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10-605-6 Associate Degree (AAS) Part Time or Full Time 65 Credits Financial Aid Pending Location*: Appleton

*If general education courses are required, they may be available at multiple locations.

With a reliance on technology to test, diagnose, and monitor patients, Biomedical Equipment Technicians (BMETs) ensure that medical equipment is safe, reliable, and properly maintained. In this program, students develop foundational skills in electronics and biomedical systems while learning to work with a wide range of medical devices, including bedside monitoring systems, electrocardiogram (EKG) machines, infusion devices, and other patient‑care technologies. The program also builds core electronic engineering skills and systematic troubleshooting. Students gain experience installing, testing, calibrating, troubleshooting, and repairing biomedical equipment, while following safety standards, regulatory requirements, and preventive maintenance practices.

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Course list for reference only. Current students please refer to your individualized program plan or see your advisor.
**Outside effort hours are an estimate based on state standards, and may vary from person to person.

    Technical Studies (41 Credits)

    Course Title
    Course Number
    Credits
    Instructional Hours
    Outside Effort Hours**
    Early College Credit Options
    Prior Learning Credit Eligibility
  • Biomedical Safety and Standards
    10-605-100
    1Credit
    27
    27
    N/A

    • Instructional Hours: 27
    • Outside Effort Hours: 27
    • Course Number: 10605100
    • Credits: 1.00

    Study of codes, standards and management principles related to biomedical instrumentation. Emphasizes application of safety test equipment, preventive maintenance procedures, and documentation of work performed.

    Prereq: Student has completed or is in process of completing ALL of the following:

    • SCIENCE 10806189 - Basic Anatomy
  • Biomedical Instrumentation
    10-605-101
    4Credit
    108
    108
    N/A

    • Instructional Hours: 108
    • Outside Effort Hours: 108
    • Course Number: 10605101
    • Credits: 4.00

    Study of a variety of medical equipment devices commonly encountered in the clinical healthcare environment. The functional application and basic theory of operation of a wide variety of medical devices will be covered. Basic building blocks that make up medical devices will be investigated. For a selection of medical devices hands-on experiences will include: internal components and circuitry, utilization of documentation, testing, safety, and maintenance.


    Prereq: Student has completed or is in process of completing ALL of the following:

    • SCIENCE 10806189 - Basic Anatomy
  • Biomedical Electronics Tech Practicum 1
    10-605-102
    1Credit
    36
    18
    N/A

    • Instructional Hours: 36
    • Outside Effort Hours: 18
    • Course Number: 10605102
    • Credits: 1.00

    Practice profession-related tasks under the supervision of experienced staff. The student will acquire knowledge of preventive maintenance, safety analysis, and troubleshooting of medical devices and develop employability skills.

    Prereq: Student has completed or is in process of completing ALL of the following:

    • SCIENCE 10806189 - Basic Anatomy

    Coreq: Student has completed or is simultaneously enrolling in ALL of the following:

    • ELECTRNC 10605101 - Biomedical Instrumentation
  • Medical Imaging Systems
    10-605-103
    4Credit
    108
    108
    N/A

    • Instructional Hours: 108
    • Outside Effort Hours: 108
    • Course Number: 10605103
    • Credits: 4.00

    Provides an overview of medical imaging systems. The basic theory of operation, components, and circuits, safety concerns, and typical applications of major imaging modalities is investigated, including X-Ray, Ultrasound, CT, MRI, Mammography, Mobil radiography, Fluoroscopy, Nuclear Medicine, Linear Accelerators, and some additional modalities. If available, a portion of the course labs will take place in a regional medical center. Introductory ideas related to preventative maintenance and repair are also discussed.

    Prereq: Student has completed or is in process of completing ALL of the following:

    • ELECTRNC 10605101 - Biomedical Instrumentation
  • Biomedical Electronics Tech Practicum 2
    10-605-104
    1Credit
    36
    18
    N/A

    • Instructional Hours: 36
    • Outside Effort Hours: 18
    • Course Number: 10605104
    • Credits: 1.00

    Mentored by professional biomedical technicians and engineers, students will practice typical HTM (Healthcare Technology Equipment) activities. These activities will include observation of or assistance to working technicians, investigation/maintenance/repair of medical equipment, professional documentation of activities, and adherence to standard practices.

