OACETT Advanced Standing Program
Credential: Electronics Engineering Technology Diploma
Accreditation: CTAB Accredited
Program Length: 2 Years (Part-time Studies)
Program Delivery: Online and on-campus.
- All courses will be delivered online following a standard course template that provides readings, assignments, exercises, pre-lab assignments and online learning activities. Students will be able to access their course materials as soon as they register for a course.
- The lab component of all technical courses will be delivered at the RCC campus in Concord every third weekend (See Academic Schedule)
- For the most part, students will take one course at a time. Estimated time commitment is 10 – 15 hours/week + labs.
Admissions Requirements:
All applicants must submit:
- CET/OACETT Membership number
- Official transcripts from the college from which they received their 4-term Electronics Technician diploma
- An up-to-date resume
- An up-to-date description of their current role/position, including details about their technical duties and responsibilities
- Course descriptions and transcripts of any courses completed beyond the Technician diploma
Other Requirements:
Students enrolled in the OACETT Partnership program must have access to a Desktop/Laptop home computer, either a Pentium 3 or a Mac, with the following requirements:
- Up-to-date anti-virus software
- Word processing software (Microsoft Word) and other tools needed to send electronically submitted assignments
- 56K modem connection to the Internet (or better), email capability, and access to one of the following web browsers:
Tuition and Other Costs:
Application Fee: $100 (Non-refundable)
Note: Tuition may be paid on 24 equal instalments of $574.17
Academic Schedule:
| Year 1 Session Start |
Course | On-Campus Weekends |
| Oct 4 10 | Applied Mathematics | |
| Nov 8 10 | Data Communications | Nov. 27 & 28 Dec. 10 & 11 |
| Jan 3 11 | Applied Calculus 1 | |
| Feb 14 11 | Introduction to Networking | Mar 5 & 6 Mar 26 & 27 |
| April 4 11 | Physics | April 23 & 24 May 14 & 15 |
| May 16 11 | Applied Calculus 2 | |
| July 4 11 | Analog Signal Processing | July 23 & 24 Aug 13 & 14 |
| Aug 15 11 | Telecommunications Technology 1 | Aug 27 & 28 Sept 24 & 25 |
| Year 2 Session Start |
Course | On-Campus Weekends |
| Oct 3 11 | Control Systems 1 Project Management 1 |
Oct 22 & 23 Nov 12 & 13 |
| Nov 14 11 | Mathematical Analysis Project Management 2 |
Dec 3 & 4 |
| Jan 2 12 | Microcontrollers and Related Topics Senior Project 1 |
Jan 21 & 22 Feb 11 & 12 |
| Feb 13 11 | Introduction to Digital Signal Processing Senior Project 1 |
Mar 3 & 4 Mar 24 & 25 |
| April 2 11 | Telecommunications Technology 2 Senior Project 2 |
April 21 & 22 May 12 & 13 |
| May 14 11 | Telecommunications Technology 2 Senior Project 2 |
June 2 & 3 June 23 & 24 |
| July 2 11 | Control Systems 2 Senior Project 2 |
July 21 & 22 Aug 11 & 12 |
| Aug 13 11 | Professional Writing Senior Project 2 |
Aug 25 & 26 Sept 22 & 23 |


