Renewable Energy Solar

Energy

A.A.S. Degree (D)

The Renewable Energy Solar program prepares graduates to work as technicians in the renewable energy industry. Students develop energy analysis skills to improve energy efficiency and application of renewable energy solar systems. Students learn solar photovoltaic installation and design and solar thermal applications. They evaluate and recommend energy solutions with greater efficiency and lower environmental impact with the added benefit of energy cost savings. The focus on renewable energy solar is integrated with applied practice related to solar photovoltaic and thermal installation. Students study and work with both grid-tied and stand-alone photovoltaic systems.

Program Graduate Competencies

The Program Graduate Competencies listed below identify the major learning goals related to your specific program of study and identify the knowledge and skills you will have when you graduate to be successful in your chosen field.

1. Utilize building system and energy technology hardware and software to gather data on building lighting systems operation and energy consumption.
2. Calculate, analyze, and verify the energy use of buildings based upon the interaction of energy consuming building systems.
3. Evaluate residential buildings and make recommendations for optimized building performance and occupant comfort.
4. Prepare and present technical reports.
5. Analyze the economic, environmental, and business implications of potential energy measures.
6. Perform preliminary and in depth site and customer suitability evaluation of potential applications for solar use.
7. Design and calculate the output of an optimal site-specific array by deriving panel configuration and specifying components.

Core Curriculum Competencies

The Core Curriculum Competencies listed below identify what you will be able to do as a graduate, regardless of your program of study. You will acquire these core competencies through general education courses and program-specific coursework. You will be expected to use relevant technology to achieve these outcomes:

1. Apply clear and effective communication skills.
2. Use critical thinking to solve problems.
3. Collaborate to achieve a common goal.
4. Demonstrate professional and ethical conduct.
5. Use information literacy for effective vocational and/or academic research.
6. Apply quantitative reasoning and/or scientific inquiry to solve practical problems.

Graduation Requirements

Core Courses

ENG 101	Composition I	3
ENG 102	Composition II	3
SOC 103	Sustainability and Society	3
SSC 100	First Year Seminar	1
MAT 152	Quantitative Reasoning	3
	Or
MAT 183	Reasoning with Functions I	5

Select 1 course(s) from:

CLT 110	Cross-Cultural Immersion	3
COM 111	Human Communications	3
ECO 111	Macroeconomics	3
ECO 122	Microeconomics	3
GIS 101	Introduction to GIS	3
PSY 100	Human Relations	3
PSY 121	General Psychology	3
SOC 104	Human Geography	3

Program/Major Courses

NRG 101	Introduction to Energy Management	3
NRG 108	Safety Basics	1
NRG 109	Solar Construction and Standards	1
NRG 111	Residential/Light Commercial Energy Analysis	3
NRG 154	Alternative Energy Technologies	3
NRG 201	Photovoltaic Systems I	4
NRG 202	Photovoltaic Systems II	4
NRG 204	Work Experience: Renewable Energy Solar	3
NRG 205	Solar Policy and Financing	3
NRG 233	Lighting Applications	4
NRG 250	Energy Accounting and Investment Analysis	4

Program/Major Support Courses

DAT 101	Introduction to Data Analytics and Visualization	3
PHY 120	Energy Physics	3
EDD 131	Engineering Graphics/CAD	3
	Or
AET 164	Architectural CAD Applications	3
ELC 125	Electrical Circuits I	4
	Or
ELM 130	Industrial Electricity	3
BUS 101	Introduction to Business	3
	Or
CMT 242	Construction Project Management I	3
	Or
ENT 101	Introduction to Entrepreneurship	3
	Or
LOM 230	Project Management	3

Suggested Pathway to Graduation (Course Sequence Sheet)

Semester 1

SSC 100	First Year Seminar	1
NRG 101	Introduction to Energy Management	3
MAT 152	Quantitative Reasoning	3
	Or
MAT 183	Reasoning with Functions I	5
DAT 101	Introduction to Data Analytics and Visualization	3
PHY 120	Energy Physics	3
ENG 101	Composition I	3

Semester 2

ENG 102	Composition II	3
EDD 131	Engineering Graphics/CAD	3
	Or
AET 164	Architectural CAD Applications	3
NRG 111	Residential/Light Commercial Energy Analysis	3
NRG 154	Alternative Energy Technologies	3
BUS 101	Introduction to Business	3
	Or
ENT 101	Introduction to Entrepreneurship	3
	Or
LOM 230	Project Management	3
	Or
CMT 242	Construction Project Management I	3

Semester 3

ELC 125	Electrical Circuits I	4
	Or
ELM 130	Industrial Electricity	3
NRG 201	Photovoltaic Systems I	4
NRG 250	Energy Accounting and Investment Analysis	4
NRG 233	Lighting Applications	4
NRG 108	Safety Basics	1
NRG 109	Solar Construction and Standards	1

Semester 4

NRG 202	Photovoltaic Systems II	4
NRG 205	Solar Policy and Financing	3
SOC 103	Sustainability and Society	3
NRG 204	Work Experience: Renewable Energy Solar	3
Elective	Social Science Elective	3

Approved Electives

Select one (1) electives.

CLT 110	Cross-Cultural Immersion	3
COM 111	Human Communications	3
ECO 111	Macroeconomics	3
ECO 122	Microeconomics	3
GIS 101	Introduction to GIS	3
PSY 100	Human Relations	3
PSY 121	General Psychology	3
SOC 104	Human Geography	3

To complete program requirements, you must pass the above courses and earn at least 64 credits. The number of courses and credits required for graduation may be more depending on your need for developmental education courses and the elective choices you make (if electives are a part of the program). Some programs also have college-level courses that you must take if you do not score at a certain level on the College Placement Test. If this applies to your program, the courses are listed at the top of the sequence sheet before the first semester of the course list.

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