Mechatronics Engineering Technology, A.A.S.

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Career Curriculum 00ELT 3012
Minimum Hours: 64
Major Code: 1.2 150612
Effective Date: Fall 2026

First Year - Fall Semester (16 Credit Hours)

ORI 100A - College Fundamentals 1 Credit Hour(s)
OR
ORI 100B - College Fundamentals 1 Credit Hour(s)
OR
ORI 100C - College Fundamentals 1 Credit Hour(s)
ELT 102 - Basic Electricity and Wiring 4 Credit Hour(s) ¹
ELT 111 - Digital Electronic I 3 Credit Hour(s) ¹
MAT 111 - Precalculus 5 Credit Hour(s)
ELT 105 - Introduction to Programmable Logic Controllers 3 Credit Hour(s)

First Year - Spring Semester (16 Credit Hours)

ELT 103 - Applied DC/AC Circuits 4 Credit Hour(s) ²
ELT 112 - Digital Electronics II 3 Credit Hour(s) ²
ELT 150 - Applied Solid State Electronics 3 Credit Hour(s) ²
ELT 201 - PLC Manufacturing Systems and Industrial Robotics 3 Credit Hour(s) ²
ENG 101 - English Composition I 3 Credit Hour(s) ¹
OR
ENG 113 - Professional Technical Writing 3 Credit Hour(s) ¹

Second Year - Fall Semester (15 Credit Hours)

ELT 151 - Applied Solid State Circuits 3 Credit Hour(s) ²
ELT 214 - Fundamentals of Comupting Hardware 3 Credit Hour(s)
ELT 205 - Hydraulics and Pneumatics 3 Credit Hour(s)
CMG 218 - CADD for Applied Technology 3 Credit Hour(s)
COM 115 - Speech 3 Credit Hour(s)
OR
COM 116 - Interpersonal Communication 3 Credit Hour(s)

Second Year - Spring Semester (17 Credit Hours)

ELT 215 - IoT and Embedded Systems 3 Credit Hour(s) ²
ELT 218 - Introduction to Network Technologies 3 Credit Hour(s) ²
ELT 220 - Special Projects in Electronics 3 Credit Hour(s)
ELT 224 - Power Distibution and Motors 3 Credit Hour(s) ²
PHY 156 - College Physics II 5 Credit Hour(s) ³

Notes and Information

¹Requires a grade of “C” or higher.

² These courses have a pre-requisite

³ PHY 155 (Fall) can be taken as a substitute for PHY 156 (Spring)

Fall Only Courses

ELT 105 - Introduction to Programmable Logic Controllers 3 Credit Hour(s)
ELT 111 - Digital Electronic I 3 Credit Hour(s)
ELT 151 - Applied Solid State Circuits 3 Credit Hour(s)
ELT 205 - Hydraulics and Pneumatics 3 Credit Hour(s)
ELT 214 - Fundamentals of Comupting Hardware 3 Credit Hour(s)
PHY 155 - College Physics I 5 Credit Hour(s)
CMG 218 - CADD for Applied Technology 3 Credit Hour(s)

Spring Only Courses

ELT 103 - Applied DC/AC Circuits 4 Credit Hour(s)
ELT 112 - Digital Electronics II 3 Credit Hour(s)
ELT 150 - Applied Solid State Electronics 3 Credit Hour(s)
ELT 218 - Introduction to Network Technologies 3 Credit Hour(s)
ELT 224 - Power Distibution and Motors 3 Credit Hour(s)
ELT 201 - PLC Manufacturing Systems and Industrial Robotics 3 Credit Hour(s)
PHY 156 - College Physics II 5 Credit Hour(s)

Note

The Mechatronics Engineering Technology AAS Degree (00ELT3012) is an ICCB approved extension of the Electronics Technology AAS Degree (00ELT3010) and is the parent program to:

Industrial PLC Systems Certificate (00ELT3013)

Career Opportunities: The Electronics Technician has career opportunities in many entry-level areas such as: Mechatronics Technician, PLC Programmer, Automation Technician, Robotics Technician, Control Systems Technician, Industrial Automation Specialist, Microcontroller Engineer, AI Systems Integrator, Electromechanical Technician, Automation Maintenance Technician, AI/Machine Learning Specialist, and Smart Manufacturing Technician along with similar roles.

Transfer Opportunities: The graduate in Electrical Engineering Technology can transfer to most universities in the country, however the following programs at Southern Illinois University offer a student benefit through a capstone transfer agreement, reducing course requirements for UCC credits and ensuring all JALC courses in this guide are transferred into the programs listed below.

BS Aviation Technologies (AVT) Aviation Electronics Specialization

BS Electronic Engineering Technology (EET)

BS Industrial Maintenance and Applied Engineering (IMAE) Quality Management Specialization

JALC ELT Programs are educational members of:

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
445 Hoes Lane
Piscataway, NJ 08854

Association for Computing Machinery
1601 Broadway, 10th Floor
New York, NY 10019-7434

John A. Logan College reserves the right to modify this curriculum guide as needed. Please verify with your academic advisor the accuracy and timelines of this document.