Year 1 - Spring Spring Course Code Course Title Credit Notes EMP 1901 Global Employment Standards 1 Prerequisite(s): None × Global Employment Standards : EMP 1901 This course is a study of professional workplace behavior; development of personal, educational, and professional career goals; and understanding of effective job-seeking skills. Also included is an overview of laws relating to labor relations, contracts, and personnel matters. Students completing a certificate or an AAS degree will complete this course near the end of their program of study. Prerequisite(s): None EPD 101 OSHA 10 1 Prerequisite(s): None × OSHA 10 : EPD 101 The 10-hour General Industry Outreach Training Program is intended to provide an entry level worker's general awareness on recognizing and preventing hazards in a general industry setting. Prerequisite(s): None EPD 103 Basic Electricity 1 Prerequisite(s): None. × Basic Electricity : EPD 103 This course is a self-paced training course with interactive audiovisual content, including animations, and product simulations. These animations and simulations create a user-friendly way to gain knowledge about basic concepts, materials, and terms related to electricity. Prerequisite(s): None. EPD 105 Climbing Skills 4 Prerequisite(s): CDL Required × Climbing Skills : EPD 105 Introduction to proper methods of climbing wood pole structures. The student must master climbing wood pole structures with and without the use of a pole safety strap. Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be qualified in two methods of pole top rescue. Prerequisite(s): CDL Required EPD 110 Pole Framing and Construction Specs 4 Prerequisite(s): CDL Required × Pole Framing and Construction Specs : EPD 110 Introduction to Rural Electric Association line construction specifications and knowledge of pole framing on the ground and aerial framing. The student will gain a working knowledge of 7,200 volt, 14,400 volt, and 34,500 volt primary distribution systems. The student will also be introduced to copper and aluminum primary conductors and line staking. Prerequisite(s): CDL Required EPD 120 Equipment Operation 3 Prerequisite(s): CDL Required × Equipment Operation : EPD 120 Mastery of safe operation of various digger/derrick trucks, bucket/basket aerial platforms, and trenchers commonly used in overhead and underground electric distribution work. The student will safely operate and perform routine maintenance and inspection on all units. Prerequisite(s): CDL Required EPD 125 Setting and Replacing Poles 1 Prerequisite(s): CDL Required × Setting and Replacing Poles : EPD 125 Theory in pole setting and change-out techniques. Emphasis is placed on setting and replacing poles in energized lines with digger/derrick trucks. The student will also gain a working knowledge of the proper use of cover-up material, both hard shell and rubber goods; vehicle grounding practices; manual pole setting; temporary pole supports; and worksite hazard analysis. Prerequisite(s): CDL Required EPD 1376 Basic Transformer Theory & Install 6 Prerequisite(s): CDL Required. × Basic Transformer Theory & Install : EPD 1376 This course is an introduction to basic electricity, related math, and transformer theory with hands-on experience in the installation and connection of single transformers and various three-phase transformer banks. This course will also provide the student with experience in installation and connection of single phase and three-phase banks. Other topics addressed are transformer over voltage current protection; equipment grounding; cutout and lightning arrestor installation; current transformer applications; use of Voltage Ohm Meter (VOM); and basic troubleshooting techniques are also practiced. Prerequisite(s): CDL Required. Year 2 - Fall Fall Course Code Course Title Credit Notes EPD 140 Service Installation and Metering 4 Prerequisite(s): Satisfactory completion of EPD 199 × Service Installation and Metering : EPD 140 Working knowledge of single- and three-phase watt hour meter applications with practical experience in the installation and sizing of service conductors, construction and installation of meter loops and poles, instrument metering, and temporary service installations. Tampering and power theft, grounding and safe work practices are also covered. Prerequisite(s): Satisfactory completion of EPD 199 EPD 145 Conductor Installation and Repair 4 Prerequisite(s): Completion of EPD 199 with a grade of C or higher × Conductor Installation and Repair : EPD 145 Working knowledge of single- and three-phase watt hour meter applications with practical experience in the installation and sizing of service conductors, construction and installation of meter loops and poles, instrument metering, and temporary service installations. Tampering and power theft, grounding and safe work practices are also covered. Prerequisite(s): Completion of EPD 199 with a grade of C or higher EPD 150 Rubber Glove and Hot Stick Methods 3 Prerequisite(s): Completion of EPD 199 with a grade of C or higher × Rubber Glove and Hot Stick Methods : EPD 150 This course introduces students to methods of working on energized distribution lines and equipment with rubber gloves, sleeves, and hot sticks from off the pole and insulated aerial platforms. Students will gain a working knowledge of the application, care and use of hard shell covers, rubber line hoses and blankets, personal protective equipment, hot-line tools, and live-line maintenance. The course also reviews operation of bucket/basket aerial platforms and pole top and bucket rescue techniques. Prerequisite(s): Completion of EPD 199 with a grade of C or higher EPD 