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If you already know what you need, go ahead and register
for it!
But if you need help, read on. You
will find many answers here. This web site contains all the information
that most students need to select and enroll in Electronics courses. However,
you should contact an Advisor if you ...
- need help determining which degree to pursue, or,
- have significant electronics training or work experience,
or,
- are transfering from another college, or,
- are transfering credits from the military.
Advisors can help by giving career advice, waiving prerequisites,
or substituting other courses for credit towards a degree. The best place
to get advisement is from the professionals in the Advising
Department.
In some specialized instances, such as evaluating industrial
and military experience, or making course substitutions, you may want
to see our Electronics Professors
and our Technology Department Advisor.
The questions listed below may also help. If you need
more help, you may also send a note to the Electronics staff using the
form at the bottom of this page. Note: if you have any questions that
are not related to ADVISEMENT, please see our MCC
Electronics FAQ first!
I am transferring to MCC Electronics from another school.
How do I get started?
If you are transferring to MCC from another school,
ask your old school to send an official transcript to MCC's Office of
Admissions (1833 West Southern Avenue, Mesa, AZ 85202). The MCC Office
of Admissions will evaluate your transcript and transfer all your transferable
credits into our system. Contact the MCC Office of Admissions at (480)
461-7600 if you need additional information.
This process can take a couple of months, so don't
delay.
When the credits do transfer in, make an appointmet
to see the Technology Department advisor or the Electronics Program
Director. Why? Because unfortunately, Electronics credits usually transfer
in as "Electronics Electives", without a course number. The
Electronics Program Director will need to convert these "elective"
credits over to the matching MCC Electronics course numbers. Be sure
to bring a transcript from your old school.
If your old school had an articulation agreement with
MCC Electronics, complete this form,
have it signed by your instructor, and bring it along with your transcript
when you meet with your MCC Electronics advisor. We will grant you credit
based on the terms of the Articulation Agreement with your school.
I just want to take one MCC Electronics course, but
I took the prerequistes at another school. What should I do?
If you are not pursuing a degree, and just want to
take a specific course, go ahead an register for it. If it has prerequisites,
and you have taken those prerequisites at another school, send the Electronics
Program Director a note, and he will waive the prereq's for you.
(This is a common situation for working technicians and engineers who
have earned a degree elsewhere and simply need a refresher course or
two here at MCC.)
Which degree should I get?
Take a look at our Electronics
Degrees. You may also want to talk to an Electronics
Professor.
If you are more interested in Automated Manufacturing,
you may want to consider MCC's Electromechanical Automation ("EMA")
Degree. This degree contains some Electronics courses, but its main
emphasis is on Automated Manufacturing systems, PLC's, etc. Take a look
at the EMA Brochure (pdf). You also may want to
take a look at the EMA
web page.
I'm a new student, and I'm pursuing the ET degree. What
courses should I take first?
If you are new to MCC Electronics,
you might be wondering just where to begin in the degree you have chosen.
You have a few options:
You can start with ELE100 and/or ELE181. These courses
have no prerequisites. You can register for them online.
If you have had some math background, however, you
may be able to skip ELE100 and one or both of our math courses. Our
ET degree requires only Algebra, so if you have already had Calculus,
you will not need to take any more math courses.
If you have had some math background, but aren't sure
where it fits in to our course sequence, you can take a placement test
that will gauge your mathematical skills and possibly let you skip some
courses. To do this, visit the MCC
Testing Center and ask for the Technical Math placement
test. (Be sure to ask for "Technical Math" because there are
other exams with similar sounding names!)
There is no cost for this exam, and you can it on
a walk-in basis. Calculators are not allowed. It takes about 45 minutes.
Do not view this as a "pass/fail" exam; it is simply a tool
for you to determine which course would be best for you to take first.
Nobody needs to see the score except you.
After taking the exam, use the score to determine
what course you should take according to this table:
Technical Math Score |
Course Placement |
0 - 10 |
MAT082 |
11 - 18 |
GTC107 |
19 - 26 |
ELE101 |
27 - 50 |
Take the Technical Algebra Test |
If you score 19 or higher, you are eligible to take
ELE101. If you score 27 or higher, you are eligible to take the next
test to see if you can skip ELE101. If you want to do this, ask for
the Technical Algebra placement test. (Again, be sure
to ask for "Technical Algebra" -- there are other exams with
similar sounding names.) After taking this test, interpret your score
according to the following scale:
Technical ALGEBRA Score |
Course Placement |
0 - 15 |
ELE101 |
16 - 32 |
ELE105 |
If you score 16 or higher on the Technical Algebra
exam, then you may SKIP ELE101 if you desire and jump right into ELE105.
If you have transferred any courses from another school,
you do not need to re-take those courses here. Skip them.
I'm a new student, and I'm pursuing the EET
degree, not the ET degree. What courses should I take first?
If you are new to MCC Electronics,
you might be wondering just where to begin in the degree you have chosen.
You have a few options:
You can start with ELE181. This course has no prerequisites.
You can register for it online.
The EET degree requires two semesters of algebra,
trigonometry, and two semesters of calculus, so if you already have
these, you do not need to take any more math courses.
If you do not already have a math background, the
program prerequisite math course is MAT122 - Intermediate algebra. You
can start with this course.
If you have had some math background, but aren't sure
where it fits in to our course sequence, you can take a placement test
that will gauge your mathematical skills and possibly let you skip some
courses. To do this, visit the MCC
Testing Center and ask for the College Algebra
placement test. (Be sure to ask for "College Algebra" because
there are other exams with similar sounding names!)
There is no cost for this exam, and you can it on
a walk-in basis. Calculators are not allowed. It takes about 45 minutes.
Do not view this as a "pass/fail" exam; it is simply a tool
for you to determine which course would be best for you to take first.
Nobody needs to see the score except you.
If you score 42 or higher, then you may SKIP MAT122
if you desire and jump right in to MAT151.
If you have transferred any courses from another school,
you do not need to re-take those courses here. Skip them.
Can I take ENG111 instead of ENG102 for the ET or EET
degree?
Yes.
I have a question that is not addressed here. How can
I get it answered?
Use the form below! We will do our best to get an
answer to you as soon as possible.
ET
Technical Checksheet (.ods)
ET
Technical Checksheet (.pdf)
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