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Course Catalog 2025-2026 
  
Course Catalog 2025-2026

AUT 100 - Introduction to Automotive Technology


Credits: 3

Description: This course covers those items necessary to maintain the vehicle: preventive maintenance, minor tune-up, roadside repairs, simple adjustments, and introduction to shop procedures, methods of removing and replacing external parts plus minor diagnosis of components. Students will become familiar with safety in the shop and learn how to use various equipment and tools. Students will learn how to properly handle chemicals found in the shop. Strict adherence to safety rules and procedures will be emphasized.

Transferable
Transferable to CSU only

General Education:
Not approved for General Education

Student Learning Outcomes:
  1. Demonstrate use of tools in a safe manner. 2. Demonstrate removal and replacement of mechanical parts, hoses, and fan belts.


Total Course In-Class (Contact) Hours: 90
Course Duration (Weeks): 18
Weekly Student Hours (In-Class) Lecture Hours: 2
Weekly Student Hours (In-Class) Lab Hours: 3