Precision Machining

A.A.S. DEGREE

Description
This program is designed to prepare graduates for employment in the precision machining industry, with an emphasis on either precision metal working or optical fabrication. It will provide graduates with the academic course work, hands-on skills, and advanced manufacturing expertise required by business. The graduates will have a working knowledge of advanced manufacturing techniques that will make them more valuable to an employer. Completion of the Precision Machining track will enable graduates to enter or advance in such fields as mold making, machine building, tool making, die making, CNC machinist, etc., or employment in other manufacturing areas. Completion of the Optical Fabrication track will enable graduates to enter or advance in such fields as fiber optics, digital imaging, lasers, and other technological applications.

Program Learning Outcomes
1. Demonstrate necessary soft skills to acquire a job within a manufacturing industry.
2. Perform manual machine part production to industry standards.
3. Perform computer numerical machine part production to industry standards.
4. Demonstrate measurement techniques necessary for successful employment.
5. Compose machine tool programs necessary for successful employment.
6. Demonstrate written technical communication skills.
7. Apply mathematical skills to solve industrial problems.
8. Interpret engineering models for part production.
9. Follow standard safety practices used in industry.


Distribution Requirements

Credit Hours
OPTICAL FABRICATION TRACK
FIRST SEMESTER
TAM 101 Machine Shop Theory I
3
TAM 105 Machine Project Laboratory
3
TAM 121 Advanced Manufacturing Math
3
TAM 131 Machine Shop Print Reading I
3
OPT 110 Introduction to Optical Technology
3
First Semester Total:
15
SECOND SEMESTER
ENG 101 College Composition OR
ENG 200 Advanced Composition
3
TAM 138 Dimensional Metrology OR PROGRAM ELECTIVE*
3
OPT 131 Optical Elements and Ray Optics
4
TAM 139 CNC Vertical Machine Tool Programming I
3
TAM 205 CNC Machine Project Laboratory
2
Second Semester Total:
15
THIRD SEMESTER
SUNY GENERAL EDUCATION DIVERSITY: EQUITY, INCLUSION AND SOCIAL JUSTICE (SUNY-DVRS) ELECTIVE
3
SUNY GENERAL EDUCATION NATURAL SCIENCES AND SCIENTIFIC REASONING (SUNY-NSCI) ELECTIVE
3-4
SPC 141 Interpersonal Speech Communication OR
SPC 142 Public Speaking OR
SPC 144 Communication and Crisis
3
OPT 213 Optical Fabrication and Metrology
4
SUNY GENERAL EDUCATION WORLD HISTORY AND GLOBAL AWARENESS (SUNY-WHGA) OR
SUNY GENERAL EDUCATION WORLD LANGUAGES (SUNY-WLNG) ELECTIVE
3
Third Semester Total:
16-17
FOURTH SEMESTER
ECO 101 Introduction to Economics
3
OPT 235 Advanced Optical Fabrication and Metrology
4
TAM 155 Tool and Fixture Design OR PROGRAM ELECTIVE*
3-4
SUNY GENERAL EDUCATION HUMANITIES (SUNY-HUMN) OR
SUNY GENERAL EDUCATION DIVERSITY: EQUITY, INCLUSION AND SOCIAL JUSTICE (SUNY-DVRS) OR
SUNY GENERAL EDUCATION SOCIAL SCIENCES (SUNY-SOCS) ELECTIVE THAT ALSO SATISFIES SUNY GENERAL EDUCATION CRITICAL THINKING AND REASONING (SUNY-CTRN) ELECTIVE
3
ANY SUNY GENERAL EDUCATION ELECTIVE THAT SATISFIES
SUNY GENERAL EDUCATION COMMUNICATION WRITTEN AND ORAL (SUNY-COMW) (SUNY-COMO) OR
SUNY GENERAL EDUCATION MATH (SUNY-MATH) ELECTIVE OR
SUNY GENERAL EDUCATION HUMANITIES (SUNY-HUMN), OR
SUNY GENERAL EDUCATION NATURAL SCIENCES (and Scientific Reasoning) (SUNY-NSCI) OR
SUNY GENERAL EDUCATION - SOCIAL SCIENCES (SUNY-SOCS), OR
SUNY GENERAL EDUCATION WORLD HISTORY AND GLOBAL AWARENESS (SUNY-WHGA) OR
SUNY GENERAL EDUCATION WORLD LANGUAGES (SUNY-WLNG) OR
SUNY GENERAL EDUCATION U.S. HISTORY AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT (SUNY-USCV) ELECTIVE
3-4
Fourth Semester Total:
16-18
TOTAL CREDITS:
62-65
OPTICAL FABRICATION TRACK
*Choose from: CRC 101, OPT 151, OPT 201, OPT 211


