Building Automation Systems Option

Energy

A.A.S. Degree (D)

The Building Automation Systems (BAS) program leads to an Associate in Applied Science (A.A.S.) degree in Energy Management with a Building Automation Systems option. BAS technicians conduct the hands-on operation of a building's computer networking of electronic devices designed to monitor and control the mechanical, security, fire and flood safety, HVAC and humidity control, and ventilation systems. The program incorporates electronics, energy, and HVAC courses designed to train an entry level controls technician.

Program Graduate Competencies

The Program Graduate Competencies listed below identify the major learning goals related to your specific program of study and identify the knowledge and skills you will have when you graduate to be successful in your chosen field.

  1. Utilize building system and energy technology hardware and software to gather data on building lighting systems operation and energy consumption.
  2. Utilize building system and energy technology hardware and software to gather data on heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems operation and energy consumption.
  3. Evaluate commercial buildings and make recommendations for optimized building performance and occupant comfort.
  4. Prepare and present technical reports.
  5. Assemble, install, service, and repair direct digital controls (DDC) for building electrical and mechanical systems.
  6. Program and explain operational sequences for building equipment and systems.
  7. Integrate and commission building systems and components to ensure reliable performance and compliance with building codes.

Core Curriculum Competencies

The Core Curriculum Competencies listed below identify what you will be able to do as a graduate, regardless of your program of study. You will acquire these core competencies through general education courses and program-specific coursework. You will be expected to use relevant technology to achieve these outcomes:

  1. Apply clear and effective communication skills.
  2. Use critical thinking to solve problems.
  3. Collaborate to achieve a common goal.
  4. Demonstrate professional and ethical conduct.
  5. Use information literacy for effective vocational and/or academic research.
  6. Apply quantitative reasoning and/or scientific inquiry to solve practical problems.

Graduation Requirements

Core Courses

ENG 101Composition I

3

ENG 102Composition II

3

SOC 103Sustainability and Society

3

SSC 100First Year Seminar

1

 

MAT 152Quantitative Reasoning

3

Or

MAT 183Reasoning with Functions I

5

Select 1 course(s) from:

CLT 110Cross-Cultural Immersion

3

COM 111Human Communications

3

ECO 111Macroeconomics

3

ECO 122Microeconomics

3

GIS 101Introduction to GIS

3

PSY 100Human Relations

3

PSY 121General Psychology

3

SOC 104Human Geography

3

Program/Major Courses

NRG 101Introduction to Energy Management

3

NRG 108Safety Basics

1

NRG 123Fundamentals of Control Systems

3

NRG 126Fundamentals of HVAC Systems

4

NRG 140Commercial Building Systems

3

NRG 209BAS Cooperative Education

3

NRG 223Energy Control Strategies

4

NRG 226Building Mechanical/Electrical Systems Analysis

4

NRG 233Lighting Applications

4

NRG 245Building Systems Integration

3

NRG 253BAS Capstone

3

Program/Major Support Courses

AET 164Architectural CAD Applications

3

CEN 126Industrial Networks

3

DAT 101Introduction to Data Analytics and Visualization

3

ELM 130Industrial Electricity

3

PHY 120Energy Physics

3

Suggested Pathway to Graduation (Course Sequence Sheet)

Semester 1

SSC 100First Year Seminar

1

NRG 101Introduction to Energy Management

3

PHY 120Energy Physics

3

 

MAT 152Quantitative Reasoning

3

Or

MAT 183Reasoning with Functions I

5

 

NRG 108Safety Basics

1

NRG 140Commercial Building Systems

3

DAT 101Introduction to Data Analytics and Visualization

3

Semester 2

NRG 126Fundamentals of HVAC Systems

4

ENG 101Composition I

3

NRG 123Fundamentals of Control Systems

3

CEN 126Industrial Networks

3

SOC 103Sustainability and Society

3

Semester 3

NRG 226Building Mechanical/Electrical Systems Analysis

4

NRG 233Lighting Applications

4

AET 164Architectural CAD Applications

3

NRG 245Building Systems Integration

3

ELM 130Industrial Electricity

3

Semester 4

SOC 103Sustainability and Society

3

ENG 102Composition II

3

Elective
Social Science Elective

3

NRG 253BAS Capstone

3

NRG 209BAS Cooperative Education

3

Approved Electives

Select one (1) social science elective.

CLT 110Cross-Cultural Immersion

3

COM 111Human Communications

3

ECO 111Macroeconomics

3

ECO 122Microeconomics

3

GIS 101Introduction to GIS

3

PSY 100Human Relations

3

PSY 121General Psychology

3

SOC 104Human Geography

3

To complete program requirements, you must pass the above courses and earn at least 67 credits. The number of courses and credits required for graduation may be more depending on your need for developmental education courses and the elective choices you make (if electives are a part of the program). Some programs also have college-level courses that you must take if you do not score at a certain level on the College Placement Test. If this applies to your program, the courses are listed at the top of the sequence sheet before the first semester of the course list.

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