You must complete . . .

First and Second Semester
PWRP 101 - Plant Terminology - 3 Credits
PWRP 102 - Basic Math - 3 Credits
PWRP 103 - Applied Math - 2 Credits
PWRP 105 - Safety - 3 Credits
PWRP 106 - Water Chemistry - 2 Credits
PWRP 107 - Mechanical Fundamentals - 3 Credits
PWRP 108 - Plant Systems - 3 Credits
PWRP 109 - Schematics and Diagrams - 3 Credits
PWRP 110 - Power Principles - 4 Credits
PWRP 113 - Fuels and Combustion - 2 Credits
PWRP 116 - Boilers - 4 Credits
PWRP 118 - Turbines - 1 Credits
PWRP 121 - Refrigeration - 1 Credits

Third Semester

Power Plant
PWRP 230 - Gas Turbines and Diesels - 1 Credits
PWRP 232 - Electrical Principles - 2 Credits
PWRP 234 - Power Generation - 2 Credits
PWRP 236 - Electrical Systems - 2 Credits
PWRP 238 - Plant Protection - 2 Credits
PWRP 240 - Plant Instrumentation - 4 Credits
PWRP 242 - Plant Instrumentation and Control - 4 Credits

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Process Plant
PROP 231 - Process Turbines and Diesels - 1 Credits
PROP 233 - Process Electrical - 2 Credits
PROP 235 - Hydrocarbon Chemistry - 3 Credits
PROP 237 - Distillation and Refinery Operations - 4 Credits
PROP 239 - Gas Conversion - 3 Credits
PROP 241 - Process Instrumentation - 2 Credits
PROP 243 - Process Instrumentation and Control - 2 Credits

Communications - 6 semester credit hours

• ENGL 110 - College Composition I - 3 Credits (Required)
  Pre-requisite: ACT score of 22 or higher, COMPASS score of 86 or higher
  
  
Choose one of the following:


• ENGL 120 - College Composition II - 3 Credits
  Pre-requisite: ENGL 110
  
• ENGL 125 - Introduction to Professional Writing - 3 Credits
  Pre-requisite: ENGL 110
  
• COMM 110 - Fundamentals of Public Speaking - 3 Credits

Arts and Humanities or Social and Behavioral Sciences - 3 semester credit hours

• HIST 295 - Historical Investigations - 3 Credits
  
• PSYC 111 - Introduction to Psychology - 3 Credits
  
• SOC 110 - Introduction to Sociology - 3 Credits
  
• CJ 201 - Introduction to Criminal Justice - 3 Credits

Math or Sciences or Technology - 6 semester credit hours

• ACCT 200 - Elements of Accounting I - 3 Credits
  
• ACCT 201 - Elements of Accounting II - 3 Credits
  
• BIOL 111/111L - Concepts of Biology w/lab - 4 Credits
  
• CSCI 101 - Introduction to Computers - 3 Credits
  
• MATH 103 - College Algebra - 4 Credits
  Pre-requisite: MATH 102, an ACT score of 19, or a COMPASS score of 51
  

Note: General Education courses shown are those offered online from 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 satisfythese requirements. If you want to know whether courses you have taken elsewhere qualify, e-mail Joan Kleven at Joan.Kleven@bsc.nodak.edu. If you plan to take a general education course from another institution and transfer the credits to Bismarck State College, you must receive written permission ahead of time from the Registrar's office at BSC.

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