Associate of Science in Automotive Service Technology - Master Service Technician Track
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Associate of Science in Automotive Service Technology - Master Service Technician Track
Total Credit Hours: 73-74
The Associate of Science program in Automotive Service Technology Master Technician offers students both a comprehensive general education as well as advanced technical training in all automotive systems to include: brakes; electrical/electronic; engine performance; suspension & steering; automatic transmission; manual transmission/transaction; engine repair; manual drive trains; and Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC).
The primary program objective is to prepare students to pass all eight content area certification examinations administered by the National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE). Upon passage of examinations and after two years of automotive industry experience, students will receive ASE Certification as a Master Automobile Technician.
General Education Requirements | ||
Course | Course Name | Credits |
EN___ | English Requirement | 3 |
MA___ | Mathematics Requirement | 3-4 |
SI___ | Natural & Physical Sciences Requirement | 4 |
Social & Behavioral Sciences Requirement | 3 | |
Computer Literacy (Choose 1) | ||
CS151 | Windows Applications | 3 |
CS152 | Macintosh Applications | |
Humanities & Fine Arts Requirement (Choose 1) | ||
ASL100 | American Sign Language I | 4 |
JA110 | Japanese I | |
CH110 | CHamoru I | |
Major Requirements | ||
Course | Course Name | Credits |
AST100 | Introduction to Automotive Service | 3 |
AST110 | Engine Repair | 3 |
AST120 | Automatic Transmission & Transaxle | 3 |
AST130 | Manual Drive Train & Axles I | 3 |
AST140 | Suspension and Steering | 3 |
AST150 | Brake Systems I | 3 |
AST160 | Electrical/Electronic Systems | 3 |
AST170 | Heating and Air Conditioning | 3 |
AST180A | Engine Performance I | 3 |
AST180B | Engine Performance II | 3 |
AST210 | Theory/Practicum: Engine Repair | 3 |
AST220 | Theory/Practicum: Automotive Transmission and Transaxle | 3 |
AST230 | Theory/Practicum: Manual Drive Train and Axles | 2 |
AST240 | Theory/Practicum: Suspension and Steering | 2 |
AST250 | Theory/Practicum: Brakes | 2 |
AST260 | Theory/Practicum: Electrical/Electronic Systems | 4 |
AST270 | Theory/Practicum: Heating and Air Conditioning | 2 |
AST280 | Theory/Practicum: Engine Performance | 5 |
Program Total | 73-74 |
2024-2025 College Catalog
Recognizing the necessity for students to succeed in the complex and rapidly changing workplace, Guam Community College offers a general education curriculum that introduces students to major areas of knowledge and methods of inquiry. All degree programs require an interdisciplinary general education component that promotes the development of intellectual skills that enable students to become effective learners and informed citizens. Critical thinking, the use of language and computation, appropriate social skills, global awareness and respect for diverse opinions are among the learning outcomes provided in the general education requirements of each program.
Guam Community College believes that general education provides the academic foundation necessary for students to achieve their life goals. General education is intended to offer students a breadth of quality student learning experiences, encourage their respect for cultural heritage, promote their ethical and responsible social behavior and facilitate their life-long learning.
The General Education program strives to foster student learning and skill development in civic engagement, critical thinking, understanding of the relationship between the individual and society, information literacy, oral communication, quantitative reasoning, and written communication.
Guam Community College believes that high quality general education opportunities for all citizens are necessary for democratic principles and practices to exist and for a sound economy to flourish. The College continually scrutinizes the general education curriculum in order to assure that all degrees and certificates granted by the College support this vision of general education and that it serves as a means to inspire hope, opportunity and responsibility in all its constituencies.
Requirements for General Education follow the options described below. Students declared prior to fall 2010 will follow the requirements indicated in the applicable catalog in which they first declared their major program at the College.
Notes on General Education requirements
Students are advised to check the requirements for their specific programs before taking General Education courses.
Courses chosen to meet the general education requirements may not be used to meet the Major Requirements of a student’s specific degree program.
The list contains courses with pre-requisites, so students should make their choices carefully and thoughtfully. Students may consult a counselor or an academic advisor for guidance in choosing any of the course options listed.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Some programs require different levels of coursework to meet General Education requirements, please review the individual programs for more information.
