Both options represent viable professional paths.
- Engineering Technology is that part of the technological field that requires the applications of scientific and engineering knowledge and methods combined with technical skills in support of engineering activities; it lies in the occupational spectrum between the craftsman and the engineer at the end of the spectrum closest to the engineer.
- Engineering is the profession in which knowledge of the mathematical and natural sciences gained by study, experience, and practice is applied with judgment to develop ways to economically utilize the materials and forces of nature for the benefit of humankind.
Industrial Technology includes professions such as Automotive Service, Tooling & Machining, Robotics, and Quality Control.
Industrial Technology tends to focus on specific skill sets in such a way as to develop insight, understanding, and application of these skill sets. The student learns to utilize tools, materials, machines, processes, and technological concepts safely and efficiently.
Engineering Technician – The engineering technician is a doer, a builder of components, a sampler, and a collector of data. The technician utilizes proven techniques and methods with a minimum of direction from an engineer or an engineering technologist. The engineering technician will normally have received an A.S. or A.A.S. degree. The technician is not expected to make judgments which deviate significantly from standard procedures. The technician conducts routine tests, presents data in a reasonable format, and carries out operational tasks following well-defined procedures, methods, and standards.
Engineering Technologist – The engineering technologist must be applications-oriented, building upon a background of applied mathematics, science, and engineering technology. The technologist must be able to produce practical, workable results; install and operate technical systems; devise hardware from proven concepts; develop and produce products; service machines and systems; manage construction and production processes; provide sales support for technical products and systems. The engineering technologist will have received a BSET degree from a TAC/ABET accredited engineering technology program. The technologist must be prepared to make independent judgments that will expedite work without jeopardizing effectiveness, safety, or cost. An engineering technology education may be a major step to registration as a Professional Engineer, but not all states allow engineering technologists to become registered.
Engineer – With a background in mathematics, physical sciences, and engineering sciences, the engineer interrelates engineering principles with economics, social, legal, aesthetic, environmental, and ethical issues. The engineer is a designer, conceptualizer, developer, formulator of new techniques, and producer of standards – all to meet societal needs. The engineer will normally have received a B.S. degree from an EAC/ABET accredited engineering program. Education in engineering analysis and synthesis prepares the engineer top enter the profession with potential for further development in research, design, development, management, establishment of systems, and translation of concepts into realities. An engineering education is a major step to registration as a Professional Engineer.
Steps to becoming a Registered Architect:
While specifics vary from state to state, each of the following are required.
1) Education
2) Internship
3) Examination
See http://www.ncarb.org/stateboards/index.html to find requirements for each state.
Typically Education consists of a Professional Degree that can be either a Master of Architecture or a professional Bachelor of Architecture. Be sure to note that a Bachelor of Architecture is a five-year degree and not the same as a Bachelor of Science in Architecture or Bachelor of Arts in Architecture. To meet the requirements, a school must be an accredited school of architecture. Please visit the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture website. www.acsa-arch.com. They are the accrediting body for architecture schools.
There are several different options in the state of Ohio.
Education
Option 1: 5 Year program
Bachelor of Architecture
University of Cincinnati http://www.daap.uc.edu/
Option 2: 4 + 2 program
First receive a four-year degree and get a Master’s degree.
1. Bachelor’s Degree (Non-accredited)
Kent State University http://www.saed.kent.edu/SAED/
Miami University http://www.miami.muohio.edu/academics/majorsminors/majors/arch.cfm
The Ohio State University http://knowlton.osu.edu/ksa/index.htm
Bowling Green State University http://www.bgsu.edu/offices/admissions/choose/cgs/arch.html
Ohio College of Applied Science http://www.ocasppcp.uc.edu/postgrad/report/aet.htm
2. Master’s Degree (Accredited) 2-year program
Kent State University http://www.saed.kent.edu/SAED/
Miami University http://www.miami.muohio.edu/academics/graduateprograms/index.cfm
The Ohio State University http://knowlton.osu.edu/ksa/index.htm
Option 3: 4 + 3 program
1. Bachelor’s Degree
Any degree from any university. For those with an Associate’s Degree Wright State University’s Organizational Leadership Degree is one of the quickest ways to complete a Bachelor’s degree. http://www.wright.edu/majors/ole_more.html
2. Master’s Degree (Accredited) 3-year program
Kent State University http://www.saed.kent.edu/SAED/
Miami University http://www.miami.muohio.edu/academics/graduateprograms/index.cfm
The Ohio State University http://knowlton.osu.edu/ksa/index.htm
Internship
Internship begins after or near graduation from an accredited degree program. Specifics vary from state to state. See National Council of Architectural Registration Boards: www.ncarb.org. This typically takes three years and requires documentation.
Examination
Completing the first two steps qualifies a person to take the Architectural Registration Exam. While there are regional differences, most examinations consist of nine separate tests.
Yes, although Sinclair’s Engineering & Industrial Technology division does not certify the student. We give you the classes you need to prepare you to take the certification tests, which are administered by an outside agency. This is true of all engineering technology certifications – the Engineering & Industrial Technology division merely gets the student ready for the test whether it is a certification for AutoCAD, auto mechanics, quality inspection, high reliability soldering, etc. Sinclair is often the site used for testing by the authorizing agency.
Contact the E&IT counselors for more information on certifications
currently offered in your major.
Yes. See the academic counselors for the programs which will transfer and the colleges and universities to which they transfer.
If you are majoring in the same area as your work experience, contact the academic counselors of your program to review your options.
Old Math Series Replaced
by New Series
MAT 103 MAT 131
MAT 111 MAT 132
MAT 112 MAT 133
MAT 113 MAT 134
Please contact an academic counselor before enrolling in any math course.
Old AutoCAD Series
Equates to New AutoCAD Series
CCT 199
DRT 196
DRT 220 DRT 198
DRT 221 DRT 199
DRT 222 DRT
200
DRT 223
DRT 223
Please contact an academic counselor before enrolling in any CAD course.
Yes.
DRT 196: Intro to Print Reading, Sketching, and CAD
ARC 138: Architectural
Blueprint
ARC 139: Mechanical
Systems Blueprint
CCT 103: Civil
Construction Print Reading and Design
