Architecture & Construction Management - Technical Standards

Farmingdale State College recognizes and complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and other applicable federal and state regulations that prohibit discrimination on the basis of disability. Otherwise-qualified individuals shall not be excluded from participation solely by reason of their disability or medical condition.

The Technical Standards are intended to inform students of the skills, abilities, and behavioral expectations required in the Department of Architecture & Construction Management programs with or without reasonable accommodation. The Technical Standards reflect performance abilities and characteristics that are necessary to successfully complete the requirements of the programs.

Students enrolled at Farmingdale State College are responsible for requesting accommodations, and providing the appropriate and required documentation of a disability, in a timely manner with Disability Services Center. If you feel you are unable to meet the Technical Standards because of a disability, you are encouraged to discuss your concerns with Disability Services Center prior to enrollment.

Technical Standards  
These technical standards outlined in this section establish the essential qualities considered necessary for students admitted to these programs to achieve the knowledge, skills, and competencies to enter these fields. The successful student must possess the following skills and abilities or be able to demonstrate that they can complete the requirements of the program, with or without reasonable accommodation, using some other combination of skills and abilities:

Physical and Motor Abilities:  
Sufficient manual dexterity and motor coordination to coordinate eyes, hands, and fingers to perform individual and simultaneous tasks.  The student is required to possess the physical strength and stamina necessary to function indoor and outdoor spaces in activities such as
• perform drafting and drawing techniques using manual or computer-based tools 
• create architectural models using manual material-based skills or computer-based visualization tools 
• properly assemble and utilize measurement instruments and other laboratory tools. 
• conduct experiments with soils and building materials.

Sensory Abilities:  
Student must have the functional use of vision that is necessary in assessing and interpreting ideas and concepts visually and/or graphically. Students must be able to assess spatial relationships and wayfinding to assemble patterns, objects and other physical systems.  In addition, students must make independent observations and assessments when utilizing hand tools, drafting equipment and drawing/modeling/visualization software. Examples of sensory observation skills include but are not limited to:
• read small print and colors associated with architectural drawings and construction plans • determine distance and spatial relationships of building components and materials 
• understand spatial relationships and wayfinding to assemble and interpret patterns and objects needed for representation of architectural and construction concepts in projects

Environmental Tolerability: 
The student must have ability to work outdoors, in instructional, and construction site conditions that may include: extreme noise, heat, fumes, dust, chemicals, toxins, water, cement, asphaltic cement, and/or other construction materials.  Examples of these skills include:
• visits to active construction sites 
• compliance with site safety requirements such as OSHA that specify the use of personal protective equipment such as eye and hearing protection, boots and hard hats

Communications Skills:  
The student must possess the ability to communicate effectively using reasonable grammar and syntax in both oral and written formats. In addition, the student must notice and appreciate both verbal and nonverbal communication when preparing, interpreting, and presenting architectural design and/or construction project specifications. Examples of communication skills include but are not limited to:
• understand client requests, instructions, and descriptions  
• effectively report to the supervisor any architectural, construction, or infrastructure- related issues 
• effectively work as a member of a technical, design, or problem-solving team, collaborating with clients and stakeholders to bring proposals/projects to conclusion 
• read and comprehend technical manuals, drawings, manufacturer’s specifications, instructions, and warning labels in the prevailing language of United States codes, standards, and licensure

Farmingdale State College recognizes and complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and other applicable federal and state regulations that prohibit discrimination on the basis of disability. Otherwise-qualified individuals shall not be excluded from participation solely by reason of their disability or medical condition.

The Technical Standards are intended to inform students of the skills, abilities, and behavioral expectations required in the Department of Architecture & Construction Management programs with or without reasonable accommodation. The Technical Standards reflect performance abilities and characteristics that are necessary to successfully complete the requirements of the programs.

Students enrolled at Farmingdale State College are responsible for requesting accommodations, and providing the appropriate and required documentation of a disability, in a timely manner with Disability Services Center. If you feel you are unable to meet the Technical Standards because of a disability, you are encouraged to discuss your concerns with Disability Services Center prior to enrollment.

Technical Standards  
These technical standards outlined in this section establish the essential qualities considered necessary for students admitted to these programs to achieve the knowledge, skills, and competencies to enter these fields. The successful student must possess the following skills and abilities or be able to demonstrate that they can complete the requirements of the program, with or without reasonable accommodation, using some other combination of skills and abilities:

Physical and Motor Abilities:  
Sufficient manual dexterity and motor coordination to coordinate eyes, hands, and fingers to perform individual and simultaneous tasks.  The student is required to possess the physical strength and stamina necessary to function indoor and outdoor spaces in activities such as
• perform drafting and drawing techniques using manual or computer-based tools 
• create architectural models using manual material-based skills or computer-based visualization tools 
• properly assemble and utilize measurement instruments and other laboratory tools 
• conduct lab experiments with soils and building materials 
• safely traverse terrain of 2000 feet that may be uneven and/or have a steep incline during surveying and site visits 
• safely lift and handle weight of 25 pounds during laboratory activities utilizing soil samples or cement.

Sensory Abilities:  
Student must have the functional use of vision that is necessary in assessing and interpreting ideas and concepts visually and/or graphically.  Students must be able to understand spatial relationships and wayfinding to assemble patterns, objects and other physical systems.  In addition, students must make independent observations and assessments when utilizing hand tools, drafting equipment and drawing/modeling/visualization software. Examples of sensory observation skills include but are not limited to:
• read small print, drafting lines, symbols and colors associated with multi-disciplinary 
(architectural, mechanical, plumbing and electrical) drawings and construction plans 
• determine distance and spatial relationships of building components and materials 
• understand spatial relationships and wayfinding to assemble and interpret patterns and objects needed for representation of architectural and construction projects

Environmental Tolerability: 
The student must have ability to work outdoors, in laboratory, instructional, and construction site conditions that may include: extreme noise, heat, fumes, dust, chemicals, toxins, water, cement, asphaltic cement, and/or other construction materials.  Examples of these skills include:
• surveying  
• visits to active construction site 
• compliance with site safety requirements such as OSHA that specify the use of personal protective equipment such as eye and hearing protection, boots and hard hats.

Communications Skills:  
The student must possess the ability to communicate effectively using reasonable grammar and syntax in both oral and written formats. In addition, the student must notice and appreciate both verbal and nonverbal communication when preparing, interpreting, and presenting multidisciplinary design and/or construction project specifications. Examples of communication skills include but are not limited to:
• effectively work as a member of a technical, design, or problem-solving team, collaborating with clients and stakeholders to bring construction proposals/projects to conclusion 
• read and comprehend technical manuals, drawings, manufacturer’s specifications, instructions, and warning labels in the prevailing language of United States codes, standards, and licensure