Electronic Engineering Technology, A.A.S.

Program Description

Electronic technologists are needed by organizations that develop, manufacture, and service electronic and electrical equipment and systems. Graduates may work on communications equipment, radar and sonar units, industrial and medical monitoring and control devices, navigation equipment, and computer systems. The degree and certificate programs emphasize understanding electronics principles and troubleshooting concepts rather than how to repair specific equipment. With this background, students should be able to find employment repairing, modifying, and designing a wide variety of electronic equipment. Graduates of this program typically transfer to Bachelor of Science in Electronics Engineering Technology (BSEET) programs at Capitol Technology University, Old Dominion University, or the University of Maryland Eastern Shore. Additionally, graduates of this
technology program can transfer into the engineering program at Capitol Technology University with minimal loss of credits by carefully choosing mathematics and science courses. The certificate program is composed of technical courses without the general education courses required for a degree and leads into the degree without loss of credits. Students interested in this program should also consider the Computer Engineering Technology A.A.S. program described elsewhere in this chapter.

Graduates of the Electronic Engineering Technology A.A.S. will be able to:

• Analyze all types of ac and dc circuits using various methods of network analysis, circuit simplification, and approximation
• Design, analyze, and troubleshoot standard digital circuits
• Use standard electronics instrumentation such as VOMs, DVMs, complex oscilloscopes, and function generators
• Create successful programs for a microprocessor or microcontroller
• Use critical thinking techniques and the student’s general technical body of knowledge to research a problem and provide a creative, well-documented solution for a technical problem in which the student has no specific background
• Produce a comprehensive written report and oral presentation describing a research project

General Education Courses

The list of general education courses appears in the General Education List . Some programs recommend or require specific courses to fulfill general education requirements. Please check your program’s sequence of study for this information.

Program Requirements

• PAS-1000 First Year Experience 1 Credit **
• ENT-1710 Circuits and Measurement Techniques 3 Credits
• ENT-1720 Circuit Analysis and Design 3 Credits
• ENT-1770 Introduction to Computing for Technology 3 Credits *
• ENT-1850 Circuit Evaluation and Repair 2 Credits
• ENT-2710 Analog Circuits 4 Credits
• ENT-2740 Digital Circuits 4 Credits
• ENT-2810 CPU Architecture 4 Credits
• ENT-2900 Systems Analysis Project 3 Credits ***
• MAT-1360 Trigonometry and Analytic Geometry 4 Credits
• MAT-2410 Calculus I 4 Credits

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Sequence of Study - Electronic Engineering Technology, A.A.S.

Below are the required courses for your program arranged in a suggested sequence. Please note that the sequence does not include developmental coursework. See Academic Preparation  for the developmental course sequence if applicable to you.

Program Total: 61 Credits

Asterisk (*) denotes a general education course.

Double asterisk (**) denotes a course that is an institutional requirement.

Triple asterisk (***) denotes a course that satisfies the culminating experience requirement for A.A.S. programs.