Certificate Programs
Planned use 2011-12
THREE AVAILABLE CERTIFICATES
Along with the EET Major and its three Concentrations, the EET program also has three certificate programs. Two of the certificate areas are available also as a Minor to majors outside of the EET program: Electrical Engineering Technology, and Network Communications. The Third Certificate called Engineering Fundamentals is used by EE and EET's who wish to gain a greater knowledge of material found on the Engineering Fundamentals exam.
The following codes apply to the certificates: Electrical Engineering Technology = CEE, Network Communications = CNC, Engineering Fundamentals = CEF.
Additional requirements for certificates within the EET program:
- Any course used to satisfy a prerequisite for an EET course must have a grade of "C" or better.
- Maximum transfer of six credit hours.
- Students must complete each course in the certificate program with a grade of “C” or better. The courses cannot be taken pass/fail.
ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY CERTIFICATE (CEE)
(also available as a minor (EET)
Prerequisites Semester Hours
MTH 1400 Pre- Calculus Mathematics .......................... 4
(The sequence MTH 1110 and MTH 1120 may be substituted)
PHY 2311 General Physics I ................................... 4
(Algebra based PHY 2010 may be substituted)*
PHY 2321 General Physics I Laboratory ........................ 1
(Algebra based PHY 2030 may be substituted)*
PHY 2331 General Physics II .................................. 4
(Algebra based PHY 2020 may be substituted)*
PHY 2341 General Physics II Laboratory ....................... 1
(Algebra based PHY 2040 may be substituted)*
Required Courses Semester Hours
EET 2000 Electric Circuits and Machines ...................... 3
(The sequence EET 1140 and EET 1150 may be substituted)**
EET 2310 Digital Circuits I .................................. 3
EET 2340 Technical Programming Applications .................. 3
(Any one of the following may substitute: CS 1050, CSS 2227,
CIS 2110, MTH 1510 or MET 3210)
EET 2145 Electronics or EET 3010 Industrial Electronics ** ... 4
EET 3330 Digital Circuits II ................................. 3
EET 4370 Microcontrollers .................................... 3
Total ....................................................... 19
* PHY 2010, PHY 2020, PHY 2030, and PHY 2040 do not fulfill the physics requirements for the Electrical Engineering Technology Bachelor of Science degree only the prerequisite of EET 2000. PHY 2311 and PHY 2321 do meet EET BS degree requirements.
** EET certificate students planning to continue on to the Electrical Engineering Technology Bachelor of Science degree are required to take EET 1140, EET 1150, and EET 2145.
NETWORK COMMUNICATIONS CERTIFICATE (CNC)
(also available as a minor (NTC))
Please check with the EET program on updates to courses for this certificate or minor.
Required Courses Semester Hours
EET 1300 Computer Nuts and Bolts ............................ 3
EET 2310 Digital Circuits I ................................. 3
EET 4330 Data Communications................................. 3
EET 4520 Cellular and PCS (Personal Communication Services) or
Three hours of EET Elective chosen in consultation
with and approved by an EET advisor ................ 3
CIS 3280 LAN and WAN Systems for Business ................... 3
CIS 4280 Network Installation and Administration ............ 3
Total ...................................................... 18
ENGINEERING FUNDAMENTALS CERTIFICATE (CEF)
This certificate is designed for individuals with a B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering or Electrical Engineering Technology seeking to improve their knowledge of areas outside of their background that are covered in the Fundamentals of Engineering Exam.
Graduates from a TAC of ABET accredited program are allowed under Colorado Revised Statutes and rules of the Colorado State Board of Licensure for Architects, Professional Engineers, and Professional Land Surveyors to sit for the Fundamentals of Engineering Exam (FE). The FE is the first of two tests required to become a licensed Professional Engineer (PE). Most EE and EET programs do not concentrate in all areas that appear on the FE exam. This engineering fundamentals certificate offers a package of courses to strengthen those areas.
Recommended Additional Mathematics Courses: Semester Hours
MTH 2420 Calculus III ....................................... 4
MTH 3420 Differential Equations ............................. 4
Required Courses: Semester Hours
CET 2150 Mechanics I—Statics ................................ 3
CET 3120 Engineering Economy ................................ 3
CET 3135 Mechanics of Materials with Laboratory ............. 4
CET 3185 Fluid Mechanics I for Civil Engineering Technology . 3
MET 3110 Thermodynamics ..................................... 3
MET 3160 - Mechanics II–Dynamics ............................ 3
Total ...................................................... 19
