Cat ThinkBig Program Schedule
The schedule shown below is typical of what yours will look like during your two years in the ThinkBIG program. If you choose the EPG route, you can expect to spend more time diagnosing, maintaining, and repairing power systems.
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
