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Design & Drafting Technology, BS (43-568) (Missouri Innovation Campus (MIC)- Mechanical Design Technology (Product/Machine) Option) (4 Year Guide)


This guide is valid for this Undergraduate Catalog only and is subject to change. This guide is a recommendation only and your actual program may vary. The time it takes to complete a degree and the sequence in which courses are taken will depend on any credits transferred to UCM and on placement in math and writing. See the current Undergraduate Catalog for a complete listing of academic policies, curriculum, prerequisites, and course descriptions.

Courses listed in the first seven semesters include the course prefix, number, and titles used by the Metropolitan Community Colleges (MCC). The eighth semester is partially at both MCC and UCM. The UCM equivalents are listed in parenthesis after the MCC course title. If there is no UCM equivalency, (N/A) is listed. Transfer course articulations may be found on the UCM website at www.ucmo.edu/corequiv/transferSearch.cfm. The (GE) following some classes denotes that they will fulfill a UCM general education requirement. See the current Undergraduate Catalog for a complete listing of the 42 hours of general education.

Suggested Schedule


High School Junior Year/MCC - Summer Semester


  • COMM 100 Fundamentals of Speech (COMM 1000 ) (GE) (3)
  • EHSS 111 Intro. to Health and Safety General Industry (N/A) (1)

Semester Total: 4 Hours


High School Junior Year/MCC - Fall Semester


Semester Total: 8 or 11 Hours


High School Junior Year/MCC - Spring Semester


  • ETEC 269 CADD II (articulates as CADD 1170  ) (3)
  • ENGL 101 Composition and Reading I (ENGL 1020 ) (3)
  • MATH 130 Trigonometry (MATH 1112 ) (3 or 5)
  • OR
  • MATH 150 Precalculus (MATH 1150 ) (3 or 5)

Semester Total: 9 or 11 Hours


High School Senior Year/MCC - Summer Semester


  • ETEC 258 Introduction to Machine Design CADD 3120  (3)
  • ETEC 290 Internship (CADD 3022 ) (3)

Semester Total: 6 Hours


High School Senior Year/MCC - Fall Semester


  • ETEC 153 Descriptive Geometry (CADD 2150 ) (3)
  • ETEC 170 MicroStation (CADD 2171 ) (3)
  • ETEC 200 Applied Statics and Mechanics (CMGT 2020 ) (3)
  • ETEC 271 SolidWorks (1st 8 weeks) (3)
  • ETEC 273 Advanced SolidWorks (2nd 8 weeks) (3)
  • WELD 105 Welding for the Trades (3)

Semester Total: 18 Hours


(Must have completed MATH 130 or 150 by this semester)

High School Senior Year/MCC - Spring Semester


  • CIMM 101/102/103 (ENGT 2530 ) (3)
  • ETEC 270 Inventor (1st 8 weeks) (3)
  • ETEC 272 Advaned Inventor (2nd 8 weeks) (3)
  • ENGL 215 Technical Writing (CTE 2060 ) (GE) (3)
  • PHYS 101L Introductory Physics with Lab (PHYS 1103 ) (5)

Semester Total: 17 Hours


(Graduate from MCC with A.A.S. in Engineering Technology Mechanical & Manufacturing this semester)

UCM Junior Year - Summer Semester


  • CADD 3022 Internship in Design/Drafting (ENGT 3562 ) (3)
  • General Education (3)

Semester Total: 6 Hours


Semester Total: 13 Hours


Semester Total: 15 Hours


UCM Senior Year - Summer Semester


Semester Total: 3 Hours


Semester Total: 15 Hours


Semester Total: 15 Hours


(Graduate from UCM with BS degree this semester)

Design & Drafting Technology Major (MIC-Mechanical Design Technology (Product/Machine) Option), BS Degree - 120 Hours Minimum


General Information


  • This program is offered in cooperation with the Lee’s Summit R-7 School District and the Metropolitan Community College (MCC). Students begin the program during their junior year in high school and will earn an AAS degree from MCC-BTC with a major in Engineering Technology: Architecture Emphasis.
  • Students must be accepted into this program. Go to www.ucmo.edu/mic or call 660-543-8256 for more information.
  • The following major classes will be waived for MIC students at UCM: CADD 1100 (1 hour), 2100 (.5 hour), 3100 (.5 hour), and 4100 (1 hour). These three credit hour will be fulfilled using free elective credit or extra transfer credit.
  • Please note that the credit hours from any course taken at a community college that articulates or substitutes for an upper-level (3000/4000) UCM course will not count towards the upper-level hours needed for graduation. The same rule applies to any 1000/2000 level courses at four-year institutions, even if the course(s) articulates or substitutes for an upper-level (3000/4000) UCM course. Learn more at www.ucmo.edu/registrar/standards/upper.cfm

Key to Curriculum Notes on Four Year Guide


  • Must earn a grade of C or higher in all CADD prefix courses including those transferred.
  • ## This course will substitute for CADD 2150  which is required in the UCM major.
  • + This course will substitute for PHYS 1103  which is required in the UCM major.
  • ++ This course will substitute for CADD 3160  which is required in the UCM major.
  • +++ This course will substitute for CMGT 3330  which is required in Area 2 of the UCM major.
  • * This course will substitute for CADD 4162  which is required in Area 2 of the UCM major.
  • ** This class is only offered the semester indicated.
  • *** Students either take INDM 4250  and CADD 4210  or MGT 3315  and HRM 3920 .
  • ^ All students must earn a minimum of 30 upper-level credits for graduation. These are classes taken at the 3000/4000 level. Courses taken at a community college may not count for these hours, even if the course is articulated or substituted for an upper-level UCM course. Students are encouraged to choose upper-level courses in the general education where available. Depending on choices made in the general education and internship, students may need additional hours of upper-level free choice electives for graduation.