College Catalog Programs of Study 2010-2011
AIR CONDITIONING AND REFRIGERATION
Associate of Applied Science Degree
WO
Purpose: This curriculum is designed to prepare students for jobs in the air conditioning and refrigeration field. The second year provides students with skills that lead to leadership positions in HVACR industry. Occupational objectives include industry licensing, advanced critical thinking skills and state tradesman licenses in HVACR.
Transfer Information: Transfer is not the primary purpose of an A.A.S. program, but 91°µÍø has articulation agreements that facilitate the transfer of this and other career-oriented programs to selected senior institutions. Students interested in transfer should contact a counselor or their faculty advisor early in their program.
Special Accreditation Status: The Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Associate of Applied Science degree program is accredited by HVAC Excellence (Benchmark of Academic Excellence). The date of the last review was 2010. The program is accredited by HVAC Excellence through May 23, 2016.
| Two Years |
Credits |
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| 1st Semester | ||||||
| 1 | 3 | |||||
| AIR | 111 | Air Conditioning & Refrigeration Controls I | 3 | |||
| AIR | 121 | Air Conditioning & Refrigeration I | 4 | |||
| ENG | 111 | 3 | ||||
| PHY | 101 | Intro to Physics | 4 | |||
| 2SDV | Elective | 1 | ||||
| Total | 18 | |||||
| 2nd Semester | ||||||
| AIR | 257 | 4 | ||||
| AIR | 154 | 4 | ||||
| AIR | 134 | Circuits & Controls | 3 | |||
| AIR | 122 | Air Conditioning & Refrigeration II | 4 | |||
| 3PED | 116 | Lifetime Fitness & Wellness | 1 | |||
| Total | 16 | |||||
| 3rd Semester | ||||||
| 4 | 3 | |||||
| AIR | 213 | Air Conditioning & Refrigeration Controls III | 4 | |||
| AIR | 251 | Air Conditioning Systems I | 4 | |||
| AIR | 205 | Hydronics & Zoning | 4 | |||
| CST | 110 | Intro to Communication | 3 | |||
| Total | 18 | |||||
| 4th Semester | ||||||
| AIR | 235 | 4 | ||||
| AIR | 252 | 4 | ||||
| AIR | 238 | Advanced Troubleshooting & Service | 4 | |||
| AIR | 207 | Heat Loads and Psychrometrics | 4 | |||
| 3PED/RPK | Elective | 4 | ||||
| Total | 20 | |||||
| Total credits for the Air Conditioing and Refrigeration A.A.S. in AIR CONDITIONING AND REFRIGERATION=69 | ||||||
1 Humanities/fine arts elective may be selected from the humanities/fine arts courses listed under General Education Electives.
2 Students can take SDV 100 College Success Skills or the SDV 101 Orientation section related to their particular program.
3 The PED requirement may be met by one of the following options: PED 116, 2 cr.; PED 116, 1 cr. plus a PED activities course, 1 cr.; or PED 116 1 cr. plus RPK activities course. PED 116 is offered as both a 1-credit and a 2-credit course.
4 The social science elective may be selected from the social/behavioral sciences courses listed under General Education Electives.