Electronics Certificate

*This is an overview of the program. The course sequencing is meant to serve as a guideline for your semester planning. Please note that the scheduling of courses, program sequencing and curriculum are subject to change.*

Graduates may be employed as electronics technicians. The program below is recommended; however, other courses may be substituted with the approval of the electronics faculty.

Upon successful completion of this program, graduates will be able to:

• connect components into basic electrical circuits and use multimeters to verify circuit operation.
• determine how the differentconfigurations of capacitance, inductance, and resistance affect theinstantaneous voltages and resultant instantaneous currents.
• connect digital circuits common tocomputers such as logic gates, flip flops, counters and arithmeticcircuits into functioning circuits.
• use the instruction set to write assembly language programs to control the operation of the microprocessor.
• construct and experimentally verifythe operation of standard electronic circuits such as power supplies,amplifiers, and oscillators.
• demonstrate effective communication skills by writing technical reports based on their laboratory experiences.
• demonstrate critical thinking/problemsolving abilities by analyzing a non-functioning electrical circuit,determining the problem and restoring circuit operation.
• demonstrate interpersonal relations, teamwork and work ethics through group laboratory projects.
• demonstrate an ability to use/apply mathematical quantitative reasoning to design basic functional electronic circuits.
• demonstrate an ability to use and work with computers by writing laboratory reports using a word processing package.
• demonstrate use of computer software packages by simulating circuit operations and obtaining valid circuit parameters.

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NOTE: *A higher level mathematics course will also satisfy the mathematics requirement.

Students pursuing the certificate should note any prerequisites listed for individual courses when planning their program.

Electronics (Certificate)

Approximate Cost of Program

• On-Campus Room & Board: Not Offered

• More cost information can be found here: Tuition & Fees

Length of Program
Intended time to complete: 24 months

Program prepares graduates to enter occupations such as these:	O*NET Links
• Electronic Home Entertainment Equipment Installers and Repairers (49-2097)
• Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers (49-2098)

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