Motor Vehicle Technology, A.A.S.

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DEGREE: ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE
DIVISION: BUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGY

The degree curriculum in Motor Vehicle Technology provides two areas of concentration: Body and Fender and General Automotive. Delgado Community College has two cooperative degree programs in Motor Vehicle Technology: ASSET with Ford Motor Company and ASEP with General Motors.

Students entering either program must be sponsored by a participating Ford or GM dealer who provides supervised work experience for approximately eight weeks of each semester. The other half of the semester is spent in special classes at Delgado.

The Motor Vehicle Technology degree program is accredited by the National Automotive Technicians Education Foundation, Inc. (NATEF). 101 Blue Seal Drive S.E., Suite 101, Leesburg, VA 20175, Phone: (703) 669-6650.

The TCAs associated with this program are Motor Vehicle Maintenance and Light Repair and Automotive Gas Metal Arc Welding .

REQUIRED COURSES IN MAJOR

Required grade of “C” or higher.

Any COOP Education: Tech 3
MOVH 103 - Tools and Equipment 2
MOVH 105 - Basic Engines 2
MOVH 106 - Basic Diesel Engines 3
MOVH 130 - Fundamentals of Electricity 3
MOVH 154 - Auto Brakes 3
MOVH 156 - Auto Brakes Lab 1
MOVH 160 - Automotive Service Business 3
MOVH 231 - Motor Vehicle Electrical Systems 3
MOVH 233 - Motor Vehicle Electrical Systems Lab 1
Area of Concentration 16-17

APPROVED ELECTIVES

Choose an additional 9 hours from courses with the following prefixes: COOP and/or MOVH.

GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS

To facilitate transfer to certain colleges, substitute MATH 130 for MATH 118. See General Education Requirements for approved Humanities, Natural Science, and Social Science courses.

ENGL 101 - English Composition I 3
MATH 118 - Algebra for College Students 3
Humanities Requirement 3
Natural Science Requirement 3
Social Science Requirement 3

CONCENTRATIONS* (CHOOSE ONLY ONE)

• COLLISION REPAIR CONCENTRATION

• GENERAL AUTOMOTIVE CONCENTRATION

Choose any four of the following course pairs

TOTAL CREDIT HOURS: 64-65

NOTE:

See Graduation Requirements .

Students planning to pursue a baccalaureate program should contact that receiving institution for determination of course transferability. A listing of Delgado courses can be found at Delgado Community College’s web site at http://www.dcc.edu/transfer/courselist.pdf