Industrial Electrician, A.A.S.

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The industrial electrician degree program prepares students for work as electricians in industry. To meet the demands of changing technology, training encompasses electronics as well as electrician skills. Students pursing the A.A.S. degree on a full-time schedule will be prepared for entry-level positions as industrial electricians. This training has been approved by the United States Bureau of Apprenticeship Training.

I. General Education Core (19-21)

Area A: Communication (6 credits)

ENG 101 Composition I 3 hrs transfer credit - with a grade of C or better
COMM 101 Principles of Communication 3 hrs transfer credit

Area B: Humanities and Fine Arts (3 credits)

Select one course from Area B

Area C: Mathematics (3-4)

IT 106 Mathematics for Computers 3 hrs credit
MATH 151 College Algebra 4 hrs transfer credit
TECH 109 Technical Mathematics I 4 hrs credit

Area D: Physical and Life Sciences (4-5 credits)

Select one course from the following

CHEM 105 Survey of General Chemistry 4 hrs transfer credit
CHEM 110 General Chemistry I 5 hrs transfer credit
PHYSC 111 Physical Science 4 hrs transfer credit
PHYSI 101 Conceptual Physics 4 hrs transfer credit
PHYSI 120 College Physics I 4 hrs transfer credit
PHYSI 210 University Physics I 4 hrs transfer credit

Area E: Social and Behavioral Science (3 credits)

Select one course from Area E

II. Program Requirements (40)

COL 101 First Year Seminar 1 hr transfer credit
COL 102 Career Development Seminar 1 hr transfer credit
ELEC 101 Fundamentals of Electricity 3 hrs credit
ELECT 103 Alternating Current 2 hrs credit
ELECT 105 Power, Transformers, Polyphase Circuits 2 hrs credit
ELECT 106 DC Motors and Generators 2 hrs credit
ELECT 107 AC Motors and Generators 2 hrs credit
ELECT 108 Electrical Control for Machines I 2 hrs credit
ELECT 109 Electrical Control For Machines II 2 hrs credit
ELECT 111 Electronic Principles I 2 hrs credit
ELECT 112 Electronic Principles II 2 hrs credit
ELECT 113 Print Reading for Electricians 2 hrs credit
ELECT 114 National Electrical Code 2 hrs credit
ELECT 120 Industrial and Electrical Safety 2 hrs credit
ELECT 159 Electrical Wiring I 2 hrs credit
ELECT 203 Industrial Electronics I 2 hrs credit
ELECT 204 Industrial Electronics II 2 hrs credit
ELECT 208 Programmable Logic Controllers I 2 hrs credit
ELECT 209 Programmable Logic Controllers II 2 hrs credit
ELECT 298 Electrical Seminar 1 hr credit
ELECT 299 Electrical Internship 2 hrs credit

III. Electives (8)

Select from:

ELECT 110 DC Crane Control 2 hrs credit
ELECT 141 Conduit Bending – Thinwall 2 hrs credit
ELECT 150 Preventive Maintenance – Electrical 2 hrs credit
ELECT 160 Electrical Wiring II 2 hrs credit
ELECT 201 Digital Fundamentals I 2 hrs credit
ELECT 202 Digital Fundamentals II 2 hrs credit
ELECT 206 Instrumentation Fundamentals I 2 hrs credit
ELECT 207 Instrumentation Fundamentals II 2 hrs credit
ELECT 230 Alternative Small Energy Systems 2 hrs credit
ELECT 290 Special Topics in Electricity 3 hrs credit
PHYSI 130 College Physics II 4 hrs transfer credit