Industrial Automation and Process Control Technician Track - Degree | ECTC

Industrial Automation and Process Control Technician Track - Degree

Associate in Applied Science
Electrical Technology

Developmental Courses as Needed

Courses Credit Notes
RDG 20/100 3-6  
ENC 90/ENG 100 2-5  
MAT 61 4  

General Education Courses

Courses Credit Notes
ENG 101 Writing I 3  
Heritage/Humanities 3  
MAT 116 Technical Mathematics OR
MAT 126 Technical Algebra and Trigonometry OR
Higher Level Quantitative Reasoning Course
3 First bi-term
Social and Behavioral Sciences 3  
Natural Sciences 3  
GENERAL EDUCATION SUBTOTAL 15  

Technical Core Requirements

Courses Credit Notes
EET 119 Basic Electricity OR
ELT 110 Circuits I
5 First bi-term
Prereq: MAT 61
EET 250 National Electrical Code 4 Seventh bi-term
Prereq: ELT 110 or EET 119 with a grade of C or better or program advisor consent
Choose an Option below 11-14  
CAD 100 Introduction to Computer Aided Design OR
Digital Literacy
3 If student takes a bypass exam, he/she must take an additional course approved by program coordinator.
EET 127 Electrical Technology Capstone 1  
TECHNICAL CORE SUBTOTAL 24-27  

OPTIONS

Select one of the following four options:

Courses Credit Notes
OPTION 1
EET 264 Rotating Machinery AND
EET 265 Rotating Machinery Lab AND
EET 270 Electrical Motor Controls I AND
EET 271 Electrical Motor Controls I Lab AND
EET 272 Electrical Motor Controls II AND
EET 273 Electrical Motor Controls II Lab
12 EET 264 and EET 270 Prereq: EET 119 or ELT 110 with a grade of C or better or program advisor consent

EET 272 Prereq: EET 270 or EET 264 or EET 268
OPTION 2
EET 268 Rotating Machinery Electrical Motor Controls I AND
EET 269 Rotating Machinery Electrical Motor Controls I Lab AND
EET 272 Electrical Motor Controls II AND
EET 273 Electrical Motor Controls II Lab
11 EET 268 Prereq: EET 119 or ELT 110 with a grade of C or better or program advisor consent

EET 272 Prereq: EET 270 or EET 264 or EET 268
OPTION 3
EET 266 Rotating Machinery and Transformers AND
EET 267 Rotating Machinery and Transformers Lab AND
EET 270 Electrical Motor Controls I AND
EET 271 Electrical Motor Controls I Lab AND
EET 272 Electrical Motor Controls II AND
EET 273 Electrical Motor Controls II Lab
14 EET 266 and EET 270 Prereq: EET 119 or ELT 110 with a grade of C or better or program advisor consent

EET 272 Prereq: EET 270 or EET 264 or EET 268
OPTION 4
EET 264 Rotating Machinery AND
EET 265 Rotating Machinery Lab AND
EET 274 Electrical Motor Controls AND
EET 275 Electrical Motor Controls Lab
11 Prereq: EET 119 or ELT 110 with a grade of C or better or program advisor consent

Industrial Automation and Process Control Technician Track

Courses Credit Notes
EET 276 Programmable Logic Controllers AND
EET 277 Programmable Logic Controllers Lab
4 Fifth bi-term
Prereq: EET 270/271 with grade of C or better or program advisor consent
FPX 100 Fluid Power AND
FPX 101 Fluid Power Lab
5 Second bi-term (First bi-term if EET 119 is full. Then take EET 119 second bi-term.)
ISM 102 Fundamentals of Instrumentation  4 Fifth bi-term
ISM 210 Fundamentals of Process Control 4 Sixth bi-term
Technical Electives* 9 Seventh bi-term: EET 290
Eighth bi-term: EET 280
INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION AND PROCESS CONTROL TECHNICIAN TRACK SUBTOTAL 26  
TOTAL DEGREE CREDITS 65-68  

Recommended Technical Electives*

Courses Credit Notes
All EET Prefix Courses    
All IMT Prefix Courses    
ELT 103 Introduction to Engineering 3  
ELT 120 Digital I 3 Prereq: MAT 61 or equivalent placement level or instructor consent
ELT 210 Devices I 4 Prereq: ELT 110 with a grade of C or better or instructor consent
ELT 214 Devices II 4 Prereq: ELT 210 with a grade of C or better or instructor consent
ELT 220 Digital II 3 Prereq: ELT 120 with a grade of C or better or instructor consent

*This is not all-inclusive. Other courses may be taken with approval of the program instructor/advisor.

Students enrolled in the Electrical Technology program are required to achieve a minimum grade of "C" in the technical core and in those courses selected as technical electives.

For a list of KCTCS general education classes in each category, go to https://catalog.kctcs.edu/academic-services/general-education-requirements/.

KCTCS Catalog:  Industrial Automation and Process Control Technician Track - Degree