Course Descriptions
List of Core Subject Courses The following courses summarize the Boat School’s 12-month degree and 9-month diploma programs and workshops. Fall Quarter Courses: Basic Skills for Boatbuilders (series required for all boatbuilding programs) 110 Classic Woodworking; 130 clock hours; 6.25 quarter-credits; Pg. 16 120 Drafting; 56 clock hours; 3 quarter-credits; Pg. 17 125 Lofting; 84 clock hours; 6 quarter-credits; Pg. 17 130 Skiff Construction; 130 clock hours; 6.25 quarter-credits: Pg. 17 Winter Quarter Courses 140 Traditional Large Craft Construction Part I; 400 clock hours; 21.5 quarter-credits; Pg. 18-19 150 Traditional Small Craft Construction Part I; 400 clock hours; 21.5 quarter-credits; Pg. 20-21 160 Contemporary Wood Composite Construction, Part I, 400 clock hours; 21.5 quarter-credits; Pg. 22 Spring Quarter Courses 240 Large Craft Const. Part II; 400 clock hours; 21.5 quarter-credits; Pg. 18-19 250 Small Craft Const. Part II; 400 clock hours; 21.5 quarter-credits; Pg. 20-21 260 Contemporary Boats, Part II; 400 clock hours;21.5 quarter-credits; Pg. 22 Summer Quarter Courses (AOS degree programs only) 270 Repair and Restoration; 400 clock hours; 21.5 quarter-credits; Pg. 24 280 Yacht Interiors; 400 clock hours; 21.5 quarter-credits; Pg. 23 Courses Separate from the Boatbuilding Programs 170 Comp. Sailmaking & Rigging, 400 clock hours; 21.5 quarter-credits; Pg. 25 (usually offered Winter Quarter) American Maritime Heritage, 4.5 quarter credits (applied general education evening class offered free Spring Quarter) Workshops Affordable non-credit workshops are provided in the evenings to expand educational opportunities for students at the School. Topics include boat design, diesel engines, basic welding, carving, painting and varnishing. Prerequisites. Specific prerequisites for individual courses are listed with that course’s description on the following pages. Successful completion of a prerequisite course is required before a student can move ahead. Clock Hours and Credits A clock hour is defined as 50 minutes of instruction in a one-hour period. 20 clock hours of shop-based instruction equals one quarter-credit. 10 clock hours of classroom-based instruction equals one, quarter-credit.
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