Certificate in Electric Power Technology at Bismarck State College
Course list and requirements
Technical courses - 41 credit hours
- ELPW 101 - Basic Computer Skills (3 credit hours)
- ENRT 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 111 - Introduction to the Electrical Industry & Power Grid (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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