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Electrical Transmission Systems Technology
Semester 1 Tech Credits Completed
ETST 240 Power Industry Concepts 3  
ETST 242 Applied Math for System Operators 2  
ENRT 106 DC Fundamentals 2  
ENRT 108 AC Fundamentals 3  
ETST 250 Electrical Generation Theories 4  
ETST 254 System Elements 1 - Substations 3  
Total - 1st semester 17  
     
Semester II    
ETST 256 System Elements II - Transformers 3  
ETST 258 System Elements III - Protective Relaying 3  
ETST 260 Electrical Diagram Interpretation 2  
ETST 262 Power System Operations 3  
ETST 266 Interconnected System Operations 3  
ETST 268 Power Flow 3  
Total - 2nd semester 17  
     
Semester III    
ETST 270 System Operator Work Practices 3  
ETST 272 Power System Safety 3  
ETST 274 Communication & Control Technology 2  
ETST 276 Power System Economics 3  
ETST 278 Power System Emergency 3  
ETST 280 Reliability Policies & Procedures 3  
Total - 3rd semester 17  
Total Technical Credits 51  
     
In addition to the energy courses, 15 general education credits are required for the AAS degree.    
Communications 6  
Arts & Humanities/Social & 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
General Education Requirements Transfer Agreement
2011 - 2013 BSC Catalog
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