Heating, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Technology, AAS

First Semester

• ENGL 1301 - Composition I Semester Credit Hours: 3 *
• HART 1401 - Basic Electricity for HVAC Semester Credit Hours: 4 (#)
• HART 1407 - Refrigeration Principles Semester Credit Hours: 4 (#)
• HART 1410 - HVAC Shop Practices and Tools Semester Credit Hours: 4

Second Semester

• HART 1403 - Air Conditioning Control Principles Semester Credit Hours: 4 (+)

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• HART 1441 - Residential Air Conditioning Semester Credit Hours: 4 (+)

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• HART 1445 - Gas and Electric Heating Semester Credit Hours: 4 (+)

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• OSHT 1401 - Introduction to Safety and Health Semester Credit Hours: 4

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• HART 2476 - Introduction to Ammonia Refrigeration Semester Credit Hours: 4

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• MATH 1314 - College Algebra Semester Credit Hours: 3 *

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• MATH 1316 - Plane Trigonometry Semester Credit Hours: 3 *

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• MATH 1324 - Mathematics for Business & Social Sciences Semester Credit Hours: 3 *

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• MATH 1332 - Contemporary Mathematics (Quantitative Reasoning) Semester Credit Hours: 3 *

Third Semester

• HART 2438 - Air Conditioning Installation and Startup Semester Credit Hours: 4 (#)
• HART 2442 - Commercial Refrigeration Semester Credit Hours: 4 (#)
• HART 2445 - Residential Air Conditioning Systems Design Semester Credit Hours: 4 (#)

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• GOVT x3xx - Government/Political Science Core Elective Semester Credit Hours: 3 *

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• ECON 2301 - Principles of Macroeconomics Semester Credit Hours: 3 *

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• PSYC 2301 - General Psychology Semester Credit Hours: 3 *

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• SOCI 1301 - Introduction to Sociology Semester Credit Hours: 3 *

Fourth Semester

• HART 2336 - Air Conditioning Troubleshooting Semester Credit Hours: 3 (+)
• HART 2349 - Heat Pumps Semester Credit Hours: 3 (+)
• HART 2357 - Specialized Commercial Refrigeration Semester Credit Hours: 3 (+)
• PHIL 2306 - Introduction to Ethics Semester Credit Hours: 3 *
• SPCH 1321 - Business and Professional Communication Semester Credit Hours: 3 *

Total Semester Hours: 60

Note:

1. Applicants must meet the admission requirements for TJC and take the Bennett Mechanical Comprehension Test. Bennett test scores will not be used to exclude a student from enrollment in the HART program.
2. All new students are required to attend heating, air conditioning and refrigeration orientation.
3. Department-specific courses must be taken in sequence and may have a prerequisite course. Exceptions must be approved in writing by the department chair. Some courses are only offered during fall semester or spring semester, but not both. Please plan accordingly.
   1. (#) indicates course only taught in the fall semester
   2. (+) indicates course only taught in the spring semester
4. Courses with an asterisk (*) represent general education requirements.