    Prereq: Student has completed or is in process of completing ALL of the following:

    • ELECTRNC 10605101 - Biomedical Instrumentation

    • ELECTRNC 10605102 - Biomedical Electronics Tech Practicum 1

    Coreq: Student has completed or is simultaneously enrolling in ALL of the following:

    • ELECTRNC 10605103 - Medical Imaging Systems
  • Linear Electronics
    10-605-119
    3Credit
    72
    90
    N/A

    • Instructional Hours: 72
    • Outside Effort Hours: 90
    • Course Number: 10605119
    • Credits: 3.00

    Emphasizes modern linear integrated circuits (ICs). Covered in depth are the operational amplifier IC and its circuit applications: amplifying, comparing, summing, wave shaping, regulating, oscillating and filtering. Laboratory time is spent simulating and constructing circuits and evaluating and troubleshooting circuitry.

    Prereq: Student has completed or is in process of completing ALL of the following:

    • ELECTRNC 10605116 - AC Circuits 3

    • ELECTRNC 10605125 - Semiconductors 3

    • MATH 10804197 - College Algebra & Trig w Apps

    OR ALL of the following:

    • ELECTRNC 10662107 - DC/AC Circuit Analysis 2

    • ELECTRNC 10662108 - Semiconductor Devices

    • MATH 10804197 - College Algebra & Trig w Apps
  • Electronic Design Techniques
    10-605-161
    2Credit
    54
    54
    N/A

    • Instructional Hours: 54
    • Outside Effort Hours: 54
    • Course Number: 10605161
    • Credits: 2.00

    Teaches students to design a printed circuit board using the PCB design software. Provides an overview of the Electronic Design Automation (EDA) tools used in industry today. It also Introduces students to computer-aided design (CAD) techniques used in the electronics field. Students learn the basics of CAD software, including the drawing, modifying, dimension and plotting sets of commands. 

    Prereq: Student has completed or is in process of completing ALL of the following:

    • ELECTRNC 10662108 - Semiconductor Devices
  • DC Circuits 1
    10-660-110
    1Credit
    27
    27

    • Instructional Hours: 27
    • Outside Effort Hours: 27
    • Course Number: 10660110
    • Credits: 1.00

    Introduces electrical safety and program procedures. The course covers Ohm's Law, power law, series circuits, and voltmeter, ammeter and ohmmeter applications. Number powers, electronic notations, circuit component recognition and diagrams, resistor power ratings, color code, Kirchhoff's voltage law and atomic structure are also included.

    Coreq: Student has completed or is simultaneously enrolling in ANY of the following options:

    • MATH 10804113 - College Technical Math 1A

    • MATH 10804115 - College Technical Math 1

    • MATH 10804118 - Interm Algebra w Apps

    • MATH 10804197 - College Algebra & Trig w Apps

    • MATH 31804308 - Industrial Maintenance Math
  • DC Circuits 2
    10-660-111
    1Credit
    27
    27

    • Instructional Hours: 27
    • Outside Effort Hours: 27
    • Course Number: 10660111
    • Credits: 1.00

    Covers basic parallel and series-parallel circuits and their properties. Examines the theory, application and design of series-parallel circuits, such as loaded and unloaded voltage dividers and the Wheatstone bridge. Laboratory activities are performed to verify the theory.

    Coreq: Student has completed or is simultaneously enrolling in ALL of the following:

    • ELECTRNC 10660110 - DC Circuits 1
  • DC Circuits 3
    10-660-112
    1Credit
    27
    27

    • Instructional Hours: 27
    • Outside Effort Hours: 27
    • Course Number: 10660112
    • Credits: 1.00

    Covers capacitors and inductors including time constants and instantaneous voltage and current values of RC and RL circuits. Applications and various types of capacitors and inductors are discussed. Magnetism, electromagnetism, and devices, such as relays and solenoids, are also presented. Laboratory activities are performed to verify the theory.

