This two semester certificate is designed to provide the student basic skills for employment as an electrical design technician for single family and multi-family housing. The electrical design process for residential construction includes design for single-phase electrical services, feeders, branch circuits, appliances, lighting, communication/data and fire safety.

(Major Code 5070; CIP Code 46.0302)

Electrical Technology Program

Career Certificate

Suggested/Sample Course Sequence

The sequence taken by the student may vary depending
on prerequisites, course availability, and personal/
professional responsibilities.

First Semester

DRAF 120  Introduction to Drafting^............................2
DRAF 130  Introduction to CAD Concepts - AutoCAD: 2010*^.......3
          Prerequisite: DRAF 120 or department approval
ELTE 122  National Electrical Code I...........................4
ELTE 123  Electromechanical Systems............................4
ELTE 125  Residential Wiring Methods*..........................4
          Prerequisite or corequisite: HVAC 123 or ELTE 123
          Total Semester Credit Hours.........................17

Second Semester

DRAF 129  Interpreting Architectural Drawings..................2
DRAF 230  Intermediate CAD: AutoCAD*...........................3
          Prerequisite: DRAF 130 or department approval
ELEC 123  Smart House Technology...............................3
ELTE 202  Electrical Estimating*...............................3
          Prerequisites: ELTE 122 and ELTE 125 or ELTE 200
          or department approval
          Total Semester Credit Hours.........................11
          TOTAL PROGRAM CREDIT HOURS..........................28
*Prerequisite/Corequisite required

^These are 8-week courses and are offered consecutively in
the same semester, same time and days.