Auto Body Repair Technology

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Automotive Body Repair Technology +6421
Automotive Body Repair Technology is intended to provide the student with detailed knowledge of Body-Over-Frame and Unitized-Construction techniques as they apply to the automobile. Focus will be on the repair and the replacement procedures used in the collision repair industry.

First Year
First Semester
Course		Semester Hours
ABDR 1315	Vehicle Trim and Hardware	3
ABDR 1419	Basic Metal Repair	4
ABDR 1455	Minor Metal Repair	4
ABDR 1449	Automotive Plastic & Sheet Molded Compound Repair	4
………	Humanities/Fine Arts Elective	3
		18
Second Semester
Course		Semester Hours
ABDR 1441	Structural Analysis & Damage Repair I	4
ABDR 1442	Structural Analysis & Damage Repair II	4
ABDR 2431	Structural Analysis & Damage Repair III	4
ABDR 1307	Auto Body Welding	3
ABDR 1311	Vehicle Measuring & Damage Repair Procedures	3
		18
Summer Semester
Course		Semester Hours
ABDR 1431	Basic Refinishing	4

Second Year
First Semester
Course		Semester Hours
AUMT 1445	Automotive Heating and Air Conditioning	4
AUMT 1316	Automotive Suspension and Steering System	3
MATH 1333	Mathematical Topics	3
ENGL 1301	Grammar and Composition	3
ITSC 1309	Integrated Software Applications I	3
		16

Second Semester
Course		Semester Hours
ABDR 2355	Collision Repair Estimating	3
ABDR 2257	Collision Repair Shop Management	2
ABDR 2380	Coop.Ed.-Autobody/Collision and Repair Technology/Technician**	3
………	Speech Elective	3
...........	Social & Behavioral Science Elective	3
		14
		Total Hours 70

+ Course of study identification number.
> Designates courses which articulate with high school courses.
** Capstone Experience.
Note: A student who completes the required courses with an overall average of C may receive an Associate of Applied Science degree.
Applied Science degree. In order to receive the National Automotive Training Education Foundation (NATEF) Certificate a student must successfully complete each ASE Certification area with a “B” or better and pass two ASE automotive collision repair technician exams

Automotive Body Repair Technology +6421F
Basic Automotive Body Repair Technology
40 - Hour Certificate Program

First Semester
Course		Semester Hours
ABDR 1315	Vehicle Trim and Hardware	3
ABDR 1419	Basic Metal Repair	4
ABDR 1455	Minor Metal Repair	4
ABDR 1449	Automotive Plastic and Sheet Molded Compound Repair	4
		15
Second Semester
Course		Semester Hours
ABDR 1441	Structural Analysis & Damage Repair I	4
ABDR 1442	Structural Analysis & Damage Repair II	4
ABDR 2431	Structural Analysis & Damage Repair III	4
ABDR 1311	Vehicle Measurement & Damage Repair Procedures	3
ABDR 1307	Auto Body Welding	3
		18
Summer Semester
Course		Semester Hours
ABDR 1431	Basic Refinishing	4
ABDR 2380	Coop.Ed.-Autobody/Collision and Repair Technology/Technician**	3
		7
		Total Hours 40

+ Course of study identification number.
** Capstone Experience.
Students not eligible to enroll in MATH 0308 must enroll in TECM 1303.
Note: A student who completes the required courses with an overall average of "C" will receive a one-year certificate of completion in Automotive Body Repair Technology. In order to receive the National Automotive Training Education Foundation (NATEF) Certificate a student must successfully complete each ASE Certification area with a “B” or better and pass two ASE automotive collision repair technician exams.

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