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Course Number: ELPT 1215 (2 Credit Hours)
This course is not currently offered by Mountain View Campus.
Listed by Campus(es): NLC

Course Title: Electrical Calculations I

This is a WECM Course Number.
Course Description: Introduction to mathematical applications utilized to solve problems in the electrical field. Topics include fractions, decimals, percentages, simple equations, ratio and proportion, unit conversions, and applied geometry. (1 Lec, 2 Lab.)

Course Number: ELPT 1311 (3 Credit Hours)
This course is not currently offered by Mountain View Campus.
Listed by Campus(es): NLC

Course Title: Basic Electrical Theory

This is a WECM Course Number.
Course Description: Basic theory and practice of electrical circuits. Includes calculations as applied to alternating and direct current. This course is cross-listed as ELPT 1411. The student may register for either ELPT 1311 or ELPT 1411 but may receive credit for only one of the two. (2 Lec., 2 Lab.)

Course Number: ELPT 1319 (3 Credit Hours)
This course is not currently offered by Mountain View Campus.
Listed by Campus(es): NLC

Course Title: Fundamentals of Electricity I

This is a WECM Course Number.
Course Description: An introduction to basic direct current (DC) theory including electron theory and direct current applications. Lab required. (2 Lec., 3 Lab.)

Course Number: ELPT 1320 (3 Credit Hours)
This course is not currently offered by Mountain View Campus.
Listed by Campus(es): NLC

Course Title: Fundamentals of Electricity II

This is a WECM Course Number.
Course Description: Introduces alternating current (AC). Includes AC voltage, frequency, mechanical and electrical degrees, waveforms, resistors, capacitors, and inductors. Basic theory and practice of electrical circuits. Includes calculations as applied to alternating and direct current. (2 Lec., 3 Lab.)

Course Number: ELPT 1321 (3 Credit Hours)
This course is not currently offered by Mountain View Campus.
Listed by Campus(es): NLC

Course Title: Introduction to Electrical Safety and Tools

This is a WECM Course Number.
Course Description: Safety rules and regulations. Includes the selection, inspection, use, and maintenance of common tools for electricians. This course is cross-listed as ELPT 1221. The student may register for either ELPT 1321 or ELPT 1221 but may receive credit for only one of the two. (2 Lec., 3 Lab.)

Course Number: ELPT 1325 (3 Credit Hours)
This course is not currently offered by Mountain View Campus.
Listed by Campus(es): NLC

Course Title: National Electrical Code I

This is a WECM Course Number.
Course Description: An introductory study of the National Electric Code (NEC) for those employed in fields requiring knowledge of the Code. Emphasis on wiring design, protection, methods, and materials; equipment for general use; and basic calculations. (2 Lec., 2 Lab.)

Course Number: ELPT 1329 (3 Credit Hours)
This course is not currently offered by Mountain View Campus.
Listed by Campus(es): NLC

Course Title: Residential Wiring

This is a WECM Course Number.
Course Description: Wiring methods for single family and multi-family dwellings. Includes load calculations, service entrance sizing, proper grounding techniques, and associated safety procedures. (2 Lec., 2 Lab.)

Course Number: ELPT 1341 (3 Credit Hours)
This course is not currently offered by Mountain View Campus.
Listed by Campus(es): NLC

Course Title: Motor Control

This is a WECM Course Number.
Course Description: Operating principles of solid-state and conventional controls along with their practical applications. Includes braking, jogging, plugging, safety interlocks, wiring, and schematic diagram interpretations This course is cross-listed as ELPT 1441. The student may register for either ELPT 1341 or ELPT 1441 but may receive credit for only one of the two. (2 Lec., 2 Lab.)

Course Number: ELPT 1345 (3 Credit Hours)
This course is not currently offered by Mountain View Campus.
Listed by Campus(es): NLC

Course Title: Commercial Wiring

This is a WECM Course Number.
Course Description: Commercial wiring methods. Includes overcurrent protection, raceway panel board installation, proper grounding techniques, and associated safety procedures. (2 Lec., 2 Lab.)

