Advanced Manufacturing, CA

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CODE: ADVMA-CT | TOTAL CREDITS: 30 | FINANCIAL AID ELIGIBILITY: Eligible

SCHOOL: School of Advanced and Applied Technologies

DEPARTMENT: Department of Applied Technology

GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT INFORMATION

Important information about the educational debt, earnings, and completion rates of students who attended this program are located at www.csn.edu/gainful-employment.

DESCRIPTION

The Certificate of Achievement in Advanced Manufacturing is an 18-month program that provides students with classroom and laboratory experiences in electricity, mechanical power, pneumatics, hydraulics. Ferrous and non-ferrous material properties, programmable logic controllers, and facilities maintenance/manufacturing are offered electives. The certificate focuses on those skills used in advanced manufacturing such as industrial and operations/maintenance settings.

COMPUTATION & HUMAN RELATIONS COMPONENTS

Computation: ET 111B, MATH 116, MATH 120, MATH 124, 126, 127 or above.
Human Relations: MT 102B.

ACADEMIC MAP

CSN CA Advanced Manufacturing Map

Student Learning Outcomes

Select, test, set up, and maintain various electromechanical systems and machinery using basic system calculations.
Apply various troubleshooting techniques for the identification and correction of faults in electrical, mechanical, and fluid power systems.
Assemble, operate, and maintain various electrical motor controllers, mechanical power transmission systems, and high pressure fluid power systems.
Prepare technical reports and communicate the results through effective oral communications.

General Education Requirements

TOTAL GENERAL EDUCATION CREDITS: 6

Mathematics (3 Credits)

^{NOTE: Your first college-level MATH course MUST be completed before reaching 30 total college-level credits.}

Recommended: MATH 116.

ET 111B - Mathematics for Electronics Applications
or MATH 116 - Technical Mathematics
or MATH 120 - Fundamentals of College Mathematics
or MATH 120E - Fundamentals of College Mathematics Expanded
or MATH 124 - College Algebra
or MATH 124E - College Algebra Expanded
or MATH 126 - Precalculus I
or MATH 126E - Precalculus I Expanded
or MATH 127 - Precalculus II or above
_{REMINDER: If a student does not place into the correct college-level MATH course, they are required to complete a preparatory or prerequisite course(s) or attempt to gain a higher score on the MATH placement exam. Such preparatory or prerequisite courses are not part of the degree, may delay degree completion, and will cause the student to complete more credits then the total listed on this degree.}

Communications (3 Credits)

Strongly Recommended: COM 115.

Major Requirements

TOTAL MAJOR REQUIREMENTS CREDITS: 24

Grades of D+, D, and D- in the major requirements (occupational) area in a Certificate of Achievement program will not count toward graduation requirements.

Core Requirements (16 Credits)

Plans or Drafting (3 Credits)

Electives (5-12 Credits)

Choose any combination of the following courses.

Recommended courses: MT110B and MT115B for manufacturing (a.k.a.industrial) or AC103B plus any other course for operations (facilities maintenance).

AC 103B - Introduction to HVAC Mechanical Theory and Application
or IS 100B - Core Computing Competency
or IS 101 - Introduction to Information Systems
or MT 110B - Material Science I (Ferrous and Non-Ferrous)
or MT 115B - Industrial & Materials Handling Automation
or any FMM, MT or WELD prefix course not used in another portion of this certificate.