Process Technology - AAS
Campus
Hybrid
The Process Technology program educates and trains technicians who control and monitor various industrial and plant processes. Areas of employment include: petrochemicals and refining, food and beverage processing, pharmaceuticals and biomanufacturing, paper and pulp, oil and gas exploration, energy and power generation, water and waste water treatment, chemical and agricultural manufacturing, environmental safety, and brewing and distilling process industries.
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Prerequisite Courses |
Year 1 |
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Semester 1 |
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| EDUC | 1300 | Learning Framework | 3 | |
| PTAC | 1302 | Introduction To Process Technology | 3 | |
| ENGL | 1301 | Composition I | 3 | |
| MATH | 1314 | College Algebra | 3 | |
| PTAC | 1308 | Safety, Health and Environment I | 3 | |
| XXXX | #3## | Social/Behavioral Sciences Elective | 3 | |
| 18 | ||||
Semester 2 |
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| SCIT | 1418 | Applied Physics OR | ||
| PHYS | 1401 | College Physics I (Lecture & Lab) | 4 | |
| SCIT | 1414 | Applied General Chemistry I OR | ||
| CHEM | 1311 | General Chemistry I (Lecture) AND | 3 | |
| CHEM | 1111 | General Chemistry I (Lab) | 1 | |
| PTAC | 1410 | Process Technology I - Equipment | 4 | |
| PTAC | 1332 | Process Instrumentation I | 3 | |
| 15 | ||||
Semester 3 |
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Year 2 |
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Semester 1 |
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| SPCH | 1311 | Introduction to Speech Communication | 3 | |
| PTAC | 2314 | Principles of Quality | 3 | |
| PTAC | 2420 | Process Technology II-Systems | 4 | |
| PTAC | 1354 | Industrial Processes | 3 | |
| 13 | ||||
Semester 2 |
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| PTAC | 2438 | Process Technology III - Operations (Capstone) | 4 | |
| PTAC | 1350 | Industrial Economics OR | ||
| PTAC | 2336 | Instrumentation II | 3 | |
| XXXX | #3## | Humanities/Fine Arts Elective | 3 | |
| PTAC | 2446 | Process Troubleshooting | 4 | |
| 14 | ||||
Semester 3 |
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| Total Credits | 60 |
1. A list of electives appears in the Core Curriculum section of this catalog.
Capstone Statement
A capstone course is a course designed to provide opportunities for students to integrate knowledge from their core and concentration courses, to gain insight into the meanings of professionalism and professional practice, and to reflect on the norms of a discipline or profession.