Automated Industrial Technology

Details

Field of Interest

Applied Technology

Degree Type

Associate in Applied Science (AAS)

Academic Plan

Automated Industrial Technology (DEG)

Academic Plan Code

3177

Effective Term

Spring 2025

Full-time
Part-time

Full-time Sequence

Full-time status is 12 credits to 18 credits per semester.

Term 1

A sequence of suggested courses that should be taken during Term 1
Course Number	Course Name	Notes	Credits
AIT100	Industrial Safety	Critical course	1
AIT105	Modern Maintenance Operations	Critical course	3
AIT110	Mechanical Power Transmission Systems		3
AIT115	Hydraulic Systems		3
AIT120	Pneumatic Systems		3
AIT125	DC and AC Components and Circuits	Critical course Gateway course	3
FYE101 or FYE103	Introduction to College, Career and Personal Success or Exploration of College, Career and Personal Success		1–3

Term 2

A sequence of suggested courses that should be taken during Term 2
Course Number	Course Name	Requisites	Notes	Credits
AIT205	Power Electronics and Variable Frequency Drives	Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in AIT125, or permission of Instructor.		3
AIT210	Programmable Logic Controller Programming and Troubleshooting	Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in AIT125, or permission of Instructor.		3
AIT215	Process Control Systems	Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in AIT125, or permission of Instructor.		4
AIT270	Robotics I	Prerequisites or Corequisites: AIT100 or permission of Instructor.		3
GTC107	Technical Mathematics I		Critical course OR Equivalent as indicated by assessment	0–3

Term 3

A sequence of suggested courses that should be taken during Term 3
Course Number	Course Name	Requisites	Notes	Area	Credits
AIT250 or AIT291	Automated Industrial Technology Capstone or Automated Industrial Technology Internship	Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in AIT225, or permission of Instructor or Corequisites: AIT225. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in AIT225, or permission of Instructor or Corequisites: AIT225.			3
AIT225	Industrial Motors and Motor Control	Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in AIT125, or permission of Instructor.			3
ENG101 or ENG107	First-Year Composition or First-Year Composition for ESL	Prerequisites: Writing test score or (C or better in ENG091 or ESL097or WAC101) or (B or better in ALT100) or (ALT100 & Corequisites: ENG101LL or ENG107LL or WAC101 or ENG100A+) or (ESL202 & Corequisites: ENG101LL or ENG107LL or WAC101 or ENG100A+). or Prerequisites: Writing test score or (C or better in ENG091 or ESL097or WAC101) or (B or better in ALT100) or (ALT100 & Corequisites: ENG101LL or ENG107LL or WAC101 or ENG100A+) or (ESL202 & Corequisites: ENG101LL or ENG107LL or WAC101 or ENG100A+).	Critical course	FYC or FYC	3
GTC108 or MAT14+ or MAT15+	Technical Mathematics II or College Mathematics or College Algebra/Functions	Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in GTC107 or permission of Instructor. or No requisites or No requisites		None or MA or MA	3–6
CRE101	College Critical Reading and Critical Thinking	Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in [(ENG101 or ENG107) and (RDG095 or RDG100 or RDG100LL or RDG111 or RDG112 or RDG113)] or a grade of B or better in ALT100 or an appropriate district placement or permission of Instructor.	OR Equivalent as indicated by assessment	L	0–3
HU	Humanities, Fine Arts & Design			HU	3
RE	Restricted Elective				3

Term 4

A sequence of suggested courses that should be taken during Term 4
Course Number	Course Name	Requisites	Area	Credits
RE	Restricted Elective			3–7
ENG102 or ENG108	First-Year Composition or First-Year Composition for ESL	Prerequisites: Grade of C or better in ENG101. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in ENG107.	FYC or FYC	3
SG or SQ	Natural Sciences General or Natural Sciences Quantitative		SG or SQ	4
COM100 or COM110 or COM225 or COM230	Introduction to Human Communication or Interpersonal Communication or Public Speaking or Small Group Communication	No requisites or No requisites or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in ENG101, or ENG107, or equivalent. or No requisites	SB or SB or L or SB	3
SB	Social & Behavioral Sciences		SB	3

Part-time Sequence

Part-time status is 11 credit hours or less.

Term 1

A sequence of suggested courses that should be taken during Term 1
Course Number	Course Name	Notes	Credits
AIT100	Industrial Safety	Critical course	1
AIT105	Modern Maintenance Operations	Critical course	3
AIT110	Mechanical Power Transmission Systems		3
FYE101 or FYE103	Introduction to College, Career and Personal Success or Exploration of College, Career and Personal Success		1–3

Term 2

A sequence of suggested courses that should be taken during Term 2
Course Number	Course Name	Requisites	Notes	Area	Credits
GTC107	Technical Mathematics I		Critical course OR Equivalent as indicated by assessment		0–3

Term 3

A sequence of suggested courses that should be taken during Term 3
Course Number	Course Name	Requisites	Notes	Area	Credits
AIT120	Pneumatic Systems				3
AIT125	DC and AC Components and Circuits		Critical course Gateway course		3

