Diesel Powered Equipment Technology - Illinois Central College

Sequence of CoursesDiesel Powered Equipment TechnologyASSOCIATE IN APPLIED SCIENCE DEGREE – 74 SEMESTER HOURS MINIMUMThis program is designed for the student interested in working as a technician in the agricultural,construction equipment, or heavy truck industry. Applicants must be interested in mechanics and havea mechanical aptitude. Many graduates start as technicians in service centers, others become servicemanagers, sales representatives, service trainers, parts department supervisors, or work in research anddevelopment. The student is employed in a dealership in the fall and spring semesters of their sophomoreyear for 40 hours per week for 8 weeks each semester. The students must provide their own tools foruse throughout the course of study.–– SUMMER (Prior to Enrollment - See Note Below) ––22Fall SemesterDPET 132 Electrical Systems ofHeavy Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . 3DPET 130 Internal Combustion Engines . 4DPET 229 Hydraulics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3AGBUS 118ENGL 095 Foundational Reading and Writing . . . . . 6(Compass Score 70-78) -OR-ENGL 099 Foundational Reading and Writing . . . . . 3(Compass Score 70-78)Agricultural Computationsor MAT 108 or higher . . . . . . . . 3ENGL 110 Composition (see note below) . . . . 316Fall SemesterDPET 233 Occupational Internshipand Seminar I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4DPET 245 Truck Suspension, Chassis,and Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3DPET 241 Mechanical Fuel Systems . . . . 3DPET 242 Electronic Fuel Systems . . . . . 3Humanities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316–– FRESHMAN YEAR ––Spring SemesterDPET 133 Engine Rebuilding Theoryand Practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3DPET 234 Intro to Diesel Fuel Systems . . 2DPET 240 Service Center Management . . 1DPET 235 Electronic Controls/Monitoring Systems . . . . . . . . . 3ENGL 116 Agricultural Communicationsor ENGL 111 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Social Science . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3WLDTR 120 Welding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217Summer SemesterDPET 230 Harvesting Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2DPET 231 Planting Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2DPET 232 Transmission and Final Drive . . . . . . . . . 3DPET 134 Air Conditioning of Heavy Equipment . . 29–– SOPHOMORE YEAR ––Spring SemesterDPET 238 Occupational Internshipand Seminar II . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4DPET 239 Power Train Diagnostics . . . . . 2DPET 236 Hydraulic Systems, Analysisand Repair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3DPET 243 Engine Performance Analysis . 2DPET 246 Industry Qualifications . . . . . . . 2Social Science . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316Students enrolled in the Applied Science Degree program must meet with their assigned academicadvisor to plan a specific course schedule meeting Illinois Central College and personal requirements.For additional information, contact the Agricultural and Industrial Technologies Department, DPETBuilding, Room D101, phone 694-8445.Tuition (74 credit hours) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 7,548.00Books . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,150.00Uniforms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 105.00Graduation Fees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 25.00Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 3,100.00TOTAL: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 11,928.00Note: Students must score 81+ on the English Compass Test in order to enroll in the DPET Program. Thosestudents scoring 70-80 on the Compass Test may be "accepted" pending successul completion of a foundationalreading and writing course during the summer semester prior to entering the program.