Engineering Design and Drafting Technology

• Two-year diploma
• Fall and winter starts
• Variety of employment opportunities available
• e-Learning

Program Description

The Engineering Design and Drafting Technology program provides graduates with the essential skills sought after by a variety of engineering firms. Graduates are Engineering Technologists with excellent Computer Aided Design and Drafting (CADD) skills who find work in all aspects of engineering. The program will provide you with practical experience through hands-on classes in surveying, engineering principles and the latest CADD software programs available. The program is two years, or four 15-week semesters in length. The first three semesters are common to all students in the program. In the fourth semester students have the ability to specialize in the process piping, civil/municipal engineering or the structural design and drafting disciplines.

This program accepts students into first semester in September as well as January. This program will also utilize an e-Learning (SAIT issued laptop computer) instructional delivery method.

Your Career

Graduates find work in engineering consulting offices in Canadian industry as junior CADD, civil, structural, or process piping technologists.

Admission Requirements

Alberta High School Diploma or equivalent, with the following admission requirements or equivalents:

• At least 50% in Pure Math 30 or Math 30-1, or 70% in Math 30-2, AND,
• At least 50% in English Language Arts 30-1 or English Language Arts 30-2, AND, 
• At least 50% in Science 30 or Physics 20
• All applicants to SAIT Polytechnic must demonstrate English Language Proficiency prior to admission, including students educated in Canada. For more information, please visit English Proficiency.
• View High School Course Equivalencies Admission Equivalencies by Province.

Selection

It is important to apply early since the program is in high-demand.

Fall intake

• To be included in selection, applications along with all supporting documents must be submitted prior to March 1. Applications received after selection has occurred will be put on a waitlist and will be contacted if seats are available.
• If the program is not oversubscribed on June 1, the remaining seats will be offered to applicants on a first-qualified, first-offered basis
• There will be 96 seats offered in fall.

Winter intake

• To be included in selection, applications along with all supporting documents must be submitted by October 15. Applications received after selection has occurred will be put on a waitlist and will be contacted if seats are available.
• There will be 20 seats offered in winter.

Early Admission

Applicants who have achieved, or will achieve, a minimum academic average of 60% using the admission requirements will be offered a seat until the program is full. All other qualified applicants will remain in selection.

Selection Process

Applicants will be academically ranked according to admission requirements, and asked to complete a Career Investigation Questionnaire. Seats will be offered accordingly.  

Additional Resources

• Career Investigation Questionnaire
• Selection Process: Engineering Design and Drafting Technology

Student Success

The most successful students in the program are those with a solid foundation in high school Math and Physics and the aptitude to apply those skills to solving real problems. The ability to visualize in three dimensions and an affinity towards computerized graphics software are valuable assets.

Progression

Students must attain a PGPA and/or a CGPA of 2.0 or better in each semester and pass the necessary prerequisite courses to progress through the program. To qualify for graduation, students must pass all courses, attain a CGPA of 2.0 or better and complete course requirements within the prescribed timelines.

Credentials

After successfully completing this program, graduates will be awarded a SAIT diploma in Engineering Design and Drafting Technology.

Accreditation

This program is nationally accredited, at the technologist level, by the Canadian Council of Technicians and Technologists. Graduates are eligible for membership in The Association of Science and Engineering Technology Professionals in Alberta (ASET).

Tuition And Fees (Subject To Change)

• Please refer to the Tuition and Fee Table.
• International Students, please refer to International Student Fees.
• Student funding, please refer to Financial Assistance.
  

Books And Supplies (Subject To Change)

• Books and supplies are approximately $1,500 per year.
• A $500 security deposit to use a SAIT issued laptop.

Program Outline

• To find the course description for a course shown below, please go to our Course Finder and enter the course acronym and numbers (i.e., DMST-202) into the Quick Search by Course Code field.

• SAIT students are offered an opportunity to develop lifelong learning skills in an online environment. One or more courses in the program are offered fully or partially online.
  

For More Information

Information: 403.284.8367
Email: construction.info@sait.ca
Website: School of Construction
Academic Chair: Brad Mauro

Transfer with Diploma to...

Through SAIT Polytechnic transfer agreements and institution partnerships, graduates of this SAIT program may be eligible for credit at the following universities and colleges:

• Athabasca University
• British Columbia Institute of Technology
• Memorial University
• NAIT
• SAIT Polytechnic
• Thompson Rivers University
• University of New Brunswick, Saint John

Transfer options may also be available at other post-secondary institutions where credits from SAIT programs are evaluated on an individual basis. Interested students should contact the post-secondary institute of their choice for more information.

To learn more, visit Transfer Options.

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• Student-For-A-Day
• Academic Calendar
• Academic Upgrading
• International Students
• Mature Students
• Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition