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ELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY
Curriculum | Course Descriptions

Max Neal Program Coordinator
501 Varsity Road Griffin, GA 30223
PH 770-467-6054
e-mail:
mneal@griffintech.edu

Do you enjoy working with your hands? Do you have an aptitude for math and science? Are you mechanically inclined with a natural aptitude for work with technical requirements?

If "yes" is your response to these questions and you have a sincere desire to move forward in a success-oriented program of study that can lead to a challenging and profitable career, you are ready for the Electronics Technology Program.  As Georgia's population grows, so does our state's demand for technicians who can service complex electronic systems. The Electronics Technology Program prepares students to be top-notch electronics technicians with the skills to design, maintain, and repair electronic systems.

ELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY DIPLOMA
This program is a eighteen-month (full-time) sequence of courses that prepares students for careers in the electronics technology profession. The program emphasizes a combination of electronics theory and practical application necessary for successful employment. Program graduates are to be competent in the general areas of: communications, mathematics, and interpersonal relations; and in the technical areas of: soldering, DC circuits, AC circuits, electronics, microcomputer applications, solid state devices, linear integrated circuits, digital electronics, microprocessors and microprocessor interfacing, and basic industrial and communications electronics applications. Diploma Admission Requirements: Applicants must meet general admissions requirements, and must also:

Present official documentation of an earned high school diploma, GED, or college degree.

Present acceptable ASSET, COMPASS, SAT, ACT or CPE scores taken within the last five years or transfer of program level English and math from a regionally accredited college or university with a grade of C or better.

ELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATE DEGREE

This two-year (full-time) program prepares students for careers in the electronics professions. The program emphasizes a combination of advanced electronics theory and practical application necessary for successful employment. Program graduates are to be competent in the general areas of communications, mathematics, and interpersonal relations; and in the technical areas of soldering, DC circuits, AC circuits, electronics, microcomputer applications, solid state devices, linear integrated circuits, digital electronics, microprocessors and microprocessor interacting, and basic industrial, and communications electronics applications. Associate Degree Admission Requirements: Applicants must meet general admissions requirements, and also must:

Present official documentation of an earned high school diploma, GED, or college degree.

Present acceptable ASSET, COMPASS, SAT, ACT or CPE scores taken within the last five years or transfer of program level English and math from a regionally accredited college or university with a grade of C or better.

Electronics Technology Diploma Program


Curriculum

Total credits required for graduation: 90

NAME

NO.

GENERAL CORE

CREDIT

ENG

101

English

5

MAT

103

Algebraic Concepts

5

MAT

105

Trigonometry

5

 

 

OR

 

MAT

104

Geometry and Trigonometry

(5)

EMP

100

Interpersonal Relations & Dev

3

 

 

 

18

 

NAME

NO.

TECHNICAL COURSES

CREDIT

SCT

100

Introduction to Microcomputers

3

IFC

100

Industrial Safety Procedures

2

ELC

104

Soldering Technology I

2

IFC

101

Direct Current Circuits I

4

ELC

108

Direct Current Circuits II

4

IFC

102

Alternating Current Circuits I

4

ELC

110

Alternating Current Circuits II

4

IFC

103

Solid State Devices I

4

 

ELC

115

Solid State Devices II

4

ELC

117

Linear Integrated Circuits

4

ELC

118

Digital Electronics I

4

ELC

119

Digital Electronics II

4

ELC

120

Microprocessors Fundamentals

4

 

 

 

47

ONE OF THE FOLLOWING 25 HOUR BLOCKS:

NAME

NO.

Electronics Technology Industrial Specialization

CREDIT

ELC

211

Process Control

6

ELC

212

Motor Controls

6

ELC

213

Programmable Controllers

5

ELC

214

Mechanical Devices

3

ELC

215

Fluid Power

3

ELC

216

Robotics

2

 

 

 

25

NAME

NO.

General Electronics Technology Specializations

CREDIT

ELC

123

Communications Electronics

7

ELC

124

Industrial Electronics

4

XXX

xxx

Technical Electives

14

 

 

 

25

NAME

NO.

Telecommunications Electronics Technology Specialization

CREDIT

ELC

217

Computer Hardware

7

ELC

219

Networking I

4

ELC

259

Fiber Optics Systems

4

ELC

260

Telecommunications and Data Cabling

4

ELC

261

Telecommunications Sys Install and Programming

3

ELC

262

Telecommunications and Data Transmissions Concepts

3

 

 

 

25

NAME

NO.

Computer Electronics Technology Specialization

CREDIT

ELC

217

Computer Hardware

7

ELC

218

Operating Systems Technologies

7

ELC

219

Networking I

4

ELC

286

CompTIA A+ Certification

5

XXX

xxx

Technically Related Electives

2

 

25

Electronics Technology Degree Program


Curriculum
Total credits required for graduation: 102

 

NAME

NO.

ESSENTIAL GENERAL CORE COURSES

CREDIT

 

 

Area I - Humanities/Fine Arts

 

ENG

191

Composition & Rhetoric

5