Award: Process Technology, A.A.S. - Houston Community College - Modern Campus Catalog™

2020-2021 HCC Catalog

May 12, 2025

First Year

First Semester ‐ Fall

EDUC 1300 - Learning Framework Credits: 3
PTAC 1302 - Introduction to Process Technology Credits: 3
ENGL 1301 - Composition I Credits: 3
MATH 1314 - College Algebra Credits: 3
PTAC 1308 - Safety, Health, and Environment I Credits: 3
XXXX #3## - Social/Behavioral Sciences Elective Credits: 3 ¹

Semester Total: 18

Second Semester ‐ Spring

SCIT 1418 - Applied Physics Credits: 4 OR
PHYS 1401 - College Physics I (Lecture & Lab) Credits: 4
SCIT 1414 - Applied General Chemistry I Credits: 4 OR
CHEM 1311 - General Chemistry I (Lecture) Credits: 3 AND
CHEM 1111 - General Chemistry I (Lab) Credits: 1
PTAC 1410 - Process Technology I-Equipment Credits: 4
PTAC 1332 - Process Instrumentation I Credits: 3

Semester Total: 15

Second Year

First Semester ‐ Fall

SPCH 1311 - Introduction to Speech Communication Credits: 3
PTAC 2314 - Principles of Quality Credits: 3
PTAC 2420 - Process Technology II-Systems Credits: 4
PTAC 1354 - Industrial Processes Credits: 3

Semester Total: 13

Second Semester ‐ Spring

PTAC 2438 - Process Technology III-Operations Credits: 4 (Capstone)
PTAC 1350 - Industrial Economics Credits: 3 OR
PTAC 2336 - Process Instrumentation II Credits: 3
XXXX #3## - Humanities/Fine Arts Elective Credits: 3 ¹
PTAC 2446 - Process Troubleshooting Credits: 4

Semester Total: 14

Total Minimum Credits for the AAS Degree: 60

¹ A list of electives appears in the Core Curriculum section of this catalog.