Electrical Engineering Technology: A 7-Quarter Associate of Applied Science Degree Program
Houston , TX Campus

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Objectives

This program exposes students to a variety of fundamental skills utilized in entry-level electrical and electronics technician positions. Students are exposed to the theory of various electronics and electrical circuitry in a classroom environment and to various techniques and applications in a laboratory environment.

Career Opportunities

This program offers graduates an opportunity to develop knowledge and skills that can help them pursue careers in a variety of entry-level electrical and electronics engineering technology positions, such as electronics technician, service technician, telecommunications technician and engineering technician.

Graduates who have difficulty distinguishing colors may not be able to perform the essential functions of various positions involving electrical engineering technology.

Admission Requirements

Refer to the Admission section of this catalog for information relating to the Admission Requirements and Procedures for this program.

School Equipment

In laboratory, students typically work in teams. Students will have the opportunity to use the following school equipment as required throughout the program: computers, applications programs relevant to the field, standard hand tools and various pieces of test equipment which include the multimeter, power supply, oscilloscope and signal generator.

Class Size

Classes generally range in size from 20 to 40 students. Depending on the course subject matter, certain classes may contain a greater or lesser number of students.

Program Outline

Course Number	Course	Quarter Credit Hours	Scheduled Units of Course Time of Classes
Program Total Credit Hours		93.0
Scheduled Units of Course Time of Classes in the Program			1315
Core Courses Subtotal 49.5 742 ET1210T DC-AC Electronics 4.5 67 ET1220T Digital Fundamentals 4.5 67 ET1310T Solid State Devices 4.5 67 ET1410T Integrated Circuits 4.5 67 ET2530T Electronic Communications 4.5 67 ET2560T Introduction to C Programming 4.5 67 ET2640T Microprocessors and Microcontrollers 4.5 67 ET2750T Programmable Logic Controllers 4.5 67 ET2799T Electrical Engineering Technology Capstone Project 4.5 72 NT1110T Computer Structure and Logic 4.5 67 NT1210T Introduction to Networking 4.5 67
Elective Courses ---------- Unspecified Elective course* 3.0 48
General Education Courses Subtotal 31.5 404 CO2520T Communications 4.5 54 EN1320T Composition I 4.5 67 EN1420T Composition II 4.5 54 MA1210T College Mathematics I 4.5 54 MA1310T College Mathematics II 4.5 54 PH2530T Physics 4.5 67 SP2750T Group Theory 4.5 54
General Studies Courses Subtotal 9.0 121 GS1140T Problem Solving Theory 4.5 54 GS1145T Strategies for the Technical Professional 4.5 67

*Courses offered at this school that satisfy the Unspecified Elective course requirement are ET2760T, GS2745T and NT2710T. The course descriptions for these courses are in the Course Descriptions section of the catalog

NOTE: The course descriptions for the courses in this program are in the Course Descriptions section of this catalog. The school may, at any time in its discretion, vary the offering and/or sequence of courses in this program, revise the curriculum content of the program or any course in the program and change the number of credit hours in the program or in any program course.