Food Processing Technology, Concentration: Operations, Associate of Applied Science

Major Code: 4121A

**Alternative plans of study available by contacting your advisor

Fall Semester Freshman Year

FPTC 101	Overview of the Food Industry	1.00 Credits
FPTC 130	Sanitation in Food Processing	3.00 Credits
FPTC 160	Safety in the Food Process Industry	3.00 Credits
AGRI 180	Food Systems Science	4.00 Credits
MATH GE	Any Gen. Ed. Math Course	3.00 Credits
Total Credit Hours:		14

Spring Semester Freshman Year

FPTC 140	Intro to Food Tech & Processing	4.00 Credits
FPTC 165	Lean Manufacturing	3.00 Credits
FPTC 170	Intro to Equip in Food Processing	3.00 Credits
SOCY 105	Human Relations	3.00 Credits
COMM GE	Any Gen. Ed Oral Comm. Course	3.00 Credits
Total Credit Hours:		17

Fall Semester Sophomore Year

ENGL 101	English Composition 1*	3.00 Credits
FPTC 135	Controls and Instrumentation	3.00 Credits
FPTC 142	PLC Systems 1	3.00 Credits
FPTC 274	Auditing of Food Plants	4.00 Credits
FPTC 150	Food Quality Management*	4.00 Credits
Total Credit Hours:		17

Spring Semester Sophomore Year

FPTC 280	Food Processing Projects*	4.00 Credits
FPTC 270	Adv Food Tech and Processing*	4.00 Credits
FPTC 278	Diagnostics and Troubleshooting	4.00 Credits
FPTC 242	PLC Systems 2*	3.00 Credits
Total Credit Hours:		15

Recommended Elective Course

FPTC 285

Cooperative Education/Internships

1.00 - 8.00 Credits

*Prerequisite or corequisite required

Total Credit Hours: 63