2024-2025 Catalog

Automotive Fundamentals (AF12) Diploma

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Program Description:

The Automotive Fundamentals diploma program is a sequence of courses designed to prepare students for careers in the automotive service and repair profession. Learning opportunities enable students to develop academic, technical and professional knowledge and skills required for job acquisition, retention, and advance­ment. The program emphasizes a combination of automotive mechanics theory and practical application necessary for successful employment. Program graduates receive an Automotive Fun­damentals diploma that qualifies them as entry-level technicians.

Entrance Dates:

Fall and Spring Semester (Pre-Occupational Courses Any Semester)

Basic Skills Courses (8 Credit Hours)

EMPL 1000Interpersonal Relations and Professional Development

2

MATH 1012Foundations of Mathematics

3

ENGL 1005Applied Technical Communication

3

OR

ENGL 1010Fundamentals of English I

3

Occupational Curriculum (32 Credit Hours)

COMP 1000Introduction to Computer Literacy

3

AUTT 1010Automotive Technology Introduction

2

 

AUTT 1020Automotive Electrical Systems

7

OR

AUTT 1021Automotive Electrical Systems I

4

AND

AUTT 1022Automotive Electrical Systems II

3

 

AUTT 1030Automotive Brake Systems

4

 

AUTT 1040Automotive Engine Performance

7

OR

AUTT 1041Automotive Engine Performance I

3

AND

AUTT 1042Automotive Engine Performance II

4

 

AUTT 1050Automotive Suspension and Steering Systems

4

AUTT 1060Automotive Climate Control Systems

5

Total Credit Hours: 40 Minimum Credit Hours for Graduation