Engineering Technology – Quality Assurance
Program Goals & Outcomes
The Associate of Applied Science degree program equips students with the technical skills and knowledge necessary for working with electronic and mechanical systems and components. The quality assurance option is designed to prepare students for entry into the job market as a quality assurance technician.
Quality assurance technicians perform pass/fail tests on products in many industries. Some more specialized industries, such as chemical or computer manufacturing, may require an additional technical background in the field. For instance, quality assurance technicians working in food manufacturing or agriculture might benefit from a degree program in nutrition or food safety management.
Quality assurance technicians may earn voluntary national certification through the American Society for Quality. It offers the Certified Quality Technician credential, in addition to more than a dozen other specialized certifications, such as Certified Calibration Technician and Certified Quality Auditor.
The goal of the program is for students to master the subject matter based on traditional classroom instruction and laboratory exercises. The expected program outcome is to provide a comprehensive education for students to enter the workforce.
Upon successful completion of this program, students will be able to:
- Apply technical skills and/or engineering theory to support product development, design, or manufacturing;
- Analyze and solve technology-related problems in electronic or mechanical systems;
- Conduct quality tests and measurements; and
- Communicate using terminology appropriate for engineering technology fields.
GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS (32 hours)
English Composition (6 hours)
- ENGL 1113 English Composition I+
- ENGL 1213 English Composition II+
or ENGL 2053 Technical Report Writing+
U.S. History/U.S. Government (6 hours)
- HIST 1483 U.S. History to 1877
or HIST 1493 U.S. History Since 1877 - POLS 1113 American Federal Government
Sciences (8 hours) – one must include lab
Students must earn a “C” or better in these courses to be eligible for graduation.
See Science Electives below.
Humanities (6 hours)
See courses listed in the College Catalog.
Mathematics (3 hours)
Students must earn a “C” or better in these courses to be eligible for graduation.
- MATH 1513 College Algebra+
or MATH 1483 Functions & Modeling+
Liberal Arts (3 hours)
See courses listed in the College Catalog.
TECHNICAL-OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY REQUIREMENTS
(20 hours)
Students must earn a “C” or better in these courses to be eligible for graduation.
- ENGR 1213 Introduction to Engineering Practices+
- ENGT 1304 Introduction to Electronics+
- ENGT 1833 Introduction to Quality Assurance
- MGMT 2103 Principles of Management
- ECON 2843 Elements of Statistics+
- PHSC 1313 General Physical Science+
- PHSC 1001 Earth Science Laboratory+
TECHNICAL-OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY ELECTIVES (9 hours)
Students must earn a “C” or better in these courses to be eligible for graduation.
See Technical-Occupational Specialty Electives below.
Science Electives
Recommended courses include:
- BIOL 1114 Introduction to Biology
- CHEM 1114 Introductory Chemistry+
- Acceptable courses include AVI 1313 or any course with the following prefixes: BIOL, CHEM, ENSC, GEOL, METR, PHSC, and PHYS.
Technical-Occupational Specialty Electives
- CIT 1113 Fundamentals of Programming Logic
- ECON 2303 Principles of Microeconomics
- ENGR 2013 Engineering Graphics and Design+
- ENGT 1203 Technology Practices
- ENGT 1214 Introduction to Mechanical Systems+
- ENGT 1842 Dimensional Metrology+
- ENGT 1853 Quality Planning & Analysis
- ENGT 2803 Statistical Quality Control+
- ENGT 2833 Reliability Engineering Objectives+
- MATH 1613 Plane Trigonometry+
- MATH 1743 Calculus I for Business, Life & Social Sciences+
- MATH 2083 Introduction to Statistics for Engineering & Sciences+
- MGMT 2203 Human Resources Management
- PHYS 2401 General Physics Laboratory I+
- PHYS 2411 General Physics Laboratory II+
- PHYS 2414 General Physics I+
- PHYS 2424 General Physics II+
+Check course description for prerequisites that must be met.