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Chemical Process Operator Studies

Chemical Process Operator

Diploma (S)

The Chemical Process Operator Studies diploma program prepares students for employment in industrial plants in the chemical, petroleum, polymer and pharmaceutical industries. The chemical industry has a great need for trained chemical operators to adjust and optimize conditions for the production of large quantities of products in local chemical plants and pilot plants. Graduates are readily employed by these local plants at competitive salaries. The program provides a practical education in various aspects of plant operations such as hands-on training in process operations and control, regulatory compliance, and preventive maintenance skills. Laboratory facilities include not only standard lab equipment, but also modern instrumentation in pilot plant technology and computer simulations.

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. Maintain safety, health, and environmental standards in a chemical plant.
  2. Handle, store, and transport chemical materials according to all applicable federal, state, and local regulations.
  3. Describe chemical process systems and operations.
  4. Operate, monitor, and control batch and continuous chemical processes.
  5. Apply mathematical and statistical concepts and principles to chemical process operations.
  6. Use computers and computerized equipment for communications and chemical process control.
  7. Communicate effectively in writing.
  8. Function collaboratively in teams and independently.

Graduation Requirements

Core Courses

ENG 101Composition I

3
MAT 183Reasoning with Functions I

5
SSC 100First Year Seminar

1

Select 1 course(s) from:

ECO 111Macroeconomics

3
POL 111Political Science

3
PSY 121General Psychology

3
SOC 111Sociology

3

Program/Major Courses

CPO 106Statistical Process Control Overview

1
CPO 125Safety, Health, and Environment

3
CPO 135Chem Proc Tech-Equipment

3
CPO 151Chemical Process Tech I-Systems

4
CPO 252Chemical Process Tech II-Operations

4

Program/Major Support Courses

CHM 110General Chemistry

4
CIS 107Introduction to Computers/Application

3
ELC 101Introduction to Instrumentation

3

Suggested Pathway to Graduation (Course Sequence Sheet)

Semester 1

SSC 100First Year Seminar

1
CPO 135Chem Proc Tech-Equipment

3
CIS 107Introduction to Computers/Application

3
CHM 110General Chemistry

4

Semester 2

CPO 151Chemical Process Tech I-Systems

4
ELC 101Introduction to Instrumentation

3
MAT 183Reasoning with Functions I

5

Semester 3

CPO 252Chemical Process Tech II-Operations

4
CPO 106Statistical Process Control Overview

1
ENG 101Composition I

3

Semester 4

CPO 125Safety, Health, and Environment

3
Elective Social Science Elective

3

Approved Electives

Select one (1) social science elective.

ECO 111Macroeconomics

3
POL 111Political Science

3
PSY 121General Psychology

3
SOC 111Sociology

3

To complete program requirements, you must pass the above courses and earn at least 37 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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