INITIAL COURSE OUTLINES WERE PREPARED BY INSTRUCTORS. INDIVIDUAL COURSES WERE THEN EXPANDED AND COORDINATED WITH OTHER COURSES. THE CURRICULUM LABORATORY STAFF REORGANIZED AND EDITED THE MATERIAL. A COMMITTEE OF INDUSTRIAL REPRESENTATIVES REVIEWED AND PERSONALLY ENDORSED IT AS BEING APPROPRIATE AND ADEQUATE FOR TRAINING DRAFTING AND DESIGN TECHNICIANS. THE CURRICULUM GUIDE COVERING 72 SEMESTER HOURS IS ARRANGED AS COURSE OUTLINES WHICH INCLUDE CONTENT TOPICS, CLASS AND LABORATORY HOURS, AND STUDENT ACTIVITIES. LISTED ARE 95 SUGGESTED TEXTS, DATED FROM 1943 TO 1964. STUDENTS SHOULD BE HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES IN THE UPPER ONE-THIRD OF THEIR CLASS WITH TECHNICAL APTITUDES AND A MATH AND SCIENCE BACKGROUND. INSTRUCTORS SHOULD BE NO LESS THAN TECHNICAL SCHOOL GRADUATES WITH OCCUPATIONAL EXPERIENCE. COURSES INCLUDE (1) FUNDAMENTALS OF DRAFTING, (2) DESCRIPTIVE GEOMETRY, (3) MACHINE DRAFTING, (4) ELECTRICAL, PIPING, AND SHEET METAL DRAFTING, (5) ARCHITECTURAL DRAFTING, (6) STRUCTURAL DRAFTING, (7) MAP AND TOPOGRAPHIC DRAWING, (8) ALGEBRA, (9) TRIGONOMETRY, (10) STATICS AND STRENGTH OF MATERIALS, (11) PROPERTIES OF MATTER AND MECHANICS, (12) ANALYTICAL GEOMETRY AND CALCULUS, (13) SURVEYING, (14) ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETISM, AND (15) HEAT, LIGHT, AND SOUND. THIS DOCUMENT IS AVAILABLE FOR $4.00 FROM CURRICULUM LABORATORY, BOX NU, STATE COLLEGE, MISSISSIPPI 39762. (EM)