Civil Transfer Option

Associate Degree Program

Delaware Tech’s associate degree program will prepare students for transfer to a baccalaureate civil engineering program that leads to a career as a civil engineer. Rigorous mathematics, chemistry, physics, statics, materials, and civil engineering courses prepare students for their final two years of study at a four-year institution. View the section on Connected Degree programs below to learn more about your options for transfer.

Offered at the following campus(es): Stanton

What You Can Do

In this program, you will gain the knowledge and skills to prepare you for positions such as:

  • Civil Design Technician
  • Survey Technician
  • Inspector
  • Project Manager
  • Technical Sales Representative
  • Material Testing Technician

Upon completion of a bachelor’s degree, you will be prepared for positions such as:

  • Construction Engineer
  • Structural Engineer
  • Geotechnical Engineer
  • Transportation Engineer
  • Water Resource Engineer
  • Coastal Engineer
  • Environmental Engineer
  • Municipal Engineer
  • Coastal Engineer

What You Will Learn

Program Graduate Competencies

The Program Graduate Competencies listed below identify the major learning goals related to your specific program of study and identify the knowledge and skills you will have when you graduate to be successful in your chosen field.

  1. Apply the knowledge, techniques, skills, and applicable tools of the discipline to engineering activities, including but not limited to site development, hydraulics and hydrology, grading, and structural systems.
  2. Use graphic techniques and productivity software to produce engineering documents.
  3. Apply fundamentals of science and mathematics to solve engineering problems.
  4. Demonstrate a commitment to quality, timeliness, professional development, and continuous improvement.

Core Curriculum Competencies

The Core Curriculum Competencies listed below identify what you will be able to do as a graduate, regardless of your program of study. You will acquire these core competencies through general education courses and program-specific coursework. You will be expected to use relevant technology to achieve these outcomes:

  1. Apply clear and effective communication skills.
  2. Use critical thinking to solve problems.
  3. Collaborate to achieve a common goal.
  4. Demonstrate professional and ethical conduct.
  5. Use information literacy for effective vocational and/or academic research.
  6. Apply quantitative reasoning and/or scientific inquiry to solve practical problems.

Suggested Pathway to Graduation

Semester 1

Number Course Title Credits
SSC 100First Year Seminar1
CET 125Civil & Environmental Drafting & Design3
MAT 281Calculus I4
CHM 150Chemical Principles I5
ENG 101Composition I3
ElectiveSocial Science Elective3

Semester 2

Number Course Title Credits
CET 144Surveying Principles4
MAT 282Calculus II4
PHY 281Physics I with Calculus4
ENG 102Composition II3
ElectiveSocial Science Elective3

Semester 3

Number Course Title Credits
ENG 124Oral Communications3

Semester 4

Number Course Title Credits
MAT 283Calculus III4
CET 258Statics with Calculus3
BIO 150Biology I4
CET 240Hydraulics and Hydrology4

Semester 5

Number Course Title Credits
CET 220Civil CAD Basics1
CET 270Solid Mechanics with Calculus3
MET 264Material Science4
MAT 292Engineering Math I3
CET 244Principles of Site Development4
ENG 122Technical Writing and Communication3

Approved Electives

Select one (1) social science elective 2.

Number Course Title Credits
HIS 111U. S. History: Pre-Civil War3
HIS 112United States History Post-Civil War3

Select one (1) social science elective 3.

Number Course Title Credits
ECO 111Macroeconomics3
ECO 122Microeconomics3
POL 111Political Science3
PSY 121General Psychology3
PSY 127Human Development3
SOC 111Sociology3

To complete program requirements, you must pass the above courses and earn at least 73 credits. The number of courses and credits required for graduation may be more depending on college readiness and the elective courses offered in your program major (if electives are a part of the program).

CETAASCTO

Pursuing a Bachelor's Degree?

This is a Connected Degree program that enables you to complete your associate degree and then transfer to a four-year degree program as a junior. See a program advisor for details!

Campus-Specific Program Information

This program is offered at the Stanton campus.

This program is offered at the Stanton campus.

Contact Stanton

Heidi Gurdo
Instructional Director, Instructor, and Program Advisor
hgurdo@airllevant.com
(302) 453-3017

This program is offered at the Stanton campus.