Course Detail: WTBA150 - Building Automation Systems Basic Electrical Concepts

This 45-hour online course is designed to provide building automation systems participants with a solid foundation of electrical principles and concepts. Topics include: electrical quantities; static electricity; electron theory; magnetism; resistors; Ohms Law; series and parallel circuits; combination circuits; and electrical safety.

This course is one of four in the Building Automation Systems Level 1 Microcredential program. Upon successful completion of the microcredential, participants may qualify for entry-level positions, including Installer, Maintenance Technician, Facilities Manager, Building Commissioning Agent, Building Operator, Energy Auditor, and Energy Manager.

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Session Information: 26SU-WTBA150-01 (1 seats (4%) remaining)

Schedule:

WTBA 150 is the second of 4 courses that comprise SLCC's Level 1 BAS certificate. It is a 12-week online-only course from 8/25/26 to 12/1/26. The other courses are: WTBA 150 Basic Electrical Concepts, and WTBA 160 Devices & Control Theory. These 3 classes are taken concurrently in the first 15 weeks of Fall 2026 semester. The other class is WTBA 170, Fire & Alarm. Please refer to Canvas for assignment due dates. You will have 12 weeks to complete the course, so be sure to work on it consistently or you could fall behind.

Times:

07:00pm-07:01pm MDT