Water Quality Technology, Associate of Applied Science
The Water Quality Technology, AAS degree, prepares students for a career in water quality operations through an integrated curriculum of core water quality technology courses, STEM elective courses, general education courses, and hands-on work-based learning. The degree includes five introductory courses in water and wastewater operations, 25-credit hours of related cooperative work experience, foundational courses in math and science, and STEM elective courses. The degree prepares students to take the Level I Operator Certification exams for water and wastewater. The cooperative work experience is hands on training and is equivalent to approximately 5 months of full-time work experience.
Courses
- BI 101 — General Biology
- BI 102 — General Biology
- BI 103 — General Biology
- CH 104Z — Intro to Chemistry I
- CH 124Z — Introduction to Chemistry Lab
- CIS 120 — Intro to Digital Literacy
- COM 111Z — Public Speaking
- COM 218Z — Interpersonal Communication
- ENGR 111 — Engineering Orientation I
- ENGR 112 — Problem Solving and Technology
- MEC 118 — Preventive Maintenance
- MTH 102 — Math for the Trades
- MTH 110 — Foundations for Precalculus
- PSY 101 — Psychology of Human Relations
- SDP 113 — Human Relations-Supervisors
- SOIL 205 — Soil Science
- SOIL 206 — Soil Science Lab
- WQT 226 — Wastewater Treatment I Liquid
- WQT 227 — Wastewater Treatment II Solids
- WQT 228 — Wastewater Collection
- WQT 260 — Water Treatment
- WQT 261 — Water Distribution
- WQT 280 — CWE-Water Quality Treatment
- WR 115 — Intro to Expos Writing
- WR 117 — Writing for Trades