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

Universal Citation: LA Admin Code CV-1107

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.

1. Engineering Designer-Baccalaureate Degree University
a. The four-year degree must meet all the requirements defined below, in addition to those shown in the technical college or institute outline for design drafter.

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)

2. Design Drafter-Technical College or Institute
a. Four or more semesters, 60-70 semester credits are recommended (60 credit minimum)

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

3. Drafter-Community College or Vo-Tech (excludes apprentice drafter)
a. 50-60 semester credits are recommended (50 credit minimum-1,340 clock hours minimum)

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.

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