Electrical Controls/Mechatronics Certificate

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Academic Program Code: 923

The Electrical Controls/Mechatronics Certificate program is designed to give a student the basic skills required of an industrial controls service technician. All credits earned for this certificate apply to the AAAS Electrical Controls Engineering Technology degree.

Program Courses

EL 150 - Electrical Schematics, Electrical Standards, and Codes Credit Hours: 4
EL 162 - Control Systems Credit Hours: 2
EL 163 - Electrical Troubleshooting Credit Hours: 2
EL 164 - Programmable Logic Controllers Credit Hours: 3
EL 166 - Advanced PLC Systems Credit Hours: 3
Select one (1) of the following courses.
MN 113 - Mechanical Power Transmission Credit Hours: 2
MN 199 - Theory of Machine Operations Credit Hours: 3
MN 217 - Hydraulics Credit Hours: 4
MN 218 - Pneumatics Credit Hours: 3
You must take one (1) of the following options for Basic Electricity and Electronics. Select [EL 106 and EL 107], or EL 144.
EL 106 - Technical Electricity Credit Hours: 4
AND
EL 107 - Technical Electronics Credit Hours: 4
OR
EL 144 - Basic Electricity and Electronics Credit Hours: 4
Select one (1) of the following courses (or see Program Notes for alternative Mathematics courses).
EL 132 - Electronics Mathematics Credit Hours: 4
OR
MA 107 - Intermediate Algebra Credit Hours: 4

Total Credit Hours

Program Note

Other courses that can be used to meet the MA 107 requirement include: MA 108, MA 110, MA 129, MA 131, MA 133.

Gainful Employment Disclosure

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