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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 | 3 | |
| or | ENGH 1005 | Literacies and Composition Across Context (5.0) | |
| ENGL 2010 | Intermediate Writing Academic Writing and Research | 3 | |
| Complete one of the following: | 3 | ||
| MAT 1030 | Quantitative Reasoning (3.0) | ||
| MAT 1035 | Quantitative Reasoning with Integrated Algebra (6.0) | ||
| STAT 1040 | Introduction to Statistics (3.0) | ||
| STAT 1045 | Introduction to Statistics with Algebra (5.0) | ||
| MATH 1050 | College Algebra (4.0) | ||
| MATH 1055 | College Algebra with Preliminaries (5.0) | ||
| MATH 1090 | College Algebra for Business (3.0) | ||
| Complete one of the following: | 3 | ||
| HIST 2700 | US History to 1877 (3.0) | ||
| and | HIST 2710 | US History since 1877 (3.0) | |
| HIST 1700 | American Civilization (3.0) | ||
| HIST 1740 | US Economic History (3.0) | ||
| POLS 1000 | American Heritage (3.0) | ||
| POLS 1100 | American National Government (3.0) | ||
| Complete the following: | |||
| PHIL 2050 | Ethics and Values | 3 | |
| HLTH 1100 | Personal Health and Wellness | 2 | |
| or | EXSC 1097 | Fitness for Life (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.
Milestone courses (pre-requisites for a course in one of the subsequent semesters) are marked in red and italicized.
| Semester 1 | Course Title | Credit Hours |
| ENGL 1010 or ENGH 1005 | Introduction to Academic Writing or Literacies and Composition Across Context (5.0) | 3 |
| MAT 1030 or STAT 1040 or MATH 1050 or MATH 1090 | Quantitative Reasoning or Introduction to Statistics or College Algebra or College Algebra for Business | 3 |
| HIST or POLS | Any approved US History class | 3 |
| BB | Any approved Biology | 3 |
| EART | Any AET or related course (1000 level or higher) | 5 |
| Semester total: | 17 | |
| Semester 2 | Course Title | Credit Hours |
| ENGL 2010 | Intermediate Writing/Academic Writing and Research | 3 |
| PP | Any approved Physical Science | 3 |
| HH | Any approved Humanities | 3 |
| EART | Any AET or related course (1000 level or higher) | 5 |
| Semester total: | 14 | |
| Semester 3 | Course Title | Credit Hours |
| PHIL 2050 | Ethics and Values | 3 |
| SS/BEH | Any approved Social/Behavioral Science | 3 |
| EART | Any AET or related course (1000 level or higher) | 6 |
| Elective | Any Electives (1000 level or higher) | 3 |
| Semester total: | 15 | |
| Semester 4 | Course Title | Credit Hours |
| 3rd Science | Additional Biology or Physical Science | 3 |
| FF | Any approved Fine Arts | 3 |
| Elective | Any Electives (1000 level or higher) | 3 |
| Elective | Any Electives (1000 level or higher) | 3 |
| EXSC 1097 or HLTH 1100 | Fitness for Life or Personal Health and Wellness | 2 |
| Semester total: | 14 | |
| Degree total: | 60 |
The Engineering Technology department is in the Scott M. Smith College of Engineering. To find the most up-to-date information, including Program Learning Outcomes for degree programs offered by the Engineering Technology department, visit their website.
