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2014 - 2015 Catalog
Program: Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Technology
Degree Plan: Residential AAS

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(Associate in Applied Sciences Degree)

Cedar Valley and Eastfield

Students pursuing this award program are required to meet Texas Success Initiative (TSI) standards and course prerequisites.
Students must earn at least 25% of the credit hours required for graduation through instruction by the college awarding the degree.

Degree Plan Code: AAS.HVAC.RESID

This program is designed to train students to meet employment requirements in the field of residential air conditioning. This will include the installation, repair and maintenance of residential air conditioning equipment. Included in this program is the study of residential air conditioners, heat pumps, gas and electric furnaces, humidifiers, and the design of residential air conditioning systems. Throughout the entire program an emphasis is placed on current techniques used by service technicians.

CREDIT HOURS

SEMESTER I

HART 1401	Basic Electricity for HVAC	4
HART 1403	Air Conditioning Control Principles	4
HART 1407	Refrigeration Principles	4
ENGL 1301	Composition I	3
		15

SEMESTER II

HART 1441	Residential Air Conditioning	4
HART 1445	Gas and Electric Heating	4
HART 2449	Heat Pumps	4
+Elective	MATH Elective	3
		15

SEMESTER III

HART 2438	Air Conditioning Installation and Startup	4
HART 2445	Residential Air Conditioning Systems Design	4
++Elective	Humanities/Fine Arts	3
HART 1394	Special Topics in Heating, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Mechanic and Repairer	3
SPCH 1311	Introduction to Speech Communication	3
		17

SEMESTER IV

HART 2436	Air Conditioning Troubleshooting	4
PSYC 2301	General Psychology	3
+++Elective		3
+++Elective		3
		13
Minimum Hours Required		60

+MATH Elective - must be selected from the AAS Core Options for Mathematics.

++Humanities/Fine Arts Elective - must be selected from the AAS Core Options for Humanities/Fine Arts.

+++Elective - must be selected from the following courses:

Any 3 credit-hour credit hour HART course not previously identified as part of the award pattern.		3
OR
ACNT 1303	Introduction to Accounting I	3
BUSI 1301	Introduction to Business	3
COSC 1301	Introduction to Computing	3
SPAN X3XX	Any 3 credit-hour credit hour Spanish course for which the student meets the prerequisites.	3
WLDG 1307	Introduction to Welding Using Multiple Processes	3

NOTE: Students enrolling in this program who plan to transfer to a four-year institution should consult an advisor or counselor regarding transfer requirements and the transferability of these courses to the four-year institution of their choice.