Building Construction
Course Sequence
Building Construction 1
1-unit
Building Construction provides students with an understanding of how construction impacts their lives, both socially and professionally. Students will explore and demonstrate an understanding of five elements of construction: Career Opportunities, Design, Measurements, Tools, and Materials. Students will experience hands-on projects that will be related to the construction process.
Building Construction 2
2-units
Building Construction prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills in the building, inspecting, and maintaining of structures and related properties. This course will include instruction in masonry, concrete forming & pouring, carpentry, building/construction finishing, management, inspection, and other construction-related applications.
Building Construction 3
1-unit
Building Construction prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills in the building, inspecting, and maintaining of structures and related properties. This advanced course will include instruction in masonry, concrete forming & pouring, carpentry, building/construction finishing, management, inspection, and other construction-related applications. Students will be working on various jobs, off campus as a class, to further their construction experience.
Building Construction 4
2-units
This advanced Building Construction class prepares students in all phases of construction. Residential and Commercial construction will be covered in this course. Students will build foundations, retaining walls, floor systems, framing walls, and commercial masonry walls. Students will continue to work on job sites, as a class, to further their construction experience. Students will also have the opportunity to compete in state competitions. After completion of Building Construction 2, students will also have the opportunity to enroll in a school-to work activity. Students can enter the construction field, continue receiving credit, while getting paid on the job. Students who finish the course, pass the end-of-course test, and take the extra classes will graduate with a 10-hour OSHA safety card.
