Erie Community College
Plastics Certificate Program

Certificate Requirements

First Year Fall		Second Year Fall
Plastics Mold Design (IT110) Technical Elective (ME 393 preferred) ......Or Developmental Math *	3 cr. 3 cr.		Plastics Processes I (IT 114) Statistical Process Control (MN 125)	3 cr. 3 cr.
Spring		Spring
Plastics Materials (IT 112) Computer Applications (TE 350)	4 cr. 3 cr.		Plastics Processes II (IT 214) English (EN 130)	3 cr. 3 cr.
* MT 001 and/or MT 006 as necessary.

These 25 credit hours of Plastics courses all count towards the 61 credit hours required to achieve the A.O.S. Industrial Technology Degree Advisement Option 3 – General Technology. The following are other courses required for the degree:

• Blue Print Reading (ME 393) 3 cr.
• Technical Graphics (DF 104) 2 cr.
• Solid Works (temp. DF 998) or ProEngineer Software (temp. DF 998) 2 cr.
• Principles of Engineering (ME 111) 4 cr.
• Math 1 (MT 121) ** 4 cr.
• Math 2 (MT 122) 4 cr.
• Physics (PH 240 and PH 241) 4 cr.
Total 23 cr.

** Additional Developmental Math (MT 007) may also be necessary

An additional 13 credit hours of electives are required. These courses are recommended:

• Plastics Design II TBA
• Plastics Internship *** 3 cr.
• Electricity (EL 111) 5 cr.
• Thermodynamics (ME 345) 3 cr.
• Plant Layout (MN 245) 4 cr.
• Fluid Power (MN 275) 3 cr.

*** Based upon availability of positions and selection criteria

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