Plant Operators, A.A.S.

An operator in industry is an individual who operates the mechanical device used in a particular process. Their responsibility is to monitor, troubleshoot, adjust, and make slight repairs to the equipment used in a process. Operators in Southwest Wyoming are used in soda ash, fertilizer, electrical power plants, and gas plants.

Degree Requirements

First Semester

PLOP 1505 - Plant Operations Electrical Credits: 3
TECH 1000 - Intro to Technical Mathematics Credits: 3
TECH 1600 - Industrial Safety Credits: 3
PLOP 1510 - Plant Operations I Credits: 3
PLOP 1520 - Plant Operations II Credits: 3
TECH 1680 - Reading Technical Schematics Credits: 3
HMDV 1005 - 1st Year Success Credits: 1

Subtotal: 19

Second Semester

INDM 1590 - Industrial Pneumatics Credits: 3
INDM 1570 - Industrial Hydraulics I (Fluid Power) Credits: 3
PLOP 1515 - Plant Operations Instrumentation Credits: 3
PLOP 1530 - Plant Operations III Credits: 3
PLOP 1540 - Plant Operations IV Credits: 3

Subtotal: 15

Third Semester

ENGL 1010 - English Composition I Credits: 3
PHYS 1050 - Concepts of Physics Credits: 4
COMM 1030 - Interpersonal Communication Credits: 3
CMAP 1200 - Computer Information Systems Credits: 3
Technology & Industry Elective Credits: 3

Subtotal: 16

In addition to ENGL 1010 , students may be required to also take ENGL 1011 (2 credits) due to placement, adding 2 additional credits to their graduation total.
PHYS 1050 may be replaced by MATH 1000 or higher (C or better grade).

Fourth Semester

ENGL 2005 - Writing in Technology and the Sciences Credits: 3
US & Wyoming Constitution Credits: 3
Health & Human Activity Credits: 2
Technology & Industry Elective Credits: 6

Subtotal: 14

ENGL 2005 may be replaced by ENGL 1020 .
U.S. & Wyoming Constitution can be fulfilled by HIST 1211 , HIST 1221 , HIST 1251 , or POLS 1000 .