Certificate in Construction Electricity
Program Description
The Construction Electricity program offers academic course work with the practical experiments to provide the student with the basic technical skill to prepare the students for positions in the Electrical Industry.
Program Learning Outcomes
Upon program completion the successful graduate will be able to competently perform the following skills:
- Practice safety and occupational health procedures in the work place.
- Use electricity hand and power tools competently.
- Properly test electrical equipment.
- Interpret schematic wiring diagrams and waveforms.
- Determine the amount of load per circuit.
- Install residential wiring circuits according to given specification and plan.
Programs Requirements
General Education Requirements - 17 Credits
ESL 050 Technical English (3) or SS 100 World of Work (3)
MS 104 Technical Math I (4)
MS 106 Technical Math II (4)
CA 100 Computer Literacy (3)
BU 097 Introduction to Entrepreneurship (3)
Technical Requirements - 21 Credits
VEM 102 Electrical Electronic Drawing and Sketching (1.5)
VEM 103 Basic Electricity I (4)
VEM 104 Basic Electricity II (5)
VEM 110 Workshop Fabrication/Hand and Power Tool Skills (3)
VEM 111 Electrical Wining I (3)
VEM 112 Electrical Wining II (3)
VSP 121 Industrial Safety Electrical/Electronic (1.5)
Total Credits Required - 38 Credits
Suggested Schedule
Fall Semester
| Course Number | Course Title | Credit (s) |
| ESL 050 | Technical English | 3 |
| MS 104 | Technical Math I | 4 |
| VEM 102 | Electrical/Electronic Drawing and Sketching | 1.5 |
| VEM 103 | Basic Electricity I | 4 |
| VEM 110 | Workshop Fabrication/Hand and Power Tool Skills | 3 |
| VSP 121 | Industrial Safety Electrical/Electronic | 1.5 |
| Total= | 17 |
Spring Semester
| Course Number | Course Title | Credit (s) |
| CA 100 | Computer Literacy | 3 |
| MS 106 | Technical Math II | 4 |
| VEM 104 | Basic Electricity II | 5 |
| VEM 111 | Electrical Wining I | 3 |
| VEM 112 | Electrical Wining II | 3 |
| Total= | 18 |
Summer Session
| Course Number | Course Title | Credit (s) |
| BU 097 | Introduction to Entrepreneurship | 3 |
| Total= | 3 |
