Electrical Technology (ETAAS)

Award: Associate in applied science degree

Program Location: South Omaha Campus

This degree provides education and training for students who wish to join the electrical field. This program exposes students to electrical systems in residential and commercial wiring, as well as industrial motor controls.

Graduation Requirements

General education	27.0
Major requirements	72.0
Total credit hours required	99.0

General education requirements (27.0 credit hrs.)

Communications

	English level I	4.5
	English level II	4.5

See Communications course options

ENGL 1220 and ENGL 1240 are recommended.

Humanities/social sciences

Humanities/social sciences

4.5

See Humanities/social sciences course options

PSYC 1000 is recommended.

Quantitative/numeracy skills

Mathematics

4.5

See Quantitative/numeracy skills course options

MATH 1240 is recommended.

Other

HMRL 1010	Human Relations SkillsONLINEHYBRID	4.5
INFO 1001	Information Systems and LiteracyONLINEHYBRID	4.5

Major requirements for Electrical Technology (72.0 credit hrs.)

Courses

ELTR 1200	Basic Electricity	6.5
ELTR 1210	Residential Wiring	9.0
ELTR 1220	Commercial Wiring	9.0
ELTR 1350	Electrical Print Reading	3.0
ELTR 2040	Low-Voltage Applications	6.5
ELTR 2240	National Electrical Code	4.5
ELTR 2331	Electric Service and Installation	4.5
ELTR 2981	Internship	8.0
INCT 1000	Industrial Safety and Health	4.5
INCT 1212	Motor and Machine Controls	9.0
INCT 2050	Problem-Solving	3.0
INCT 2231	Programmable Logic Controllers I	4.5

Suggested Guide for Courses

Below is a suggested guide for students planning careers in electrical technology after two years of full-time study.

Electrical Technology Coursework – Traditional Track

First Year

First quarter (Fall)

ELTR 1200	Basic Electricity	6.5
INCT 1000	Industrial Safety and Health	4.5
MATH 1240	Applied Mathematics	4.5
Total Credit Hours:		15.5

Second quarter (Winter)

INCT 2050	Problem-Solving	3.0
INFO 1001	Information Systems and LiteracyONLINEHYBRID	4.5
ELTR 1210	Residential Wiring	9.0
Total Credit Hours:		16.5

Third quarter (Spring)

ELTR 1220	Commercial Wiring	9.0
ENGL 1220	Technical WritingONLINE	4.5
HMRL 1010	Human Relations SkillsONLINEHYBRID	4.5
Total Credit Hours:		18.0

Fourth quarter (Summer)

ELTR 2981	Internship	8.0
Total Credit Hours:		8.0

Second Year

Fifth quarter (Fall)

ELTR 1350	Electrical Print Reading	3.0
ENGL 1240	Oral and Written ReportsONLINE	4.5
INCT 1212	Motor and Machine Controls	9.0
Total Credit Hours:		16.5

Sixth quarter (Winter)

ELTR 2040	Low-Voltage Applications	6.5
ELTR 2331	Electric Service and Installation	4.5
INCT 2231	Programmable Logic Controllers I	4.5
Total Credit Hours:		15.5

Seventh quarter (Spring)

ELTR 2240	National Electrical Code	4.5
	Humanities/social sciences	4.5
Total Credit Hours:		9.0