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Electric Power Technology Education Plan
Semester 1 Tech Credits Completed
ELPW 101 Basic Computer Skills 3  
ELPW 111 Introduction to the Electrical Industry 3  
ENRT 103 Applied Math 3  
ENRT 106 DC Fundamentals 2  
ENRT 108 AC Fundamentals 3  
Total - 1st semester 14  
     
Semester II Tech Credits Completed
ELPW 105 Electrical System Fundamentals 3  
ELPW 109 Electrical Industry Safety 3  
ELPW 110 Basic Print Reading 3  
ELPW 112 Electrical System Components 2  
ENRT 115 Industrial Composition 2  
Total - 2nd semester 13  
     
Semester III Tech Credits Completed
ELPW 118 Industrial Communications 2  
ELPW  200 Advanced Print Reading 3  
ELPW 202 Advanced Industrial Safety 3  
ELPW 204 Advanced Electrical Systems 3  
ELPW 206 Electrical System Protection 3  
Total - 3rd semester 14  
     
Semester IV - Choose one of four specializations Tech Credits Completed
1. Line Construction Specialization - offered fall semesters    
ELPW 250 Transformers 4  
ELPW 230 Underground Line Construction 4  
ELPW 210 Overhead Transmission & Distribution Line Construction 4  
     
2. Substation Specialization - offered spring semesters    
ELPW 251 Substation Construction and Maintenance 4  
ELPW 211 Substation Relays 4  
ELPW 231 Substation Operations 4  
     
3. System Design Specialization - offered spring semesters    
ELPW 208 Advanced Math 4  
ELPW 212 System Design Basics 3  
ELPW 232 System Design Analysis 3  
ELPW 252 Civil Design 2  
     
4. Metering Specialization - offered fall semesters    
ELPW 208 Advanced Math 4  
ELPW 213 Fundamentals of Metering 3  
ELPW 233 Single-Phase & Polyphase Metering 3  
ELPW 253 Advanced Metering Technology 2  
Total Technical Credits 53  
     
In addition to the energy courses, 15 general education credits are required for the AAS degree. Credits Completed
Communications 6  
Arts & Humanities/Social and Behavioral Sciences 3  
Business/Math/Science/Technology 6  


General Education Online Classes
  Classes listed below are offered online and in the campus classroom. Additional campus general education classes are offered to satisfy the General Education Requirement. To view the complete list AAS General Education

   
  COMMUNICATIONS - 6 credits required Credits Completed
  English    
  ENGL 110 College Composition (Required) 3

 
  Choose one of the three classes below    
  ENGL 120 College Compostion II (ENGL 110 prerequisite) 3  
  ENGL 125 Intro to Professional Writing (ENGL 110 prerequisite) 3  
  Communications    
  COMM 110 Fundamentals of Public Speaking (Speech) 3  
  ARTS & HUMANITIES/SOCIAL & BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES - 3 credits required Credits Completed
  Art    
  ART 110 Introduction to Visual Arts 3  
  English    
  ENGL 233 Fantasy and Science Fiction 3  
  ENGL 236 Woman and Literature 3  
  ENGL 278 Alternative Literature 3  
  ENGL 279 World Autobiography 3  
  History    
  HIST 102 Western Civilization 3  
  HIST 103 United States to 1877 3  
  HIST 104 United States Since 1877 3  
  HIST 220 North Dakota History 3  
  Humanities    
  HUMS 210 Integ Cultural Studies 3  
  HUMS 211 Integ Cultural Excursion 3  
  Music    
  MUSC 100 Music Appreciation 3  
  Philosophy    
  PHIL 101 Intro to Philosophy 3  
  PHIL 210 Ethics 3  
  Spanish    
  SPAN 101 First Year Spanish 1 4  
  SPAN 102 First Year Spanish II 4  
  Theatre    
  THEA 110 Intro to Theatre Arts 3  
  Criminal Justice    
  CJ 201 Intro to Criminal Justice 3  
  Economics    
  ECON 201 Prin of Microeconomics 3  
  ECON 202 Prin of Macroeconomics 3  
  Political Science    
  POLS 115 American Government 3  
  POLS 116 State and Local Government 3  
  Psychology    
  PSYC 111 Intro to Psychology 3  
  PSYC 250 Developmental Psychology 3  
  PSYC 270 Abnormal Psychology 3  
  Sociology    
  SOC 110 Intro to Sociology 3  
  SOC 115 Social Problems 3  
  SOC 220 Family 3  
  SOC 221 Minority Relations 3  
  SOC 235 Cultural Diversity 3  
  SOC 251 Gerontology 3  
  SOC 252 Criminology 3  
  SOC 275 American Indian Studies 3  
  Social Work    
  SWK 256 Development of Social Welfare 3  
  BUSINESS/MATH/SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY - 6 credits are required from two areas of study

For example, enroll in a BIOL course and a MATH course, but not two BIOL courses or two MATH courses.
Credits Completed
  Accounting    
  * ACCT 200 Elements of Accounting I 3  
  * ACCT 201 Elements of Accounting II 3  
  Biology    
  BIOL 111 Concepts of Biology with lab 3/1  
  Environmental Science 3  
  Business/Business Administration    
  * BUSN 120 Fundamentals of Business 3  
  * BADM 202 Principles of Management 3  
  * BADM 240 Sales 3  
  * BADM 281 Organizational Behavior 3  
  * BADM 282 Human Resource Management 3  
  Chemistry    
  Intro to Chemistry with lab 4/1  
  Intro to Org and Biochem with lab 4/1  
  Computer Science    
  CSCI 101 Introduction to Computers 3  
  CSCI 122 Beginning/Visual Basic 3  
  CSCI 160 Computer Science 1 4  
  Geography    
  GEOG 121 Physical Geography with lab 3/1  
  Math    
  * Math 137 Applied Algebra 3  
  Math 103 College Algebra 4  
  Math 210 Elementary Statistics 3  
  Nutrition    
  * NUTR 240 Principles of Nutrition 3  
  Geographic Information Systems    
  GIS 105 Fundamentals of Geographic Information Systems 3  
  GIS 107 GIS Applications 3  
* Course not GERTA
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