Automotive Service Technology

Associate of Applied Science Degree

20601

The Automotive Service Technology degree provides an opportunity for all students to develop and upgrade skills needed to be productive and successful upon entry in to several automotive service and repair occupations. Additionally, this program develops the career skills necessary for an individual to move into sales, business management, or supervisory positions. The Automotive Service Technology program has been recognized by the National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) for its high level of achievement and is an ASE Master certified educational program. The degree course work will help prepare students for ASE certification tests.

Curriculum Requirements

AUT 105	Automotive Electrical Fundamentals	2 credits
AUT 106	Internal Combustion Engines	4 credits
AUT 107	Automotive Electrical Systems and Equipment	2 credits
AUT 110	Fuel and Emission Systems	2 to 3 credits
AUT 120	Power Transmission	3 credits
AUT 131	Steering and Suspension Systems	3 credits
AUT 132	Automotive Brake Systems	2 credits
AUT 180 or AUT 101	Automotive Shop Service Techniques or Introduction to Automotive Technology	2 to 4 credits
AUT 220	Automotive Electronics and Computerized Engine Controls	3 credits
AUT 230	Automatic Transmissions	4 credits
AUT 260	Engine Performance and Driveability	2 credits
AUT 265	Vehicle Emission Strategies and Testing	2 credits
AUT 266	Automotive Heating and Air Conditioning	3 credits
AUT 280	Advanced Shop	3 credits

Choose at least 6 to 9 additional credits from the following to obtain the 46 credits of Curriculum Requirements:

SBM 101 or SBM 201 or COE 111	Sales and Customer Service or Small Business Management or Cooperative Education	3 credits 3 credits 1 to 4 credits
COE 101	Job Seeking Strategies	2 credits
MSP 101 or MSP 104	Fundamentals of Machine Shop or Machine Shop	2 credits 4 credits
MSP 110 or WLD 101	Welding or Welding	2 credits

Total Curriculum Requirements

46 credits with a GPA of 2.00 or higher

General Education Requirements

Computers	CMP 101 Introduction to Computers or CMP 103 Introduction to Computer Based Systems	3 credits
Mathematics and/or English	BUS 111 Business Mathematical Calculations and/or English 100 Writing Fundamentals or higher	3 credits 3 credits

An additional 9 to 12 credits are to be selected from the list of General Education courses. You may not exceed 9 credits in any GE category, with the exception of Health and Physical Education where the maximum is two credits.

Total General Education Requirements

18 credits

Courses qualifying for General Education credit that are listed as curriculum requirements may be counted toward completion of General Education requirements only if other courses are not specified in the General Education distribution area.

Total Minimum Degree Requirements

64 credits

In addition to completing each of the courses listed above, you must meet the following general graduation requirements to obtain this degree:

Complete at least 16 degree credits at Eastern Arizona College.
Attain a cumulative grade point average of 2.00 or higher.
Demonstrate a reading competency at the tenth grade level or above by one of the following methods:

1. EAC COMPASS reading assessment test score of 60 or higher*

2. EAC ASSET reading assessment test score of 35 or higher*

3. ACT Assessment Reading score of 14 or higher*

4. SAT verbal score of 530 or higher*

5. Completion of ENG 091, Reading Improvement II, with a grade of "C" or better

6. Grade equivalency score of 10 or higher as demonstrated by the Nelson Denny, TABE, or ABLE tests*

*Your EAC COMPASS reading assessment test score is available on Student Information System terminals or from your advisor. If you took the ASSET test or submitted an ACT, SAT, Nelson Denny, TABE, or ABLE score, a derived EAC Compass score has been placed in your record and is available on Student Information System terminals or from your advisor.

File a Graduation Petition at least 60 calendar days prior to the end of the semester in which graduation is anticipated and pay the Graduation Fee of $25.
Remove any indebtedness to the College.
Complete the Sophomore Qualifying Examination that is administered each semester to students who have petitioned to graduate. The Sophomore Qualifying Examination is used as a measure of EAC's institutional effectiveness, and your score has no effect on your graduation status.