    Coreq: Student has completed or is simultaneously enrolling in ALL of the following:

    • ELECTRNC 10660111 - DC Circuits 2​
  • AC Circuits 1
    10-660-114
    1Credit
    27
    27

    • Instructional Hours: 27
    • Outside Effort Hours: 27
    • Course Number: 10660114
    • Credits: 1.00

    Covers AC waveforms and different voltage values including Peak, RMS, Average and Peak to Peak. The operation of transformers is also included. Laboratory activities using the oscilloscope are performed to verify the theory.

    Coreq: Student has completed or is simultaneously enrolling in ALL of the following:

    • ELECTRNC 10660111 - DC Circuits 2

    AND ANY of the following options:

    • ELECTRNC 10660112 - DC Circuits 3​

    • Student is in progress in Manufacturing Engineering Technology (10-623-3) Program of Study
  • Digital Electronics Design 1
    10-662-101
    3Credit
    90
    90
    N/A

    • Instructional Hours: 90
    • Outside Effort Hours: 90
    • Course Number: 10662101
    • Credits: 3.00

    Covers an introduction to logic and digital electronics, numbering systems, binary logic and truth table, Boolean algebra and logic gates, introduction to canonical and standard forms, combination logic circuits including encoders, decoders, multiplexers, magnitude comparators and binary adders, and introduction to sequential logic circuits including latches and flip-flops, counters, registers. Laboratory activities are performed to verify the theory.

  • Essential Engineering Software
    10-662-102
    1Credit
    36
    18
    N/A

    • Instructional Hours: 36
    • Outside Effort Hours: 18
    • Course Number: 10662102
    • Credits: 1.00

    Introduces engineering software tools and concepts. General Technical software and essential software and apps in Electrical and Electronic Engineering will be introduced to the students.

    Coreq: Student has completed or is simultaneously enrolling in ALL of the following:

    • ELECTRNC 10660110 - DC Circuits 1

    • ELECTRNC 10660111 - DC Circuits 2

    • ELECTRNC 10660112 - DC Circuits 3

    • ELECTRNC 10660114 - AC Circuits 1
  • Circuit Construction Techniques
    10-662-103
    1Credit
    36
    18
    N/A

    • Instructional Hours: 36
    • Outside Effort Hours: 18
    • Course Number: 10662103
    • Credits: 1.00

    Introduces the use of common tools for constructing electronic devices. The safe use and application of hand and power tools is practiced through construction projects. Soldering techniques, both through-hole and surface mount, are studied in detail that meet the IPC standard regarding materials, methods, and verification.

  • DC/AC Circuit Analysis 2
    10-662-107
    3Credit
    90
    90
    N/A

    • Instructional Hours: 90
    • Outside Effort Hours: 90
    • Course Number: 10662107
    • Credits: 3.00

    Examines the theory, application and design of series/parallel circuits including loaded and unloaded voltage dividers.  Circuit analysis methods such as superposition, Thevenin and Norton theorems, and nodal analysis are introduced.  It also Covers the application of basic theory to AC circuits. Topics include sine-wave description, reactance, phase, fundamental AC power concepts and transformers. RC, RL and RLC circuits using complex numbers are analyzed. Passive filter circuits are introduced along with resonant circuits. Circuit simulation software is used to aid in the analysis and prediction of circuit operation.  Laboratory activities are performed to verify the theory.

    Prereq: Student has completed or is in process of completing ALL of the following:

    • ELECTRNC 10660112 - DC Circuits 3

    • ELECTRNC 10660114 - AC Circuits 1

    • MATH 10804118 - Intermediate Algebra w Apps
  • Semiconductor Devices
    10-662-108
    3Credit
    90
    90
    N/A

    • Instructional Hours: 90
    • Outside Effort Hours: 90
    • Course Number: 10662108
    • Credits: 3.00

    Covers semiconductor materials, the operation of diodes, Zener diodes, clipping and clamping circuits and the construction of rectifiers and filter circuits, fundamental transistors construction and operation, transistors operation as a switch, DC and AC analysis of transistors, bypass and coupling capacitor functions, along with circuit limitations due to circuit configuration. Operation of FET, MOSFET, SCR, DIAC, TRIAC, and IGBT are also covered.  SiC and GaN power semiconductor devices are also introduced. Laboratory experiments are performed to verify theory.

