Automotive Technology

Automotive Technology

Offered at the Byron Martin Advanced
Technology Center
The Automotive Technology program offers students specialized
college-level training in preparation for entry-level
positions in the automotive service industry. The program’s
curriculum is built around a core of eight instructional areas
which cover electrical systems, manual drive train and axle,
brakes, suspension and steering, engine performance, engine
repair, heating and air conditioning and automatic transmission
and transaxle servicing. This program is certified by the
National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE)
in all eight specialty areas. Students completing the training
sequence in each of the specialties learn skills which meet ASE
standards.

The following curriculum meets all requirements for the
Associate of Applied Science degree. This program also awards
a Tech Prep Enhanced Skills Certificate upon completion of
additional technical courses.

Program advisor is Gary Ufford, coordinator and instructor
in automotive technology.

Associate of Applied Science Degree

FIRST SEMESTER*
AUMT 1301 Introduction and Theory
of Automotive Technology ...........................................3
AUMT 1407 Automotive Electrical Systems ....................4
AUMT 2413 Automotive Manual Drive Train & Axels .....4
COSC 1401 Intro. Computer Sciences
or ITSC 1401 Introduction to Computers** ...............4
Total Semester Hours .............................15

SECOND SEMESTER
AUMT 1445 Automotive Heating and AC ........................4
AUMT 2417 Automotive Engine Perform. Analysis I ......4
AUMT 2421 Automotive Electrical Lighting ...................4
MATH 1314 College Algebra ............................................3
Total Semester Hours .............................15

SUMMER SESSION
AUMT 1166 Practicum-Auto/Automotive
Mechanic/Technician***
or AUMT 2328 Automotive Service*** ................... 1/3
ENGL 1301 Composition I ...............................................3
READ 1314 Technical and Scientific Reading .................3
Total Semester Hours ........................... 7/9

THIRD SEMESTER
AUMT 1316 Automotive Suspension and Steering** .....3
AUMT 1410 Automotive Brake Systems** ......................4
AUMT 2434 Automotive Engine Perform. Analysis II ....4
Humanities/Fine Arts Elective**** .................................3
Total Semester Hours .............................14

FOURTH SEMESTER
AUMT 1419 Automotive Engine Repair ...........................4
AUMT 2425 Automotive Automatic Trans. & Transaxle .4
PSYC 2301 General Psychology .......................................3
SPCH 1321 Business and Professional Speech ...............3
Total Semester Hours .............................14

SUMMER SESSION
AUMT 2166 Practicum-Auto/Automotive
Mechanic/Technician*** ..............................................1
Total Semester Hours ...............................1

* Although not a requirement for this degree, students
are strongly encouraged to take HUDV 1100 during the
first semester of enrollment.
** Indicates Tech Prep courses that may be articulated with
high school.
*** AUMT 2328 may be taken in place of AUMT 1166 and
2166 Practicum Courses; consult program advisor.
**** Consult program advisor for proper choice of electives to
complete graduation requirements of 65 hours.