Water/Wastewater Treatment: Wastewater Treatment, AAS [WWTWAS-AAS, 60 Total Credits]

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DESCRIPTION

This program prepares students for a career in water and/or wastewater treatment maintenance. Students learn to maintain and operate machinery and equipment used in facilities for the treatment of water supplies in urban areas and/or for wastewater treatment that is released back into the environment. Academic skills emphasizing math, science and human relations are stressed to prepare students to meet challenges common in the workplace.

ACADEMIC MAPS

Academic Map: AAS - Water/Wastewater Treatment: Wastewater Treatment 21-22

Student Learning Outcomes

Describe the fundamentals of water and/or wastewater treatment.
Identify the laws and regulations that apply to water and/or wastewater treatment.
Differentiate the various treatment methodologies and technologies applicable to water and/or wastewater treatment.
Explain pump operation and maintenance for water and/or wastewater treatment operation.

General Education Requirements (22 Credits)

Mathematics (3 Credits)

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

MATH 116 - Technical Mathematics or above (except MATH 122 and MATH 123)

English Composition (3-5 Credits)

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

Communications (3 Credits)

Human Relations (3 Credits)

Natural Science (3 Credits)

Fine Arts/Humanities/Social Sciences (3 Credits)

any AM prefix course
or any ANTH prefix course (except ANTH 102 and ANTH 110L)
or any ART prefix course
or any COM prefix course
or CRJ 104 - Introduction to Administration of Justice
or DAN 101 - Dance Appreciation
or any ECON prefix course
or ENG 223 - Themes of Literature or above
or GEOG 106 - Introduction to Cultural Geography
or HHP 150 - Living Healthy and Well
or HHP 201 - Stress Management
or HHP 213 - Healthy Aging
or any HIST prefix course
or any MUS prefix course (except 100)
or any PHIL prefix course
or PHO 101 - Beginning Photography
or any PSC prefix course
or any PSY prefix course
or any SOC prefix course
or any THTR prefix course (except THTR 275)
or WMST 113 - Gender, Race, and Class
or World Languages 101B or above (this includes the following course prefixes: ARA, ARM, CHI, FIL, FREN, GER, GRE, ITAL, JPN, KOR, LAT, PORT, RUS, SPAN, and THAI)

U.S. and Nevada Constitutions (4-6 Credits)

Four Credit Options
HIST 100 - Historical Issues and Contemporary Society
or PSC 101 - Introduction to American Politics
Six Credit Options
HIST 101 - U.S. History to 1877
and HIST 102 - U.S. History Since 1877
or
HIST 101 - U.S. History to 1877
and HIST 217 - Nevada History
or
HIST 102 - U.S. History Since 1877
and HIST 111 - Survey of U.S. Constitutional History
or
HIST 111 - Survey of U.S. Constitutional History
and HIST 217 - Nevada History

Special Program Requirements (38 Credits)

Core Requirements (38 Credits)

AIT 205B - Industry Customer Service
and WWT 101B - Wastewater Treatment I
and WWT 102B - Wastewater Treatment II
and WWT 103B - Environmental Laws and Regulations
and WWT 110B - Introduction to Hazardous Materials Management
and WWT 115B - Water/Wastewater Mathematics I
and WWT 120B - Pump Operation and Maintenance
and WWT 201B - Wastewater Treatment III
and WWT 210B - Industrial Pretreatment Inspections
and WWT 215B - Water/Wastewater Mathematics II
and WWT 220B - Water Quality Analysis
and WWT 225B - Wastewater Collection System
and WWT 230B - Current Issues