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TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY - VERIZON

A.A.S. Degree

This program, called NEXT STEP, has been designed in cooperation with the Verizon Communications, the Communications Workers of America, and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. It is offered at a number of community colleges and technical colleges throughout New York State and New England and gives qualified Verizon employees an opportunity to earn an A.A.S. Degree. Those Verizon employees who qualify will be given one day off from work per week with pay to attend classes.

Students will complete 60 credit hours of work over a 4-year period to complete the work. Courses for the NEXT STEP Program are listed below and will address three areas of skills and knowledge: general education, electronics, and telecommunications. Laptop computers are provided to all students and they are an integral part of the program.

Courses		Credit Hours	Lecture/Lab Hours
First Semester
MAT 148	Applied Technical Mathematics I	4	4
CST 106	Computers In Technology	3	2/2
Second Semester
ENG 110	College Writing I	3	3
EET 168	Digital Systems I	4	3/2
Third Semester
MAT 149	Applied Technical Mathematics II	4	4
EET 169	Digital Systems II	4	4
Fourth Semester
PHY 160	Applied Physics	4	4
EET 122	Electrical Circuits	4	4
Fifth Semester
EET 151	Electronics I	4	4
TLC 110	Telecommunications I - Voice Comm	4	4
Sixth Semester
EET 152	Electronics II	4	4
TLC 120	Telecommunications II - Data Comm.	4	4
Seventh Semester
ENG 150	Technical Writing	3	3
TLC 210	Telecommunications III - LANS	4	3/2
Eight Semester
SOS 120	Science Technology and Democratic Society	3	3
TLC 220	Telecommunications IV - Advanced Topics	4	3/2