GENERAL EDUCATION | ||
Scope 1: Skills for and Application of Lifelong Learning | ||
Freshman Composition (Choose one course from the following to meet the required 3-4 credits) | ||
Course # | Course Name | Credits |
EN 110 | Freshman Composition | 3 |
EN110A | Freshman Composition with Instructional Lab | 4 |
EN 111 | Writing for Research | 3 |
Mathematics (Choose one course from the following to meet the required 3-4 credits)* | ||
Course # | Course Name | Credits |
MA 110A | Finite Mathematics | 3 |
MA 115 | Fundamentals of College Algebra | 3 |
MA 161A | College Algebra & Trigonometry I | 4 |
*Any college level math will be considered for the completion of this category | ||
Literacy for Life Skills (Choose one course from the following to meet the required 3 credits) | ||
Course # | Course Name | Credits |
CO 110 | Critical Thinking for Civic Engagement | 3 |
CS 151 | Windows Applications | |
CS 152 | Macintosh Applications | |
Scope 2: Broad Comprehension of the Development of Knowledge, Practice and Interpretation | ||
Humanities & Fine Arts (Choose one course from the following to meet the required 3-4 credits)* | ||
Course # | Course Name | Credits |
ASL 100 | American Sign Language I | 4 |
CH 110 | Chamorro I | 4 |
ED 265 | Culture & Education in Guam | 3 |
CO 125 | Introduction to Human Communication and Speech | 3 |
EN 210 | Introduction to Literature | 3 |
HI 121 | World Civilization (Pre-historic Time to 1500) | 3 |
HI 122 | World Civilization (1500 to Present Time) | 3 |
HI 176 | Guam History | 3 |
HM 110 | Introduction to Community Services | 3 |
HM 201 | Social Welfare & Development | 3 |
HU 120 | Pacific Cultures | 3 |
HU 220 | Guam Cultures & Legends | 3 |
JA 110 | Japanese I | 4 |
KE 110 | Korean I | 4 |
PI 101 | Introduction to Philosophy | 3 |
TH 101 | Introduction to the Theater | 3 |
VC 101 | Introduction to Visual Communications | 3 |
*Any foreign language, humanities, or fine arts course will be considered for the completion of this category | ||
Natural & Physical Sciences (Choose one course and the corresponding lab from the following to meet the required 4 credits)** | ||
Course # | Course Name | Credits |
SI 101/101L | Introduction to Chemistry (3) & Introduction to Chemistry Laboratory (1) | 4 |
SI 103/103L | Introduction to Marine Biology (3) & Introduction to Marine Biology Laboratory (1) | |
SI 105/105L | Introduction to Physical Geology (3) & Introduction to Physical Geology Laboratory (1) | |
SI 110/110L | Environmental Biology (3) & Environmental Biology Laboratory (1) | |
SI 141 | Applied Physics I | |
SI 150/150L | Introduction to Microbiology (3) & Introduction to Microbiology Laboratory (1) | |
SI131/131L | Human Anatomy & Physiology I (3) & Human Anatomy & Physiology I Laboratory (1) | |
SI132/132L | Human Anatomy & Physiology II (3) & Human Anatomy & Physiology II Laboratory (1) | |
**The exception to this would be SI141 which does not include a laboratory requirement | ||
Scope 3: Preparation for and Acceptance of Responsible Participation in Civil Society | ||
Social & Behavioral Sciences (Choose one course from the following to meet the required 3 credits) | ||
Course # | Course Name | Credits |
EC 110 | Principles of Economics | 3 |
PS140 | American Government | 3 |
PY 100 | Personal Adjustment | 3 |
PY 120 | General Psychology | 3 |
PY 125 | Interpersonal Relations | 3 |
SO 130 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
CJ 100 | Introduction to Criminal Justice | 3 |
WG 101 | Introduction to Women and Gender Studies | 3 |
*Any social and behavioral science course will be considered for the completion of this category | ||
Minimum General Education Requirements | 19 |
2024-2025 College Catalog
Year 1 | |||||
Semester 1 | Semester 2 | ||||
Course | Course Name | Credits | Course | Course Name | Credits |
EN110 | Freshman Composition | 3 | AST110 | Engine Repair | 3 |
MA110A | Finite Mathematics | 3 | AST140 | Suspension and Steering | 3 |
AST100 | Introduction to Automotive Service | 3 | AST130 | Manual Drive Train & Axles I | 3 |
SI103/ 103L |
Introduction to Marine Bio (3) & Introduction to Marine Bio Lab (1) | 4 | AST120 | Automatic Transmission & Transaxle | 3 |
Total | 13 | Total | 12 | ||
Year 2 | |||||
Semester 3 | Semester 4 | ||||
Course | Course Name | Credits | Course | Course Name | Credits |
AST150 | Brake Systems I | 3 | AST180B | Engine Performance II | 3 |
AST160 | Electrical/Electronic Systems | 3 | PY125 | Interpersonal Relations | 3 |
AST180A | Engine Performance I | 3 | CS151 | Windows Applications | 3 |
AST170 | Heating and Air Conditioning | 3 | AST210 | Theory/Practicum: Engine Repair | 3 |
Total | 12 | Total | 12 | ||
Year 3 | |||||
Semester 5 | Semester 6 | ||||
Course | Course Name | Credits | Course | Course Name | Credits |
AST220 | Theory/Practicum: Automotive Transmission and Transaxle | 3 | AST260 | Theory/Practicum: Electrical/Electronic Systems | 4 |
AST230 | Theory/Practicum: Manual Drive Train and Axles | 2 | AST280 | Theory/Practicum: Engine Performance | 5 |
AST240 | Theory/Practicum: Suspension and Steering | 2 | VC101 | Introduction to Visual Communications | 3 |
AST250 | Theory/Practicum: Brakes | 2 | |||
AST270 | Theory/Practicum: Heating and Air Conditioning | 2 | |||
Total | 11 | Total | 12 | ||
Year 1 Total | 25 | Year 2 Total | 24 | ||
Year 3 Total | 23 | ||||
Program Total | 73-74 |
2024-2025 College Catalog
- Identify the purposes and proper functioning of the core components of an automotive engine.
- Test the performance of the heating, ventilation, and air conditioning system and perform corrective action.
- Demonstrate the proper use of a digital multimeter (DMM) during diagnosis of electrical circuit problems.
- Service components in the brake, steering, and suspension systems.