    Prereq: Student has completed or is in process of completing ALL of the following:

    • ELECTRNC 10660114 - AC Circuits 1

    AND ANY of the following options:

    • MATH 10804113 - College Technical Math 1A

    • MATH 10804115 - College Technical Math 1

    • MATH 10804118 - Interm Algebra w Apps

    Coreq: Student has completed or is simultaneously enrolling in ANY of the following options:

    • ELECTRNC 10662107 - DC/AC Circuit Analysis 2

    • Student is in progress in Electronics Fundamentals (20-620-4) Program of Study
  • Programming for Electrical Engineering
    10-662-109
    3Credit
    72
    90
    N/A

    • Instructional Hours: 72
    • Outside Effort Hours: 90
    • Course Number: 10662109
    • Credits: 3.00

    Introduces programming concepts and statements for use in Electrical Engineering including algorithms, data representation and input and output of data, variables and data type considerations, if-else and switch-case programming constructs, looping constructs, creating programmer defined functions, arrays, pointers, string manipulation, data structures. Laboratory activities are performed to tie the concepts together. 

    Prereq: Student has completed or is in process of completing ALL of the following:

    • ELECTRNC 10662101 - Digital Electronics Design 1
  • Embedded Systems
    10-662-134
    4Credit
    108
    108
    N/A

    • Instructional Hours: 108
    • Outside Effort Hours: 108
    • Course Number: 10662134
    • Credits: 4.00

    Introduces the student to the fundamentals of embedded system design. Embedded systems are used in commercial, consumer, and residential products. The architecture of the microcomputers and microcontrollers will be discussed including, memory systems and devices, bus systems, A/D and D/A conversions, serial and parallel communications, timers and counters, interrupts, and interfacing to various external devices. Microcontroller board-based modules on the AVR/ARM microcontrollers will be covered. Assembly and C/C++ language programming will be used to learn embedded systems development.

    Prereq: Student has completed or is in process of completing ALL of the following:

    • ELECTRNC 10662101 - Digital Electronics Design 1

    • ELECTRNC 10662108 - Semiconductor Devices

    • ELECTRNC 10662109 - Programming for Electrical Engineering
  • Data Communications and Networking
    10-662-140
    3Credit
    72
    90
    N/A

    • Instructional Hours: 72
    • Outside Effort Hours: 90
    • Course Number: 10662140
    • Credits: 3.00

    Overview of fundamental concepts and technologies used in computer networks and digital communications. Network OSI model and Internet (TCP/IP) model and layers will be studied including their function, protocols, and services. Topics regarding network design concepts will be covered including LAN, WLAN, WAN, and Internet topologies and functions along with associated hardware. Students will be familiar with new technologies and applications such as IoT and Cloud-based services. Communication technology and hardware including serial communication, Analog to Digital conversion, modems, routers, switches, multiplexers, and modulation waveforms will be discussed.

    Prereq: Student has completed or is in process of completing ALL of the following:

    • ELECTRNC 10605119 - Linear Electronics

    • ELECTRNC 10662101 - Digital Electronics Design 1

    • ELECTRNC 10662109 - Programming for Electrical Engineering

    General Studies (24 Credits)

    Course Title
    Course Number
    Credits
    Instructional Hours
    Outside Effort Hours**
    Early College Credit Options
    Prior Learning Credit Eligibility
  • Written Communication
    10-801-195
    3Credit
    54
    108

    • Instructional Hours: 54
    • Outside Effort Hours: 108
    • Course Number: 10801195
    • Credits: 3.00

    Develops writing skills which include prewriting, drafting, revising, and editing. A variety of writing assignments are designed to help the learner analyze audience and purpose, research and organize ideas, and format and design documents based on subject matter and content. Also develops critical reading and thinking skills through the analysis of a variety of written documents.

