Requirements for the Certificate of Power Plant Technology

ENRT 102 - Introduction to the Electrical Industry
ENRT 103 - Applied Math
ENRT 105 - Safety
ENRT 106 - DC Fundamentals
ENRT 108 - AC Fundamentals
PWRP 201 - Power Plant Equipment
ENRT 112 - Basic Print Reading
ENRT 116 - Instrumentation & Control
ENRT 118 - Thermodynamics
ENRT 120 - Water Purification & Treatment
PWRP 203 - Energy Sources & Conversions
PWRP 207 - Boilers
PWRP 210 - Gas Turbines & Combined Cycle Operations
PWRP 212 - Steam Turbines & Auxiliaries
PWRP 214 - Power Generations
PWRP 216 - Electrical System Components & Protection
PWRP 218 - Plant Operations & Troubleshooting
*ENRT 220 - Practical Applications

You must take at least four General Education semester credit hours from two of the following areas:

Arts and Humanities or Social and Behavioral Sciences
    HIST 243 - Historical Investigations (3 hours)
    PSYC 111 - Introduction to Psychology (3 hours)
    SOC 110 - Introduction to Sociology (3 hours)
    CJ 201 - Introduction to Criminal Justice (3 hours)

Math, Sciences, or Technology
    ACCT 200 - Elements of Accounting I (3 hours)
    ACCT 201 - Elements of Accounting II (3 hours)
    BIO 111/111L - Concepts of Biology with lab (4 hours)
    CSCI 101 - Introduction to Computers (3 hours)

NOTE: The mathematics courses listed below require mathematics knowledge equivalent to intermediate algebra or college algebra (Math 102 or 103). If you do not have this math background, your advisor may help you enroll in an institution near you that can provide it.

    MATH 103 - College Algebra (4 hours)
      Pre-requisite: MATH 102, an ACT score of 19, or a COMPASS score of 51
    MATH 146 - Applied Calculus I (3 hours)
      Pre-requisite: MATH 103
    MATH 210 - Elementary Statistics (3 hours)
      Pre-requisite: MATH 102 or MATH 103

Note: General Education courses shown are those offered online through Bismarck State College. Other courses that are not online may also meet the requirements for this degree. If you have already taken general education courses at other institutions, some of those credits may satisfy these requirements.

* As part of the ENRT 220 Practical Applications course, students are required to complete "hands on" work at either a Power Generating Plant or at the BSC lab. If you choose to complete the work at a plant, we have someone who can assist you with setting this up.