Carpentry (CARP)

CARP 120 CARPENTRY BASICS & ROUGH-IN FRAMING
Credits: 6 (59 hours lecture/75 hours shop)
Term: (F)
Co-Requisites: CNST 110, CNST 115, CARP 150

This course covers eight different module topics. It starts by introducing the carpentry trade, including history, career opportunities, and requirements. The course includes study and practice required for framing a simple structure. Specific topics are building. materials, fasteners and adhesives, hand and power tools, reading plans & elevations, floor systems, wall and ceiling framing, roof framing and windows and exterior doors.

CARP 130 EXTERIOR FINISHING, STAIR CONSTRUCTION & METAL STUD FRAMING
Credits: 4 (37 hours lecture/70.5 hours shop)
Term: (S)
Co-Requisites: CNST 120, CNST 150, CARP 152
Pre-Requisites: CNST 110, CNST 115, CARP 120, CARP 150

Introduces students to materials and methods for thermal & moisture barriers, sheathing, exterior siding, stairs, and roofing. Students will layout and build a simple stair system as well as a metal stud wall with door and window openings.

CARP 150 BEGINNING CARPENTRY PRACTICUM
Credits: 3 (90 hrs shop)
Term: (F)
Co-Requisites: CNST 110, CNST 115, CARP 120

Provides hands-on experience in which the student applies, with minimal supervision the basic skills and knowledge presented thus far in the NCCER Carpentry Program. This course is designed as a practical task-oriented application utilizing the basic skills covered in prerequisites as well as in parts of CARP 130.

CARP 152 INTERMEDIATE CARPENTRY PRACTICUM
Credits: 3 (90 hrs shop)
Term: (S)
Co-Requisites: CNST 120, CNST 150, CARP 130
Pre-Requisites: CNST 110, CNST 115, CARP 120, CARP 150

Provides hands-on experience in which the student applies with supervision the basic skills and knowledge presented thus far in the NCCER Carpentry Program. The course is designed as a practical task-oriented application. The course will emphasize basic application in the area of interior and exterior finishing.

CARP 220 INTERIOR FINISHING
Credits: 5 (32 hours lecture/85.5 hours shop)
Term: (S)
Co-Requisites: CNST 220, CARP 252
Pre-Requisites: WELD 151, CARP 230, CARP 250

This course studies interior building materials. Course material ranges from installation techniques for interior trim, countertop, base & wall cabinets, suspended ceiling, wood & metal doors.

CARP 230 ADVANCED ROOF, FLOOR, WALL & STAIR SYSTEMS
Credits: 6 (62 hours lecture/43 hours shop)
Term: (F)
Co-Requisites: WELD 151, CARP 250
Pre-Requisites: CNST 120, CNST 150, CARP 130, CARP 152

This class takes off from where CARP 120 & 130 finished. Students will elevate their study in various installation methods and materials for various roofing, & flooring systems. Under wall systems students will study interior & exterior wall construction methods for residential and commercial structures. To add to the student’s knowledge learned in CARP 130, Stair Construction & Metal stud framing, students will study staircase construction and metal building construction.

CARP 240 SUMMER CARPENTRY INSTERNSHIP
Credits: 3-6 (135-270 hrs)
Term: (SU)
Pre-Requisites: CNST 120, CNST 150, CARP 130, CARP 152

An internship is individually based. The intent is to allow students who have meet the prerequisites an opportunity to experience work out in the industry before committing to full-time employment. Some students may use it as an opportunity to get employment within a company while many students will use it as a means of broadening their perspective as to types of construction work available and the daily operations of companies.

CARP 250 ADVANCED CARPENTRY PRACTICUM
Credits: 3 (90 hrs shop)
Term: (F)
Co-Requisites: WELD 151, CARP 230
Pre-Requisites: CNST 120, CNST 150, CARP 130, CARP 152

Provides students the opportunity to practice skills they have acquired in the entire carpentry program. It includes task-oriented projects in which students can apply many of the skills and knowledge that they have been presented throughout the NCCER Carpentry Program. This course is designed as a practical task-oriented exercise utilizing a variety of the skills covered in all the NCCER Modules and provides the necessary time for taking the Performance assessments’ for certification under NCCER.

CARP 252 CAPSTONE CARPENTRY PRACTICUM
Credits: 4 (120 hrs shop)
Term: (S)
Co-Requisites: CNST 220, CARP 250
Pre-Requisites: WELD 151, CARP 230, CARP 250

The course is designed as a practical task-oriented application utilizing the ADVANCED skills learned in CARP 220 & 230. The course will emphasize advanced application in the area of exterior and interior finishing. This course provides hands-on experience in which the students take the Performance Assessments for certification under NCCER with MINIMAL supervision using the skills and knowledge presented in the NCCER Carpentry program.