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Electric Power Technology

Associate in Applied Science

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Summary

          

Prescribed Program53
General Education15
Digital Literacy
Total Credits68

Degree Plan

Semesters

Plan of Study Grid
Semester ICredits
Prescribed Program  
ELPW 111 Introduction to Electrical Industry and Power Grid 3
ENRT 106 DC Fundamentals 2
ENRT 108 AC Fundamentals 3
ELPW 114 Industrial Safety & Health 3
ENRT 117 Technical Communication 3
 Credits14
Semester II
Prescribed Program  
ELPW 105 Electrical System Fundamentals 3
ELPW 112 Electrical System Components 3
ELPW 120 Industrial Prints & Diagrams 4
ENRT 221 Applied Electronics 3
 Credits13
Semester III
Prescribed Program  
ENRT 224 Automation and Control 3
ENRT 230 Power System SCADA 3
ELPW 204 Advanced Electrical Systems 4
ELPW 206 Electrical System Protection 4
 Credits14
Semester IV
Prescribed Program  
Select 12 credits from the following specialization areas: 12
 
Line Construction Specialization - offered Fall semesters
 
Transformers (4 credits)  
Underground Line Construction (4 credits)  
Overhead Transmission and Distribution Line Construction (4 credits)  
 
Substation Specialization - offered Spring semesters
 
Substation Construction and Maintenance (4 credits)  
Substation Relays (4 credits)  
Substation Operations (4 credits)  
 
System Design Specialization - offered Spring semesters
 
Advanced Math (4 credits)  
Electric Distribution Systems (4 credits)  
Civil Design (4 credits)  
 
Metering Specialization - offered Fall semesters
 
Advanced Math (4 credits)  
Fundamentals of Metering (3 credits)  
Single-Phase Metering and Polyphase Metering (3 credits)  
Advanced Metering Technology (2 credits)  
 Credits12
 Total Credits53

General Education1

Written or Oral Communications 

ENGL 110College Composition I3
Select from the following:3
Fundamentals of Public Speaking
College Composition II
Introduction to Professional Writing
Credits Subtotal6

Arts & Humanities/Social & Behavioral Sciences 

Select from the "Arts & Humanities" or "Social & Behavior Sciences" categories on the General Education matrix.3
Credits Subtotal3

Business, Math, Science, & Technology

Select from the “Business, Math, Science & Technology" categories on the General Education matrix.6
Introduction to Computers (Recommended)
Principles of Information Security (Recommended)
Applied Algebra (Recommended)
Elementary Statistics (Recommended)
Credits Subtotal6
General Education Total Credits15

Digital Literacy

             

Select one of the following:
College Composition I
NDUS Institution Approved Training Course
NDUS Institution Designated Digital Literacy Course

Footnotes

1

Students should work with their academic advisor to select and schedule General Education courses each semester.