Course Number: ELPT 1357 (3 Credit Hours)
This course is not currently offered by Mountain View Campus.
Listed by Campus(es): NLC

Course Title: Industrial Wiring

This is a WECM Course Number.
Course Description: Wiring methods used for industrial installations. Includes motor circuits, raceway and bus way installations, proper grounding techniques, and associated safety procedures. (2 Lec., 2 Lab.)

Course Number: ELPT 1370 (3 Credit Hours)
This course is not currently offered by Mountain View Campus.
Listed by Campus(es): NLC

Course Title: Electrical Blueprint Reading

This is a Local Need Course.
Course Description: Blueprint reading covering the theory of projection, architectural and engineering symbols, relationship of views, and measuring with as they relate to the electrical construction industry. (3 Lec.)

Course Number: ELPT 1391 (3 Credit Hours)
This course is not currently offered by Mountain View Campus.
Listed by Campus(es): NLC

Course Title: Special Topics in Electrical and Power Transmission Installer, General

This is a WECM Course Number.
Course Description: Topics address recently identified current events, skills, knowledge, and/or attitudes and behaviors pertinent to the technology or occupation and relevant to the professional development of the student. This course may be repeated if topics and learning outcomes vary. (2 Lec., 2 Lab.)

Course Number: ELPT 2325 (3 Credit Hours)
This course is not currently offered by Mountain View Campus.
Listed by Campus(es): NLC

Course Title: National Electrical Code II

This is a WECM Course Number.
Course Description: In-depth coverage of the National Electrical Code (NEC) for those employed in fields requiring knowledge of the Code. Emphasis on wiring protection and methods, special conditions, and advanced calculations. (2 Lec., 2 Lab.)

Course Number: ELPT 2419 (4 Credit Hours)
Listed by Campus(es): EFC, MVC, RLC

Course Title: Programmable Logic Controllers I

This is a WECM Course Number.
Course Description: Fundamental concepts of programmable logic controllers, principles of operation, and numbering systems as applied to electrical controls. Students will identify and describe digital logic circuits and explain numbering systems; explain the operation of programmable logic controllers; convert ladder diagrams into programs; incorporate timers and counters utilizing programmable logic controllers; and execute and evaluate programs. (3 Lec., 3 Lab.)

Course Number: ELPT 2437 (4 Credit Hours)
This course is not currently offered by Mountain View Campus.
Listed by Campus(es): NLC

Course Title: Electrical Planning and Estimating

This is a WECM Course Number.
Course Description: Planning and estimating for residential, commercial, and industrial wiring systems. Includes a variety of electrical techniques. (3 Lec., 2 Lab.)

Course Number: ELPT 2443 (4 Credit Hours)
This course is not currently offered by Mountain View Campus.
Listed by Campus(es): NLC

Course Title: Electrical Systems Design

This is a WECM Course Number.
Course Description: Electrical design of commercial and/or industrial projects including building layout, types of equipment, placement, sizing of electrical equipment, and all electrical calculations according to the requirements of the National Electrical Code (NEC). (3 Lec., 2 Lab.)

Course Number: ELPT 2455 (4 Credit Hours) New course added after April 06, 2021
Listed by Campus(es): EFC, MVC, RLC

Course Title: Programmable Logic Controllers II

This is a WECM Course Number.
Course Description: Advanced concepts in programmable logic controllers and their applications and interfacing to industrial controls. (3 Lec., 3 Lab.)

Course Number: ELTN 1343 (3 Credit Hours)
This course is not currently offered by Mountain View Campus.
Listed by Campus(es): NLC

Course Title: Electrical Troubleshooting

This is a WECM Course Number.
Course Description: Maintenance, operation, troubleshooting, and repair of circuits of various residential, commercial, and industrial electrical systems. (2 Lec., 3 Lab.)

Course Number: ELTN 1380 (3 Credit Hours)
This course is not currently offered by Mountain View Campus.
Listed by Campus(es): NLC

Course Title: Cooperative Education - Electrician

This is a WECM Course Number.
Course Description: Topics address recently identified current events, skills, knowledge, and/or attitudes and behaviors pertinent to the technology or occupation and relevant to the professional development of the student. Lab required. (1 Lec., 20 Ext.)

