Special Requirements for Majors

Students enrolled in the Department of Engineering and Technology who earn less than a "C" in any English, mathematics, sciences, or major course required in their curriculum must repeat the course during the next quarter that it is offered. Major courses are those courses offered by the department.

Major Comprehensive Examination

To satisfy the institutional requirements for a comprehensive examination, all students in Engineering Technology are required to take an exit examination administered by the Department.
 
Electronics  Engineering Technology

Accredited by the Technology Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology.The electronics engineering technology curriculum provides instruction in the fundamentals of modern electronics theory, with emphasis on the application of theoretical principles to actual electronic devices, circuits and systems. Graduates of the electronics engineering technology program are prepared to function in these positions:

Research and Development Technologist - engages in the development, building and testing of new equipment in the areas of digital electronics, communication electronics and microelectronics.

Process Control Technologist - supervises the operation of automatic control equipment for industrial processes.

Field Engineering Specialist - installs, tests, and maintains equipment such as data processing machines and other electronic systems.

High Frequency Technologist - maintains and/or operates radar, sonar, and other warning detection and navigation devices.

Core Curriculum:

Area A - Essential Skills        9 hours
                                                   

ENGL 1101	English Composition    I	3
ENGL 1102	English Composition    II	3
MATH 1113	Pre-Calculus	3

 

Area B -    Institutional Options   4 hours
                              

HIST 1021	African American History	2
SPEH 1101	Introduction to Speech	1
HUMN 1102	Critical thinking in Science	1

 

Area C -    Humanities/ Fine Arts     6 hours
                            

HUMN 2011

Humanities

3

                        and any one of the following:
                                      

Arts 1011	Introduction to Visual arts	3
MUSC 1011	Introduction to Music	3
THEA 2011	Introduction to Theater	3
ENGL 2111	World Literature I	3
ENGL 2212	World literature II	3

 

Area D - Science, Mathematics and technology    11 hours
                            

CSCI 1120

Computer Applications

3

 
and choose one of the following two groups:  Group (a) or (b)
 
       Group (a)                                                               
 

BIOL 2107 BIOL 2107L CHEM 1211 CHEM 1211L

Principles of Biology I Biology I Laboratory Principles of Chemistry I Chemistry I Laboratory

(3-0-3), and (0-3-1) (3-0-3), and (0-3-1)

 
    Group (b)
 

PHYS 1111K PHYS 1112K

Introductory Physics I Introductory Physics II

(3-2-4), and (3-2-4)

     

Area E - Social Sciences     12 hours
                             

HIST 2111

Survey of U.S. History to the Post-Civil War Era

3

                        or
 

HIST 2112

Survey of U.S. History from Post-Civil War Era to the Present

3

 

 

POLS 1101	American Government	(3-0-3)
POLS 2401	Global Issues	(3-0-3)

                       and              
                               
                        choose one of the following:
 

HIST 1111	Survey of World History to Early Modern Times	(3-0-3)
HIST 1112	Survey of World History from Early Modern Times to the Present	(3-0-3)
PSYC 1101	Introduction to General Psychology	(3-0-3)
GEOG 1101	Introduction to Human Geography	(3-0-3)
ANTH 1102	Introduction to Anthropology	(3-0-3)

 

Area F - Courses Appropriate to the Program of Study            18 hours
              
One of the following Groups:    Group  (a)  or  (b)

                        Group (a)
 
 

PHYS 1111K

Introductory Physics I

(3-2-4)

                                                 or
 

PHYS 1112K

Introductory Physics II

(3-2-4)

 
                      Group  (b)
 
 
 

CHEM 1211	Principles of Chemistry I	(3-0-3)
CHEM 1211L	Chemistry I Laboratory	(0-3-1)

                                  or
 

CHEM 1212	Principles of Chemistry II	(3-0-3)
CHEM 1212L	Chemistry II Laboratory	(0-3-1)

                       and the following:
 
 

MATH 2101	Calculus I	4
MATH 2111	Calculus II	4
ENGT 2101	Computer Graphics	3
ENGT 2111	CAD Applications	1
ENGT 2201	Technical Writing	2

 
                             
 Additional requirements                       5 hours            
 

FRES 1101	Freshman Year Experience I	1
FRES 1102	Freshman Year Experience II	1
	Health and Physical education	3

 
 

Major Courses
 
 

ELET 3101K	Electrical Circuit I	(2-2-3)
ELET 3111K	Electrical Circuit II	(2-2-3)
ELET 3201K	Electronics I	(2-2-3)
ELET 3211K	Electronics II	(2-2-3)
ELET 3301K	Digital Systems I	(2-2-3)
ELET 3311K	Digital Systems II	(2-2-3)
ELET 3401K	Microcomputer Interfacing	(2-2-3)
ELET 3411K	Microcontrollers	(2-2-3)
ELET 3501K	Control Systems	(2-2-3)
ELET 3511K	Electrical Machinery	(2-2-3)
ELET 3521K	Transmission Lines	(2-2-3)
ELET 4101K	Programmable Logic Controllers	(2-2-3)
ELET 4201K	VLSI Design	(2-2-3)
ELET 4301K	Communications	(2-2-3)
ELET 4401K	Industrial Electronics	(2-2-3)
ELET 4411K	Computer Electronics	(2-2-3)
ELET 3701K	Data Acquisition Systems	(1-2-2)
MECT 3101K	Engineering Materials	(2-2-3)
ENGT 3301	Applied Mathematics	(1-0-1)
ENGT 3201	Quality Control	(3-0-3)
ENGT 3101	Statics	(3-0-3)
ENGT 4601	Engineering Economy	(3-0-3)
CSCI 1301	Computer Science I	(3-0-3)
	Technical Electives	3