Descriptions

 

COMPREHENSIVE AUTOMOTIVE TRAINING

 

AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY - COMPREHENSIVE AUTOMOTIVE TRAINING (CAT)
South Campus

The Automotive Technology - Comprehensive Automotive Training (CAT) program is a one-year concentrated program providing related and expanded performance based training. Students successfully completing CAT will have the technical skills and expanded lab experience to accurately diagnose, repair, and maintain modern automotive systems and their components.

Program advisors Professors Kurtis LaHaie and Stan Urban can be reached at 586.445.7012.

The Associate of Applied Science degree in Automotive Technology - Comprehensive Automotive Training (CAT) program and the Certificate in Automotive Technology - Comprehensive Automotive Training (CAT) program are ASE (National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence) certified through NATEF (National Automotive Technicians Education Foundation), 101 Blue Seal Drive, Suite 101, Leesburg, Virginia 20175, 703.669.6650.

ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
(Minimum 75 semester hours)

A. Career Preparation and Related Courses

Course Course Title Suggested Sequence Sem Hrs
AUTO-1000 Automotive Systems X . . . 3
AUTO-1010 Automotive Electrical Systems X . . . 3
AUTO-1100 Automotive Brake Systems X . . . 3
AUTO-1110 Automotive Suspension Component Service X . . . 2
AUTO-1120 Automotive Suspension Alignment Procedure X . . . 2
AUTO-1200 Automotive Engines X . . . 3
AUTO-2191 Automotive Brakes & Suspension Laboratory - CAT X . . . 5
AUTO-1030 Automotive Electronics . X . . 3
AUTO-1400 Automotive Starting & Charging System . X . . 2
AUTO-1420 Automotive Air Conditioning Theory & Service . X . . 3
AUTO-1500 Automotive Ignition System . X . . 3
AUTO-1510 Automotive Emissions . X . . 2
AUTO-1520 Automotive Fuel Systems . X . . 3
AUTO-2491 Automotive Electrical & Air Conditioning Laboratory - CAT . X . . 5
AUTO-1320 Automotive Automatic Transmission Theory & Diagnosis . . X . 2
AUTO-1330 Automotive Manual Transmission & Power Train Systems . . X . 3
AUTO-2410 Advanced Automotive Electronics . . X . 2
AUTO-2500 Automotive Driveability & Diagnosis . . X . 3
AUTO-2591 Automotive Ignition, Emission, & Fuel Systems Laboratory - CAT . . X . 5
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B. Arts and Sciences Component . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . minimum sem hrs 18

Students should plan Arts and Sciences courses with a counselor, academic advisor, or program advisor.

C. Elective Courses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . none required

D. Certificate Option

Certificate in Automotive Technology - Comprehensive Automotive Training (CAT) 

Course Course Title Suggested Sequence Sem Hrs
AUTO-1000 Automotive Systems X . . . 3
AUTO-1010 Automotive Electrical Systems X . . . 3
AUTO-1100 Automotive Brake Systems X . . . 3
AUTO-1110 Automotive Suspension Component Service X . . . 2
AUTO-1120 Automotive Suspension Alignment Procedure X . . . 2
AUTO-1200 Automotive Engines X . . . 3
AUTO-2191 Automotive Brakes & Suspension Laboratory - CAT X . . . 5
AUTO-1030 Automotive Electronics . X . . 3
AUTO-1400 Automotive Starting & Charging System . X . . 2
AUTO-1420 Automotive Air Conditioning Theory & Service . X . . 3
AUTO-1500 Automotive Ignition System . X . . 3
AUTO-1510 Automotive Emissions . X . . 2
AUTO-1520 Automotive Fuel Systems . X . . 3
AUTO-2491 Automotive Electrical & Air Conditioning Laboratory - CAT . X . . 5
AUTO-1320 Automotive Automatic Transmission Theory & Diagnosis . . X . 2
AUTO-1330 Automotive Manual Transmission & Power Train Systems . . X . 3
AUTO-2410 Advanced Automotive Electronics . . X . 2
AUTO-2500 Automotive Driveability & Diagnosis . . X . 3
AUTO-2591 Automotive Ignition, Emission, & Fuel Systems Laboratory - CAT . . X . 5
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