Distribution Requirements
Credit
Hours
PRECISION MACHINING TRACK
FIRST SEMESTER

TAM 101 Machine Shop Theory I
3
TAM 105 Machine Project Laboratory
3
TAM 121 Advanced Manufacturing Math
3
TAM 131 Machine Shop Print Reading I
3
TAM 141 Machine Shop Laboratory
3
First Semester Total:
15
SECOND SEMESTER

TAM 132 Machine Shop Print Reading II
3
TAM 138 Dimensional Metrology
3
TAM 139 CNC Vertical Machine Tool Programming I
3
TAM 142 CNC Mill Setup OR
TAM 143 CNC Lathe Setup

3
TAM 205 CNC Machine Project Laboratory OR
PROGRAM ELECTIVE*
2
ENG 101 College Composition OR
ENG 200 Advanced Composition
3
Second Semester Total:
17
THIRD SEMESTER

TAM 245 Computer Aided Manufacturing
3
TAM 255 Computer Aided Manufacturing Project Laboratory OR
PROGRAM ELECTIVE*
3
SUNY GENERAL EDUCATION DIVERSITY: EQUITY, INCLUSION AND SOCIAL JUSTICE (SUNY-DVRS) ELECTIVE
3
SUNY GENERAL EDUCATION NATURAL SCIENCES AND SCIENTIFIC REASONING (SUNY-NSCI) ELECTIVE
3-4
SPC 141 Interpersonal Speech Communication OR
SPC 142 Public Speaking OR
SPC 144 Communication and Crisis
3
Third Semester Total:
15-16
FOURTH SEMESTER

TAM 155 Tool and Fixture Design
3
TAM 241 Advanced Machine Shop Laboratory OR
PROGRAM ELECTIVE*
3
SUNY GENERAL EDUCATION WORLD HISTORY AND GLOBAL AWARENESS (SUNY-WHGA) OR
SUNY GENERAL EDUCATION WORLD LANGUAGES (SUNY-WLNG) ELECTIVE
3
SUNY GENERAL EDUCATION HUMANITIES (SUNY-HUMN) OR
SUNY GENERAL EDUCATION DIVERSITY: EQUITY, INCLUSION AND SOCIAL JUSTICE (SUNY-DVRS) OR
SUNY GENERAL EDUCATION SOCIAL SCIENCES (SUNY-SOCS) ELECTIVE THAT ALSO SATISFIES SUNY GENERAL EDUCATION CRITICAL THINKING AND REASONING (SUNY-CTRN) ELECTIVE
3
ANY SUNY GENERAL EDUCATION ELECTIVE THAT SATISFIES
SUNY GENERAL EDUCATION COMMUNICATION WRITTEN AND ORAL (SUNY-COMW) (SUNY-COMO) OR
SUNY GENERAL EDUCATION MATH (SUNY-MATH) ELECTIVE OR
SUNY GENERAL EDUCATION HUMANITIES (SUNY-HUMN) OR
SUNY GENERAL EDUCATION NATURAL SCIENCES (and Scientific Reasoning) (SUNY-NSCI) OR
SUNY GENERAL EDUCATION - SOCIAL SCIENCES (SUNY-SOCS) OR
SUNY GENERAL EDUCATION WORLD HISTORY AND GLOBAL AWARENESS (SUNY-WHGA) OR
SUNY GENERAL EDUCATION WORLD LANGUAGES (SUNY-WLNG) OR
SUNY GENERAL EDUCATION U.S. HISTORY AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT (SUNY-USCV) ELECTIVE
3-4
Fourth Semester Total:
15-16
TOTAL CREDITS:
62-64
*Choose from: CRC 101, TAM 115, TAM 123, TAM 142, TAM 143, TAM 151, TAM 205, TAM 241, TAM 242, TAM 246, TAM 251, TAM 255, TAM 271, and TAM 275.
Revised 12/19/2024