Instructional Programs
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Purpose: This curriculum is designed to train technicians for the automotive field. Students completing this program will be ready for full- time employment as automotive technicians. The occupational objectives include line technician, new car make-ready, and customer service representative.
Transfer Information: NVCC has formal articulation agreements for transfer to the B.S. in Automotive and Heavy Equipment Management at Ferris State University (Big Rapids, MI) and the B.S. in Vocational Industrial Education at Virginia Tech.
| Credits | ||||||
| First Year | 1st Semester | 2nd Semester | ||||
| AUT | 100 | Intro. to Auto. Shop Practices | 2 | |||
| AUT | 111 | Automotive Engines I | 4 | |||
| AUT | 241 | Automotive Electricity I | 4 | |||
| ENG | 111 | College Composition I or | ||||
| ENG | 131 Technical Report Writing I | 3 | ||||
| MTH | 103 | Applied Technical Math I | 3 | |||
| 1 PED | 116 | Lifetime Fitness & Wellness | 1 | |||
| STD | Elective | 1 | ||||
| AUT | 112 | Automotive Engines II | 4 | |||
| AUT | 121 | Automotive Fuel Systems I | 4 | |||
| AUT | 242 | Automotive Electricity II | 4 | |||
| 2 ___ | Social Science Elective | 3 | ||||
| SPD | 110 | Intro. to Speech Comm. or | ||||
| ENG | 132 plus SPD 127 | 3 | ||||
| Total Credits/Semester | 18 | 18 | ||||
| Credits | ||||||
| Second Year | 1st Semester | 2nd Semester | ||||
| AUT | 122 | Automotive Fuel Systems II | 4 | |||
| AUT | 141 | Auto Power Trains I | 4 | |||
| AUT | 245 | Automotive Electronics | 4 | |||
| AUT | 267 | Auto. Susp. & Braking Systems | 4 | |||
| 1 PED | /RPK | 1 | ||||
| AUT | 142 | Auto Power Trains II | 4 | |||
| AUT | 236 | Automotive Climate Control | 4 | |||
| AUT | 266 | Auto. Align., Susp. & Steering | 4 | |||
| 2 ___ | Social Science Elective | 3 | ||||
| Total Credits/Semester | 17 | 15 | ||||
Total credits for the A.A.S. Degree in Automotive Technology = 68.
1 The PED requirement may be met by one of the following options: PED 116, 2 cr.; PED 116, 1 cr. plus a PED activities course, 1 cr.; or PED 116, 1 cr. plus RPK 205, 207, 208, 216, or 225. PED 116 is offered as both a 1- credit and a 2-credit course.
2 The social science elective may be selected from the following: economics, geography, history, political science, psychology, or sociology (includes anthropology).
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