Electricity with PLC and Renewable Energy (CERE - Code C007)
The certificate in Electricity with PLC and Renewable Energy aims to provide students the knowledge, skills and abilities required in the field of residential, commercial and industrial electricity. The program is designed to meet the job demands in the field of electricity. Students integrate theory and practice, acquire knowledge, develop their talent and apply their skills in understanding the generation, transmission, and distribution of electrical systems.
Students acquire knowledge on basic skills applied to their profession and computer use and operation. The program consists of an integrated curriculum that includes the basic principles of electricity, and the norms and regulations of different electronic systems.
Admission to this program requires students to present a medical certificate certifying satisfactory health to work in construction projects with equipment and electronic circuits. Program content is designed to provide students with the necessary competencies to apply for the board examination or the certification offered by the Examining Board for Expert Electricians to be able to practice the profession in Puerto Rico.
Major courses must be approved with minimum grade of C.
The Bayamón and San Germán campuses are authorized to offer this Program.
- Students admitted in or before August 2021 - 38 credits / 1,447.5 hours
- New Students admitted in or after January 2022 - 39.5 credits / 1,185 hours
Academic Requirements for the Certificate in Electricity with PLC Technician
First Term
Second Term
Third Term
| CERE 240 | Fundamentals of Transformators | 3 |
| CERE 291 | Internship in Electricity with PLC | 4.5 |
| CERE 297 | Seminar in Electricity with PLC | 1 |
| CERE 350 | Programmable Logic Controllers PLC | 3 |
| CERE 360 | introduction to Renewable Energy and Photovoltaic Systems | 2 |
For students enrolled on or before August 2021, in compliance with the past regulations, (34 CFR 668.8 (1) (1) a minimum number of hours in work outside the classroom will be added to the specified hours. The details of the number of hours and the appropriate tasks for each course are defined in the course syllabus.