Railroad Operations - General Option, A.A.S. (Spring 2010)
JCCC's associate's degree program in railroad operations can prepare you for an exciting and well-paying career. The more than 500 companies that make up the U.S. railroad industry provide the country's freight and passenger transportation service on a network of some 300,000 route-miles of track. Railroads employ a substantial workforce to service, maintain and manage this extensive transportation network. JCCC's program offers five options. The general option requires 66 credit hours, the conductor option 65 credit hours, the mechanical option 65 credit hours and the maintenance of way welding option 65 credit hours. In general, this option is designed to provide the student with general knowledge and skills for entry-level employment in the railroad industry. The student is introduced to the history of railroading and the various railroad crafts. Railroad operations, safety, environment and quality also are covered. The student will choose from a list of business and technical electives in order to provide a basis for possible employment and further post-employment training. For information visit the National Academy of Railroad Sciences. Hover your cursor over the "New Careers" tab and choose from the list. (Major Code 2800; 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 Semester Business/Related Electives...........................6
Technical/Related Electives..........................9
INDT 140 Quality Improvement Using SPC........................2
Total Semester Credit Hours.........................17
TOTAL PROGRAM CREDIT HOURS..........................66
Business/Related ElectivesACCT 121 Accounting I.........................................3 BUS 123 Personal Finance.....................................3 BUS 140 Principles of Supervision............................3 BUS 141 Principles of Management.............................3 BUS 225 Human Relations......................................3 BUS 230 Marketing............................................3 BUS 243 Human Resource Management............................3 BUS 261 Business Law I.......................................3 ENGL 210 Technical Writing II*................................3 Prerequisite: ENGL 123 BOT 101 Computerized Keyboarding.............................1 Technical/Related ElectivesAUTO 125 Introduction to Automotive Shop Practices............3 AUTO 165 Automotive Engine Repair*............................4 Prerequisite or corequisite: AUTO 125 or department approval CET 105 Construction Methods.................................3 CET 129 Construction Management..............................3 CPCA 138 Windows for Microcomputers*..........................1 Prerequisite: CPCA 105 or CPCA 106 or CPCA 128 or CIS 124 or an appropriate score on an assessment test DRAF 123 Interpreting Machine Drawings*.......................2 Prerequisite or corequisite: DRAF 120 or department approval DRAF 129 Interpreting Architectural Drawings..................2 ELEC 120 Introduction to Electronics..........................3 ELEC 126 Microcomputer A+ Preparation.........................4 ELEC 133 Programmable Controllers.............................3 ELEC 150 Introduction to Telecommunications...................3 ENGR 180 Engineering Land Surveying I*........................3 Corequisite: MATH 134 or MATH 172 GEOS 140 Physical Geography...................................3 GEOS 141 Physical Geography Lab*..............................2 Prerequisite or corequisite: GEOS 140 or the equivalent HVAC 123 Electromechanical Systems............................4 INDT 125 Industrial Safety....................................3 MFAB 121 Intro to Shielded Metal Arc Welding I (SMAW I)*......4 Prerequisite or corequisite: MFAB 120 or MFAB 127 MFAB 130 Introduction to Gas Metal Arc Welding I (GMAW I)*....4 Prerequisite or corequisite: MFAB 120 or MFAB 127 MFAB 152 Manufacturing Materials and Processes................3 MFAB 240 Metallurgy...........................................2 *Prerequisite/Corequisite required |
