Industrial Systems Technology Degree Program
IS13 - 201512
Program Description
The Industrial Systems Technology degree program is designed for the student who wishes to prepare for a career as an Industrial Systems technician/electrician. The program provides learning opportunities that introduce, develop, and reinforce academic and technical knowledge, skill, and attitudes required for job acquisition, retention, and advancement. Additionally, the program provides opportunities to retrain or upgrade present knowledge and skill. The degree program teaches skills in Industrial Systems Technology providing background skills in several areas of industrial maintenance, including electronics, industrial wiring, motors, controls, PLCs, instrumentation, fluid power, mechanical, pumps and piping, and computers. Graduates of the program receive an Industrial Systems Technology Associate of Applied Science (AAS) Degree that qualifies them for employment as industrial electricians or industrial systems technicians.
Program Specific Information
Students are accepted every semester based on course and space availability.
Program Length and Availability
5 Semesters
Campus Availability: Hall & 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.
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 3 Hours
Area IV – Humanities/Fine Arts – Choose 3 Hours
General Education Core Elective – Choose 3 Hours
Program-Specific Core – Total of 37 Hours
Occupational-Related Electives – Choose 11 Hours
Apply for Graduation
Total Credit Hours: 63
Graduation requirement includes completion of a total of 63 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 Two
| Area II General Education Core | 3 |
| IDSY 1130 | Industrial Wiring | 4 |
| IDSY 1101 | DC Circuit Analysis | 3 |
| IDSY 1190 | Fluid Power Systems | 4 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 14 |
Semester Three
| Area IV General Education Core | 3 |
| IDSY 1105 | AC Circuit Analysis | 3 |
| IDSY 1110 | Industrial Motor Controls I | 4 |
| IDSY 1195 | Pumps & Piping Systems | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 13 |
Semester One
| ENGL 1101 | Composition & Rhetoric | 3 |
| Area II General Education Core | 3 |
| General Education Core Electives | 3 |
| IDSY 1170 | Industrial Mechanics | 4 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 13 |
ENGL 1101 - Pre-Req: Test Scores – See Advisor
Semester Five
Apply for Graduation
| IDSY 1220 | Intermediate Industrial PLCs | 4 |
| Occupational Related Electives | 7 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 11 |
Semester Four
| IDSY 1120 | Basic Industrial PLCs | 4 |
| IDSY 1210 | Industrial Motor Controls II | 4 |
| MCTX 2250 | Mechatronics Capstone | 3 |
| Occupational Related Electives | 4 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 12 |
Total Credit Hours: 63
This plan is for informational purposes ONLY. It is not a substitute for meeting with a program advisor each term.