Lamar State College Port Arthur 2016-2017 Catalog Revised 9-13-16
Upon completion of the HVAC Program, graduates will be prepared for entry-level employment as an HVAC Technician.
Students must earn a minimum grade of‘ C’ in all technical courses in the Recommended Program of Study.
Recommended Program of Study Certificate in Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning Technician
The program is scheduled to begin in the Fall 2017 Semester.
Instrumentation Technology
Contact: |
George Bohn |
Office: |
Education Building, Office 107 |
Email: |
instrumentation @ lamarpa. edu |
Phone: |
409-984-6391 |
The Instrumentation Technology Program prepares individuals to test, certify, install, repair, inspect and maintain the high-tech instruments used in automated systems that are critical to the operation of chemical plants, petrochemical refineries, power plants, and air and water pollution control agencies. The curriculum includes pneumatic and electronic control systems, control loop adjustments and their analysis, process computers, process simulation, and programmable logic controllers. Graduates are proficient in the calibration of controls and the troubleshooting and maintenance of hydraulic, pneumatic, electrical and electronic control devices.
Students who complete the Recommended Program of Study for the Instrumentation Technology Program earn an Associate of Applied Science Degree and students who complete the Recommended Program of Study for the Certificate of Completion in Instrumentation earn a Certificate Award.
Students must earn a minimum grade of‘ C’ in all technical courses in the Recommended Program of Study.
INTC 1301 Principles of Industrial Measurements................................................................................... 3
ITSC 1401 Introduction to Computers.................... 4 ENGL 1301 Composition +........................................ 3 Total Hours.......................................................... 16
Second Semester............................................ Credit CETT 1305 AC Circuits............................................ 3 CETT 1349 Digital Systems..................................... 3 INTC 1341 Principles of Automatic Control............ 3 INTC 1355 Unit Operations..................................... 3
MATH 1314 College Algebra or MATH 1332 Contemporary Mathematics I +.... 3
Total Hours.......................................................... 15
Second Year Third Semester............................................. Credit Social / Behavioral Science Elective +......................... 3
INTC 1443 Applications of Industrial Automatic Control............................................................... 4
INTC 1348 Analytical Instrumentation.................. 3 SPCH 1315 Public Speaking +................................... 3 HRPO 1311 Human Relations................................. 3 Total Hours.......................................................... 16
Fourth Semester............................................ Credit
INTC 2336 Distributed Control & Programmable Logic................................................................... 3
Humanities / Fine Arts Elective +......................... 3
PHYS 1405 Elementary Physics I or SCIT 1418 Applied Physics............................. 4
ELMT 2333 Industrial Electronics.......................... 3 Total Hours......................................................... 13 Grand Total............................................... 60
Recommended Program of Study Associate of Applied Science Instrumentation Technology
First Year First Semester................................................ Credit CETT 1303 DC Circuits............................................ 3 CETT 1325 Digital Fundamentals........................... 3
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