General Catalog 2022-2023

Electronic Engineering Technology (BS)

The Bachelor of Science in Electronic Engineering Technology is designed to develop in students the competencies to identify, analyze and solve technological engineering problems, as well as the development and implementation of electrical and electronic systems. It is also intended to provide them with the opportunity to pursue graduate studies.

The Aguadilla and San Germán campuses are authorized to offer this Program.

Competencies Profile of Graduates

The program is designed to develop the skills that allow the student to:

Knowledge

Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:

  1. the laws, theorems and methods of analysis applied to electrical and electronic circuits.
  2. fundamentals of mathematics, science, engineering, and technology applied to engineering technology problems.
  3. manuals and diagrams of electrical and electronic systems.
  4. the operation of analog and digital devices used in electrical and electronic systems.
  5. the functioning and operation of measuring equipment related to electrical and electronic systems.

Skills

  1. Build electrical and electronic circuits.
  2. Analyze and solve faults in electrical and electronic systems.
  3. Use the appropriate measuring equipment for the maintenance of electrical and electronic systems.
  4. Prepare technical reports related to the discipline.
  5. Design systems, components or processes for the solution of technological engineering problems.
  6. Select and apply principles, procedures or methodologies required to solve engineering technology problems.

Attitudes

  1. Demonstrate a positive attitude towards self-learning and updating in their discipline.
  2. Value teamwork.
  3. Demonstrate responsibility and ethical-legal commitment in the exercise of their profession.
  4. Show punctuality in the exercise of their duties.
  5. Consider the impact of engineering technology solutions in a social and global context.

Retention Requirements

  1. Comply with the Satisfactory Academic Progress Standards established in the General Catalog of the Inter-American University of Puerto Rico.
  2. Pass all the concentration courses and those prescribed with a minimum grade of C.

Requirements for the Bachelor of Science Degree in Electronic Engineering Technology

General Education Requirements 48 credits
Major Requirements 64 credits
Prescribed Distributive Requirements 9 credits
Elective Courses 3 credits
Total 124 credits

General Education Requirements - 48 credits

Forty-eight (48) credits are required as explained in the section “General Education Requirements for Bachelors’ Degrees.” The students of this Program will take GEMA 1200 in the Basic Skills in Mathematics category.

Major Requirements - 64 credits

ELEC 1120Industrial Safety

3

ELEC 1170Electronic Drawing Laboratory

1

ELEC 2121Digital Circuits Laboratory I

1

ELEC 2131Digital Circuits I

3

ELEC 2331Electrical Circuits Laboratory I

1

ELEC 2332Electrical Circuits Laboratory II

1

ELEC 2341Electric Circuits I

3

ELEC 2342Electrical Circuits II

3

ELEC 2471Electronic Circuits Laboratory I

1

ELEC 2472Electronic Circuits Laboratory II

1

ELEC 2481Electronic Circuits I

3

ELEC 2482Electronic Circuits II

3

ELEC 3470Industrial Electronics Laboratory

1

ELEC 3480Industrial Electronics

3

ELEC 4210Communications Laboratory

1

ELEC 4220Communications

3

ELEC 4370Instrumentation and Control Systems Laboratory

1

ELEC 4380Instrumentation and Control Systems

3

ELEC 4971Integration Project

3

ENGR 2130Introduction to Engineering Computing

3

MATH 1500Precalculus

5

MATH 2251Calculus I

5

MATH 2252Calculus II

4

PHYS 3311Physics for Engineers I

4

PHYS 3312Physics for Engineers II

4

Prescribed Distributive Requirements - 9 credits

Select nine (9) credits from the following courses:

ELEC 2670Solar Energy

3

ELEC 3132Digital Circuits II

3

ELEC 3370Programmable Logic Controllers

3

ELEC 3431Electrical Systems

3

ELEC 397_Special Topics

3

ELEC 4020Systems with Microcontrollers

3

ELEC 4470Robotics and Automation

3

ELEC 4910Professional Practice

4