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Course Catalog 2025-2026 
  
Course Catalog 2025-2026

AUT 101 - Basic Technician Skills


Credits: 3

Description: This course teaches the basic skills needed by a beginning apprentice for repair and maintenance in an automotive facility. Safety, basic hand tools, cleaning techniques and customer relations will be covered. The entire automobile will be studied: tune-up, engines, carburetion, electrical systems, power transmission, and chassis systems. Shop work consists of related work on automotive equipment.

Transferable
Transferable to CSU only

General Education:
Not approved for General Education

Student Learning Outcomes:
  1. Demonstrate the use of tools in a safe manner. 2. Demonstrate the removal and replacement of tires.


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