CATALOG - Schenectady County Community College

Completion of the Air Traffic Control degree program is not a requirementto take the FAA AT-SAT exam, which is required for entrance inthe FAA ATC Training program in Oklahoma City, Okla.• Students who do not successfully complete any one of the theseexams but are in good academic standing at the College maytransfer into SCCC’s Aviation Science (non-pilot option) A.S.degree program and receive up to 45 credits of completed coursework toward the Aviation Science degree.First YearFall SemesterCRAER 102 Aviation History......................................................3AER 103 Introduction to Flight.............................................4ATC 101* Flight for Controllers orAER 101** Intro to Flight Lab (a).........................1ENG 123 College Composition..............................................3MAT 129 Algebra II w/Trigonometry orMAT 160 Discrete Structures or higher...........3-4PSY 121 Introduction to Psychology...................................317-18Spring SemesterCRPHY 106 Meteorology.............................................................3AER 140 Elements of Instrument .........................................4ATC 110 Air Traffic Basics.....................................................3ENG 211 Technical Writing ...................................................3MAT 147 Statistics....................................................................316Second YearFall SemesterCRAER 150 Airport Management & Security..........................3AER 210 Aviation Law............................................................3ATC 200 Ground Control Operation...................................3ATC 205* Ground Control Lab...............................................2CIS Elective (b)....................................................3-414-15Spring SemesterCRAER 236 Flight Safety.............................................................3ATC 250 Local Control...........................................................3ATC 255* Local Control Lab...................................................2ATC 260 Enroute Control......................................................2Humanities Elective................................................3ETH 221 Professional & Applied Ethics...............................114Minimum Credit Hours required for degree: 61Notes:(a) ATC 101/AER 101 Laboratory: Students have the option ofcompleting either AER 101 Intro to Flight to achieve their privatepilot’s license, or completing a minimum of ATC 101 Flight forControllers at reduced flight time and experience. A private licenseis not a requirement for the program, but is recommended.(b) CIS Electives: CIS 129 or higher.* Lab fees are required for these courses.** Lab fee: $8,400Alternative Energy TechnologyAssociate in Applied Science (A.A.S.)The Alternative Energy Technology program enables graduates to:• Identify the major sources of alternative energy and theirpotential applications;• Design and troubleshoot electrical circuits;• Apply computers and digital systems to the solution and implementationof either process control algorithms or programmablelogic controllers;• Interpret electrical schematics;• Apply concepts and elements of lean manufacturing systems, and• Understand the methods by which alternate generated power istransmitted and distributed to the consumer using the existingpower grid.First YearFall SemesterCRELT 110 Electrical Circuits I.................................................4ENG 123 English Composition..............................................3MAT 129 Algebra II with Trigonometry ORMAT 167 Precalculus.............................................4CHM 113 Fundamentals of Chemistry..................................415Spring SemesterCRAET 118 Lean Manufacturing...............................................1CIS 221 Advanced Computer Applications OR...................CIS 240 Internetworking Fundamentals..............3ELT 121 Electrical Circuits II................................................4NMT 150 Introduction to Materials.......................................3MAT 147 Statistics....................................................................3Focus Area Course (a)............................................317Second YearFall SemesterCRAET 210 Power Generation...................................................3ELT 231 Electronics................................................................4ELT 122 Electrical Schematics..............................................2ENV 100 Introduction to Environmental Science...............3ETH 100 Ethics........................................................................1Focus Area Course (a)............................................316Spring SemesterCRAET 272 Power Transmission................................................3ELT 270 Power Electronics....................................................3ENG 211 Technical and Professional Writing......................3Focus Area Course (a)............................................4Restricted Humanities Elective.............................316Minimum Credit Hours required for degree: 64(a) Focus Area Course Sequence: Wind Power and Solar EnergyFirst Year: AET 110 (Introduction to Wind Power Technology)Second Year: ELT 256 (Process Control and Instrumentation)AET 114 (Introduction to Solar Energy Technology) ORStorage Battery and Fuel CellFirst Year: AET 112 (Introduction to Storage Battery Tech.)Second Year: ELT 261 (Programmable Logic Controls)AET 116 (Introduction to Fuel Cell Technology)(b) Restricted Humanities elective should be chosen from ENG 124,literature, art, drama or music courses that are approved as liberalart courses.59