Railroad Operations - Conductor Option, A.A.S. (Spring 2010)
Conductors are responsible for supervising over-the-road operation of freight trains and are in demand throughout the railroad industry. They may choose career paths leading to locomotive engineer service or railroad management. The final phase of this program consists of six weeks of full-time training provided in cooperation with the National Academy of Railroad Sciences on the campus of JCCC. For information visit the National Academy of Railroad Sciences. Hover your cursor over the "New Careers" tab and choose from the list. Note: Metropolitan Community College students should seek specific counsel from the JCCC program personnel for the appropriate course plan and numbers. Metropolitan Community College students should refer to Cooperative Program Information. (Major Code 2810; CIP Code 49.0299) Associate of Applied Science DegreeFirst SemesterCPCA 105 Introduction to Personal Computers: Windows..........1 CPCA 108 Word Processing I: MS Word*..........................1 Prerequisites: CPCA 105 or CPCA 106 or CIS 124 or CPCA 128 or appropriate score on a waiver test CPCA 110 Spreadsheets I: MS Excel*............................1 Prerequisite: CPCA 105 or CPCA 106 or CIS 124 or CPCA 128 or appropriate score on a waiver test ENGL 121 Composition I*.......................................3 Prerequisite: ENGL 106 or appropriate placement test score or EAP 113 and EAP 117 MATH 133 Technical Mathematics I*.............................4 Prerequisite: MATH 111 with a grade of "C" or higher or appropriate score on the math assessment test PHIL 124 Logic and Critical Thinking..........................3 RRT 120 History of Railroading...............................3 Total Semester Credit Hours.........................16 Second SemesterHealth and/or Physical Education Elective............1 ENGL 123 Technical Writing I*.................................3 Prerequisite: ENGL 121 MATH 134 Technical Mathematics II*............................5 Prerequisite: MATH 133 or an equivalent course with a grade of "C" or higher PHYS 133 Applied Physics*.....................................5 Prerequisite: MATH 133 or higher RRT 121 Railroad Technical Careers...........................3 Total Semester Credit Hours.........................17 Third SemesterBUS 121 Introduction to Business.............................3 ECON 132 Survey of Economics..................................3 or ECON 230 Economics I..........................................3 PHIL 138 Business Ethics......................................1 RRT 150 Railroad Operations..................................3 RRT 165 Railroad Safety, Quality and Environment.............3 SPD 125 Personal Communication...............................3 Total Semester Credit Hours.........................16 Fourth SemesterRRTC 123 Introduction to Conductor Service*...................4 Prerequisite: Admission to the JCCC railroad operations program, conductor option RRTC 175 Conductor Mechanical Operation*......................2 Prerequisites: Admission to the JCCC railroad operations program, conductor option, and successful completion of RRTC 123 with a grade of "C" or higher RRTC 261 Conductor Service*...................................2 Prerequisite: Admission to the JCCC railroad operations program, conductor option, and successful completion of RRTC 175 with a grade of "C" or higher RRTC 263 General Code of Operating Rules*.....................4 Prerequisite: Admission to the JCCC railroad operations program, conductor option, and successful completion of RRTC 261 with a grade of "C" or higher RRTC 267 Conductor Field Application*.........................4 Prerequisite: Admission to the JCCC railroad operations program, conductor option, and successful completion of RRTC 263 with a grade of "C" or higher Total Semester Credit Hours.........................16 TOTAL PROGRAM CREDIT HOURS..........................65 *Prerequisite/Corequisite required |
