Student Handbook and Catalog 2021-22 V2
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136 | Curriculum<br />
Electrical Power & Controls*<br />
The Electrical Power & Controls program offers instruction in<br />
engineering <strong>and</strong> design; installation <strong>and</strong> calibration; maintenance,<br />
testing <strong>and</strong> troubleshooting; substation technician; <strong>and</strong> electric<br />
utility design . Through intensive classroom instruction <strong>and</strong> h<strong>and</strong>son<br />
experience in high-tech labs, students gain a solid foundation<br />
in basic electrical concepts, motors <strong>and</strong> control applications, then<br />
advance to electronics, measurement <strong>and</strong> calibration, electrical<br />
codes <strong>and</strong> automated control systems. Knowledge is developed<br />
through extensive work with equipment, including DC <strong>and</strong> AC<br />
motors, PLCs, speed-drive systems, <strong>and</strong> computer software packages<br />
for engineering, designing <strong>and</strong> drafting.<br />
Electrical Power & Controls is available at the Abilene, Fort Bend<br />
County, North Texas <strong>and</strong> Waco campuses.<br />
First-Year Seminar Requirement<br />
<strong>Student</strong>s are required to enroll in the First-Year Seminar course,<br />
TSTC 1101, in their first semester attending TSTC unless they<br />
have completed more than 24 credit hours. Please see detailed<br />
information regarding the course <strong>and</strong> exemptions in the Advising<br />
section under First-Year Seminar course.<br />
*This program is eligible for a Money-Back Guarantee. Visit page 95<br />
for more details.<br />
Electrical Power & Controls<br />
Associate of Applied Science - Abilene, Fort Bend<br />
County, North Texas, Waco only<br />
Semester 1<br />
Credits<br />
CETT 1303 DC Circuits 3<br />
ELPT 1321 Introduction to Electrical Safety <strong>and</strong> Tools 3<br />
MATH 1316 Plane Trigonometry 3<br />
ACGM X3XX Gen Ed Social/Behavioral Science Elective 3<br />
Semester Totals 12<br />
Semester 2<br />
Credits<br />
CETT 1305 AC Circuits 1 3<br />
ELPT 1341 Motor Control 2 3<br />
ENGL 2311 Technical & Business Writing 3<br />
ENGL 1301 or Composition I<br />
ACGM X3XX Gen Ed Elective 3<br />
Semester Totals 12<br />
Semester 3<br />
Credits<br />
CETT 1325 Digital Fundamentals 3 3<br />
ELPT 1380 or Cooperative Education - Electrical <strong>and</strong><br />
Power Transmission Installation/Installer, General<br />
DFTG 1313 Drafting for Specific Occupations 3<br />
ELPT 2319 Programmable Logic Controllers I 4 3<br />
ACGM X3XX Gen Ed Humanities/Fine Arts Elective 3<br />
Semester Totals 12<br />
Semester 4<br />
Credits<br />
EEIR 1309 National Electrical Code 5 3<br />
ELPT 1351 Electrical Machines 6 3<br />
ELPT 2335 Electrical Theory <strong>and</strong> Devices 7 3<br />
ELPT 2339 Electrical Power Distribution 3<br />
Semester Totals 12<br />
Semester 5<br />
Credits<br />
ELPT 2323 Transformers 8 3<br />
ELPT 2331 AC/DC Drives 3<br />
ELPT 2343 Electrical Systems Design 9 3<br />
ELPT 2347 Electrical Testing <strong>and</strong> Maintenance 3<br />
Semester Totals 12<br />
Program Totals 60<br />
Capstone Course(s):<br />
ELPT 2343 - Electrical Systems Design<br />
Prerequisites<br />
1<br />
CETT 1303 or IEIR 1302 (Prerequisite or Corequisite)<br />
2<br />
AACT 1371 or ELPT 1311 or CETT 1303 or IEIR 1371<br />
3<br />
CETT 1302, CETT 1303, IEIR 1302, IEIR 1304, IEIR 1371 or CETT 1305<br />
(Prerequisite or Corequisite)<br />
4<br />
ELPT 1341 (Prerequisite or Corequisite)<br />
5<br />
CETT 1305, ELPT 1341<br />
6<br />
ELPT 1341<br />
7<br />
CETT 1305 or MATH 1316<br />
8<br />
ELPT 2335<br />
9<br />
DFTG 1313, EEIR 1309 or ELPT 2339<br />
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