Student Handbook and Catalog 2021-22 V2

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Automotive Technology
The Automotive program at TSTC features approximately $3 million
worth of the latest equipment and laboratories. The program
is accredited by ASE Program Accreditation, and instructors are
certified by Automotive Service Excellence and bring years of
industry experience to the classroom. Students receive intensive,
hands-on training, spending more than 60 percent of their time in
labs, learning by doing, and the curriculum is guided by an advisory
board of industry leaders, helping to ensure that the training
students receive is right on target with what the industry needs.
Automotive Technology offers specializations in Master Automotive
Service Technology, Maintenance and Light Repair, Toyota T-TEN, and
MOPAR CAP specialty programs. For quicker entry into the industry,
certificates are available.
Automotive Technology is available at the Harlingen, Sweetwater
and Waco campuses.
First-Year Seminar Requirement
Students are required to enroll in the First-Year Seminar course,
TSTC 1102, in their first semester attending TSTC unless they
have completed more than 24 credit hours. Please see detailed
information regarding the course and exemptions in the Advising
section under First-Year Seminar course.
Automotive Technology
Associate of Applied Science
Semester 1
Credits
AUMT 1305 Introduction to Automotive Technology 3
AUMT 1307 Automotive Electrical Systems 3
AUMT 1416 Automotive Suspension and Steering Systems 4
ENGL 1301 Composition I 3
ENGL 2311 or Technical & Business Writing 3
Semester Totals 13
Semester 2
Credits
AUMT 1310 Automotive Brake Systems 3
AUMT 1345 Automotive Climate Control Systems 1 3
AUMT 1419 Automotive Engine Repair 2 4
ACGM X3XX Gen Ed Math/Natural Science Elective 3
ACGM X3XX Gen Ed Social/Behavioral Science Elective 3
Semester Totals 16
Semester 3
Credits
AUMT 2321 Automotive Electrical Diagnosis and Repair 3
AUMT 2413 Automotive Drive Train and Axles 4
AUMT 2417 Automotive Engine Performance Analysis I 3 4
ACGM X3XX Gen Ed Elective 3
ACGM X3XX Gen Ed Humanities/Fine Arts Elective 3
Semester Totals 17
Semester 4
Credits
AUMT 2302 Automotive Compression Ignition 3
Engines & Fuel Systems 4
AUMT 2328 or Automotive Service 5
AUMT 2357 or Automotive Alternative Fuels
AUMT 2380 or Cooperative Education - Automobile/Automotive
Mechanics Technology/Technician 6
AUMT 2337 Automotive Electronics 7 3
AUMT 2425 Automotive Automatic Transmission 4
and Transaxle 8
AUMT 2434 Automotive Engine Performance Analysis II 9 4
Semester Totals 14
Program Totals 60
Capstone Course(s):
AUMT 2337 - Automotive Electronics
AUMT 2425 - Automotive Automatic Transmission and Transaxle
AUMT 2434 - Automotive Engine Performance Analysis II
Prerequisites
1
AUMT 1201 or AUMT 1305 (Prerequisite), AUMT 1307 (Prerequisite or
Corequisite)
2
AUMT 1305
3
AUMT 1201 or AUMT 1305, AUMT 1307 (Prerequisite), AUMT 1419
(Prerequisite or Corequisite)
4
AUMT 2417
5,6
AUMT 2413, AUMT 2417, AUMT 2321
7
AUMT 2321 (Prerequisite or Corequisite)
8,9
AUMT 2417 (Prerequisite or Corequisite), AUMT 2321
Automotive Technician
Certificate 2
Semester 1
Credits
AUMT 1305 Introduction to Automotive Technology 3
AUMT 1307 Automotive Electrical Systems 3
AUMT 1416 Automotive Suspension and Steering Systems 4
Semester Totals 10
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