Automated Systems Technology - Mechatronics, AAS (full-time)

Suggested full-time sequence:

Credit Hours Required: 64

Notes:

• Degree & Certificate Requirements  
• Exploratory Course***: MECT 1212  
• Critical Course*: ELEC 1161  and ELEC 1171   minimum grade B
• Variable Credit Hours - the number of credit hours will vary depending on the course selected.
  • If students take one course from each of Groups I.A, II, III, and IV and still have taken less than the minimum of 15 credit hours of General Education courses required for the AAS & ABA degrees, they may elect additional hours from Group I.B, II, III, or IV to satisfy minimum degree requirements.
• It is strongly encouraged that you work with a counselor, advisor or faculty/department coordinator to plan your schedule or if you plan to transfer.

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¹ High school students articulating into the Automated Systems Technology program may substitute equivalent courses taken at the high school level. Contact your high school teacher or counselor or the Macomb Engineering Technology Office at 586.445.7435 for details.

² Students who took any of the following AT courses should check with the program advisor prior to selecting any MECT courses because these courses may substitute for the indicated MECT courses:

Electrical Direct Current Fundamentals; Electric Theory-Electrical Equipment & Introduction to Machine Circuits; Electrical - Industrial Controls; Fluid Power - Pneumatic Controls & Circuits; ATMT 1660 - Millwright Theory-Millwright Theory 2  

³ Students entering the Automated Systems Technology program without any previous electronics knowledge should contact Macomb faculty about taking ELEC 1100  before ELEC 1161  and ELEC 1171 .

⁴ Some courses in this program are scheduled in the first 8 weeks or second 8 weeks of the semester. Students should be careful to take courses with the same section number in the same semester.

*A critical course is a course that is highly correlated with success in a particular program and field. Critical courses are identified by the academic department as courses that the student should have a high level of understanding and comprehension in order to progress successfully in the program.

**A recommended course is a suggestion or an advised option that correlates to the respective program. Recommended courses complement the skill set(s) required to be successful and are considered to be beneficial for enhancing students’ education in the program. Recommended courses are not mandatory. In some cases there may not be recommended courses.

***An exploratory course is one that provides a student a broad overview of a particular field/area of study and associated occupations. Exploratory courses help students better understand if that particular program is a good fit for the student to pursue given their interests and career goals.