Communications - Diploma
Engineering and Electronics technology
General Education Courses
| Courses | Credit | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Written Communication or Oral Communications | 3 | |
| MAT 126 Technical Algebra & Trigonometry OR MAT 150 College Algebra OR Higher Level Quantitative Reasoning Course |
3 | |
| GENERAL EDUCATION SUBTOTAL | 6 |
Technical Core Requirements
| Courses | Credit | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| ELT 110 Circuits I OR EET 119 Basic Electricity OR (IMT 110 Industrial Maintenance Electrical Principles AND IMT 111 Industrial Maintenance Electrical Principles Lab) |
5 | First bi-term Prereq: MAT 61 level |
| ELT 114 Circuits II | 5 | Second bi-term Prereq: ELT 110 with a grade of C or better or instructor consent |
| ELT 210 Devices I | 4 | Third bi-term Prereq: ELT 110 with a grade of C or better or instructor consent |
| ELT 120 Digital I | 3 | Fifth bi-term Prereq: MAT 61 or equivalent placement level or instructor consent |
| CAD 100 Introduction to Computer Aided Design OR BRX 120 Basic Blueprint of Reading OR Equivalent Course with Consent of Program Coordinator |
3-4 | Second bi-term |
| ELT 289 Engineering and Electronics Technology Capstone | 1 | Prereq: ELT 120 and ELT 219 or instructor consent |
| Digital Literacy | 3 | |
| COED 198 Practicum OR COE 199 Cooperative Education: (Topic) OR Equivalent Course with Consent of Program Coordinator |
1-2 | |
| TECHNICAL CORE SUBTOTAL | 25-27 |
Communications Specialization
| Courses | Credit | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| ELT 214 Devices II | 4 | Fourth bi-term Prereq: ELT 210 with a grade of C or better or instructor consent |
| ELT 220 Digital II | 3 | Sixth bi-term Prereq: ELT 120 with a grade of C or better or instructor consent |
| ELT 240 Communications Electronics | 6 | |
| Technical Electives* | 11 | |
| COMMUNICATIONS SUBTOTAL | 24 | |
| TOTAL DIPLOMA CREDITS | 55-57 |
*Technical Electives: Any EET, ELT, IMT, CIT, ISM, CAD, ICT, or MFG course or any other course approved by the program coordinator.
Progression in the program is contingent upon achieving a grade of "C" or better in each technical course and maintenance of a 2.0 cumulative grade point average or better (on a 4.0 scale).
For a list of KCTCS general education classes in each category, go to https://catalog.kctcs.edu/academic-services/general-education-requirements/.
KCTCS Catalog: Communications - Diploma
