Automotive Technology, Associate of Applied Science
Students are taught to diagnose, correct and repair electrical, fuel, emissions, and mechanical problems found in today's modern automobile through classroom, laboratory, and field experience. Graduates are prepared for entry level positions as technicians in fleet service, manufacturer's dealerships, national oil company and transmission repair facilities, or independent garages. Course work prepares student for the National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) automotive technician certifications. The AUTO Program is certified by the ASE Education Foundation in all eight ASE categories.
Courses
- AUTO 1050 — AUTO-1050 Numerical Applications in Automotive Service
- AUTO 1101 — AUTO-1101 Introduction to Automotive Service Procedures
- AUTO 1300 — AUTO-1300 Automotive Engines
- AUTO 1400 — AUTO-1400 Automotive Alignment, Steering and Suspension
- AUTO 1450 — AUTO-1450 Automotive Braking Systems
- AUTO 1502 — AUTO-1502 Automotive Electrical Fundamentals
- AUTO 1510 — AUTO-1510 Automotive Electrical Systems
- AUTO 1940 — AUTO-1940 Automotive Field Experience I
- AUTO 1950 — AUTO-1950 Automotive Field Experience II
- AUTO 1960 — AUTO-1960 Automotive Field Experience III
- AUTO 2300 — AUTO-2300 Automatic Transmissions
- AUTO 2310 — AUTO-2310 Manual Transmission and Drivetrain
- AUTO 2350 — AUTO-2350 Automotive HVAC
- AUTO 2400 — AUTO-2400 Engine Performance
- AUTO 2450 — AUTO-2450 Automotive Electronic Engine Controls
- AUTO 2505 — AUTO-2505 Automotive Electrical Diagnosis for General Motors ASEP
- AUTO 2650 — AUTO-2650 Hybrid Vehicle Safety and Service
- AUTO 2701 — AUTO-2701 Automotive Service Operations
- AUTO 2940 — AUTO-2940 Automotive Field Experience IV
- AUTO 2950 — AUTO-2950 Automotive Field Experience V
- BADM 1020 — BADM-1020 Introduction to Business
- COMM 1000 — COMM-1000 Fundamentals of Interpersonal Communication
- COMM 1010 — COMM-1010 Fundamentals of Speech Communication
- COMM 101H — COMM-101H Honors Speech Communication
- ENG 1010 — ENG-1010 College Composition I
- ENG 101H — ENG-101H Honors College Composition I
- ENG 2151 — ENG-2151 Technical Writing
- FIN 1061 — FIN-1061 Personal Finance
- GEN 1022 — GEN-1022 Strategies for Success
- MATH 1190 — MATH-1190 Algebraic and Quantitative Reasoning