Getting Started

Placement Testing

Prerequisites

First Semester

Next Semesters

Certificate Seeking

AAS Degree Seeking

Gen Ed Classes

Non-Transfer

Transfer

Auto Program Advising



This page is intended to provide prospective, new and current automotive students assistance and guidance with program entry and course selection throughout their automotive learning experience at COD. If you have found your way here you are well on your way to having the information needed for your time in the Automotive Service Technology program.

Getting Started

The first step to taking any course at COD is to apply, that can be done via the link located on the college homepage. Once you have applied there are a few other things that must be done before you can register for automotive courses.


Placement Testing



The automotive program and COD want you to be successful in your coursework, so before you can register there are a couple of placement tests that need to be completed. These placement tests are intended to confirm that you will be capable of reading and writing at a level that will allow you to be successful in your studies. If you are going to take any math courses (associate's degree students) you will also need to take the math placement test.

If you took the ACT or SAT test and have sufficient scores you may not need to take the placement tests if you had/have your score report sent to the college records office.

Please visit the PLACEMENT TESTING PAGE for additional details regarding Reading, Writing, and Math Placement testing and course selection.


Prerequisites



A prerequisite is a course or class that must be successfully completed before another class can be taken. Prerequisites are used to help ensure that students do not take courses that they are not properly prepared for.



Classes that require Auto 1131
-Auto 1232, Auto 1240, Auto 1250, Auto 1261, Auto 2162, Auto 2280
Classes that require Auto 1131, Auto 1232, Auto 1261
-Auto 2162, Auto 2133
Classes that require Auto 1110, Auto 1120, Auto 1140, Auto 1232, Auto 1240, Auto 1250, Auto 1261, and Auto 2120
-Auto 2280
Classes that require Auto 1120 and Auto 2120
-Auto 2220 Advanced Automotive Drivetrains


First Semester Auto Courses



Now that you have been admitted and got your placement testing complete, you are ready to sign up for classes. The automotive program at COD is in demand so it is suggested that you sign-up for courses as soon as you can. The suggested courses to take in your first term are:

Auto 1131 is a prerequisite for most of the other 2nd and 3rd semester courses, so if at all possible Auto 1131 should be taken in your first term.

WHAT SHOULD I DO IF:

One of the classes is full?
Take the three that still have spots available, or
Take the general education requirements and sign up earlier next term.
Two of the classes are full?
Take the two that still have spots open, or
Take Auto 2120 Automatic Transmissions, it has no prerequisites, or
Take the general education requirements and sign up earlier next term, or
Take a welding course, welding is a valuable skill for anyone in the automotive field.
Three of the classes are full?
Take the one that still has spots open.
Take Auto 2120 Automatic Transmissions, it has no prerequisites, or
Take the general education requirements and sign up earlier next term, or
Take a welding course, welding is a valuable skill for anyone in the automotive field.
All of the classes are full?
Take Auto 2120 Automatic Transmissions, it has no prerequisites, or
Take the general education requirements and sign up earlier next term, or
Take a welding course, welding is a valuable skill for anyone in the automotive field.


After the First Semester



For your second, third, and fourth semesters you will need to take whichever automotive courses you haven't successfully completed yet. The course numbers are set up so that you can tell which order to take them in.

Remember that many 12XX, 21XX, and 22XX classes require that prerequisite classes have been successfully completed.



Certificate Seeking


Students pursuing a Certificate in Automotive Service Technology need to complete the 13 required automotive courses and one Automotive elective course; there are no required general education courses. Additional Automotive elective courses are not required but are highly suggested as a way to gain additional exposure to advanced and emerging technologies, learn about systems not included in the required classes, and obtain additional practice and experience with diagnostic processes and procedures.



Degree Seeking (AAS)



Students pursuing an Associate of Applied Science Degree in Automotive Service Technology need to complete the 13 required automotive courses, one Automotive elective course and the required general education courses. Additional Automotive elective courses are not required, but are highly suggested as a way to gain additional exposure to advanced and emerging technologies, learn about systems not included in the required classes, and obtain additional practice and experience with diagnostic processes and procedures.



General Education Suggestions



There is a minimum of six general education courses that have to be completed in order to earn an AAS degree from COD.



Non-Transfer Students


There are several options for most of the requirements, the suggested courses may be beneficial if you elect to transfer at some point in the future.


Transfer Students


There are several options for most of the requirements, the suggested courses will be beneficial when transferring your courses to a four-year institution. Many transfer students from the automotive program at COD choose to pursue a four-year Baccalaureate Degree in Automotive Technology at Southern Illinois University Carbondale, Automotive Engineering Technology at Ferris State, Automotive Management at Ferris State, or Automotive Technology Management at Penn College of Technology.