Recommended Course Sequence - AAS in Chemical Technology Process Operations

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Process technicians operate production plants, troubleshoot problems and conduct lab analysis-ensuring the plant is running efficiently and safe. They work with instrumentation to monitor flow, level, pressure, temperature and chemical composition.

Brazosport College offers very practical, real-world training using training units similar to the type of unit operations found in local area chemical plants.

Year 1 Fall

EDUC 1300 - Learning Framework Credit Hours: 3 OR PSYC 1300 Learning Framework
PTAC 1302 - Introduction to Process Technology Credit Hours: 3
PTAC 1308 - Safety, Health, and Environment I Credit Hours: 3 OR OSHT 1301
MATH 1332 - Quantitative Reasoning Credit Hours: 3 OR other college level math.

Year 1 Spring

PTAC 1410 - Process Technology I- Equipment Credit Hours: 4
PTAC 1432 - Process Instrumentation I Credit Hours: 4
CHEM 1305 - Introductory Chemistry Credit Hours: 3
CHEM 1105 - Introductory Chemistry Laboratory Credit Hours: 1

Year 1 Summer

PTAC 2420 - Process Technology II - Systems Credit Hours: 4
CTEC 1401 - Applied Petrochemical Technology (Technical Physics) Credit Hours: 4
ENGL 1301 - Composition and Rhetoric I Credit Hours: 3

Year 2 Fall

ENER 1340 - Employee Success in Industry Credit Hours: 3 OR PTAC 2386
SPCH 1318 - Interpersonal Communication Credit Hours: 3
PTAC 1354 - Industrial Processes Credit Hours: 3
PTAC 2314 - Principles of Quality Credit Hours: 3

Year 2 Spring

PTAC 2438 - Process Technology III - Operations Credit Hours: 4
PTAC 2446 - Process Troubleshooting Credit Hours: 4
CTEC 2271 - Process Systems Simulation Credit Hours: 2
Elective: Language/Philosophy/Culture OR Creative Arts
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