# Building Inspection Technology (BIT) courses College of the Desert · 2026-2027 Catalog · 24 courses Source: https://catalog.collegeofthedesert.edu/courses/bit/ "Offered" lists sections in this catalog year's class schedules: Fall 2026. ### BIT 010 — California Building Codes - **Units:** 4 - **Hours:** Lecture Hours: 72 - **Advisory:** RDG 061 & MATH 060. - **Transfers to:** CSU - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule - Repeatable: No - Grading: Letter - Degree Applicable: AA/AS This course covers California Building, Housing, and Disabled Access Codes used for construction, maintenance, and use of buildings and grounds within the State of California. It emphasizes an understanding and application of code sections and provisions and the relationships between building, housing, energy and disabled access codes. ### BIT 020 — California Mechanical Codes - **Units:** 2 - **Hours:** Lecture Hours: 36 - **Advisory:** RDG 061 & MATH 060. - **Transfers to:** CSU - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule - Repeatable: No - Grading: Letter - Degree Applicable: AA/AS This course covers California Building and Mechanical Codes used for construction, maintenance, and use of buildings and grounds within the State. It emphasizes an understanding and application of code sections and provisions and the relationships between building and mechanical codes. ### BIT 024 — California Energy Codes - **Units:** 3 - **Hours:** Lecture Hours: 54 - **Advisory:** MATH 060 & ENG 061. - **Transfers to:** CSU - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/college-of-the-desert/schedule/fall-2026/bit.md) - Repeatable: No - Grading: Letter - Degree Applicable: AA/AS This course covers California's Building Energy Efficiency Standards for Residential and Nonresidential Buildings (Title 24, Part 6). ### BIT 025 — California Residential Codes - **Units:** 3 - **Hours:** Lecture Hours: 54 - **Advisory:** RDG 061 & MATH 060. - **Transfers to:** CSU - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/college-of-the-desert/schedule/fall-2026/bit.md) - Repeatable: No - Grading: Letter - Degree Applicable: AA/AS This course covers information from the most updated version of the California Residential Code and compiles all building, plumbing, mechanical, fuel gas, and electrical requirements for one- and two-family dwellings up to three stories as mandated by the California Building Standards Commission. Topics under Title 24, Part 2.5 include Scope and Application, Administration, Definitions, Building Planning, Foundations, Floors, Wall Construction, Wall Covering, Roof-Ceiling Construction, Roof Assemblies, and Chimneys and Fireplaces. ### BIT 026 — Building II & Fire Codes - **Units:** 3 - **Hours:** Lecture Hours: 54 - **Advisory:** RDG 061 & MATH 060. - **Transfers to:** CSU - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule - Repeatable: No - Grading: Letter - Degree Applicable: AA/AS This course involves building and fire codes used for construction, maintenance, and use of buildings and grounds in the State of California. It places an emphasis on understanding and application of code sections and provisions, and the relation between Fire and Building Codes. It addresses elements of codes in areas of special occupancies, grading, fire and building material standards, and building codes appendices as they apply to both building and fire applications. ### BIT 030 — California Plumbing Codes - **Units:** 2 - **Hours:** Lecture Hours: 36 - **Advisory:** RDG 061 & MATH 060. - **Transfers to:** CSU - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/college-of-the-desert/schedule/fall-2026/bit.md) - Repeatable: No - Grading: Letter - Degree Applicable: AA/AS This course covers California Building and Plumbing Codes used for construction, maintenance, and use of buildings and grounds within the State. It emphasizes an understanding and application of code sections and provisions, and the relationships between building and plumbing codes. ### BIT 040 — California Electrical Codes - **Units:** 2 - **Hours:** Lecture Hours: 36 - **Advisory:** RDG 061 & MATH 060. - **Transfers to:** CSU - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/college-of-the-desert/schedule/fall-2026/bit.md) - Repeatable: No - Grading: Letter - Degree Applicable: AA/AS This course covers California Electrical Codes used for construction, maintenance, and use of buildings and grounds within the State. It emphasizes an understanding and application of code sections and provisions, and the relationships between building and electrical codes. ### BIT 095A — Building Inspection Technology Work Experience - **Units:** 1-5 - **Hours:** Lab Hours: 270 - **Transfers to:** CSU - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule - Repeatable: Yes - Grading: Letter - Degree Applicable: AA/AS This work experience course of supervised