Electrical and Power Transmission Technology

Electrical and Power Transmission Technology

Offered at the Levelland Campus
and the Byron Martin Advanced Technology Center
The two-year Electrical and Power Transmission Technology
program is designed to prepare qualified graduates to work
in the electrical industry. The curriculum provides a selection
of electrical courses that meet the needs of the electrical industry,
as well as the goals and desires of the student. Students,
with the aid of their advisor, create a degree plan suited for the
needs of electricians or lineworkers.

Candidates for graduation must complete a minimum of
60 hours of course work with a minimum of 32 hours selected
from the appropriate ELPT courses to receive an Associate of
Applied Science degree. An optional Certificate of Proficiency
is also offered where students must complete a minimum of 32
hours of course work.

Program advisor is Paul Harbin, instructor in electrical and
power transmission technology.

Associate of Applied Science Degree

FIRST SEMESTER*
ELPT 1215 Electrical Calculations I ...............................2
ELPT 1319 Fundamentals of Electricity .........................3
ELPT 1321 Intro. to Basic Safety and Tools ....................3
ELPT / LNWK (C) Elective** ....................................... 2/3
ENGL 1301 Composition 0I .............................................3
MATH 1332 College Math ................................................3
Total Semester Hours ....................... 16/17

SECOND SEMESTER
COSC 1401 Intro. Computer & Info. Sciences ...............4
ELPT 1320 Fundamentals of Electricity II .....................3
ELPT 2215 Electrical Calculations II ..............................2
ELPT / LNWK (C) Elective*** ..................................... 2/3
ELPT / LNWK (C) Elective*** ..................................... 2/3
ELPT / LNWK (C) Elective*** ..................................... 2/3
Total Semester Hours ....................... 15/18

THIRD SEMESTER
ELPT / LNWK (C) Elective*** ..................................... 2/3
ELPT / LNWK (C) Elective*** ..................................... 2/3
ELPT / LNWK (C) Elective*** ..................................... 2/3
ELPT / LNWK (C) Elective*** ..................................... 2/3
SPCH 1321 Business and Professional Speech ...............3
Humanities/Fine Arts Elective** .....................................3
Total Semester Hours ....................... 14/18

FOURTH SEMESTER
ELPT 2339 Electrical Power Distribution
or ELPT 2301 Journeyman Elect. Exam Review.........3
ELPT / LNWK (C) Elective** ....................................... 2/3
Elective** ..................................................................... 2/3
Elective** ..................................................................... 2/3
PHED 1306 First Aid and Safety ......................................3
Social/Behavioral Science** ........................................ 2/3
Total Semester Hours ....................... 15/18

* Although not a requirement for this degree, students
are strongly encouraged to take HUDV 1100 during the
first semester of enrollment.
** Consult program advisor for proper choice of courses.
*** Students must select courses from the courses listed
below.

ELPT AND LNWK ELECTIVES
ELPT 1311 Basic Electrical Theory
ELPT 1325 National Electric Code I
ELPT 1329 Residential Wiring
ELPT 1341 Motor Control
ELPT 1345 Commercial Wiring
ELPT 1351 Electrical Machines
ELPT 1357 Industrial Wiring
ELPT 2305 Motors and Transformers
ELPT 2323 Transformers
ELPT 2325 National Electric Code II
ELPT 2335 Electrical Theory and Devices
ELPT 2343 Electrical System Design
LNWC 2271 Regulators, Reclosers, and Capacitors
LNWK 1143 Transmission
LNWK 1211 Climbing Skills
LNWK 1241 Distribution Operations
LNWK 1272 Transformer Connections
LNWK 1273 Overhead Line Construction I
LNWK 1274 Overhead Line Construction II
LNWK 1275 Underground Troubleshooting
LNWK 1276 Underground Equipment Installation
LNWK 1277 Digger/Derrick Operator Training
LNWK 1278 Troubleshooting Customer Line Service Complaints
LNWK 1301 Orientation and Line Skill Fundamentals
LNWK 2271 Overhead Line Construction III
LNWK 2272 Overhead Line Construction IV
LNWK 2322 Distribution Line Construction
LNWK 2324 Troubleshooting Distribution Systems