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Building Permit Technician Certificate

(17 credits)


Purpose: Designed to enhance the competencies of the present permit clerks or technicians, to prepare persons for the national certification examination as building permit technicians, and to provide certain knowledge of building codes, zoning codes, permit processes, legal aspects, customer service and standards of building, to prepare persons for a career as a building permit technician.


Building Inspection Curriculum (17 credits)

(Building Permit Technician Certificate course descriptions)

BIT 1000 Introduction to Building Inspection, 2cr
BIT 1215 Building Construction Plan Reading, 2cr
BIT 2000 Public Administration for the Code Officer, 3cr
BIT 2020 Legal Aspects of Code Administration, 2cr
BIT 2400 Land Use Zoning, 2cr
CS or CIS Any course(s), 3cr

Select from one of the following for 3cr:
BUS 1119 Human Relations in Business
BUS 1121 Principles of Management
BUS 1150 Supervisory Techniques for Business
COMM 1100 Interpersonal Communication
COMM 2230 Small Group Communication
COMM 2240 Intercultural Communication


For more information call an admissions representative at 651/450-3000 or send us your question.

This page last modified: 7/6/2009


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