employment provides students the opportunity to connect academics to applied experiential learning in the workplace. It assists students in developing transferable employability skills, career awareness, learning industry culture, competencies and norms, and developing professional networks that support career mobility. To enroll, students must have a job or internship placement in a part-time or full-time capacity. Credit may be accrued at the rate of one to five (1-5) units per semester based on the student's ability to meet the hours required per unit enrolled. Students must work 54 hours per unit earned. This Work Experience course is available to students whose job or internship placement is directly related to Building Inspection Technology. ### BIT 310A — California Building Codes Introduction - **Units:** 0 - **Hours:** Noncredit Hours: 18 - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule - Repeatable: Yes - Grading: Pass/No Pass - Degree Applicable: NONC This course is an introduction to the California Building, Housing, and Disabled Access Codes used for construction, maintenance, and use of buildings and grounds within the State of California. It emphasizes an understanding of code sections and provisions and the relationships between building, housing, energy and disabled access codes. ### BIT 310B — California Building Codes ADA Requirements - **Units:** 0 - **Hours:** Noncredit Hours: 18 - **Prerequisite:** BIT 310A. - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule - Repeatable: Yes - Grading: Pass/No Pass - Degree Applicable: NONC This course is an introduction to the California Disabled Access Codes used for construction, maintenance, and use of buildings and grounds within the State of California. It emphasizes an understanding of code sections and provisions and the relationships between building, housing, energy and disabled access codes. ### BIT 310C — California Building Codes Construction Materials - **Units:** 0 - **Hours:** Noncredit Hours: 18 - **Prerequisite:** BIT 310A. - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule - Repeatable: Yes - Grading: Pass/No Pass - Degree Applicable: NONC Introduction to how the California Building, Housing, and Disabled Access Codes are used for construction, maintenance, and use of buildings and grounds within the State of California apply to Construction Materials. It emphasizes an understanding of code sections and provisions and the relationships between building, housing, energy and disabled access codes. ### BIT 320A — California Mechanical Codes Introduction - **Units:** 0 - **Hours:** Noncredit Hours: 18 - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule - Repeatable: Yes - Grading: Pass/No Pass - Degree Applicable: NONC This course covers California Building and Mechanical Codes used for construction, maintenance, and use of buildings and grounds within the State. It emphasizes an understanding of code sections and provisions and the relationships between building and mechanical codes. ### BIT 320B — California Mechanical Codes in Construction - **Units:** 0 - **Hours:** Noncredit Hours: 18 - **Prerequisite:** BIT 320A. - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule - Repeatable: Yes - Grading: Pass/No Pass - Degree Applicable: NONC This course covers application of the California Building and Mechanical Codes used for construction, maintenance, and use of buildings and grounds within the State. It emphasizes an understanding and application of code sections and provisions and the relationships between building and mechanical codes. ### BIT 324A — California Energy Codes Introduction - **Units:** 0 - **Hours:** Noncredit Hours: 12 - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule - Repeatable: Yes - Grading: Pass/No Pass - Degree Applicable: NONC This course introduces California's Building Energy Efficiency Standards for Residential and Nonresidential Buildings (Title 24, Part 6). It presents the history and development of the code, the need for regulation, navigation of the code manuals, and the fundamentals of meeting compliance. ### BIT 324B — California Energy Codes Envelope & Mechanical - **Units:** 0 - **Hours:** Noncredit Hours: 24 - **Prerequisite:** BIT 324A. - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule - Repeatable: Yes - Grading: Pass/No Pass - Degree Applicable: NONC This course covers California's Building Energy Efficiency Standards for Residential and Nonresidential Buildings (Title 24, Part 6), specifically the building envelope and mechanical requirements for both residential and non-residential construction. ### BIT 324C — California Energy Codes Water & Lighting - **Units:** 0 - **Hours:** Noncredit Hours: 18 - **Prerequisite:** BIT-324B. - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule - Repeatable: Yes - Grading: Pass/No Pass - Degree Applicable: NONC This course