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Computer Electronics and Interfacing Program

St. Clair County Community College Catalog
2006-07 Edition

Program Code: AASCI ASSOCIATE IN APPLIED ARTS AND SCIENCE DEGREE Honors Degree option available One of the most rapidly expanding areas in modern industry is the field of electronics. There is an ever-increasing demand by industry for trained electronics technicians to assist in the development, maintenance, testing, and repair of modern electronic equipment. This program will provide the technical knowledge and skills necessary for entry-level employment in industry as technicians in electronics layout, instrumentation, design, lab work, field service, or as an engineering aide. Graduates may also install microcomputers, maintain communications equipment, write technical reports, or work in sales and service of instrumentation equipment.
Suggested Course Sequence
FIRST YEAR – 1st Semester			Semester Hours
ELT130A	Fundamentals of Direct Current Electronics	GA	2
ELT130B	Fundamentals of Alternating Current Electronics	GA	2
ELT 135	Digital Circuits		3
CIS 110	CIS Concepts and Careers		4
PS 101	Introduction to Political Science	GA GP	3
Total Credit Hours this Semester:			14
2nd Semester			Semester Hours
ELT 131	Semiconductor Devices and Circuits	GA	4
ELT 160	A+ Certification		4
MTH 110*	Intemediate Algebra	MA CT	4
IA 102	Programmable Logic Controllers	CL	3
Total Credit Hours this Semester:			15
SECOND YEAR – 1st Semester			Semester Hours
ELT 230	Circuit Design/Analysis		4
ELT 231	Industrial Electronics	OC	3
ENG 101	English Composition I	WR	3
MTH 111*	Plane Trigonometry	MA CT	2
PHY 121	College Physics I		5
Total Credit Hours this Semester:			17
2nd Semester			Semester Hours
ELT 232	Communications Circuit		3
ELT232L	Communications Circuits Lab		1
ELT 236	Microcontrollers: Energy Control Systems I	CT OC CL	4
PHY 122	College Physics II		5
ENG 102	English Composition II	WR	3
Total Credit Hours this Semester:			16
Total Credit Hours = 62
Total Contact Hours= 79
NOTE: ELT130A, ELT130B, and ELT 131 are required to satisfy GA requirements. ELT 231 and 236 are required to satisfy OC requirement. * Students have the option of taking MTH 112 as a replacement of MTH 110 & MTH 111. However, due to transfer agreements with W.S.U., L.S.S.U., and F.S.U. into Electrical Engineering Technology (BSEET) programs, students may want to substitute courses for maximum transfer credit (MTH 113 & MTH 114).