Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 28 - EDUCATION
Part CV - Bulletin 115-Trade and Industrial Education Content Standards Curriculum Framework: Drafting; Electricity; and Heating, Ventilating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration
Subpart 3 - Drafting
Chapter 11 - Drafting Training Certification
Subchapter B - Curriculum Evaluation
Section CV-1107 - ADDA Levels of Curriculum
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
A. It is recognized that instruction and training in the field of drafting and/or design can be given in various degrees and levels of accomplishment. The following outline indicates the specifications applying to the levels of curriculum, ranging from secondary schooling to a university degree. It is not intended herein that the terms limit or establish industry classifications or identifications having similar designations.
Credits |
Subjects |
6 - 12 |
ADVANCED DESIGN COURSES (Advanced Machine Design, Dynamics, Fluid Mechanics, Kinematics, Special Departmental Design Project Courses) |
3 - 12 |
MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT COURSES (Principles of Supervision, Industrial Organization, Management, Office Administration) |
3 - 12 |
DESIGN GRAPHICS COURSES (Computer Graphics, Pipe Drafting, Structural Drafting, Highway Drafting, Civil Drafting) |
Credits |
Subjects |
10 - 15 |
TECHNICAL DRAWING (Basic, Machine Architectural, Electrical, Mapping, Piping, Structural, Technical Illustration, Technical/Sketching, Tool Detailing, Jig and Fixture, and Advanced Descriptive Geometry) |
2 - 4 |
DESCRIPTIVE GEOMETRY |
4 - 8 |
PHYSICAL SCIENCES (Physics*, Chemistry) |
6 - 12 |
MATH - COLLEGE LEVEL (Algebra*, Trigonometry*, Analytic Geometry) |
6 - 10 |
STATICS, STRENGTH OF MATERIALS, PROPERTIES OF MATERIALS |
4 - 8 |
MANUFACTURING PROCESSES (Machine Shop, Welding, Foundry) |
3 - 9 |
COMMUNICATIONS (English Composition*, Report Writing, Speech) |
5 - 15 |
RELATED SPECIALTY COURSES (Electricity*, Survey, Business Machines, Elementary Machines Design, Computer Aided Drafting, Hydraulics, Economics, Accounting, Numerical Control) |
0 - 3 |
INSTITUTIONAL ELECTIVES (subject matter to satisfy special institutional requirements, e.g., History, Government, P.E.) |
*Specifically recommended
Clocked Hours |
Credits |
Subjects |
900 - 200 |
15 - 20 |
TECHNICAL DRAWING (Basic, Machine, Architectural, Electrical, Mapping, Piping, Structural, Technical Illustration, Technical/ Sketching, Tool Detailing, Jig and Fixture, and Advanced Descriptive Geometry, Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing and CAD) |
40 - 80 |
2 - 4 |
DESCRIPTIVE GEOMETRY |
80 - 160 |
4 - 8 |
BASIC SCIENCES (Applied Physics, Mechanics, Chemistry) |
40 - 120 |
4 - 8 |
MATH - COLLEGE LEVEL (Algebra*, Trigonometry*) |
40 - 120 |
2 - 6 |
MANUFACTURING PROCESSES (Machine Shop*, Metal Shop, Foundry, Welding) |
40 - 120 |
2 - 6 |
PROPERTIES OF MATERIALS |
60 - 120 |
3 - 6 |
COMMUNICATIONS (English Composition, Business English, Report Writing) |
100 - 200 |
5 - 10 |
RELATED SPECIALTY COURSES (Custom Menus, Plane and Solid Geometry, Computer Programming) |
*Specifically recommended.
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 17:6(A)(10) and R.S. 17:10.