Automotive Service Technology, Certificate of Achievement

General Education Requirements: 6 Semester Hours

Must include:

• ENG 130 - Technical Writing and Communication

• or

• ENG 101 - Rhetoric I
• Select one course from Groups I-V: General Education 

Major Core Requirements: 26 Semester Hours

• AS 102 - Automotive Engine Rebuilding
• AS 104 - Electrical Fundamentals
• AS 106 - Automotive Fundamentals
• AS 108 - Automotive Service I
• AS 112 - Chassis, Steering and Alignment
• AS 114 - Electrical/Electronic Diagnosis
• AS 116 - Automotive Fuel Systems
• AS 118 - Automotive Service II

Total Required Hours: 32 Semester Hours

Includes Online Courses

This program includes the option for distance education courses (online and/or hybrid).

Completion Guide

First Semester

• AS 102 - Automotive Engine Rebuilding
• AS 104 - Electrical Fundamentals
• AS 106 - Automotive Fundamentals
• AS 108 - Automotive Service I
• ENG 101 - Rhetoric I

• Or ENG 130 - Technical Writing and Communication  

Second Semester

• AS 114 - Electrical/Electronic Diagnosis
• AS 116 - Automotive Fuel Systems
• AS 118 - Automotive Service II
• Take one course from Groups I-V: Career and Technical General Education  

Third Semester

• AS 112 - Chassis, Steering and Alignment

Graduation Requirements

Graduation Requirements

To be awarded an Associate degree at Joliet Junior College, each student must meet the following requirements:

1. Satisfy all admissions requirements.

2. Complete the courses required to earn the given degree. If the student is a transfer student with coursework taken elsewhere, he/she must complete a minimum of 60

credit hours of which 15 credit hours applicable to the degree are earned at JJC. Proficiency test, CLEP, and Advanced Placement does not meet this requirement.

3. Earn a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.0.

4. Discharge all financial obligations to the College and have no restrictions.

5. File an application for graduation. An application should be filed at the time of registration for the student’s anticipated last semester.

6. Have all official transcripts from other college/universities on file in the Graduation Office by the graduation filing date for evaluation of credit. A delay in the process

may result in a later graduation date.

To be awarded a Certificate of Achievement, Certificate of Completion, or Occupational Certificate at JJC, each student must meet the following requirements:

1. Satisfy all admission requirements.

2. Complete the courses required to earn the chosen certificate. Complete a minimum of 1-8 credit hours (Occupational Certificate),  4-29 credit hours (Certificate of Completion) or 30-50 credit hours (Certificate of Achievement). If the student is a transfer student with coursework taken elsewhere, he/she must complete a minimum of 25% of the total required credit hours applicable to the certificate at JJC. Proficiency test, CLEP, and Advanced Placement do not meet this requirement.

3. Earn a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.0 in the area of concentration.

4. Discharge all financial obligations to the college and have no restrictions.

5. File an application for graduation. An application should be filed at the time of registration for the student’s anticipated last semester.

6. Have all official transcripts from other college/universities on file in the Graduation Office by the graduation filing date for evaluation of credit. A delay in the process

may result in a later graduation date.

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