Prior Learning

Civil Engineering Technology

This guide records how articulated postsecondary credit from a high school Engineering Technology Education career and technical education (CTE) program of study will be accepted at the colleges of the Kentucky Community and Technical College System (KCTCS).

Credit for Prior Learning Request

COLLEGE CREDIT REQUIREMENTS

To earn articulated credit for civil engineering technology, a student from must have accomplished the following:

  1. Completed their high school engineering technology education program with a grade of “C” or higher in all engineering courses
  2. Passed Engineering 1 (210221) and/or Engineering II (21022) with a “C” or better
  3. Passed one or more of the following industry-recognized certification(s) and/or end of program assessment(s)
  4. Submitted the necessary documentation, signed by a school personnel, indicating all requirements have been met (see page 3-4 of this document for signature page)
  5. Applied to a KCTCS college with a civil engineering technology major and enrolled within two years of graduating high school

Upon successful completion of the requirements above, a student will be eligible to receive college credit for:

CREDIT FOR PRIOR LEARNING BASED ON END OF PROGRAM ASSESSMENT:
End of Program Assessment/ Certification Equivalent Course(s) Credit Hours
Pass one of these certifications
  1. Autodesk AutoCAD Certified User Exam
  2. Autodesk Revit Certified User
  3. FAA-Remote Pilot Certificate
  4. NOCTI-CAD Foundations
  5. REC-Foundation Pre-Engineering Certification
  6. ArcGIS Entry Certification
  7. Certified Solid Works Associate
  8. Onshape Certified Associate Exam
  9. Autodesk Inventor Certified User
  10. Autodesk Fusion 360 Certified User Exam
  11. Civil Engineering End of Program Assessment
  12. Engineering Design End of Program Assessment

CET 295 Independent Problems

 3 credit hours
Pass two or more of these certifications
  1. Autodesk AutoCAD Certified User Exam
  2. Autodesk Revit Certified User
  3. FAA-Remote Pilot Certificate
  4. NOCTI-CAD Foundations
  5. REC-Foundation Pre-Engineering Certification
  6. ArcGIS Entry Certification
  7. Certified Solid Works Associate
  8. Onshape Certified Associate Exam
  9. Autodesk Inventor Certified User
  10. Autodesk Fusion 360 Certified User Exam
  11. Civil Engineering End of Program Assessment
  12. Engineering Design End of Program Assessment

CET 295 Independent Problems

 6 credit hours

Note: To earn a certificate, diploma, or degree, a student must complete at least 25-percent of the approved curriculum credits at the KCTCS college granting the credential, regardless of the time the student has attended the college.

 

This agreement will be in effect until changes are made to the KCTCS curriculum, the third-party credential and/or the end of program assessment. This is valid for students who graduate high school in 2023 and until the criteria for this CTE2KCTCS guide are changed.