Instrumentation Systems Specialty
The Instrumentation Systems Specialty prepares the student to install, calibrate, maintain, tune, troubleshoot, and repair instrumentation, components, and control loops in such industries as food processing, pharmaceuticals, aluminum, chemical manufacturing, semiconductor manufacturing, petroleum refining, pulp and paper, and power generation.
Sample Job Titles
Instrumentation Technician, Process Controls Technician
Graduation Requirements
- Total Credit Hours: 68 credit hours in courses numbered 100 and above
- Cumulative Grade Point Average: 2.00 (‘C’) or better for all work applicable toward the degree that was completed at Richland
- Residency: 15 credit hours or more at Richland
Curriculum Requirements
Required Courses
Social Science Electives
Number of Credit Hours Required: 3.00. PREL 110 Recommended
General Education Electives
Number of Credit Hours Required: 2.00. CS 105 recommended
Suggested Course Sequence
Fall Semester
Spring Semester
Fall Semester
| ENGT 210 | PLC Fundamentals | 4.0 |
| ENGT 212 | Motor Control Systems | 4.0 |
| ENGT 214 | Motion Control Applications | 3.0 |
| ENGT 220 | Process Control Applications | 3.0 |
| | Social Science Elective | 3.0 |
Spring Semester
| COMM 120 | Business & Professional Speaking | 3.0 |
| | Or | |
| COMM 101 | Public Speaking | 3.0 |
| ENGL 110 | Professional & Technical Writing | 3.0 |
| | Or | |
| ENGL 101 | Composition 1 | 3.0 |
| ENGT 211 | PLC Applications & Data Acquisiton | 3.0 |
| ENGT 231 | Piping Fundamentals | 2.0 |
| ENGT 290 | Work Exp. Practicum & Seminar | 3.0 |
| | Or | |
| ENGT 295 | Workplace Simulation & Project | 3.0 |
| | General Education Elective | 3.0 |
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