Term 4

A sequence of suggested courses that should be taken during Term 4
Course Number	Course Name	Requisites	Notes	Area	Credits
AIT270	Robotics I	Prerequisites or Corequisites: AIT100 or permission of Instructor.			3
GTC108 or MAT14+ or MAT15+	Technical Mathematics II or College Mathematics or College Algebra/Functions	Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in GTC107 or permission of Instructor. or No requisites or No requisites		None or MA or MA	3–6

Term 5

A sequence of suggested courses that should be taken during Term 5
Course Number	Course Name	Requisites	Notes	Area	Credits
AIT115	Hydraulic Systems				3
ENG101 or ENG107	First-Year Composition or First-Year Composition for ESL	Prerequisites: Writing test score or (C or better in ENG091 or ESL097or WAC101) or (B or better in ALT100) or (ALT100 & Corequisites: ENG101LL or ENG107LL or WAC101 or ENG100A+) or (ESL202 & Corequisites: ENG101LL or ENG107LL or WAC101 or ENG100A+). or Prerequisites: Writing test score or (C or better in ENG091 or ESL097or WAC101) or (B or better in ALT100) or (ALT100 & Corequisites: ENG101LL or ENG107LL or WAC101 or ENG100A+) or (ESL202 & Corequisites: ENG101LL or ENG107LL or WAC101 or ENG100A+).	Critical course	FYC or FYC	3

Term 6

A sequence of suggested courses that should be taken during Term 6
Course Number	Course Name	Requisites	Notes	Area	Credits
AIT205	Power Electronics and Variable Frequency Drives	Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in AIT125, or permission of Instructor.			3
AIT215	Process Control Systems	Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in AIT125, or permission of Instructor.			4
CRE101	College Critical Reading and Critical Thinking	Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in [(ENG101 or ENG107) and (RDG095 or RDG100 or RDG100LL or RDG111 or RDG112 or RDG113)] or a grade of B or better in ALT100 or an appropriate district placement or permission of Instructor.	OR Equivalent as indicated by assessment	L	0–3

Term 7

A sequence of suggested courses that should be taken during Term 7
Course Number	Course Name	Requisites	Notes	Area	Credits
AIT225	Industrial Motors and Motor Control	Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in AIT125, or permission of Instructor.			3
ENG102 or ENG108	First-Year Composition or First-Year Composition for ESL	Prerequisites: Grade of C or better in ENG101. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in ENG107.		FYC or FYC	3

Term 8

A sequence of suggested courses that should be taken during Term 8
Course Number	Course Name	Requisites	Notes	Area	Credits
AIT210	Programmable Logic Controller Programming and Troubleshooting	Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in AIT125, or permission of Instructor.			3
COM100 or COM110 or COM225 or COM230	Introduction to Human Communication or Interpersonal Communication or Public Speaking or Small Group Communication	No requisites or No requisites or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in ENG101, or ENG107, or equivalent. or No requisites		SB or SB or L or SB	3

Term 9

A sequence of suggested courses that should be taken during Term 9
Course Number	Course Name	Requisites	Notes	Area	Credits
RE	Restricted Elective				3
SB	Social & Behavioral Sciences			SB	3

Term 10

A sequence of suggested courses that should be taken during Term 10
Course Number	Course Name	Requisites	Notes	Area	Credits
HU	Humanities, Fine Arts & Design			HU	3
RE	Restricted Elective				3

Term 11

A sequence of suggested courses that should be taken during Term 11
Course Number	Course Name	Requisites	Area	Credits
AIT250 or AIT291	Automated Industrial Technology Capstone or Automated Industrial Technology Internship	Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in AIT225, or permission of Instructor or Corequisites: AIT225. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in AIT225, or permission of Instructor or Corequisites: AIT225.		3
SG or SQ	Natural Sciences General or Natural Sciences Quantitative		SG or SQ	4
RE	Restricted Elective			0–4

Restricted Electives

Students should work with their program advisor to select 6-10 credits from courses that align with the academic/career goals and further their development in the areas of controls, mechanical tech, electrical/electronic, or power systems. Courses from required courses area may not be used.

Any AIT, ELC, MIT, or PPT courses except courses used to satisfy Required Courses area. Students may also choose courses from the following focus areas.

Controls Focus Area

CIS105 Survey of Computer Information Systems

CNT140AB Introduction to Networks

CIS156 Python Programming: Level I

AIT275 Robotics II

Mechanical Tech Focus Area

MPT150 Introduction to SolidWorks

DFT105AA Computer Aided Drafting I: AutoCAD

DFT254AA Integrated Circuit Design - CMOS IA

DFT255 3D Printing/Additive Manufacturing

WLD106++ Arc Welding (any suffixed course)

Electrical/Electronic Focus Area

ELE131 Digital Logic and Circuits

ELE173 Fabrication Techniques

ELE241 Microprocessor Concepts

AIT123 J-STD Soldering Certification

AIT128 A-620 Cable and Wire Harness Assembly Certification

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