Automation Engineer Technology, AAS
The Automation Engineer Technology program prepares individuals to develop, install and maintain automated systems used in an industrial setting. Topics of study include electrical systems, instrumentation and process control, programmable logic controllers (PLCs), fluid power systems, industrial robotics and preventative maintenance. At the end of the program, students will sit for the International Society of Automation (ISA) Control Systems Technician (CST) Associate examination.
(Major Code 2050; State CIP Code 15.0406)
Automation Engineer Technology
Associate of Applied Science Degree
Fall Semester
| Technical Electives | 3 | |
NOTE: Technical electives are any courses with AUTO, CET, DRAF, ELEC, ELTE, HVAC, INDT or MFAB prefix | ||
| AET 110 | Industrial Maintenance | 3 |
| AET 122 | Industrial Code | 3 |
| ELTE 110 | AC/DC Circuits* | 4 |
| MATH 130 | Technical Mathematics I* (or higher) | 3 |
| Total Hours | 16 | |
Spring Semester
| AET 120 | Industrial Fluid Power | 3 |
| AET 185 | LAN Cabling and Installation | 3 |
| COMS 155 | Workplace Skills | 1 |
| INDT 125 | Industrial Safety/OSHA 30 | 3 |
| MFAB 124 | Introduction to Welding | 3 |
| MATH 131 | Technical Mathematics II* (or higher) | 3 |
| Total Hours | 16 | |
Fall Semester
| AET 140 | Actuator and Sensor Systems* | 3 |
| AET 160 | Programmable Logic Controllers I* | 3 |
| ELTE 225 | Industrial Wiring I* | 3 |
| ENGL 121 | Composition I* | 3 |
| Humanities/Art Elective^ | 3 | |
| Total Hours | 15 | |
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Spring Semester
| Technical Electives | 3 | |
NOTE: Technical electives are any courses with AUTO, CET, DRAF, ELEC, ELTE, HVAC, INDT or MFAB prefix. | ||
| AET 240 | Industrial Robotics* | 3 |
| AET 260 | Programmable Logic Controllers II* | 3 |
| ELTE 250 | Industrial Wiring II* | 3 |
| Social Science and/or Economics Elective | 3 | |
| Total Hours | 15 | |
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Total Program Hours: 62