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Engineering Graphical Communication

Undergraduate Badge

Grand Rapids • Face to face • Online (?) • 2 Credits

Face to face

Students are required to come to a GVSU campus for face-to-face instruction to complete the program requirements. Instruction is face-to-face (though some courses may be offered online in addition).

Hybrid

Students come to a GVSU campus more than one time a semester for face-to-face instruction, with additional class meetings online. Instruction is online and face-to-face.

Low Residency

Students come to a GVSU campus no more than one time a semester (e.g., one weekend, week, class session, etc.). Instruction is mostly online.

Online

Students are not required to come to any GVSU campus to complete the program requirements. Instruction is fully online.

From hand-drafted schematics to 3D parametric modeling, Engineering Graphical Communication bridges imagination and reality, transforming abstract ideas into actionable technical specifications.

 

Overview

In Grand Valley's Engineering Graphical Communication Badge, engineering students will learn to sketch out engineering ideas in isometric and orthographic projections, properly dimension their sketches, communicate their design ideas via Computer-aided Design (CAD) drawings, write G code to convert their CAD designs into manufacturable parts using Computer-aided Manufacturing (CAM) software, and produce appropriately milled parts matching their CAD designs using bench mills.

The badge curriculum includes two required courses: Introduction to Engineering Graphics, and Introduction to CAD/CAM.

This badge is intended for anyone wishing to pick up drafting and computer-aided design. It is offered face-to-face in the evenings on Grand Valley's City Campus in Grand Rapids, or fully online, making it a flexible option for interested students.

Catalog information for this badge is available in the 2025-2026 Under Construction Catalog.

A digital badge, or badge, is a record of achievement that recognizes a student's completion of a coherent and meaningful academic experience. GVSU offers both credit and non-credit bearing badges as digital credentials. Credit-bearing badges include anywhere from 0.5 to 15 academic credits and may include additional noncredit criteria. Credit-bearing badges are also posted to the academic transcript.

Admission Information

This badge is intended for anyone wishing to pick up skills in drafting and computer-aided design. Both courses in this badge require pre-calculus Mathematics background - EGR 111 can be taken with a prereq of MTH 110. Students in MTH 122 or higher may take both courses in this badge concurrently.

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Program Chair, Interdisciplinary Engineering

Philip Hittepole
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(616) 331-6045

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