General Technology

Associate in Occupational Technology
Electrician: Automation and Instrumentation Career Path
Credit Requirements: 67 Semester Credit Hours

The General Technology major allows students to select course work necessary to become multiskilled technicians. In addition to completing the College's core curriculum, students also complete course work in at least two technical areas. The following is an example of a career path available. In many cases, the secondary paths can be substituted for courses in other programs. Interested students should talk with their advisors.

For entry into this program the student must be a high school graduate or possess a GED and take the College's placement test or meet the College's SAT or ACT requirements.

Recommended Sequence of Courses
First Semester - Fall
	EEM 117	AC/DC Circuits I	4
	EEM 118	AC/DC Circuits II	4
	EEM 131	Solid State Devices	4
Total 12
Second Semester - Spring
	EEM 217	AC/DC Machines with Electrical Codes	4
	EEM 251	Programmable Controllers	3
	EEM 252	Programmable Controllers Applications	3
	IMT 131	Hydraulics and Pneumatics	4
Total 14
Third Semester - Summer
	EEM 151	Motor Controls I	4
	EEM 221	DC/AC Drives	3
	ELE Comp	Select one course from Computer Electives	3
	ELE Oral	Select one course from Oral Communications Electives	3
Total 13
Fourth Semester - Fall
	AMT 103	Sensors	3
	EIT 244	Computers and PLCs in Instrumentation	3
	ELT 125	Introduction to Process Control Instrumentation	4
	ELE SSC	Select one course from Behavioral/Social Sciences Electives	3
Total 13
Fifth Semester - Spring
	ENG 101	English Composition I	3
	IMT 110	Industrial Instrumentation	3
	IMT 163	Problem Solving for Mechanical Applications	3
	MAT 120	Probability and Statistics	3
or	MAT 170	Algebra, Geometry and Trigonometry I	3
	ELE HUM	Select one course from Humanities Electives	3
Total 15