This ASE certified program prepares students for entry-level positions as automotive technicians.

Students participate in realistic training experiences that prepare them for pre-apprenticeship training and ASE certification. Cooperative work experience is available with instructor permission. Credits will depend on time spent in co-op.

Included in this program are academic courses in communication, quantitative reasoning, and social sciences that provide knowledge and abilities upon which technical skills are built and enhance personal development.

This program is approximately six quarters in length, depending on the time students need to satisfactorily complete all graduation requirements. Must have required tools and textbooks.

Admission Dates: Fall and Spring quarters. Summer and Fall quarters with instructor permission.

PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS

AUT 120	Automotive Basics	2
AUT 132	Automotive Welding	4
AUT 147**	Automotive Brakes	6
AUT 149**	Automotive Brakes, Suspension, Steering, & Wheel Alignment	7
AUT 156**	Automotive Brakes, Suspension, Steering, Wheel Alignment, Lab	5
AUT 174**	Engine Minor Mechanical Repair	6
AUT 175**	Engine Major Mechanical Repair	7
AUT 178**	Engine Mechanical Lab	3
AUT 203**	Electrical Systems	11
AUT 209**	Electronic Systems	7
AUT 217**	Automotive Ignition Systems	7
AUT 223**	Automotive Fuel Systems	7
AUT 236**	Automotive Emissions Systems	7
AUT 239	Clutches & Manual Transmissions	9
AUT 243	Automotive Axles, Drivelines, Differentials, & Transfer Cases	6
AUT 246	Manual Drive Trains & Axles Lab	4
AUT 247	Automatic Transmissions	7
AUT 250	Automatic Transaxles	7
AUT 251	Automatic Transmission / Transaxle Lab	4
AUT 255***	Air-Conditioning, Heating, & Ventilation	6
ENG& 101	English Composition (or higher) or CMST& 220	5
MAT 105	or higher	5
PSYC& 100	or other social science or humanities class	5

TOTAL CREDITS FOR COMPLETION               137

*Articulated courses with High Schools for Dual Enrollment

**These courses must be taken in consecutive order.

***Must take AUT 204 and AUT 207 prior to AUT 154

Optional:

AUT 295

On The Job Training/Work Based Learning

1-12

Optional Electives

Students may also choose to take any course in the following programs as an optional elective for this program: Auto Collision, Auto Restoration and Customization, and Auto Upholstery.