160 Underground Distribution 3 Prerequisite(s): Completion of EPD 199 with a grade of C or higher × Underground Distribution : EPD 160 Working knowledge of Underground Residential Distribution (URD) with practical experience in the direct burial of primary and secondary cables; installation of 200 and 600 amp elbows, splices, lightning arrestors, and overhead terminations; installation of single-phase and three-phase pad-mount and transclosure transformer installations; methods of shoring and sloping trenches and excavations; troubleshooting of primary and secondary cables; and fault location. The student will also review the operation of trencher digging equipment and safe work practices and procedures, proper grounding techniques of padmount transformers and transclosures. Prerequisite(s): Completion of EPD 199 with a grade of C or higher EPD 170 Fusing and System Coordination 1 Prerequisite(s): Completion of EPD 199 with a grade of C or higher × Fusing and System Coordination : EPD 170 This course is a study of various methods of system coordination, knowledge of oil circuit reclosures, sectionalizing, and the application of fuses where students will learn to install and operate single-phase and three-phase pole mount reclosures, substation fuses and reclosures, and gang operated air-break and load-break switches. Prerequisite(s): Completion of EPD 199 with a grade of C or higher EPD 180 Substations and Voltage Regulation 4 Prerequisite(s): Completion of EPD 199 with a grade of C or higher × Substations and Voltage Regulation : EPD 180 This course is a study of substations, capacitors, voltage regulators, auto-boosters; practical experience in substation grounding, inspections, substation maintenance; operation and installation of high side fuses, power transformers, substation buswork, and transfer switches; methods of voltage regulation, and Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA). Prerequisite(s): Completion of EPD 199 with a grade of C or higher MO3 Math Option 3 Based upon placement testing requirements. × Math Option : MO3 Based upon placement testing requirements. Year 1 - Summer Summer Course Code Course Title Credit Notes EPD 199 Utility Internship 8 Prerequisite(s): Must have a grade of C or higher in EPD 101, 103, 105, 110, 120, 125, and 1376, and permission of instructor. × Utility Internship : EPD 199 Course provides practical work experience as an apprentice lineman with an operating utility and is completed between the first and second semesters. The student must spend at least eight clock hours in the computer learning center to develop his/her resume prior to interviewing for internship placement. Prerequisite(s): Must have a grade of C or higher in EPD 101, 103, 105, 110, 120, 125, and 1376, and permission of instructor. Course Option General Education Electives Course Code Course Title Credits Notes MAT 101 Technical Mathematics I 3 Prerequisite(s): Meet placement guidelines × Technical Mathematics I : MAT 101 This is an overview of mathematics course that focuses on technical applications. Topics include basic quantitative problem solving, algebra with technical applications, measurement, proportions, and geometry. This course is designed to provide students with the mathematical background necessary for entering technical career fields. Course Option Math Options Course Code Course Title Credits Notes MAT 108 Beginning Algebra 3 Prerequisite(s): None × Beginning Algebra : MAT 108 This is an introductory algebra course that includes applications. Topics include a review of pre-algebra, variable expressions, solving algebraic equations, linear equations in two variables, inequalities, and polynomials. MAT 109 Technical Mathematics II 3 Prerequisites: Meet placement guidelines OR MAT 101 with a grade of C or higher OR MAT 108 with a grade of C or higher × Technical Mathematics II : MAT 109 This is an algebra based mathematics course that focuses on technical applications. Topics include graphing linear equations, systems of linear equations, polynomials, factoring polynomials, quadratic equations, right triangle trigonometry and trigonometry with any angle. This course is designed to provide students with the critical thinking needed for solving complex technical problems. MAT 110 Intermediate Algebra 3 Prerequisite(s): Meet placement guidelines MAT 108 Beginning Algebra with a grade of C or higher × Intermediate Algebra : MAT 110 This course is designed for students who have only one year of high school algebra and provides the algebraic skills necessary to begin conceptualizing abstract mathematical concepts in preparation for College Algebra. Topics covered will include Number Systems, Linear Equations and Inequalities, Lines, Systems of Linear Equations and Inequalities, Polynomials, Exponents, Rational Expressions and Quadratic Equations. MAT 135 College Algebra 3 Prerequisites: Meet Placement Guidelines OR MAT 109 with a grade of C or better OR MAT 110 with a grade of C or better. × College Algebra : MAT 135 College Algebra is a comprehensive overview of the fundamental concepts of algebra. Topics include analyzing graphs of functions and equations (including symmetry, intercepts, left- and right- hand behavior, asymptotes and transformations); utilizing functional notation; determining the domain and range of a function; writing an equation that describes a function or a circle given its description; using graphs of functions for analysis; performing arithmetic combinations and compositions of functions; finding the inverse of a function; and solving equations, inequalities and systems of equations by various methods (including matrices).