Cat ThinkBig Program Schedule
The schedule shown below is typical of what yours will look like during your two years in the ThinkBIG program.
FALL SEMESTER 1
Aug 22: Registration
Aug 24 to Oct 14: In the Classroom
CATT 1100 Caterpillar Engine Fundamentals
CATT 1110 Caterpillar Service Industry
COMP 1000 Introduction to Computers
WELD 1000 Introduction to Welding
Oct 19 to Dec 15: Shop Internship
Paid internship at Thompson Tractor Company
SPRING SEMESTER 1
Jan 10 to Mar 2: In the Classroom
CATT 1120 Hydraulic Fundamentals
CATT 1130 Fuel Systems
CATT 1140 Electrical Fundamentals
ENGL 1101 Composition and Rhetoric
MATH 1111 College Algebra
Mar 12 to May 2: Shop Internship
Paid internship at Thompson Tractor Company
SUMMER SEMESTER
May 31 to Aug 2: In the Classroom
CATT 1150 Air Conditioning Fundamentals
CATT 1160 Power Train I
CATT 1170 Machine Hydraulic Systems
ELECTIVE Choose from Core Requirements
FALL SEMESTER 2
Aug 24 to Oct 14: Shop Internship
Paid internship at Thompson Tractor Company
Oct 19 to Dec 15: In the Classroom
CATT 2000 Power Train II
CATT 2010 Machine Electronics
ENGL 2130 American Literature
SPRING SEMESTER 2
Jan 10 to Mar 2: Shop Internship
Paid internship at Thompson Tractor Company
Mar 12 to May 2: In the Classroom
CATT 2020 Engine Diagnostics and Repair
CATT 2030 Machine Diagnostics
CATT 2040 Machine Specific
Jun 2: Graduation
