Parkland College

Automotive Ford ASSET Program

Program Code: EAFT AAS

Associate in Applied Science (A.A.S.)
Minimum graduation requirement — 71 semester hours

ASSET (Automotive Student Service Educational Training) is a two-year program leading to an Associate in Applied Science degree in Automotive Service Technology. It is a joint effort of Ford Motor Company, Ford, Lincoln-Mercury, and Mazda dealers, and Parkland College. The ASSET curriculum utilizes periods of classroom work alternating with periods of paid, full-time work experience at a sponsoring Ford, Lincoln-Mercury, or Mazda dealership. Graduates of the ASSET program can enter the workforce as entry-level service technicians with certifications from Ford Motor Company.

Students can enter the ASSET program each fall semester. Classroom sessions are eight weeks long and alternate with eight-week cooperative work sessions. Enrollment in all AFM classes requires approval of the ASSET director.

CLASS SEQUENCE FOR THE TWO-YEAR PROGRAM:

August to October (8-weeks)
(classroom instruction 15 credit hours)

Credit Hours

AFM 115 Basic Automotive Electrical

6

AFM 156 Dealership Operations

2

MAT 131 Technical Mathematics

3

SPE 120 Interpersonal Communication or SPE 101 Introductory Speech Communication

3
 

October to December (8-weeks)
(co-op work experience in dealership 2 credit hours)

 

AFM 256 Directed Co-op I

2
 

January to March (8-weeks)
(classroom instruction 13 credit hours)

 

AFM 117 Computer Controls and Scan Tools

4

AFM 118 Noise Vibration and Harshness Principles and Diagnosis

2

AFM 153 Brakes and ABS

4

Social Science or Humanities elective I

3
 

March to May (8-weeks)
(co-op work experience in dealership 2 credit hours)

 

AFM 257 Directed Co-op II

2
 

May to July (8-weeks)
(classroom instruction 11 credit hours)

 

AFM 112 Manual Transmission and Drive

4

AFM 217 Climate Control Systems

4

AFM 253 Steering and Suspension Systems

3
 

August to October (8-weeks)
(co-op work experience in dealership 2 credit hours)

 

AFM 258 Directed Co-op III

2
 

October to December (8-weeks)
(classroom instruction 13 credit hours)

 

AFM 252 Engine Performance

8

ENG 101 English Composition I

3

WLD 110 Beginning Gas and Arc Welding

2
 

January to March (8-weeks)
(co-op work experience in dealership 2 credit hours)

 

AFM 259 Directed Co-op IV

2
 

March to May (8-weeks)
(classroom instruction 8 credit hours)

 

AFM 132 Internal Combustion Engines.

4

AFM 233 Automatic Transmissions

5

Social Science or Humanities elective II

      3

Total semester credit hours

71

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