Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning, A.A.S.

General Education Requirements: 15 Semester Hours

• ENG 101 - Rhetoric I or ENG 130 - Technical Writing and Communication   Students may substitute ENG 102 or ENG 230 for either of the above courses.
• TMAT 107 - Technical Mathematics I or PHYS 103 - Technical Physics  (Physics Recommended)
• Select course from Group II: Social and Behavioral Sciences  
• Select courses from Career and Technical General Education  (Group V: CIS 126  highly recommended)

Students are encouraged to select a Humanities or Fine Arts course as part of their General Education coursework.

• Note: Higher-level Math or Physics accepted.

Major Core Requirements: 42 Semester Hours

• AEC 107 - Blueprint Reading for Non AEC Majors

• or CADD 100 - Exploring 2D Computer Aided Design and Drafting ** or AEC 106 - Blueprint Reading for Construction & Architecture  

  **or higher-level CADD

• EEAS 101 - Basic Wiring and Circuit Design

• or EEAS 111 - Industrial Controls I  

• HVAC 120 - Electrical Controls for HVAC/R
• HVAC 121 - Introduction to Air Conditioning Principles
• HVAC 122 - Advanced Laboratory Applied to Air Conditioning Systems
• HVAC 124 - Introduction to Heating Fundamentals
• HVAC 125 - Heat Loss and Heat Gain Calculations
• HVAC 126 - Duct Design and Installation Applications
• HVAC 127 - Refrigeration Service Principles (Residential and Commercial)
• HVAC 222 - Commercial Building Automation Control System Design
• HVAC 223 - Commercial Building Pneumatic Control Installation Principles
• HVAC 224 - Commercial Building Air Flow Measurement and Balancing Procedures
• HVAC 228 - Principles of Heat Pump and Hydronic Boiler Technology
• HVAC 231 - Energy Management Principles

Major Core Elective: Select 7 Semester Hours

• HVAC 229 - Service/Installation Work Experience Internship Program
• HVAC 230 - Programmable Logic Control (PLC) Multi-Zone Building Management System Applications
• HVAC 232 - Residential Home Wiring

• Any course from AS, CADD, CIS, CM, CNT, EEAS, EET, IMT, MFG, OPS, WLDG.

Total Required Hours: 64 Semester Hours

Includes Online Courses

This program includes the option for distance education courses (online and/or hybrid).

Completion Guide

First Semester

• HVAC 120 - Electrical Controls for HVAC/R
• HVAC 121 - Introduction to Air Conditioning Principles
• HVAC 124 - Introduction to Heating Fundamentals
• Gen Ed.
• EEAS 101 - Basic Wiring and Circuit Design Or EEAS 111

Second Semester

• HVAC 122 - Advanced Laboratory Applied to Air Conditioning Systems
• HVAC 125 - Heat Loss and Heat Gain Calculations
• HVAC 126 - Duct Design and Installation Applications
• Technical Elective
• HVAC 127 - Refrigeration Service Principles (Residential and Commercial)

Third Semester

• TMAT 107 - Technical Mathematics I Or PHYS 103
• HVAC 228 - Principles of Heat Pump and Hydronic Boiler Technology
• HVAC 231 - Energy Management Principles
• Social and Behavioral Science
• HVAC 224 - Commercial Building Air Flow Measurement and Balancing Procedures
• Technical Elective

Fourth Semester

• AEC 107 - Blueprint Reading for Non AEC Majors Or AEC 106 Or CADD 101
• ENG 101 - Rhetoric I OR ENG 130
• HVAC 222 - Commercial Building Automation Control System Design
• Gen Ed.
• HVAC 223 - Commercial Building Pneumatic Control Installation Principles

Graduation Requirements

Graduation Requirements

To be awarded an Associate degree at Joliet Junior College, each student must meet the following requirements:

1. Satisfy all admissions requirements.

2. Complete the courses required to earn the given degree. If the student is a transfer student with coursework taken elsewhere, he/she must complete a minimum of 60

credit hours of which 15 credit hours applicable to the degree are earned at JJC. Proficiency test, CLEP, and Advanced Placement does not meet this requirement.

3. Earn a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.0.

4. Discharge all financial obligations to the College and have no restrictions.

5. File an application for graduation. An application should be filed at the time of registration for the student’s anticipated last semester.

6. Have all official transcripts from other college/universities on file in the Graduation Office by the graduation filing date for evaluation of credit. A delay in the process

may result in a later graduation date.

To be awarded a Certificate of Achievement, Certificate of Completion, or Occupational Certificate at JJC, each student must meet the following requirements:

1. Satisfy all admission requirements.

2. Complete the courses required to earn the chosen certificate. Complete a minimum of 1-8 credit hours (Occupational Certificate),  4-29 credit hours (Certificate of Completion) or 30-50 credit hours (Certificate of Achievement). If the student is a transfer student with coursework taken elsewhere, he/she must complete a minimum of 25% of the total required credit hours applicable to the certificate at JJC. Proficiency test, CLEP, and Advanced Placement do not meet this requirement.

3. Earn a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.0 in the area of concentration.

4. Discharge all financial obligations to the college and have no restrictions.

5. File an application for graduation. An application should be filed at the time of registration for the student’s anticipated last semester.

6. Have all official transcripts from other college/universities on file in the Graduation Office by the graduation filing date for evaluation of credit. A delay in the process

may result in a later graduation date.

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