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2025-2026 General Catalog

Technical Studies, HVAC Concentration, AAS

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Freshman Year

First Semester: 15 credit hours (Fall)

HACR 115: HACR Safety, Health & Environment Credit Hours: 3
HACR 116: Principles of Refrigeration Credit Hours: 3
HACR 117: Principles of Refrigeration II Credit Hours: 3
HACR 118: Principles of Refrigeration III Credit Hours: 3
MATH 129: Applied Technical Mathematics Credit Hours: 3
♦ CAREER AND TECHNICAL CERTIFICATE: AIR CONDITIONING AND REFRIGERATION HELPER I

Second Semester: 15 Credit Hours (Spring)

HACR 121: HACR Electrical Fundamentals Credit Hours: 3
HACR 122: HACR Electrical Components Credit Hours: 3
HACR 123: HACR Electric Motors Credit Hours: 3
HACR 124: Applied Electricity & Troubleshooting Credit Hours: 3
Humanities Elective Credit Hours: 3 **
♦ CERTIFICATE OF TECHNICAL STUDIES: AIR CONDITIONING AND REFRIGERATION HELPER II

Sophomore Year

Third Semester: 15 Credit Hours (Fall)

HACR 141: Domestic Refrigeration Credit Hours: 2
HACR 142: Room Air Conditioners Credit Hours: 2
HACR 256: Residential Heat Pumps Credit Hours: 2
ENGL 101: Composition and Rhetoric I Credit Hours: 3
Natural Science Elective Credit Hours: 3 **
Social Science Elective Credit Hours: 3 **
♦ CERTIFICATE OF TECHNICAL STUDIES: DOMESTIC AIR CONDITION AND REFRIGERATION

Fourth Semester: 15 Credit Hours (Spring)

HACR 251: Residential Central Air Conditioning I Credit Hours: 3
HACR 252: Residential Central Air Conditioning II Credit Hours: 3
HACR 253: Residential System Design Credit Hours: 3
HACR 254: Residential Heating I Credit Hours: 3
HACR 255: Residential Heating II Credit Hours: 3
♦ TECHNICAL DIPLOMA: AIR CONDITION AND REFRIGERATION TECHNICIAN

Total Credit Hours required for the Associate of Applied Science in Technical Studies, HVAC Concentration: 60

The combination of required courses and approved electives must total at least 60 credit hours.

**Approved general education elective courses can be found at http://catalog.bpcc.edu/content.php?catoid=17&navoid=2163#general-education-courses. For a full list of course descriptions with prerequisites see: http://catalog.bpcc.edu/content.php?catoid=17&navoid=2138.

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