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Alternative and Renewable Energy Systems - Program Description

Students in this Major:

  • Will be able to formulate solutions to the needs of the public for alternative and renewable sources of energy.
  • Can be effective project planners and managers of alternative and renewable energy projects.
  • Will be prepared to respond to the dynamic needs of the alternative energy market.
  • Are able to communicate in an organized manner through technical reports in written, oral, and other formats appropriate to alternative and renewable energy issues.
  • Develop skills to function in and lead a team-based effort.

Great Career Opportunities:

The increasing desire for alternatives to fossil fuel drives the demand for graduates who are able to function and compete in this rapidly expanding industry. Opportunities in this market include:

  • Designers for engineering firms
  • Manufacturer's representatives
  • Field managers for contracting firms
  • Contractors
  • Sales representatives

Admission Requirements:

  • Incoming students will meet all general admission requirements as freshmen to SUNY Canton, having completed the Math A Regents exam plus one year of defined math, and NYS Chemistry Regents Exam with 75 or above. Transfer students will be evaluated individually by the program academic advisor. The mathematics requirements will ensure that entering students are prepared to commence studies at a minimum level of College Algebra and College Physics I.
  • Refer to the table of high school course prerequisites for admission.

PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS (Curriculum 1865)

Semester I Credits

AREA 110 Introduction to Alternative Energy 3
ENGL 102 Oral and Written Expression 3
MATH 121 College Algebra 4
SOET 110 Computer Applications 2
PHYS 121 College Physics I 3
PHYS 125 Physics Lab I 1
TOTAL CREDITS 16

Semester II Credits

ECON 103 Microeconomics 3
MATH 122 Basic Calculus 4
MECH 241 Fluid Mechanics 3
PHYS 122 College Physics II 3
PHYS 126 Physics Lab II 1
  Literature/Humanities (GER 7) 3
TOTAL CREDITS 17

Semester III Credits

CHEM 105 College Chemistry I 4
ELEC 261 Electricity 4
ESCI 101 Intro. to Environmental Science 3
MECH 111 Computer-Aided Drafting 3
  GER Elective 3
TOTAL CREDITS 17

Semester IV Credits

ELEC 141 Industrial Controls 2
ELEC 215 Electrical Energy Conversion 4
ENGS 102 Programming for Engineers 2
MATH 141 Statistics 3
MECH 225 Intro to Thermodynamics 3
MECH 226 Thermo/Fluid Lab 1
GER Elective 3
  TOTAL CREDITS 18

Semester V Credits

AREA 320 Experimentation & Meas. Lab I 3
  ARES Electives 6
BSAD 340 Management Communications 3
  GER Elective 3
TOTAL CREDITS 15

Semester VI Credits

AREA 370 Exp. & Meas. Lab II* 3
  ARES Electives 6
ECON 320 Environmental Economics 3
SOET 370 Engineering Project Analysis 3
  TOTAL CREDITS 15

Semester VII Credits

AREA 420 Alt. Energy Design I 3
  ARES Electives 6
ACHP 401 Building Automation Systems 3
SOET 361 Project Management 3
TOTAL CREDITS 15

Semester VIII Credits

AREA 470 Alt. Energy Design II 3
  ARES Elective 3
CONS 350 Geographic Information Systems 3
SOET 410 Engineering Technology Senior Seminar 3
  Technical Elective 3
  TOTAL CREDITS 15

* Fulfills writing intensive requirement.
UL=Upper Level Courses (300/400)
GER=General Education Requirement

Note: Alternative and Renewable Energy Systems students must meet eight of the ten General Education Requirements and successfully complete the SUNY Canton computer competency requirement.