Course Number: ELTN 1470 (4 Credit Hours)
This course is not currently offered by Mountain View Campus.
Listed by Campus(es): NLC

Course Title: Electrical Construction I

This is a Local Need Course.
Course Description: This course sets the basics for the study of electricity as used in the electrical construction industry. The structure of matter, the electron theory, and magnetism lead into the study of the sources and effects of electricity. Electrical Math is the foundation for the calculation and study of the various laws of electrical circuits as these laws are applied to the performance of pressure, flow and resistance in series and parallel circuits used in the electrical construction industry. This course also covers an orientation of apprenticeship in the electrical construction industry, including safety, OSHA regulations and requirements for the electrical construction industry. Basic electrician's tools and electrical materials, wire (including types, sizes, and insulations) and various wiring methods are also covered. An introduction to the NEC as to terminology, definitions, and applications is covered followed by the uses and limitations of the NEC wiring methods. (3 Lec. 3 Lab.)

Course Number: ELTN 1471 (4 Credit Hours)
This course is not currently offered by Mountain View Campus.
Listed by Campus(es): NLC

Course Title: Electrical Construction II

This is a Local Need Course.
Course Description: Electrical sources, such as batteries and generators are studied in this course. Starting with the principles of generation and progressing through direct current generators, alternating current generators, and into the basics of direct current motors. There is also included a simple introduction to alternating current circuits and systems in the course. This course also covers an orientation as to the Apprenticeship Committee's operations and the sponsoring organizations. On-the-job safety is covered. The basics of blueprints and progressing into residential blueprints and the NEC concerning residential installations are covered. An exposure is given to grounding, fuses, overcurrent protection, and lighting for a deeper study later. (3 Lec. 3 Lab.)

Course Number: ELTN 1472 (4 Credit Hours)
This course is not currently offered by Mountain View Campus.
Listed by Campus(es): NLC

Course Title: Electrical Construction III

This is a Local Need Course.
Course Description: This course will cover alternating current circuits, terminology, characteristics and components. AC circuits components will include inductance, inductive reactance, capacitance, capacitive reactance, impedance, and power factor. Also including AC circuit calculations. Various types of sketching and drawing are covered in this lesson before going on to the study of small commercial blueprints and installations. Special construction situations are covered in motor drives, rigging, fastening devices, safety, electrical shock, and safety for electrical shock. The electrical testing part of the course will cover rectifiers, DC meters, and AC meters. Information on parliamentary procedures and conducting a meeting are also covered. (3 Lec. 3 Lab.)

Course Number: ELTN 1473 (4 Credit Hours)
This course is not currently offered by Mountain View Campus.
Listed by Campus(es): NLC

Course Title: Electrical Construction IV

This is a Local Need Course.
Course Description: This course picks up where course ELPT 1472 ended with power factor and starts on power factor problems and corrections. Series parallel LCR circuit calculations and uses are covered. Also, lighting types, uses, principles of operation, and applications of the NEC to lighting installations is studied. This course also teaches electrical construction precision conduit bending as installed in an electrical installation. An introduction to motor controls, refrigeration, and air conditioning is presented in preparation for future motor controls. The Assembly of the NEC is a study of the way the NEC is put together, how to make NEC interpretations with job situations and applications. (3 Lec. 3 Lab.)

Course Number: ELTN 1474 (4 Credit Hours)
This course is not currently offered by Mountain View Campus.
Listed by Campus(es): NLC

Course Title: Electrical Construction V

This is a Local Need Course.
Course Description: The apprentice will receive from this course an understanding of the transformers as installed by the construction electricians. The theory of operation, types, polarity, construction, uses, and various transformer connections will be covered. Electrical distribution systems are also covered. This course also consists of the apprentice using a complete set of blueprints of a multi-storied building along with the specifications for the particular installation. Electrical controls, including fire alarms and motor controls will be covered. Motor controls start from the basic equipment and circuits and progress into the more complicated and specialized control circuits. (3 Lec. 3 Lab.)

