diff --git a/sqlalchemy_bigquery/base.py b/sqlalchemy_bigquery/base.py
index 0204bc92..472c9dd4 100644
--- a/sqlalchemy_bigquery/base.py
+++ b/sqlalchemy_bigquery/base.py
@@ -832,14 +832,11 @@ def _process_time_partitioning(
         function returns:
         "PARTITION BY TIMESTAMP_TRUNC(event_timestamp, DAY)".
 
-        Current inputs allowed by BQ and covered by this function include:
+        Current inputs allowed by BQ AND covered by this function include:
         * _PARTITIONDATE
         * DATETIME_TRUNC(<datetime_column>, DAY/HOUR/MONTH/YEAR)
         * TIMESTAMP_TRUNC(<timestamp_column>, DAY/HOUR/MONTH/YEAR)
         * DATE_TRUNC(<date_column>, MONTH/YEAR)
-
-        Additional options allowed by BQ but not explicitly covered by this
-        function include:
         * DATE(_PARTITIONTIME)
         * DATE(<timestamp_column>)
         * DATE(<datetime_column>)
@@ -847,12 +844,48 @@ def _process_time_partitioning(
         """
 
         sqltypes = {
-            "_PARTITIONDATE": ("_PARTITIONDATE", None),
-            "TIMESTAMP": ("TIMESTAMP_TRUNC", {"DAY", "HOUR", "MONTH", "YEAR"}),
-            "DATETIME": ("DATETIME_TRUNC", {"DAY", "HOUR", "MONTH", "YEAR"}),
-            "DATE": ("DATE_TRUNC", {"MONTH", "YEAR"}),
+            # column_type | truncation func OR default value | partitioning_period(s)
+            "_PARTITIONDATE": ("_PARTITIONDATE", None),  # default value, no period
+            "_PARTITIONTIME": ("DATE", None),  # trunc_fn, no period
+            "DATE": {
+                "no_period": (None, None),  # date_column, no trunc_fn, no period
+                "period": (
+                    "DATE_TRUNC",
+                    {"MONTH", "YEAR"},
+                ),  # date_column, trunc_fn, period(s)
+            },
+            "DATETIME": {
+                "no_period": ("DATE", None),  # datetime_column, trunc_fn, no period
+                "period": (
+                    "DATETIME_TRUNC",
+                    {"DAY", "HOUR", "MONTH", "YEAR"},
+                ),  # datetime_column, trunc_fn, period(s)
+            },
+            "TIMESTAMP": {
+                "no_period": ("DATE", None),  # timestamp_column, trunc_fn, no period
+                "period": (
+                    "TIMESTAMP_TRUNC",
+                    {"DAY", "HOUR", "MONTH", "YEAR"},
+                ),  # timestamp_column, trunc_fn, period(s)
+            },
         }
 
+        def parse_sqltypes(coltype, partitioning_period):
+            """Returns the default value OR the truncation function to be used
+            and the allowed partitioning periods.
+            """
+
+            if coltype in {"_PARTITIONDATE", "_PARTITIONTIME"}:
+                return sqltypes[coltype]
+
+            # by this point, value must be a nested dict
+            if partitioning_period is None:
+                # use "no_period" key
+                return sqltypes[coltype]["no_period"]
+            else:
+                # use "period" key
+                return sqltypes[coltype]["period"]
+
         # Extract field (i.e <column_name> or _PARTITIONDATE)
         # AND extract the name of the column_type (i.e. "TIMESTAMP", "DATE",
         # "DATETIME", "_PARTITIONDATE")
@@ -870,14 +903,14 @@ def _process_time_partitioning(
         # immediately overwritten by python-bigquery to a default of DAY.
         partitioning_period = time_partitioning.type_
 
-        # Extract the truncation_function (i.e. DATE_TRUNC)
+        # Extract the default value or truncation_function (i.e. DATE_TRUNC())
         # and the set of allowable partition_periods
         # that can be used in that function
-        trunc_fn, allowed_partitions = sqltypes[column_type]
+        trunc_fn, allowed_partitions = parse_sqltypes(column_type, partitioning_period)
 
         # Create output:
         # Special Case: _PARTITIONDATE does NOT use a function or partitioning_period
-        if trunc_fn == "_PARTITIONDATE":
+        if trunc_fn is None or trunc_fn in {"_PARTITIONDATE"}:
             return f"PARTITION BY {field}"
 
         # Special Case: BigQuery will not accept DAY as partitioning_period for