Certificate in Electric Power Technology at Bismarck State College

Bismarck State College

Course list and requirements

Technical courses - 41 credit hours

  • ELPW 101 - Basic Computer Skills (3 credit hours)
  • ELPW 102 - Introduction to the Electrical Industry (3 credit hours)
  • ELPW 103 - Electrical Industry Applied Math (3 credit hours)
  • ELPW 105 - Electrical System Fundamentals (3 credit hours)
  • ENRT 106 - DC Fundamentals (2 credit hours)
  • ENRT 108 - AC Fundamentals (3 credit hours)
  • ELPW 109 - Electrical Industry Safety (3 credit hours)
  • ELPW 110 - Basic Print Reading (3 credit hours)
  • ELPW 112 - Electrical System Components (2 credit hours)
  • ENRT 115 - Industrial Composition (2 credit hours)
  • ELPW 118 - Industrial Communications (2 credit hours)
  • ELPW 200 - Advanced Print Reading (3 credit hours)
  • ELPW 202 - Advanced Industrial Safety (3 credit hours)
  • ELPW 204 - Advanced Electrical Systems (3 credit hours)
  • ELPW 206 - Electrical System Protection (3 credit hours)

Specialization Technical Courses - Total 12 credit hours. Choose one area of specialization for a total of 12 semester hours from the following:

Line construction:

  • ELPW 210 - Overhead Transmission and Distribution Line Construction (4 credit hours)
  • ELPW 230 - Underground Line Construction (4 credit hours)
  • ELPW 250 - Transformers (4 credit hours)

Metering:

  • ELPW 208 – Advanced Math (4 credits)
  • ELPW 213 - Fundamentals of Metering (3 credit hours)
  • ELPW 233 - Single Phase Metering & Polyphase Metering (3 credit hours)
  • ELPW 253 - Advanced Metering Technology (2 credit hours)

Substation:

  • ELPW 211 - Substation Relays (4 credit hours)
  • ELPW 231 - Substation Operations (4 credit hours)
  • ELPW 251 - Substation Construction & Maintenance (4 credit hours)

System Design:

  • ELPW 208 – Advanced Math (4 credit hours)
  • ELPW 212 – System Design Basics (3 credit hours)
  • ELPW 232 – System Design Analysis (3 credit hours)
  • ELPW 252 - Civil Design (2 credit hours)

General Education - 4 credit hours required – see Bismarck State College - Electric Power Technology requirements.

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