This program is for students who wish to study for technical careers in
electronics and related fields. Students are prepared for careers in industry or business as electronic technicians
or engineer assistants, or they may adapt their degree for transfer to baccalaureate degree programs.
Emphasis is placed on classroom study and laboratory training in electricity, electronics, microcontrollers,
telecommunications and networking. The techical subjects are supplemented with courses in English, Mathematics,
Physics and communication.
Students entering industry or business can find careers as production or lab technicians, engineer assistants,
or field-service representatives in the area of communications, computers, control and measurement, medical
electronics, consumer and office equipment, and other electronics-related fields.
Students planning to transfer to four-year colleges should consult with the departnment for their selection of
courses. Typical programs to which the A.A.S. degree transfers includes the Bachelor of Electrical Technology(B.E.T.) and the
Bachelor of Science in Engineering Technology (B.S.E.T.).
Admission Procedures and Requirements
For placement for the FIRST SEMESTER, entering students must have completed Mathematics A in high school
and qualify for
MA61;
students who enter at the
MA27
level can start in the program, but must complete the
MA61
and
MA62
sequence to graduate.
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