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Automotive Technician Certificate

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Program Code: E.AMT.CER

Graduation requirement: 39 credit hours

The Automotive Technician Certificate Program prepares graduates to be entry-level technicians in an automotive dealership or service center.

Program Notes

Motorsport Concentration students may substitute AFD 296 , AFD 297 , and AFD 298 for AFD 110 and AFD 111 .

Graduation Requirements

Program Courses (33 credit hours)

AFD 110 - Automotive Maintenance and Light Repair 4 credit hours
AFD 111 - Automotive Powertrain Maintenance and Light Repair 7 credit hours
AFD 112 - Introduction to Power Trains 3 credit hours
AFD 113 - Automotive Chassis Systems Maintenance and Light Repair 7 credit hours
AFD 115 - Basic Chassis Electrical Systems 7 credit hours
AFD 117 - Basic Automotive Electronics and Computer Control Strategies 3 credit hours
AFD 210 - Automotive Work Experience Seminar 2-3 credit hours

General Education Courses (6 credit hours)

COM 103 - Introduction to Public Speaking 3 credit hours
OR COM 120 - Interpersonal Communication 3 credit hours
OR ENG 101 - Composition I 3 credit hours
OR ENG 111 - Workplace Writing 3 credit hours
MAT 131 - Applied Mathematics 3-4 credit hours

Suggested Full-time Sequence

1st Semester (Fall)

AFD 110 - Automotive Maintenance and Light Repair 4 credit hours
AFD 113 - Automotive Chassis Systems Maintenance and Light Repair 7 credit hours
AFD 210 - Automotive Work Experience Seminar 2-3 credit hours
MAT 131 - Applied Mathematics 3-4 credit hours

2nd Semester (Spring)

AFD 111 - Automotive Powertrain Maintenance and Light Repair 7 credit hours
AFD 115 - Basic Chassis Electrical Systems 7 credit hours

3rd Semester (Fall)

AFD 112 - Introduction to Power Trains 3 credit hours
AFD 117 - Basic Automotive Electronics and Computer Control Strategies 3 credit hours
COM 103 - Introduction to Public Speaking 3 credit hours
OR COM 120 - Interpersonal Communication 3 credit hours
OR ENG 101 - Composition I 3 credit hours
OR ENG 111 - Workplace Writing 3 credit hours

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