There is a way that you can jump start your college career by taking courses in your high school that can count toward courses required in our curriculum. Tech Prep is the way! This option is available for students registered in Anne Arundel County Public Schools. You can get college credit (free of charge) for our ACH 111 - Architectural Design 1 and/or ACH 121 - Architectural Material and Methods 1 courses.  Both courses are required in every degree and certificate in our department.

To qualify for the ACH-111 - Architectural Design 1 Credit ^PDF:

1. You need a minimum of three semesters of drafting, one of which has to be architectural drawing with a grade of B or better.
2. Download the request form from AACC's Tech Prep Web pages.
3. Have your high school Technology Education teacher sign the form (thus recommending you for the credit).
4. Make an appointment with the architecture department chair to show a portfolio of your work. You can additional credit for ENT-241 - Computer Aided Drafting ^PDF if you are a drafting/CAD completers at one of the Centers for Applied Technology.

High school students must demonstrate that they have the abilities to draw:

• Plans
• Sections
• Elevations
• Axonometrics or isometrics
• One point perspectives
• Two point perspectives
• All of the above using appropriate line weights and architectural lettering

To qualify for the ACH-121 - Material and Methods 1 Credit ^PDF:

1. You would need to have completed the Building Construction Program at the Center for Applied Technology South (CAT-S) or the Carpentry Program at the Center for Applied Technology North (CAT-N) with a grade of B or better. 
2. Download the request form from the Tech Prep Web pages.
3. Have your high school Technology Education teacher sign the form (thus recommending you for the credit).

Credits are assigned once the student has successfully completed 6 credits at the college with a grade of C or better.