Automotive Technology
Students acquire the technical skills that provide them with career opportunities as an automotive service technician in dealerships and independent businesses. This program is offered in cooperation with Middlesex County Vocational and Technical Schools. It combines classroom and laboratory experience with paid on-the-job training. This program is certified by the National Automotive Technician Education Foundation (NATEF).
Do students who major in Automotive Technology earn additional certification?
Students are eligible for the Maintenance and Light Repair (MLR) Certificate from the Ford Motor Company, after successful completion of the first year of automotive courses.
Are there any requirements students must satisfy before taking courses in their major?
Algebra I is a prerequisite for all majors. Algebra I competency must be verified with a passing score on the College's placement test. As a result of the student’s performance on the College's placement test, he or she may need developmental coursework. All developmental coursework must be completed before the student will be considered for admission to the program.
How long will it take to complete this degree?
Automotive Technology is an intensive full-time program. It includes 60 weeks spent in college classes and 30 weeks spent acquiring workplace experience. This cooperative education program takes approximately two years to complete. This program begins every other fall semester in the even numbered years.
Questions?
Contact Professor Thom Sabol, Department Chair, at (732) 906-2586.
Automotive Technology
Associate in Applied Science (A.A.S.) DegreeProgram - AUT.AAS
Below are required courses and recommended course groupings and sequences for program completion. Courses may have prerequisites and corequisite requirements. Check course descriptions for details.
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| Courses | | Credits | Requisites/Comments | | Fall | | | | | AUT 111 | Minor Automotive Services | 3 | Corequisites: MAT 107 | | AUT 115 | Automotive Brake Systems | 2 | Corequisites: AUT 111 | | AUT 117 | Automotive Electrical Systems | 3 | Corequisites: AUT 111 | | ENG 121 | English Composition I | 3 | A passing score on the writing portion of the College’s Placement Test or a grade of ´C´ or better in ENG 010; completion of RDG 009 with a ´C´ or better or a score on the reading portion of the College’s placement test that exempts students from RDG 009
| | MAT 107 | Mathematics I | 3 | Appropriate score on the College placement test, MAT 013,
MAT 013A/MAT 013B, or departmental approval
Higher level mathematics coursecan be substituted with departmental approval | | PED | Physical Ed Elective | 1 | Students have the option of substituting Health Education Electives in place of the Physical Education Elective. | | Spring | | | | | AUT 122 | Analysis And Tune Up | 3 | AUT 111
Corequisites: AUT 124, AUT 126 | | AUT 124 | Automotive HVAC Systems | 3 | AUT 111
| | AUT 126 | Alignment, Suspension and Steering Systems | 2 | AUT 111 | | CSC 105 | Computer Applications and Systems | 3 | | ENG 122
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ENG 125 | English Composition II | 3 | A grade of ´C´ or better in ENG 121 and a passing score on the reading portion of the College’s Placement Test or a grade of ´C´ or better in ENG 121 and a grade of ´C´ or better in RDG 011. | | Summer | | | | | AUT 108 | Automotive Technology Work Experience I
(A 15-week cooperative education course) | 3 | AUT 122, 124, 126 | | Fall | | | | | AUT 211 | Standard Transmission and Drive Train | 3 | AUT 108 | | AUT213 | Automatic Transmission I | 3 | AUT 108
Corequisites: AUT 211 | | AUT 216 | Fuel and Emission Systems | 3 | AUT 108
Corequisites: AUT 217 | | AUT 217 | Engine Diagnostics and Repair I | 3 | AUT 108
Corequisites: AUT 216 | | General Education Humanities (GE HUM) | 3 | | | Spring | | | | | AUT 208 | Automotive Technology Work Experience II
(A 15 week cooperative education course) | 3 | AUT 211, 213, 216, 217 | | PHY 101 | Principles of Physics | 4 | MAT 107 or equivalent
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Higher level Physics course can be substituted with departmental approval | | Summer | | | | | AUT 226 | Automatic Transmission II | 2 | AUT 213, 208 | | AUT 228 | Engine Diagnostic and Repair II | 3 | AUT 217, 208 | | AUT229 | Automotive Electricity and Electronics | 3 | AUT 208
Corequisites: AUT 226, AUT 228 | | PHY 101 | Principles of Physics | 4 | MAT 107 or equivalent
Higher level Physicscourse can be substituted with departmental approval | | General Education Social Science (GE SS) | 3 | | | Total Credits: | 65 | |
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