Electrical Line Technician Certificate

The Electrical Line Technician Program prepares students to install, maintain, and operate electrical systems that supply electric energy to residential, commercial, and industrial facilities. In addition to learning pole climbing techniques, electrical theory, equipment operation, hoisting techniques, job safety skills, and pole installation and construction, students will earn a Class A Commercial Driver’s License, which is critical to becoming a professional electrical line technician.

Please note that in addition to the course requirements listed below, Electrical Line Technology student must also meet the following graduation requirement:

Before graduation, ELT students must earn a Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) from an accredited driving school. Students who do not already have a CDL may earn it through NMU’s Department of Continuing Education and Workforce Development.

For department information or additional degree requirements, go to the Technology and Occupational Sciences, College of department page.

For related information from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, http://www.bls.gov/ooh/construction-and-extraction/electricians.htm

Total Credits Required

EL 010 Line Electrician Field Practicum I	5
EL 011 Fundamentals of Electricity	2
EL 012 Introduction to Line Electrician Safety	2
EL 013 Electrical Formulas	4
EL 016 Line Field Theory I	3
EL 020 Electrician Field Practicum II	6
EL 021 Applied Electricity for Linepersons	3
EL 022 Advanced Line Electrician Safety	2
EL 023 Line Electrician Career Seminar	2
EL 024 Construction Standards for Line Electricians	2
EL 026 Line Field Theory II	1

Bulletin Year: 2023 - 2024 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.