SUNY Erie Community College

AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY

Curriculum

 First Year, Fall Semester
AU 300 Intro to Automotive Tech. (2 cr)
AU 310 Automotive Electrical (2 cr)
AU 311 Lab for AU 310 (2 cr)
AU 312 Automotive Engines (2 cr)
AU 313 Lab for AU 312 (2 cr)
EN 120/EN110 Composition and Occupational Communications (3 cr) OR College Composition (3 cr)
MT 121 Technical Mathematics (4 cr)

 First Year, Spring Semester
AU 320 Automotive Brakes (2 cr)
AU 321 Lab for AU 320 (2 cr)
AU 324 Manual Transmissions and Transaxles (2 cr)
AU 325 Lab for AU 324 (2 cr)
EN 121/EN111 Comp. and Readings in Science and Literature (3cr)
OR Comp and Interpretation of Literature (3 cr)
______ Liberal Arts Elective (3 cr)
PH 190/PH 191 Basic Physics (4 cr) and Physics Lab (0 cr )

 Second Year, Fall Semester
AU 412* Fuel and Emissions (2 cr)
AU 413* Lab for AU 412 (2 cr)
AU 416 Service and Parts Management (3 cr)
AU 418* Engine Performance (2 cr)
AU 419* Lab for AU 418 (2 cr)
AU 420 Alignment and Suspension (2 cr)
AU 421 Lab for AU 420 (2 cr)

 Second Year, Spring Semester
AU 414 New York State Inspection (1 cr) ***
AU 415 Lab for AU 414 (1 cr) ***
AU 422 Air Conditioning and Heating (2 cr)
AU 423 Lab for AU 422 (2 cr)
AU 424 Computer Assisted Mechanisms (2 cr) **
AU 425 Lab for AU 424 (2 cr) **
AU 322 Automatic Transmissions and Transaxles (2 cr)
AU 323 Lab for AU 322 (2 cr)
______ Liberal Arts Elective (3 cr)

* Prerequisites: AU 312, AU 313, AU 310 and AU 311
** Prerequisites: AU 412, AU 413, AU 418 and AU 419
*** New York State inspection license requires one year of related experience or one year toward completion of the A.A.S. in Automotive Technology. Consult your adviser before registering for AU-414.

NOTE: This is a recommended sequence. Student should consult his/her academic adviser prior to registering.