Process Technology, A.A.S.

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The Process Technology program educates and trains technicians who control and monitor various industrial and plant processes. Areas of employment include: petrochemicals and refining, food and beverage processing, pharmaceuticals and biomanufacturing, paper and pulp, oil and gas exploration, energy and power generation, water and waste water treatment, chemical and agricultural manufacturing, environmental safety, and brewing and distilling process industries.

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Program CIP Code: 41.0301

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.