Electrical Engineering Curriculum

Students In This Major

  • Utilize their computer in all of the major courses to enhance employability upon graduation.
  • Acquire hands-on experience with programmable controllers, motors, generators, power systems, industrial electronics, and other related areas.
  • Study under experienced faculty members in small class settings.
  • Are recommended to have a laptop computer during their senior year.

Career Opportunities

More than 90% of graduates go directly into positions like:

  • Project Control Technician
  • Electronic Maintenance Technician
  • Production Technician
  • Field Service Technician
  • Systems Test Engineer
  • Quality Assurance Technician
  • Field Project Technician
  • Power Technician
  • Communications Technician

Career Outlook

The demand for Electrical Engineering Technicians is immense. There are simply are not enough qualified technicians entering the market place, and a large number of working technicians are approaching retirement age.

Employers Of SUNY Canton Graduates

  • Brookfield Power
  • Novelis
  • Schlumberger
  • Siemans
  • National Grid
  • ALCOA
  • Schneider Packing Equipment
  • Corning
  • New York Power Authority
  • IBM
  • C & S Engineers, Inc.
  • NYSEG
  • Verizon

Transfer Opportunities

Accreditation:

Accredited by the Engineering Technology Accreditation Commission of ABET
415 N. Charles St.
Baltimore, MD 21201
(410) 347-7700

Admission Requirements:

  • Refer to the table of high school course prerequisites for admission.
  • Students must be qualified to enter Pre-Calculus Algebra (MATH 123)
  • Students who do not meet the required high school mathematics prerequisites may still be admitted to the College, but they will have to complete all mathematics requirements before admission to this program.

PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS (Curriculum 0699)

The following shows the typical course sequence and program requirements.

Semester I Credits

Semester II Credits

Semester III Credits

Prefix Course Name Credits
ELEC 213 Microprocessors* 3
ELEC 215 Electrical Energy Conversion 4
ELEC 231 Electronic Circuits 4
PHYS 121
PHYS 131
College Physics I (GER 2) OR
University Physics I (GER 2)
3
PHYS 125
PHYS 135
Physics Lab I (GER 2) OR
University Physics I Lab (GER 2)
1
  Programming Elective 2
  TOTAL CREDITS 17

Semester IV Credits

* Fulfills writing intensive requirement

Graduation Requirements: 64 Semester Credit Hours with a GPA of 2.0 minimum

Review a list of Electrical Technology Course Descriptions

Electrical Engineering Technology
Stephen Frempong, Ph.D.
Department Chair
315-386-7211
frempongs@canton.edu