    Prereq: Student has completed or is in process of completing ALL of the following:

    OR ALL of the following:

    • Student is not in progress in Associate Degree, Apprenticeship, or Technical Diploma (31 or 32 level)
  • Oral/Interpersonal Comm
    10-801-196
    3Credit
    54
    108

    • Instructional Hours: 54
    • Outside Effort Hours: 108
    • Course Number: 10801196
    • Credits: 3.00

    Focuses on developing effective listening techniques and verbal and nonverbal communication skills through oral presentation, group activity, and other projects. The study of self, conflict, and cultural contexts will be explored, as well as their impact on communication.

    Prereq: Student has completed or is in process of completing ALL of the following:

    OR ALL of the following:

    • Student is not in progress in Associate Degree, Apprenticeship, or Technical Diploma (31 or 32 level)
  • Intermediate Algebra w Apps
    10-804-118
    4Credit
    72
    144

    • Instructional Hours: 72
    • Outside Effort Hours: 144
    • Course Number: 10804118
    • Credits: 4.00

    This course offers algebra content with applications and an introduction to functions and complex numbers. Content builds upon the arithmetic of real numbers by using variable equations to solve problems. Topics include graphing and finding algebraic solutions for linear equations and inequalities, quadratic, exponential, polynomial, radical, and rational equations.

    Prereq: Student has completed or is in process of completing ANY of the following options:

    • Accuplacer Algebra 250+ OR HS GPA 2.75+ OR ACT Math 18+ OR Algebra Level 1 Coursework

    • Student is not in progress in Associate Degree, Apprenticeship, or Technical Diploma (31 or 32 level)
  • College Algebra and Trigonometry with Applications
    10-804-197
    5Credit
    90
    180

    • Instructional Hours: 90
    • Outside Effort Hours: 180
    • Course Number: 10804197
    • Credits: 5.00

    This course covers skills needed for success in Calculus and many application areas at the baccalaureate level. Algebra topics include the real and complex number systems, polynomials, exponents, radicals, solving equations and inequalities, relations and functions, systems of equations and inequalities, graphing, and conic sections. Trigonometry topics include the unit circle, trigonometric functions, graphs, identities, equations, inverse functions, solutions of triangles, complex numbers, polar coordinates, and vectors.

    Prereq: Student has completed or is in process of completing ANY of the following options:

    • Accuplacer Algebra 276+ OR ACT Math 22+ OR Algebra Level 2 Coursework

    • Student is not in progress in Associate Degree, Apprenticeship, or Technical Diploma (31 or 32 level)
  • Basic Anatomy
    10-806-189
    3Credit
    54
    108

    • Instructional Hours: 54
    • Outside Effort Hours: 108
    • Course Number: 10806189
    • Credits: 3.00

    Examines basic concepts of human anatomy and physiology. Learners explore the structure and function of all body systems.

    Prereq: Student has completed or is in process of completing ALL of the following:

    OR ALL of the following:

    • Student is not in progress in Associate Degree, Apprenticeship, or Technical Diploma (31 or 32 level)
  • Intro to Sociology
    10-809-196
    3Credit
    54
    108
    N/A

    • Instructional Hours: 54
    • Outside Effort Hours: 108
    • Course Number: 10809196
    • Credits: 3.00

    Introduces students to the fundamental sociological concepts, including sociological perspectives, research methods, the significance of culture in society, and the socialization process. Other topics include deviance, the impact of groups on behavior, societal inequities, global changes, the role of social institutions, and social stratification.

    Prereq: Student has completed or is in process of completing ALL of the following:

    OR ALL of the following:

    • Student is not in progress in Associate Degree, Apprenticeship, or Technical Diploma (31 or 32 level)
  • Intro to Psychology
    10-809-198
    3Credit
    54
    108

    • Instructional Hours: 54
    • Outside Effort Hours: 108
    • Course Number: 10809198
    • Credits: 3.00

    This science of psychology course is a survey of multiple aspects of behavior and mental processes. It provides an overview of topics such as research methods, theoretical perspectives, learning, cognition, memory, motivation, emotions, personality, abnormal psychology, physiological factors, social influences, and development.

    Prereq: Student has completed or is in process of completing ALL of the following:

    OR ALL of the following:

    • Student is not in progress in Associate Degree, Apprenticeship, or Technical Diploma (31 or 32 level)
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