Heating, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Technology

Heating, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Technology

Offered at the Levelland Campus
The Heating, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Technology
program is designed to train the student to install, service and
repair residential and commercial heating and air conditioning
for both domestic and commercial refrigeration units. Specific
areas of training include refrigeration theory, piping procedures,
electrical controls, service techniques, troubleshooting
techniques, equipment selection and the installation and
maintenance of most equipment, including heat pumps.
Students successfully completing the curriculum described
below will meet all requirements for the Associate of Applied
Science degree. Optional plans for the Certificate of Proficiency
are also offered.

Program advisor is Benny Morris, program coordinator
and instructor in heating, air conditioning and refrigeration
technology.

Associate of Applied Science Degree

FIRST SEMESTER*
HART 1256 EPA Recovery Certification Preparation ......2
HART 1403 Air Conditioning Control Principles** .......4
HART 1407 Refrigeration Principles*** .........................4
ENGL 1301 Composition I ...............................................3
MATH 1314 College Algebra ............................................3
SCIT 1318 Applied Physics ...............................................3
Total Semester Hours .............................19

SECOND SEMESTER
HART 1441 Residential Air Conditioning .......................4
HART 1445 Gas and Electric Heating .............................4
HART 2438 Air Conditioning Installation
and Startup ...................................................................4
MCHN 1401 Sheet Metal I ...............................................4
Humanities/Fine Arts**** ...............................................3
Total Semester Hours .............................19

THIRD SEMESTER
HART 2431 Advanced Electricity .....................................4
HART 2436 Air Conditioning Troubleshooting ...............4
HART 2449 Heat Pumps ..................................................4
Total Semester Hours .............................12

FOURTH SEMESTER
HART 2434 Advanced A/C Controls .................................4
HART 2441 Commercial Air Conditioning .....................4
HART 2442 Commercial Refrigeration
or HART 1268 Practicum ......................................... 2/4
SPCH 1321 Business and Professional Speech ...............3
Social/Behavioral Science**** ........................................3
Total Semester Hours ....................... 16/18

* Although not a requirement for this degree, students
are strongly encouraged to take HUDV 1100 during the
first semester of enrollment.
** HART 1403 requires concurrent enrollment in MATH
1314.
*** HART 1407 requires concurrent enrollment in HART
1256.
**** Consult program advisor for proper choice of course
requirement.