Renewable Energy Systems Technology, Associate of Applied Science

Explain the different roles each of the renewable energies has in the market place

Apply industry safety standards in daily work activities

Execute safe rescue from heights based on GWO standards

Formulate and execute safe rigging operations

Use Programming Logic Controllers at a basic level, and demonstrate how to troubleshoot and use HMIs (human machine interfaces)

Analyze system information using different SCADA systems to evaluate expected versus actual production outcomes

Identify career opportunities in the local and national level in wind, solar or geothermal industry

Apply knowledge and skills to systematically troubleshoot for equipment, maintenance and generation issues in industry that could have mechanical drive, hydraulics or electrical systems

Major Code: 4122A

**Alternative plans of study available by contacting your advisor

Fall Semester Freshman Year

ENGL 101Writing and Rhetoric I

3 Credits

MATH GEAny Gen. Ed. Math Course

3 Credits

AETC 110DC Circuits

4 credits

AETC 135Controls and Instrumentation

3 credits

AETC 150Machine Maintenance

3 credits

Total Credit Hours:16

Spring Semester Freshman Year

SOCS GEAny Gen. Ed. Social and Behavioral Way of Knowing Course

3 Credits

AETC 120AC Circuits

3 credits

AETC 142PLC Systems 1

3 credits

ISMT 130Mechanical Drive Systems

3 Credits

ISMT 140Fluid Power

3 Credits

Total Credit Hours:15

Fall Semester Sophomore Year

ISMT 200Competent Climber

3 Credits

ISMT 205Fundamentals of Rigging

1 Credit

SOLR 210Introduction to Renewable Energy Systems

1 Credit

SOLR 220Solar Thermal Systems

2 Credits

SOLR 230Solar Photovoltaic Systems

3 Credits

PHYS 100Survey of Physics*

4 Credits

Total Credit Hours:14

Spring Semester Sophomore Year

WIND 210Residential Wind Energy Systems

3 Credits

WIND 220Data Acquisition and Circuits

2 Credits

WIND 230Wind Turbine Simulation

3 Credits

WIND 240Diagnostics and Troubleshooting

3 Credits

COMM 101Fundamentals of Oral Communication

3 Credits

PROG ELEC
Program Elective

1-3 Credits

Total Credit Hours:15-17

*Prerequisite or corequisite required.

Program Electives

WELD 111Introduction to MIG Welding

1 credit

WELD 151Welding Theory

2 Credits

SAFE 110Introduction to Emergency Operations

2 Credits

WIND 285Cooperative Education*

1-12 Credits

SOLR 285Cooperative Education

1-12 Credits

GEOG 100Physical Geography

4 Credits

GEOL 104Natural Disasters and Env Geology*

4 Credits

FINA 102Personal Finance

3 Credits

 

CISS 212CISCO Lab*

3 Credits

AND

CISS 213CISCO Networking 1*

1 Credit

 

Total Credit Hours: 60