Environmental Technology: Environmental Engineering Technology

Engineering

A.A.S. Degree (S)

The program provides a full range of courses to prepare students for entry-level positions in the environmental engineering technology field. The Environmental Engineering Technology program is designed to educate students in the general and technical aspects of environmental issues and common practice environmental procedures. The degree focuses on practical education with courses covering the basic quantitative and conceptual skills required of environmental engineering technicians. The curriculum is broad-based to meet the demands of a range of environmental positions.

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. Apply the knowledge, techniques, skills, and applicable tools of the discipline to engineering activities, including but not limited to site development, hydraulics and hydrology, grading, water and wastewater treatment, pollution prevention and treatment, and sustainable design.
  2. Conduct standardized field and laboratory testing.
  3. Demonstrate a commitment to quality, timeliness, professional development, and continuous improvement.
  4. Use graphic techniques and productivity software to produce technical documents.
  5. Explain the major aspects of the normal ecology of the planet and risks associated with polluting the environment.
  6. Apply current federal, state, and local environmental and safety regulations and industry best management practices.

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 101Crit Thinking & Acad Writing

3

ENG 102Composition and Research

3

SSC 100First Year Seminar

1

 

CLT 110Internationl Culturl Immersion

3

Or

ECO 111Macroeconomics

3

 

MAT 180College Algebra

4

Or

MAT 190Precalculus

4

Or

MAT 281Calculus I

4

 

SOC 103Sustainability and Society

3

Or

SOC 104Human Geography

3

Or

PSY 121General Psychology

3

Program/Major Courses

CET 125Civil & Envl Drafting & Design

4

CET 144Surveying Principles

4

CET 240Hydraulics and Hydrology

4

ENV 190Intro to Envtl Science & Tech

3

ENV 215OSHA Hazardous Waste Operation

2

ENV 240Environmental Field Sampling

3

ENV 260Water/Wastewater Process Dsgn

4

ENV 271Principles of Site Assessment

3

ENV 275Environmental Sustainability

3

GEO 205Geology and the Environment

3

Program/Major Support Courses

BIO 150Biology I

4

CHM 110General Chemistry

4

EDD 171Intro to CAD Using AutoCAD

3

GIS 101Introduction to GIS

3

SCI 223Applied Ecology

3

 

MAT 255Statistics I

3

Or

PHY 205General Physics I

4

Suggested Pathway to Graduation (Course Sequence Sheet)

Semester 1

SSC 100First Year Seminar

1

CET 125Civil & Envl Drafting & Design

4

EDD 171Intro to CAD Using AutoCAD

3

ENV 190Intro to Envtl Science & Tech

3

ENG 101Crit Thinking & Acad Writing

3

 

MAT 180College Algebra

4

Or

MAT 190Precalculus

4

Or

MAT 281Calculus I

4

Semester 2

CHM 110General Chemistry

4

ENG 102Composition and Research

3

CET 144Surveying Principles

4

 

MAT 255Statistics I

3

Or

PHY 205General Physics I

4

 

SOC 103Sustainability and Society

3

Or

SOC 104Human Geography

3

Or

PSY 121General Psychology

3

Semester 3

ENV 271Principles of Site Assessment

3

ENV 260Water/Wastewater Process Dsgn

4

BIO 150Biology I

4

CET 240Hydraulics and Hydrology

4

GIS 101Introduction to GIS

3

Semester 4

ENV 215OSHA Hazardous Waste Operation

2

ENV 275Environmental Sustainability

3

ENV 240Environmental Field Sampling

3

 

ECO 111Macroeconomics

3

Or

CLT 110Internationl Culturl Immersion

3

 

SCI 223Applied Ecology

3

GEO 205Geology and the Environment

3

To complete program requirements, you must pass the above courses and earn at least 68 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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