Course Number: ELTN 1475 (4 Credit Hours)
This course is not currently offered by Mountain View Campus.
Listed by Campus(es): NLC

Course Title: Electrical Construction VI

This is a Local Need Course.
Course Description: This course covers the motors an electrical construction electrician will install. Some of the topics are: principles of operation, various types of single and three phase motors, along with the NEC for motors. An informational lesson of construction economics is included. The NEC hazardous locations are a part of this course. This course follows up course ELPT 1474 as it covers motor control wiring, diagrams, schematic diagram reading, control circuit development, analysis, and trouble shooting, with specialized applications of control circuits. Also wiring and piping layouts for control circuits are covered. (3 Lec. 3 Lab.)

Course Number: ELTN 1476 (4 Credit Hours)
This course is not currently offered by Mountain View Campus.
Listed by Campus(es): NLC

Course Title: Electrical Construction VII

This is a Local Need Course.
Course Description: This course begins the study of electronics including the electron theory of vacuum tubes, rectifiers, power supplies, and amplifiers. Semiconductors, transistors, and transistor circuits are also covered. This course is a continuing study of the blueprints and specifications started in course ELPT 1474 with special consideration given to the study of the electrical installation. The metric system is covered. Electrical constructions installations of instrumentation equipment is covered. Instrumentation covers the recognition, applications, and characteristics of temperature, pressure, and flow controls and equipment. On-the-job relationships and leadership are presented along with OSHA safety in preparation for the apprentice to take over as a journeyman. Nuclear energy and nuclear energy safety are studied also. (3 Lec. 3 Lab.)

Course Number: ELTN 1477 (4 Credit Hours)
This course is not currently offered by Mountain View Campus.
Listed by Campus(es): NLC

Course Title: Electrical Construction VIII

This is a Local Need Course.
Course Description: This course takes up where course ELPT 1476 ended. Static control elements, logic circuits and their application in the electrical construction industry are studied. NEC calculations involving raceway fills, box sizes with various conductors, code tables, and transformer loads are part of the course. This course consists of an in-depth study of the NEC. It will include recent changes in the NEC, electrical material limitations, electrical installation support requirements, exceptions to the Code, and special applications and situations. This course prepares the student for the journeyman examination as required by most cities. (3 Lec. 3 Lab.)

Course Number: ELTN 1478 (4 Credit Hours)
This course is not currently offered by Mountain View Campus.
Listed by Campus(es): NLC

Course Title: Electrical Construction IX

This is a Local Need Course.
Course Description: This course will stress high voltage cables including testing, safety, insulation and fault location. Also included will be the study of basic air conditioning systems operation, wiring, and trouble shooting. In addition, the National Electrical Code will be studied including calculations for electrical branch circuits, and motors. It will also include the study of transformers relative to their operation, diagrams, calculations, and connections. (3 Lec. 3 Lab.)

Course Number: ELTN 1479 (4 Credit Hours)
This course is not currently offered by Mountain View Campus.
Listed by Campus(es): NLC

Course Title: Electrical Construction X

This is a Local Need Course.
Course Description: This course is devoted to programmable controllers. Topics include the basic hardware, processors, numbering systems, ladder diagrams, relays, timers, programming, and troubleshooting. The course will also cover fire alarm systems. Diagrams, wiring connections, operation, and troubleshooting of each type of system will be included. (3 Lec. 3 Lab.)

Course Number: IEIR 1312 (3 Credit Hours)
This course is not currently offered by Mountain View Campus.
Listed by Campus(es): NLC

Course Title: Distribution Systems

This is a WECM Course Number.
Course Description: Fundamentals of distribution systems including single phase and three phase systems, grounding, ground fault protection, and the National Electrical Safety Code. (2 Lec., 2 Lab.)


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WECM (Workforce Education Course Manual) Courses

Designated by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board as workforce education (technical) courses offered for credit and CEUs (Continuing Education Units). While these courses are designed to transfer among state community colleges, they are not designed to automatically transfer to public four-year colleges and universities.