Wireless Engineering Technology Degree Program
WE13 - 201712
**Please note that effective summer 2023, the Wireless Engineering Technology Degree program is no longer admitting students. Currently enrolled students should contact the Program Chair, Khalil Khalif, kkhalif@laniertech.edu, 770-533-7000 Ext. 6657.
Program Description
The Wireless Engineering Technology Associate of Applied Science (AAS) Degree program is designed to address the current and future needs of the wireless industry. This program prepares students for the rapidly changing environment faced by field technicians and engineers and includes topics such as antenna theory and applications, grounding, bonding, power, mobile site equipment and applications, radio frequency theory and transmissions, safety, and regulations, standards and codes. These courses allow for field technicians and engineers to effectively install, troubleshoot, and maintain modern mobile sites including those with new and evolving broadband mobile technologies.
Program Specific Information
Students are accepted every semester based on course and space availability.
Program Length & Availability
5 Semesters
Campus Availability: Barrow
Financial Aid
This program is eligible for the Pell Grant and may be eligible for Institutional and State Financial Aid.
Contact a Financial Aid Counselor for eligibility requirements and application materials.
Admissions Requirements
Must be 16 years of age.
High school diploma or GED is required prior to admission. (Official transcripts or GED scores must be submitted from all colleges and/or high schools attended for credit.)
ACCUPLACER Testing, or submit SAT, ACT, COMPASS, or ASSET test scores.
Students must have completed CIST 1401 Computer Networking and CIST 1601 Information Security prior to admission OR pass the Wireless Engineering Entrance Exam with a score of 70% or greater in order to be admitted directly into the degree program. Students not meeting these requirements will begin coursework in the Wireless Networking Technician Technical Certificate of Credit. Students will receive information about the exam once their admission file is complete.
Curriculum
General Education Core – Total of 15 Hours
Area I – Language Arts/Communications – Choose 3 Hours
Area II – Social/Behavioral Sciences – Choose 3 Hours
Area III – Natural Sciences/Mathematics – Choose 6 Hours
Area IV – Humanities/Fine Arts – Choose 3 Hours
Program-Specific Core – Total of 57 Hours
Total Credit Hours: 72
Graduation requirement includes completion of a total of 72 hours in the above areas
Graduation Plan
Note: For a list of which courses are part of the elective area, please see the Curriculum tab for this program.
Semester One
| ENGL 1101 | Composition & Rhetoric | 3 |
| MATH 1111 | College Algebra | 3 |
| CIST 1122 | Hardware Install/Maintenance | 4 |
| ENGT 1000 | Intro to Engineering Tech | 3 |
| Area II General Education Core | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 16 |
Semester Two
Semester Three
Semester Four
Semester Five
Apply for Graduation
| CIST 2452 | Cisco Switching, Routing & Wireless Essentials | 4 |
| WLET 2100 | Antenna Fund/Apps in WLET | 3 |
| WLET 2120 | Mobile Tech & Equipment | 3 |
| Area IV General Education Core | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 13 |
Total Credit Hours: 72
This plan is for informational purposes ONLY. It is not a substitute for meeting with a program advisor each term.