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Program checklist · AAS

Energy Technical Specialist, Solar Power Track, AAS

Century College · White Bear Lake, MN

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Program
Award
AAS
Credential class
ceterms:AssociateDegree
CIP
15.0503
Credits (computed from items)
209
Catalog edition
2026-2027
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
175315
CourseShelf checklist
CK_175315_7cf476eb
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

Program Requirements

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    Career/Occupational Requirements

    10 items
    1. ECAD 1020
      2
    2. FACM 1000
      4
    3. FACM 1001
      2
    4. FACM 1030
      3
    5. FACM 1033
      3
    6. RNEW 1507
      3
    7. RNEW 2543
      3
    8. Consortium* Mechanical Fundamentals for Process Control
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    9. Consortium* Hydraulics
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    10. Consortium* Introduction to Process Controls and Instrumentation
      Not resolved to a course
      3

    Career/Occupational Elective Requirements

    11 items
    1. Solar Power: Availabe at Century College
      Not resolved to a course
    2. SOLR 1020
      3
    3. SOLR 1030
      2
    4. SOLR 2020
      3
    5. SOLR 2025
      2
    6. OR Diesel Bio-Fuel Production: Available at MnWest College
      Not resolved to a course
      10
    7. OR Ethanol Production: Avalbe at MnWest College - Granite Falls
      Not resolved to a course
      10
    8. OR Fossil Fuels: AVailable at St. Cloud Technical and Community College
      Not resolved to a course
      10
    9. OR Wind Power: Available at MnWest College - Canby
      Not resolved to a course
      10
    10. OR Nuclear: Available at Dakota County Technical College and St. Cloud Technical and Community College
      Not resolved to a course
      24
    11. OR Power Generation: Available at Dakota County Technical College and St. Cloud Technical and Community College
      Not resolved to a course
      10

    For all programs except Nuclear Total Credits: 10

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      For the Nuclear Program Total Credits: 24

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        MnTC/General Education Requirements

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          Goal 1: Communication

          1 item
          1. ENGL 1020
            Composition I
            or: ENGL 1021 - Composition I
            4

          Requirements

          4 items
          1. COMM 1021
            3
          2. COMM 1031
            3
          3. COMM 1041
            3
          4. COMM 1051
            3

          Goal 2: Critical Thinking

          0 items

            Goal 3 and/or 4: Natural Sciences/Math/Logical Reasoning

            3 items
            1. ESCI 1040
              3
            2. MATH 1061
              4
            3. PHYS 1020
              4

            Goal 5: History/Social/Behavioral Sciences OR Goal 6: Humanities/Fine Arts

            2 items
            1. MnTC Goal 5 Course List
              Not resolved to a course
            2. MnTC Goal 6 Course List
              Not resolved to a course

            Goals 7-10: Theme Goals

            0 items

              Requirements

              2 items
              1. Goal 7A Human Diversity Course List
                Not resolved to a course
              2. Goal 7B Race, Power, and Justice Course List
                Not resolved to a course

              Requirements

              1 item
              1. MnTC Goal 8 Course List
                Not resolved to a course

              Requirements

              1 item
              1. MnTC Goal 9 Course List
                Not resolved to a course

              Requirements

              1 item
              1. MnTC Goal 10 Course List
                Not resolved to a course

              MnTC Elective Requirements

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                Additional Elective Requirements

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                  Additional Requirements

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                    Program Information

                    16 items
                    1. demonstrate microcomputer software applications for the personal computer to include word processing, development of an electronic spreadsheet, and keyboarding in a desktop environment.
                      Not resolved to a course
                    2. describe Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) industrial safety precautions related to material handling, electrical and machine safety, first response to fire and medical emergencies, safety signs and color codes, recognition of safety and health hazard accident prevention and management.
                      Not resolved to a course
                    3. apply mathematical concepts of algebra, geometry, and trigonometry to the industrial setting.
                      Not resolved to a course
                    4. describe manufacturing properties of materials, the behavior of materials under load, stress, strain, torsion, and strength.
                      Not resolved to a course
                    5. examine hand and power tools used in the power plant including safe usage, purpose, and maintenance.
                      Not resolved to a course
                    6. read blueprints and plant drawings including flow diagrams, symbols, dimension, tolerance, clearance, and amendments following proper procedures.
                      Not resolved to a course
                    7. demonstrate maintenance procedures including defense in depth, conduct of verifications, and work control processes while applying the standards and documentation requirements to meet power plant safety and management expectations.
                      Not resolved to a course
                    8. discuss information distribution including methods and avenues of communication, material and design, procedural deficiencies of motors and equipment, operation of sensitive equipment, plant vulnerabilities, and personnel errors.
                      Not resolved to a course
                    9. explain basic systems and components involving reactor coolant, volume control, safety injection, mainstream, turbine, feedwater, steam, and heater drain systems within the power plant.
                      Not resolved to a course
                    10. explain advanced systems and components involving water, electrical, cooling, waste drain, fuel handling and storage, fuel pool cooling and cleanup, radioactive waste management, air and gas systems, and ventilation and fire protection systems within the power plant.
                      Not resolved to a course
                    11. explain and use physics terms, units, mechanical principles, simple machines, definitions, and basic concepts.
                      Not resolved to a course
                    12. explain and apply the basic concepts of electrical fundamentals and electronics.
                      Not resolved to a course
                    13. explain and apply basic concepts associated with atomic structure, nuclear interactions and reactions, fission process, and reactor operation.
                      Not resolved to a course
                    14. explain and apply basic concepts of thermodynamics, heat transfer, and principles of fluid flow.
                      Not resolved to a course
                    15. explain and apply the basic concepts of chemistry fundamentals, including water chemistry control and reactor water chemistry.
                      Not resolved to a course
                    16. explain the principles of radiation detection and monitors and the effects of radiation on matter, including body tissue. Perform calculations involving time, distance, shielding, and dose rate. Describe the methods used for limiting radiation exposure and contamination.
                      Not resolved to a course

                    Sample Plan

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                      Semester 1

                      5 items
                      1. ESCI 1040
                        3
                      2. FACM 1000
                        4
                      3. FACM 1001
                        2
                      4. FACM 1030
                        3
                      5. ENGL 1021
                        4

                      Semester 2

                      5 items
                      1. ECAD 1020
                        2
                      2. MATH 1061
                        4
                      3. PHYS 1020
                        4
                      4. RNEW 1507
                        3
                      5. RNEW 2543
                        3

                      Semester 3

                      9 items
                      1. Select one
                        Not resolved to a course
                      2. COMM 1021
                        3
                      3. COMM 1031
                        3
                      4. COMM 1041
                        3
                      5. COMM 1051
                        3
                      6. MnTC Goal 5: History/Social/Behavioral Sciences
                        Not resolved to a course
                        3
                      7. FACM 1033
                        3
                      8. SOLR 1020
                        3
                      9. SOLR 1030
                        2

                      Semester 4

                      5 items
                      1. SOLR 2020
                        3
                      2. SOLR 2025
                        2
                      3. Consortium* Mechanical Fundamentals for Process Control
                        Not resolved to a course
                        3
                      4. Consortium* Hydraulics
                        Not resolved to a course
                        3
                      5. Consortium* Introduction to Process Controls and Instrumentation
                        Not resolved to a course
                        3

                      Note

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                        Source. Century College, catalog 2026-2027 — https://catalog.century.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=23&poid=6595. Captured page pages/0268.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.