Program Requirements Guide 2021-2022

Sheet Metal-HVAC Ducts and Fittings AAS DEGREE

Program Overview Program Faculty Program Start Dates The sheet metal worker reads blueprints, prepares Viangsavanh Paborriboon Fall layouts and operates fabricating devices such as [email protected] special hand tools, power shears, nibbler, brake, Full-time enrollment is required bar folder, turning machines, spot and arc welders, 651.846.1367 Students must be enrolled full-time with a cohort of soldering equipment and plasma cutting systems. students. Technical courses only offered during days. The skilled sheet metal worker gathers general information and specifications from blueprints for Program Requirements Course Sequence the fabrication and installation of ducts for heating,  cooling, filtering and humidifying air. Also, sheet Check off when completed The following sequence is recommended. metal workers fabricate and install metal roofing Special supplies, tools, and estimated costs and siding, stainless steel equipment for homes The list for required tools is supplied by the First Semester and industry, chutes for material transfer, signs and program advisor. The cost of tools for the SMET 1410 Sheet Metal Fitting Layout and Design. . 4 rain dispersal equipment. Satisfactory preparation program is approximately $300. Contact for the sheet metal program may include high SMET 1415 OSHA 30 HR Training ...... 2 program faculty for more information. school courses in algebra and geometry. Other SMET 1420 Sheet Metal Fitting Fabrication. . . . . 4 helpful courses are mechanical drafting and metal SMET 1430 Sheet Metal Drafting & Blueprint Reading. 2 shop. Much of the sheet metal work starts with Course Cr SMET 1440 Sheet Metal Welding...... 5 two-dimensional objects and ends with a three- SMET 1450 Sheet Metal Practical Problem Solving. . 2  SMET 1410 Sheet Metal Fitting Layout dimensional product. Sheet metal work requires Goal 1: COMM 17XX ...... 3 good spatial perception. and Design ...... 4 Total Semester Credits...... 22  SMET 1415 OSHA 30 HR Training ...... 2 Career Opportunities  SMET 1420 Sheet Metal Fitting Fabrication . . . .4 Second Semester According to the U.S. Department of Labor,  SMET 1430 Sheet Metal Drafting & SMET 1510 Duct System Layout & Design...... 4 employment of sheet metal workers in Blueprint Reading...... 2 SMET 1520 Duct System Fabrication...... 4 construction is expected to increase about  SMET 1440 Sheet Metal Welding...... 5 as fast as the average for all occupations SMET 1530 Architectural Sheet Metal...... 4  SMET 1450 Sheet Metal Practical Graduates may go to work for firms that fabricate SMET 1540 Power Machine Operation...... 3 Problem Solving...... 2 sheet metal products and become skilled SMET 1550 Sheet Metal CAD/CAM Systems. . . . .3  SMET 1510 Duct System Layout & Design . . . . 4 production, precision, or construction sheet Total Semester Credits...... 18 metal workers.  SMET 1520 Duct System Fabrication...... 4  SMET 1530 Architectural Sheet Metal...... 4 General Education Requirements (20 additional credits) Program Outcomes  SMET 1540 Power Machine Operation...... 3  1. Graduates will have the knowledge and skills SMET 1550 Sheet Metal CAD/CAM Systems . . . 3 Total Program Credits ...... 60 to layout, fabricate, and assemble all types of Subtotal...... 37 sheet metal products. 2. Graduates will have the ability to safely General Education/MnTC Requirements Cr operate all types of sheet metal fabricating Refer to the Minnesota Transfer Curriculum Course equipment. List for each Goal Area 3. Graduates will have the knowledge and  Goal 1: Communication...... 7 skills to complete sheet metal welding and ENGL 1711 Composition 1 – 4 cr soldering processes. COMM 17XX – 3 cr  Goal 3 or Goal 4...... 6 Minimum Program Entry Requirements 4. Graduates will have the knowledge and Goal 3: Natural Sciences OR Students entering this program must meet skills to use computer-aided drafting for Goal 4: Mathematical/Logical Reasoning the following minimum program entry the design and fabrication of sheet metal  Goal 5: History, Social Science and requirements: products. Behavioral Sciences ...... 3 Reading: Score of 240+ or grade 5. Graduates will have the knowledge and skills  Goal 6: Humanities and Fine Arts...... 3 of “C” or better in READ 0721 or to use drafting and blueprint reading to Select a minimum of 4 additional credits READ 0724 or EAPP 0860 design HVAC duct systems.  Goals 1 – 10 of the Minnesota Transfer Curriculum. .4 Writing: Score of 240+ or grade Select a minimum of 4 additional credits Transfer Opportunities of “C” or better in ENGL 0921 or General Education Requirements ...... 23 EAPP 0870 Saint Paul College has a transfer articulation General Education requirement courses may be taken Arithmetic: Score of 237+ agreement between the following program and before, after or concurrently with Sheet Metal courses. post-secondary institutions for the baccalaureate Spatial assessment required: Score 50+ degree programs listed below. For more Total Program Credits ...... 60 Assessment Results and Prerequisites: information please go to saintpaul.edu/Transfer. Students admitted into Saint Paul College Sheet Metal/HVAC Ducts & Fittings AAS programs may need to complete additional BA Individualized Studies courses based on assessment results and course prerequisite requirements. Certain Metropolitan State University MATH, READ, and ENGL courses have Information is subject to change. additional prerequisites. This Program Requirements Guide is not a contract. 368A

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