Electrical Technology

Details

Field of Interest

Applied Technology

Degree Type

Associate in Applied Science (AAS)

Academic Plan

Electrical Technology (DEG)

Academic Plan Code

3767

Effective Term

Fall 2022

Full-time

Full-time Sequence

Full-time status is 12 credits to 18 credits per semester.

Fall Semester (Term 1)

A sequence of suggested courses that should be taken during Fall Semester (Term 1)
Course Number	Course Name	Requisites	Area	Credits
ELC103	Electrical/Mechanical Calculations			3
ELC119	Concepts of Electricity and Electronics			3
ELC120	Solid State Fundamentals			3
ELC123	Residential Electrical Wiring and Codes			3
ENG101 or ENG107	First-Year Composition or First-Year Composition for ESL	Prerequisites: Writing placement or (C/ better in ESL097 or WAC101) or (B/better in ALT100) or (C in ALT100 & Corequisites: ENG101LL or ENG107LL or WAC101 or ENG100A+) or (C/better in ESL202 & Corequisites: ENG101LL or ENG107LL or WAC101 or ENG100A+). or Prerequisites: Writing test score or (C/better in ESL097 or WAC101),or (B/better in ALT100) or (C in ALT100 & Corequisites: ENG101LL or ENG107LL or WAC101 or ENG100A+) or (C/better in ESL202 and Corequisites: ENG101LL or ENG107LL or WAC101 or ENG100A+).	FYC, WCM or WCM, FYC	3
FYE101 or FYE103	Introduction to College, Career and Personal Success or Exploration of College, Career and Personal Success			1–3

Spring Semester (Term 2)

A sequence of suggested courses that should be taken during Spring Semester (Term 2)
Course Number	Course Name	Requisites	Notes	Area	Credits
ELC124	Industrial Electrical Wiring and Codes	Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in ELC123 or permission of Instructor or admission to Electric League of Arizona program.			3
ELC125	Commercial Electrical Wiring and Codes	Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in ELC123 or permission of Instructor or admission to Electric League of Arizona program.			3
ELC144	Basic Automated Systems Using Programmable Controllers	Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in ELC120 or permission of Instructor or admission to Electric League of Arizona program.			3
ENG102 or ENG108 or ENG111	First-Year Composition or First-Year Composition for ESL or Technical and Professional Writing	Prerequisites: Grade of C or better in ENG101. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in ENG107. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in ENG101 or ENG107 or permission of Instructor.		FYC, WCM or FYC, WCM or L	3
SB	Social-Behavioral Sciences		Any approved general education course from the Social-Behavioral Sciences area	SB	3

Fall Semester (Term 3)

A sequence of suggested courses that should be taken during Fall Semester (Term 3)
Course Number	Course Name	Requisites	Notes	Area	Credits
ELC160	Applied Electrical Codes I	Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in ELC119 or permission of Instructor.			3
ELC164	Grounding and Bonding				3
COM	Oral Communication		Any approved general education course from the Oral Communication area except COM225 Public Speaking	COM	3
HU	Humanities, Fine Arts & Design		Any approved general education course from the Humanities, Arts and Design area.	HU	3

Spring Semester (Term 4)

A sequence of suggested courses that should be taken during Spring Semester (Term 4)
Course Number	Course Name	Requisites	Notes	Area	Credits
ELC161	Applied Electrical Codes II	Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in ELC160 or permission of Instructor.			3
ELC210	AC Machinery and DC Machinery	Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in ELC119 or permission of Instructor or admission to Electric League of Arizona program.			3
CHM130	Fundamental Chemistry	Prerequisites: C/better in [(CHM100 or hgh schl algebra or MAT140/hghr or EdReady Quant&Stat 70/hghr or Coll Alg 80/hghr) and (RDG100 or RDG100LL or hghr or eligibility for CRE101 as indicated by appropriate reading placemnt)] or permission of the dept.		NSI in combo w/ CHM130LL;	3
CHM130LL	Fundamental Chemistry Laboratory	Prerequisites or Corequisites: CHM130.		NSI in combo w/ CHM130;	1
CRE101	College Critical Reading and Critical Thinking	Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in [(ENG101 or ENG107) and (RDG100, or RDG100LL, or RDG111, or RDG112, or RDG113)], or a grade of B or better in ALT100, or an appropriate district placement, or permission of Instructor.	OR Equivalent as indicated by assessment 0-3	L	0–3

Fall Semester (Term 5)

A sequence of suggested courses that should be taken during Fall Semester (Term 5)
Course Number	Course Name	Requisites	Credits
ELC217	Motor Controls	Prerequisites: A grade of "C" or better in ELC119 or permission of Department or Division or admission to Electric League of Arizona program.	3
ELC218	Variable Frequency Drives	Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in ELC120 or permission of Instructor or admission to Electric League of Arizona program.	3
MAT120 or MAT121 or MAT122	Intermediate Algebra or Intermediate Algebra or Intermediate Algebra	Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in each of the following courses: (MAT055, MAT056, and MAT057), OR a grade of C or better in MAT09+, OR an appropriate district placement. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in each of the following courses: (MAT055, MAT056, and MAT057), OR a grade of C or better in MAT09+, OR an appropriate district placement. or Prerequisites: A grade of B or better in each of the following courses: (MAT055, MAT056, and MAT057), OR a grade of B or better in MAT09+, OR an appropriate district placement.	3–5

Courses Not Currently Offered

GateWay Community College does not currently offer these courses. These courses may be offered by other Maricopa Community Colleges as indicated below. Alternative courses, as outlined in the term-by-term course listing above, may also meet the same requirements for your degree or certificate.

Courses listed in this pathway map that are not currently offered at GateWay Community College
Course Number	Course Name	Offering Colleges
ENG107	First-Year Composition for ESL	Chandler-Gilbert, Estrella Mountain, Mesa, Phoenix, Rio Salado, South Mountain
ENG108	First-Year Composition for ESL	Chandler-Gilbert, Estrella Mountain, Mesa, Phoenix, Rio Salado, South Mountain
ENG111	Technical and Professional Writing	Chandler-Gilbert, Glendale, Mesa, Paradise Valley, Phoenix, Rio Salado
MAT120	Intermediate Algebra	Not currently offered
MAT121	Intermediate Algebra	Chandler-Gilbert, Glendale, Mesa
MAT122	Intermediate Algebra	Rio Salado

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