2012 - 2013 Catalog
Program: Electronic Telecommunications
Degree Plan: Wireless Communications Technology Certificate

ELECTRONIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS -- WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY

(Level II Certificate)

EFC-Deactivated September 1, 2011.

Students pursuing this award program are required to meet Texas Success Initiative (TSI) standards and course prerequisites.
Students must earn at least 25% of the credit hours required for graduation through instruction by the college awarding the degree.

Degree Plan Code: CERT.ELET.WIRELESS

This certificate is designed to prepare students for employment in the telecommunications industry. This certificate program provides students broad-based knowledge of wireless technology and its associated hardware. All of the courses for this certificate are applicable to the Associate in Applied Sciences Degree in Electronic Telecommunications.

CREDIT HOURS

SEMESTER I

CETT 1403	DC Circuits	4
CETT 1425	Digital Fundamentals	4
SPCH 1311	Introduction to Speech Communication OR	3
ENGL 1301	Composition I	(3)
		11

SEMESTER II

EECT 1403	Introduction to Telecommunications	4
CETT 1405	AC Circuits	4
CETT 1429	Solid State Devices	4
+Elective	Mathematics OR	3-4
TECM 1303	Technical Calculations AND	(3)
++Elective	Natural Sciences/Mathematics	(3-5)
		15-20

SEMESTER III

EECT 2430	Telecommunications Switching	4
EECT 2439	Communictions Circuits	4
		8

SEMESTER IV

EECT 2432	Telecommunications Signaling	4
EECT 2440	Telecommunications Central Office Equipment	4
EECT 2437	Wireless Telephony Systems	4
		12

Minimum Hours Required

46-51

+College level MATH course may be chosen from the following:

MATH 1332	College Mathematics I	3
MATH 2342	Introductory Statistics	3
MATH 1314	College Algebra	3
MATH 1414	College Algebra	4

++Natural Sciences/Mathematics Elective - must be selected from the AAS Core Options for Natural Sciences/Mathematics.