UPDATED 5/31/07

Power Engineering Operations

The Power Engineering Operations program is concerned primarily with the operation and maintenance of industrial steam and gas turbine power plants and with related electrical systems. Classroom studies are closely coordinated with practical experience in laboratories. Successful completion of the program leads to the Bachelor of Science degree and, after passing a State of Maine examination, a 4^th-Class Stationary Engineer's license. In addition to meeting the college requirement for graduation with at least a 2.0 grade point average for the B.S. degree, graduating students are required to have a minimum grade point average of 2.25 in the PEO program core courses. For the PEO program, core courses are defined as courses with the prefixes Co, Eg, Et, Ms, and Ps. Students majoring in this program may enroll in any of the minor programs offered at the college. Graduates are employed by power generation and energy production companies.

The following table outlines the normal sequence of courses taken by students majoring in Power Engineering Operations:

Note that this program will accept its first students in the Fall 2008 Semester and the first graduates will complete the program no earlier than 2012.

FIRST-YEAR STUDENTS

Fall Semester  

Each first-year student must pass a swim-based PE Class.

Spring Semester   

 SOPHOMORES

Fall Semester 

Spring Semester  

Summer   

 JUNIORS  

Fall Semester  

Spring Semester

Summer   

SENIORS  

Fall Semester  

Spring Semester 

Credits Required for Graduation: 126 -128

Additional requirements for graduation:
 

1. Complete all requirements for and pass the State of Maine Fourth Class Stationary Engineer License Exam. (Note that the eligibility for this license is still under review by the Maine State Boiler Board, but is expected to be finalized before the first students enroll in 2008.)