The EART program prepares Electrical Automation Technicians to troubleshoot, wire, repair, adapt, maintain, program (PLC’s & PAC’s), and control large automated electrical systems found in Industrial and Manufacturing Industries worldwide. The EART Technician will work with DC & AC motor controlled machines; Programmable Logic Controlled (PLC’s) and Programmable Automation Controlled (PAC’s) machines, systems, and devices; Hydraulic and pneumatic controlled machines; conveyor, fluid, and bulk storage systems; flex, soft start, and variable frequency drives; Robots; servo, and stepper motors. Because of their highly skilled hands on training the EART student is in high demand from many industries.
Total Program Credits: 60
| General Education Requirements: | 35 Credits | ||
| ENGL 1010 | Introduction to Academic Writing CC | 3 | |
| or | ENGH 1005 | Literacies and Composition Across Context CC (5.0) | |
| ENGL 2010 | Intermediate Academic Writing CC | 3 | |
| Complete one of the following: | 3 | ||
| MAT 1030 | Quantitative Reasoning QL (3.0) | ||
| MAT 1035 | Quantitative Reasoning with Integrated Algebra QL (6.0) | ||
| STAT 1040 | Introduction to Statistics QL (3.0) | ||
| STAT 1045 | Introduction to Statistics with Algebra QL (5.0) | ||
| MATH 1050 | College Algebra QL (4.0) | ||
| MATH 1055 | College Algebra with Preliminaries QL (5.0) | ||
| MATH 1090 | College Algebra for Business QL (3.0) | ||
| Complete one of the following: | 3 | ||
| HIST 2700 | US History to 1877 AS (3.0) | ||
| and | HIST 2710 | US History since 1877 AS (3.0) | |
| HIST 1700 | American Civilization AS (3.0) | ||
| HIST 1740 | US Economic History AS (3.0) | ||
| POLS 1000 | American Heritage SS (3.0) | ||
| POLS 1100 | American National Government AS (3.0) | ||
| Complete the following: | |||
| PHIL 2050 | Ethics and Values IH | 3 | |
| HLTH 1100 | Personal Health and Wellness TE | 2 | |
| or | EXSC 1097 | Fitness for Life TE (2.0) | |
| Distribution Courses: | |||
| Biology | 3 | ||
| Physical Science | 3 | ||
| Additional Biology or Physical Science | 3 | ||
| Humanities Distribution | 3 | ||
| Fine Arts Distribution | 3 | ||
| Social/Behavioral Science | 3 | ||
| Discipline Core Requirements: | 16 Credits | ||
| Choose from AET or related courses (1000 level or higher) | 16 | ||
| Elective Requirements: | 9 Credits | ||
| Electives (1000 level or higher) | 9 | ||
Graduation Requirements:
This graduation plan is a sample plan and is intended to be a guide. Your specific plan may differ based on your Math and English placement and/or transfer credits applied. You are encouraged to meet with an advisor and set up an individualized graduation plan in Wolverine Track.
| Semester 1 | Course Title | Credit Hours |
| ENGL 1010 or ENGH 1005 | Introduction to Academic Writing CC or Literacies and Composition Across Context CC | 3 |
| MAT 1030 or STAT 1040 or MATH 1050 or 1090 | Quantitative Reasoning QL or Introduction to Statistics QL or College Algebra QL or College Algebra for Business QL | 3 |
| HIST or POLS | 3 | |
| Biology | 3 | |
| EART | 5 | |
| Semester total: | 17 | |
| Semester 2 | Course Title | Credit Hours |
| ENGL 2010 | Intermediate Academic Writing CC | 3 |
| Physical Science | 3 | |
| Humanities | 3 | |
| EART | 5 | |
| Semester total: | 14 | |
| Semester 3 | Course Title | Credit Hours |
| PHIL 2050 | Ethics and Values IH | 3 |
| Social/Behavioral Science | 3 | |
| EART | 6 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Semester total: | 15 | |
| Semester 4 | Course Title | Credit Hours |
| 3rd Science | 3 | |
| Fine Arts | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| HLTH 1100 or EXSC 1097 | Personal Health and Wellness TE or Fitness for Life TE | 2 |
| Semester total: | 14 | |
| Degree total: | 60 | |
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