Automotive Technology

Automotive Technology

A.A.S. Degree (G,S)

The Automotive Technology program allows students to select a practical hands-on diploma program or a more rigorous associate degree option.

Graduates of the associate degree option performs a variety of preventive maintenance and repair functions on automobiles. Through systematic classroom instruction, completion of required laboratories and structured, mandatory internships, graduates use printed and electronic information, tools, and instruments to diagnose faults and carry out necessary repairs and maintenance procedures.

Graduates of the diploma program enter the automotive service industry as entry level technicians. Through the completion of the required pre-tech courses, students completing the diploma program may transfer their earned credits toward the associate degree program. Academically ready students can apply to the program following the guidelines of each location's wait-list process. Interested applicants should review the information provided here and contact their program advisor for program requirements.

Program Graduate Competencies

The Program Graduate Competencies listed below identify the major learning goals related to your specific program of study and identify the knowledge and skills you will have when you graduate to be successful in your chosen field.

  1. Use appropriate automotive diagnostic and service equipment, hand tools, and precision measuring devices to determine and perform the proper repair as necessary.
  2. Interpret automotive electronic service information, service manuals, and diagnostic charts.
  3. Document service repair procedures that accurately reference the 3Cs. 1. Customer complaint verification 2. Correct the problem 3. Complete the repair.
  4. Employ proper automotive industry service facility safety practices.
  5. Practice professional conduct as required in the automotive industry.

Core Curriculum Competencies

The Core Curriculum Competencies listed below identify what you will be able to do as a graduate, regardless of your program of study. You will acquire these core competencies through general education courses and program-specific coursework. You will be expected to use relevant technology to achieve these outcomes:

  1. Apply clear and effective communication skills.
  2. Use critical thinking to solve problems.
  3. Collaborate to achieve a common goal.
  4. Demonstrate professional and ethical conduct.
  5. Use information literacy for effective vocational and/or academic research.
  6. Apply quantitative reasoning and/or scientific inquiry to solve practical problems.

Graduation Requirements

Core Courses

ENG 101Composition I

3

ENG 102Composition II

3

MAT 152Quantitative Reasoning

3

SSC 100First Year Seminar

1

 

ECO 111Macroeconomics

3

Or

ECO 122Microeconomics

3

 

PSY 100Human Relations

3

Or

PSY 121General Psychology

3

Program/Major Courses

AUT 101Intro to Automotive Technology

4

AUT 102Automotive Electrical Systems

4

AUT 103Automotive Brakes

4

AUT 104Automotive Steering/Suspension

4

AUT 201Automotive HVAC

4

AUT 202Automotive Transmissions

4

AUT 203Automotive Engine Repair

4

AUT 204Automotive Engine Performance

4

AUT 205Automotive Work Experience Co-op

3

Program/Major Support Courses

BUS 101Introduction to Business

3

CIS 107Introduction to Computers/Application

3

MET 123Modern Manufacturing Techniques

3

MGT 212Principles of Management

3

 

SOC 103Sustainability and Society

3

Or

SOC 111Sociology

3

Suggested Pathway to Graduation (Course Sequence Sheet)

Semester 1

SSC 100First Year Seminar

1

AUT 101Intro to Automotive Technology

4

AUT 102Automotive Electrical Systems

4

MAT 152Quantitative Reasoning

3

CIS 107Introduction to Computers/Application

3

Semester 2

AUT 103Automotive Brakes

4

AUT 104Automotive Steering/Suspension

4

 

PSY 100Human Relations

3

Or

PSY 121General Psychology

3

 

BUS 101Introduction to Business

3

ENG 101Composition I

3

Semester 3

AUT 201Automotive HVAC

4

AUT 202Automotive Transmissions

4

MET 123Modern Manufacturing Techniques

3

ENG 102Composition II

3

 

SOC 103Sustainability and Society

3

Or

SOC 111Sociology

3

Semester 4

AUT 203Automotive Engine Repair

4

AUT 204Automotive Engine Performance

4

AUT 205Automotive Work Experience Co-op

3

 

ECO 111Macroeconomics

3

Or

ECO 122Microeconomics

3

 

MGT 212Principles of Management

3

To complete program requirements, you must pass the above courses and earn at least 70 credits. The number of courses and credits required for graduation may be more depending on your need for developmental education courses and the elective choices you make (if electives are a part of the program). Some programs also have college-level courses that you must take if you do not score at a certain level on the College Placement Test. If this applies to your program, the courses are listed at the top of the sequence sheet before the first semester of the course list.

AUTAASAUT