced CAD I 3
CAD 221 Advanced CAD II 4
CAD 222 Machine CAD Post Assessment OR 1
CAD 231 Architectural CAD Post Assessment 1
CAD 225 MicroStation CAD 3
CAD 226 Intro to Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing (GD&T) 3
MATH 112 College Algebra OR 4
GT 105 Intro to Technical Mathematics 3
Architecture/Structural Detail OR Machine OR General CAD Specialization Courses 4-6

Computer-Aided Drafting Specializations

General CAD
Course Number Course Description Credits
CAD 100 Print Reading for Technical Trades 3
CAD 200 Manufacturing Processes & CAD Drawings OR 4
CAD 201 Introduction to Architectural Drafting 2
CAD 202 Structures Drafting 3
CAD 203 Civil Engineering Drafting 3
CAD 204 Manufacturing Drafting 3
CAD 206 E & I Drafting 3
CAD 207 Intro to Metallurgy 3
CAD 210 HVAC / EL / Plumb Drafting 3
CAD 225 MicroStation CAD 3
CAD 226 Intro to Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing (GD&T) 3
CAD 230 3D Architectural CAD 2
CAD 231 Architectural CAD Post Assessment 1
CAD 232 Structural Detail Material, Codes & Standards 2
CAD 233 Structural Detail CAD 3
CAD 234 Basic Structural Detail Drafting 3
CAD 290  Supervised Internship I 1-6
CAD 291 Supervised Internship II 1-6
CAD 292 Supervised Internship III 1-6
WLDT 101 Introduction to Welding 6
WLDT 106 Weld Fabrication Blueprint Reading 3
MATH 114 Trigonometry 3
ENGR 251 Surveying 3
Architecture/Structural Detail
Course Number Course Description Credits
CAD 100 Print Reading for Technical Trades 3
CAD 201 Introduction to Architectural Drafting (Required) 2
CAD 202 Structures Drafting 3
CAD 203 Civil Engineering Drafting 3
CAD 210 HVAC / EL / Plumb Drafting 3
CAD 225 MicroStation CAD 3
CAD 230 3D Architectural CAD 2
CAD 231 Architectural CAD Post Assessment (Structural Detail Focus) 1
CAD 232 Structural Detail Material, Codes & Standards  (Structural Detail Focus) 2
CAD 233 Structural Detail CAD (Structural Detail Focus) 2
CAD 234 Basic Structural Detail Drafting (Structural Detail Focus) 3
WLDT 101 Introduction to Welding (Structural Detail Focus) 6
MATH 114 Trigonometry 3
CAD 290 Supervised Internship I 1-6
CAD 291 Supervised Internship II 1-6
CAD 292 Supervised Internship III 1-6
ENGR 251 Surveying 3
Machine
Course Number Course Description Credits
CAD 100 Print Reading for Technical Trades 3
CAD 200 Manufacturing Processes & CAD Drawings (Required) 4
CAD 204 Manufacturing Drafting 3
CAD 206 E & I Drafting 3
CAD 207 Intro to Metallurgy 2
CAD 225 MicroStation CAD 3
CAD 226 Intro to Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing (GD&T) 3
CAD 232 Structural Detail Mtl Cd Std 2
CAD 233 Structural Detail CAD 2
CAD 234 Basic Structural Detail Drafting 3
CAD 290 Supervised Internship I 1-6
CAD 291 Supervised Internship II 1-6
CAD 292 Supervised Internship III 1-6
MATH 114 Trigonometry 3
WLDT 101 Introduction to Welding 6
WLDT 106 Weld Fabrication Blueprint Reading 3