Industrial Electricity Degree Curriculum - Southwestern Illinois College

Associate in Applied Science Degree (0053) – Industrial Electricity

2025-2026 Curriculum (Pending ICCB Approval)

First Year

Fall Semester

Total Semester Credits: 14.5
Course Number Course Description Credits
EET 100 Electrical Orientation (classes scheduled prior to semester start) 0.5
EET 101 Intro to Electricity & Electronics 3
GT 104 Math for Electricity and Electronics* OR 3
MATH 112 College Algebra (4 semester hours)  
ENG 101 Rhetoric & Composition I 3
  Humanities OR Social Science Course Elective 3
  Human Well-Being Course Elective 2

Spring Semester

Total Semester Credits: 15
Course Number Course Description Credits
EET 200 Digital Electronic Circuits 3
EET 131 Electrical Wiring Principles 3
EET 121 Electronic Devices and Circuits 3
IML 119 Mechanical systems 3
ENG 103 Technical Communication OR 3
ENG 102 Rhetoric and Composition II OR  
COMM 151 Fundamentals of Public Speaking  

Summer Semester

Total Semester Credits: 6
Course Number Course Description Credits
EET 242 Electrical Control Systems I 3
  Human Relations Elective 3

 

Second Year

Fall Semester

Total Semester Credits: 15
Course Number Course Description Credits
EET 243 NEC for Industrial/Commercial 3
EET 240 Motors and Drives 3
EET 244 Electrical Control Systems II 3
EET 235 Programmable Logic Controllers 3
  Industrial Electricity Course Elective 3

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Spring Semester

Total Semester Credits: 15
Total Program Credits: 65.5
Course Number Course Description Credits
EET 246 Power Generation/Distribution 3
EET 239 Advanced PLCs 3
  Industrial Electricity Electives 9

*MATH 112 or higher-level math course may be substituted for GT 104.

Please check degree requirements for required courses.

First Year

Fall Semester

 
Total Semester Credits: 16
Course Number Course Description Credits
EET 101 Intro to Electricity & Electronics 5
GT 104 Math for Electricity and Electronics OR 3
MATH 112 College Algebra (4 semester hours)  
ENG 101 Rhetoric & Composition I 3
  Humanities OR Social Science Elective 3
  Human Well Being Course 2

Spring Semester

 
Total Semester Credits: 15
Course Number Course Description Credits
EET 200 Digital Electronic Circuits 3
EET 121 Electronic Devices and Circuits 3
EET 131 Electrical Wiring Principles 3
IML 119 Mechanical Systems 3
ENG 103 ENG 102 COMM 151 Technical Communication OR Rhetoric & Composition II OR Fundamentals of Public Speaking 3

Summer Session

 
Total Semester Credits: 7
Course Number Course Description Credits
EET 242 Electrical Control Systems I 4
  Human Relations Course 3

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Second Year

Fall Semester

 
Total Semester Credits: 15
Course Number Course Description Credits
EET 243 NEC for Industrial Commercial 3
EET 240 Motors and Drives 3
EET 244 Electrical Control Systems II 3
EET 235 Programmable Logic Controllers 3
  Industrial Electricity Electives 3

Spring Semester

 
Total Semester Credits: 15-16
Course Number Course Description Credits
EET 246 Power Generation/Distribution 3
EET 239 Advanced PLCs 3
  Industrial Electricity Electives 9-10

Industrial Electricity Electives

 
Course Number Course Description Credits
EET 102 Electrical/Electronics Computer Applications 2
EET 201 Wind & Solar Power Installation and Maintenance 2
EET 205 Digital Electronic Circuits II 4
EET 210 Introduction to Microprocessors 4
EET 225 Microprocessor Interfacing 4
EET 231 Introduction to Microprocessors 4
EET 232 Instrumentation Fundamentals 4
EET 234 Instrumentation Systems 4
EET 238 Special Purpose Devices and Wiring 3
EET 247 DC Crane Controls 4
EET 250 Microcomputer Maintenance – Beginning 3
EET 252 Microcomputer Maintenance – Intermediate 3
EET 255 Microcomputer Maintenance – Advanced 3
EET 260 Communication Electronics I 3
EET 269 Electrical and Electronics Capstone 2
EET 290 Supervised Internship I 2-4
EET 298 Electrical Print Reading 2
EET 299 Special Topics Electricity/Electronics .5-4
NETW 101 Introduction to Networking 3
IDP 276 Industrial Hydraulics I 3
PHYS 151 College Physics I 5
PHYS 152 College Physics II 5
MATH 112 College Algebra 4
MATH 114 Trigonometry 3
CIS Any Computer Information Systems (CIS) course