covers California's Building Energy Efficiency Standards for Residential and Nonresidential Buildings (Title 24, Part 6), specifically for Water and Lighting; Additions and Alterations. ### BIT 325A — California Residential Code Administration & Planning - **Units:** 0 - **Hours:** Noncredit Hours: 27 - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule - Repeatable: Yes - Grading: Pass/No Pass - Degree Applicable: NONC This course covers information from the most updated version of the California Residential Code and complies with all building, plumbing, mechanical, fuel gas, and electrical requirements for family dwellings from one to three stories as mandated by the California Building Standards Commission. Topics under Title 24, Part 2.5 include Scope and Application, Administration, Definitions, Building Planning and Foundations. ### BIT 325B — California Residential Code for Construction - **Units:** 0 - **Hours:** Noncredit Hours: 27 - **Prerequisite:** BIT-325A. - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule - Repeatable: Yes - Grading: Pass/No Pass - Degree Applicable: NONC This course covers information from the most updated version of the California Residential Code and complies with all building, plumbing, mechanical, fuel gas, and electrical requirements for family dwelling from one to three stories as mandated by the California Building Standards Commission. Topics under Title 24, Part 2.5 include Scope and Application, Administration, Definitions, Building Planning, Foundations, Floors, Wall Construction, Wall Covering, Roof-Ceiling Construction, Roof Assemblies, and Chimneys and Fireplaces. ### BIT 326A — Building & Fire Codes Introduction - **Units:** 0 - **Hours:** Noncredit Hours: 27 - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule - Repeatable: Yes - Grading: Pass/No Pass - Degree Applicable: NONC This course involves building and fire codes used for construction, maintenance, and use of buildings and grounds in the State of California. It places an emphasis on understanding and application of code sections and provisions, and the relation between Fire and Building Codes. It addresses elements of codes in areas of special occupancy and building codes appendices as they apply to both building and fire applications. ### BIT 326B — Building & Fire Codes Applied to Construction - **Units:** 0 - **Hours:** Noncredit Hours: 27 - **Prerequisite:** BIT-326A. - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule - Repeatable: Yes - Grading: Pass/No Pass - Degree Applicable: NONC This course applies building and fire codes used for construction, maintenance, and use of buildings and grounds in the State of California. It places an emphasis on understanding and application of code sections and provisions, and the relation between Fire and Building Codes. It addresses elements of codes in areas of special occupancy, grading, fire and building material standards, and building codes appendices as they apply to both building and fire applications. ### BIT 330A — California Plumbing Codes Introduction - **Units:** 0 - **Hours:** Noncredit Hours: 18 - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule - Repeatable: Yes - Grading: Pass/No Pass - Degree Applicable: NONC This course introduces California Building and Plumbing Codes used for construction, maintenance, and use of buildings and grounds within the State. ### BIT 330B — California Plumbing Codes in Construction - **Units:** 0 - **Hours:** Noncredit Hours: 18 - **Prerequisite:** BIT 330A. - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule - Repeatable: Yes - Grading: Pass/No Pass - Degree Applicable: NONC This course emphasizes an understanding of California Building and Plumbing Codes, application of code sections and provisions, and the relationships between building and plumbing codes. ### BIT 340A — California Electrical Codes Introduction - **Units:** 0 - **Hours:** Noncredit Hours: 18 - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule - Repeatable: Yes - Grading: Pass/No Pass - Degree Applicable: NONC This course introduces California Electrical Codes used for construction, maintenance, and use of buildings and grounds within the State. It emphasizes an understanding of code sections and provisions, and the relationships between building and electrical codes. ### BIT 340B — California Electrical Codes in Construction - **Units:** 0 - **Hours:** Noncredit Hours: 18 - **Prerequisite:** BIT 340A. - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule - Repeatable: Yes - Grading: Pass/No Pass - Degree Applicable: NONC This course covers the application of the California Electrical Codes used for construction, maintenance, and use of buildings and grounds within the State. It emphasizes an understanding and application of code sections and provisions, and the relationships between building and electrical codes.