Electronics Technician, Certificate of Proficiency

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Program Admission Dates: Fall, Winter, Spring

Electronics Technician certificate students develop a basic core of electronics skills and are eligible to take the Associate Certified Electronics Technician examination. Graduates are qualified for entry-level positions as testers, maintenance technicians, service laboratory technicians, and satellite up-link or down-link technicians, cable TV installers, and service telecommunications technicians.

Electronics Technician certificate graduates will:

be prepared to obtain entry-level positions as electronics technicians, installers, assemblers and troubleshooters
demonstrate critical thinking, teamwork, communication, intercultural appreciation, and information literacy skills

Lake Washington Institute of Technology does not offer every course each quarter. It is the student’s responsibility to consult the Class Schedule and work out an individual schedule with an adviser or counselor. Any developmental coursework a student may be required to complete may increase the program length.

Program Requirements

Recommended Course Sequence

The courses listed below are a suggested sequence; as long as prerequisites are met, courses may be taken in a different order.

Electronics program courses (ELEC prefix) are not offered during summer quarter. Students should enroll in Academic Core courses at that time.

MATH 087 (or placement into MATH 098 or higher) and ENGL 093 (or placement into ENGL 099 or higher) must be completed prior to the first quarter.

Required First Quarter Course
ELEC 110 Introduction to Electronics I 6 credits
First or Second Quarter
ELEC 111 Computer Literacy For Electronics Professionals 2 credits
ELEC 113 Career Planning and Leadership I 2 credits
ELEC 114 Electronics Testing Processes and Techniques I 2 credits
Required Second Quarter Course
ELEC 120 Introduction to Electronics II 6 credits
First or Second Quarter
ELEC 115 Electronics Manufacturing Testing Techniques I 5 credits
ELEC 126 Electronics Manufacturing Testing Techniques II 5 credits
Required Third Quarter Courses
ELEC 130 Electricity and Electronics 6 credits
ELEC 137 Introduction to Semi and Analog 5 credits
Third or Fourth Quarter
ELEC 211 Digital Electronics 6 credits
ELEC 217 Data Acquisition and Analysis 5 credits
If ELEC 211 and 217 are taken alone in the fourth quarter, Academic Core course(s) can be added to increase the credit load.
Third or Fourth Quarter
ELEC 214 Troubleshooting Electronic Circuits 4 credits
ELEC 216 Mechatronics 4 credits
Academic Core
If ELEC 214 and 216 are taken in the third quarter with ELEC 130 and 137, Academic Core course(s) can be moved to a later quarter.
Fifth Quarter
ELEC 213 Career Plan and Leadership II 2 credits
ELEC 237 Introduction to Microprocessors and Microcontrollers 5 credits

Technical Elective - 5 Credits

See faculty adviser/instructor for pre-approval

General Education Requirements - 15 Credits

Written Communication 5 credits
Quantitative Reasoning 5 credits
Social Science 5 credits

Total Program Credits: 85

See General Education Requirements for a list of all applicable courses for each of the categories listed above.