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Engineering and Drafting in Arizona
These pages summarize rules to help you plan. They are not legal advice. Before you place students at a work site or change a program, check with your state agency, your district's counsel and your insurance carrier.
In short
Arizona students in Engineering can earn any of 31 listed credentials such as Autodesk and CSWA; PLTW assessments do not count, and CTE courses cannot meet the university lab science requirement (ASU), so keep three lab sciences in the schedule.
State program: Engineering, CIP 15.0000.00; Architectural Drafting and Mechanical Drafting (codes differ between ADE pages: Confirm with the agency)
What a high school can deliver
Autodesk, SOLIDWORKS, NIMS, MSSC or Mastercam credentials from the state list, and the university CTE admission competency; no license applies.
Credentials students can earn
Engineering: 31 credentials, all A-F and CTED eligible, including ACU (AutoCAD, Fusion 360, Inventor, Revit), CSWA, NIMS, MSSC CPT, Mastercam Associate; Architectural Drafting 13 and Mechanical Drafting 12; PLTW not on the list
Age and hour requirements
None for students; drafting has no state license, and ACU needs parental consent under 18.
Other agencies involved
None.
Who can teach it
SCTIET or SSCTEIET: Route A bachelor's in the field plus 240 hours; Route B Arizona teaching certificate plus 240 hours and 12 semester hours; Route C 6,000 hours plus 15 semester hours.
Child labor rules for work placements
No work permits; no state hour limits at 16-17. A.R.S. 23-231 bars power woodworking machines and saws; CTE students are exempt (A.R.S. 23-235); federal rules still apply.
College credit after high school
No statewide agreement; dual enrollment by IGA; community college certificates on the drafting lists; ASU approved PLTW IED for the CTE competency, not lab science.
Where to go next
- The full Engineering and Drafting guide, showing Arizona
- The Arizona state profile
- Add this pathway to your plan
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