Building Automation Systems Degree Program - NEW
BA53 - 202412
Program Description
As a Building Automation Systems Technician, the student will be prepared for a career in the Building Automation (also Energy Management and Controls) Industry. This industry encompasses a broad range of current technologies and disciplines to maintain comfort, control, and energy savings in residential and commercial HVAC systems and facilities. The student will be prepared to install, service, and sell control equipment including access controls, fire alarm systems, lighting controls, security systems, and HVAC controls. All commercial buildings now have some form of automation system and current technologies are integrating many of these systems into one. Graduates of this Associate of Applied Science (AAS) Degree program will have the tools necessary to enter this high-paying and rewarding field.
Program Specific Information
Students are accepted every semester based on course and space availability.
Program Length & Availability
5 Semesters
Campus Availability: Hall
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
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.)
Request official ACCUPLACER, SAT, or ACT test scores be sent to the Admissions Office or refer to our Admissions Assessment Procedure found here for more options: Admissions Testing – Lanier Technical College.
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 56 Hours
Total Credit Hours: 71
Graduation requirement includes completion of a total of 71 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
| BUAS 1015 | DDC Fundamentals | 4 |
| BUAS 1025 | Electronic Fundamentals for BAS | 4 |
| BUAS 1035 | Environmental Systems and Control Logic | 4 |
| BUAS 1045 | Digital Logic and Controllers | 4 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 16 |
Semester Two
Semester Three
| BUAS 1000 | Construction Prints and Documents for BAS | 4 |
| BUAS 1090 | Programming Fundamentals for BAS | 4 |
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| BUAS 2500 | Internship for BAS | 4 |
| Or | |
| BUAS 1070 | PLC for Energy Management | 4 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 12 |
Semester Four
| ENGL 1101 | Composition & Rhetoric | 3 |
| Area II General Education Core | 3 |
| Area IV General Education Core | 3 |
| Area V General Education Core | 3 |
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| MATH 1011 | Business Math | 3 |
| Or | |
| MATH 1101 | Mathematical Modeling | 3 |
| Or | |
| MATH 1103 | Quantitative Skills/Reasoning | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Semester Five
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| BUAS 2015 | Project Management for BAS | 4 |
| BUAS 2025 | Networking for Energy Management | 4 |
| BUAS 2035 | Planning and Design for BAS | 4 |
| BUAS 2045 | Programming for Energy Management | 4 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 16 |
Total Credit Hours: 71
This plan is for informational purposes ONLY. It is not a substitute for meeting with a program advisor each term.