Electrician - Diploma (2018-2019)
Hutchinson and Willmar (74 Credits) - Education Plan

The Electrician program is designed to provide entry-level skills and knowledge to perform electrical work in all types of electrical installations in accordance with the National Electrical Code. A student can specialize as a construction, industrial or maintenance electrician. Students will wire a variety of different labs that will expose them to residential, commercial, industrial, agricultural, or maintenance electrical wiring. Second year students will wire the Carpentry II program house.
 
Course Outline
 
Required Courses
(26 Courses)
Course
Number		 Course Title Credits
CNEL 1001 Construction Site Safety 2 
CNEL 1411 Circuits 1 3 
CNEL 1412 Circuits 2 3 
CNEL 1809 Electrical Materials Lab 2 
CNEL 1810 Basic Wiring Lab I 5 
CNEL 1811 Basic Wiring Lab 2 4 
CNEL 1815 Applied Math for Electricians 3 
CNEL 1820 National Electrical Code I 3 
CNEL 1825 National Electric Code II 3 
CNEL 1830 Print Reading, Planning and Estimating for Electricians 3 
CNEL 1850 Lighting Equipment 2 
CNEL 2413 Circuits 3 Lab 2 
CNEL 2730 Motor Controls 3 
CNEL 2731 Programmable Logic Controllers 3 
CNEL 2805 Electric Motors Lab 2 
CNEL 2830 National Electrical Code III 3 
CNEL 2835 National Electrical Code IV 3 
CNEL 2840 Commercial Wiring Lab 2 
CNEL 2846 Wiring Methods 2 
CNEL 2847 Basic Residential Wiring Lab 1 
CNEL 2848 Advanced Residential Wiring Lab 1 
CNEL 2850 Specialized Systems 3 
CNEL 2870 Heating and Air Conditioning Controls 3 
CNEL 2900 Transformers 3 
CNEL 2901 Electrical Services 3 
GSWS 1481 OSHA General Industry / First Aid 1 
Total Credits: 68  
 
General Education Elective Courses
See your advisor to select courses that fulfill this requirement.
Total Credits: 6  
 
Total Diploma Credits: 74