Wallace College - Cabinetmaking

CABINETMAKING (CAB)
(Wallace and Sparks Campuses, Easterling Correctional Facility)

The Cabinetmaking/Carpentry program is designed to develop skilled craftspersons. Classroom and shop experiences involve layout, fabrication, assembly, and installation of structural units. Instruction emphasizes care and use of hand and power tools, common systems of construction, principles of estimating and blueprint reading, and care and use of numerous wood and composite building materials. Students must purchase their own books and tools.

Students completing all courses listed in the curriculum will be awarded a program certificate. Admission is conditional and depends on the student's ability to perform the essential functions identified for this program. A high school diploma or GED is not required; however, students are required to have specifically documented ability to benefit. (See page 20, Admission to Courses Not Creditable Toward an Associate Degree.) Reasonable accommodations are considered.

CURRICULUM
General Education Core Requirements	Credit Hours
COM 103 Vocational/Technical English II	3
DPT 103 Introductory Computer Skills II	3
MAH 101 Vocational/Technical Mathematics I	3
SPC 103 Oral Communication Skills	3
Total General Education Credits	12

Required Orientation Courses
ORI 101 Orientation to College	1
ORI 104 Work Keys Assessment and Advisement	1
Total Orientation Hours	2

Field of Concentration Courses
CAB 101 Introduction to Cabinetmaking	3
CAB 102 Introduction to Lumber	3
CAB 103 Size, Dimension, and Joints	3
CAB 104 Cabinet Shop Operations	3
CAB 110 Equipment Maintenance Fundamentals	3
CAB 140 Wood Finishing Fundamentals	2
CAB 141 Wood Finishing	2
CAB 204 Cabinetmaking and Millwork	5
CAB 205 Furniture Construction	5
CAB 206 Special Projects in Furniture Construction	3
CAB 211 Cabinet Installation and Trim Work	3
CAB 220 Basic Carpentry	3
CAB 230 Estimating Costs in Cabinetmaking	2
CAB 260 Wood Turning	5
Total Field of Concentration Credits	45

Total Credits	59

Note:

ORT 100-Orientation for Career Students is a prerequisite for this certificate for those who enter as first-time college students.

ORI 104-WorkKeys Assessment and Advisement is a prerequisite to this certificate.