Renewable Energy Solar
Energy
A.A.S. Degree (D)
The Renewable Energy Solar program prepares graduates to work as technicians in the renewable energy industry. Students develop energy analysis skills to improve energy efficiency and application of renewable energy solar systems. Students learn solar photovoltaic installation and design and solar thermal applications. They evaluate and recommend energy solutions with greater efficiency and lower environmental impact with the added benefit of energy cost savings. The focus on renewable energy solar is integrated with applied practice related to solar photovoltaic and thermal installation. Students study and work with both grid-tied and stand-alone photovoltaic systems.
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.
- Utilize building system and energy technology hardware and software to gather data on building lighting systems operation and energy consumption.
- Calculate, analyze, and verify the energy use of buildings based upon the interaction of energy consuming building systems.
- Evaluate residential buildings and make recommendations for optimized building performance and occupant comfort.
- Prepare and present technical reports.
- Analyze the economic, environmental, and business implications of potential energy measures.
- Perform preliminary and in depth site and customer suitability evaluation of potential applications for solar use.
- Design and calculate the output of an optimal site-specific array by deriving panel configuration and specifying components.
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:
- Apply clear and effective communication skills.
- Use critical thinking to solve problems.
- Collaborate to achieve a common goal.
- Demonstrate professional and ethical conduct.
- Use information literacy for effective vocational and/or academic research.
- Apply quantitative reasoning and/or scientific inquiry to solve practical problems.
Graduation Requirements
Core Courses
Select 1 course(s) from:
Program/Major Courses
| NRG 101 | Introduction to Energy Management | 3 |
| NRG 108 | Safety Basics | 1 |
| NRG 109 | Solar Construction and Standards | 1 |
| NRG 111 | Residential/Light Commercial Energy Analysis | 3 |
| NRG 154 | Alternative Energy Technologies | 3 |
| NRG 201 | Photovoltaic Systems I | 4 |
| NRG 202 | Photovoltaic Systems II | 4 |
| NRG 204 | Work Experience: Renewable Energy Solar | 3 |
| NRG 205 | Solar Policy and Financing | 3 |
| NRG 233 | Lighting Applications | 4 |
| NRG 250 | Energy Accounting and Investment Analysis | 4 |
Program/Major Support Courses
| DAT 101 | Introduction to Data Analytics and Visualization | 3 |
| PHY 120 | Energy Physics | 3 |
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| EDD 131 | Engineering Graphics/CAD | 3 |
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| AET 164 | Architectural CAD Applications | 3 |
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| ELC 125 | Electrical Circuits I | 4 |
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| ELM 130 | Industrial Electricity | 3 |
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| BUS 101 | Introduction to Business | 3 |
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| CMT 242 | Construction Project Management I | 3 |
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| ENT 101 | Introduction to Entrepreneurship | 3 |
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| LOM 230 | Project Management | 3 |
Suggested Pathway to Graduation (Course Sequence Sheet)
Semester 1
Semester 2
| ENG 102 | Composition II | 3 |
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| EDD 131 | Engineering Graphics/CAD | 3 |
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| AET 164 | Architectural CAD Applications | 3 |
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| NRG 111 | Residential/Light Commercial Energy Analysis | 3 |
| NRG 154 | Alternative Energy Technologies | 3 |
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| BUS 101 | Introduction to Business | 3 |
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| ENT 101 | Introduction to Entrepreneurship | 3 |
| Or | |
| LOM 230 | Project Management | 3 |
| Or | |
| CMT 242 | Construction Project Management I | 3 |
Semester 3
Semester 4
| NRG 202 | Photovoltaic Systems II | 4 |
| NRG 205 | Solar Policy and Financing | 3 |
| SOC 103 | Sustainability and Society | 3 |
| NRG 204 | Work Experience: Renewable Energy Solar | 3 |
Elective
| Social Science Elective | 3 |
Approved Electives
Select one (1) electives.
To complete program requirements, you must pass the above courses and earn at least 64 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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