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Electronics and Computer Technology

St. Clair County Community College Catalog
2011-12 Edition

Program Code: AASEL
ASSOCIATE IN APPLIED ARTS AND SCIENCE DEGREE
Engineering Technology Department (810) 989-5754

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 course work provides 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. He or she 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
ELT130BFundamentals of Alternating Current Electronics GA
2
ELT 135Digital Circuits  
3
MTH 110** Intermediate Algebra MA CT
4
 ***Electives 
5
  
16
2nd Semester
Semester Hours
ELT 131 Semiconductor Devices and Circuits GA
4
ELT 160 A+ Certification  
4
ELT 236Microcontrollers: Energy Control Systems I OC CL CT
4
IA 100 Electrical Power and Control Circuits I 
3
  
15
SECOND YEAR - 1st Semester
Semester Hours
ELT 231 Industrial Electronics OC
3
ENG 101 English Composition I WR
3
IA 102 Programmable Logic Controllers CL
3
MTH 111 Plane Trigonometry MA CT
2
PHY 121 College Physics I  
5
  
16
2nd Semester
Semester Hours
ELT 232 Communications Circuit  
3
ELT232L Communications Circuits Lab  
1
ENG 102 English Composition II WR
3
PHY 122 College Physics II  
5
PS 101 Introduction to Political Science GP GA
3
  
15
Total Credit Hours/Total Contact Hours= 62/81+

*MTH 101 or appropriate placement by college assessment or ACT score is a prerequisite to ELT 130A.
**Students have the option of taking MTH 112 as a replacement for 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 and MTH 114). Contact Enginering Technology Department at (810) 989-5754 for more details.
***Electives: Must choose from ELT 105, CIS 120, NTR 100 or any AET course.
Note: ELT 130A, ELT 130B and ELT 131 combined are equal to one Global Awareness (GA) competency. ELT 231 and ELT 236 together equal one Oral Communication competency.