Auto Body/Collision Repair Tec (CRT)

Introduces the student to safety, sanding, grinding, pulling, roughing and filling: the use of tools and equipment; and preparing and priming automotive panels through lectures and demonstration. Lecture: 2 credits (30 contact hours).

Provides instruction in the replacement and alignment of bolts on automotive parts such as doors, hood, and fenders; as well as instruction on the repair and replacement of non-structural weld-on automotive panels by aligning, welding, cutting and drilling through demonstrations and lectures. Includes instruction on how to repair plastic, fiberglass, SMC and flexible automobile parts. Lecture: 6 credits (90 contact hours).

Provides practical experience in the replacement and alignment of bolts on automotive parts such as doors, hood, and fenders; as well as instruction on the repair and replacement of non-structural weld-on automotive panels by aligning, welding, cutting and drilling. Includes instruction on how to repair plastic, fiberglass, SMC and flexible automobile parts. Requires skills that are most effectively taught and practiced on live work; the exact content will be influenced by the live work available. Pre-requisite Or Laboratory: 6 credits (180-270 contact hours).

Provides instruction in the use of lacquer, acrylic enamel and base coat/clear coat refinishing products, masking procedures, preparations and paint problems. Lecture: 6 credits (90 contact hours).

Provides instruction in the use of lacquer, acrylic enamel and base coat/clear coat refinishing products, masking procedures, preparations and paint problems. (The auto and/or autos being used for live work will determine exact content.) Laboratory: 6 credits (180-270 contact hours).

Provides supervised on-the-job work experience related to the students' education objectives. (Students participating in the practicum do not receive compensation. May be taken for 1-8 credits.) Practicum: 1-8 credit hours.

Presents instruction on the analysis, repair and replacement of structural panels on unibody automobiles and body and frame alignment on unibody and frame cars. Lecture: 6 credits (90 contact hours).

Presents instruction on the analysis, repair and replacement of structural panels on unibody automobiles and body and frame alignment on unibody and frame cars. Laboratory: 6 credits (180-270 contact hours).

Provides instruction in the diagnosis, repair, and/or replacement of suspension, steering, electrical, brake, drive train, fuel, exhaust, and restraint systems. Includes theories and concepts of heating and air conditioning systems. Lecture: 6 credits (90 contact hours).

Provides practical experience in the diagnosis, repair, and/or replacement of suspension, steering, electrical, brake, drive train, fuel, exhaust, and restraint systems. Includes demonstration of theories and concepts of heating and air conditioning systems. Involves live work on automobiles. Laboratory: 6 credits (180-270 contact hours).

Designed for students to satisfactorily complete collision repair tasks or to enhance their skills in the occupational area. Laboratory: 1 credit (45 contact hours).

Designed for students to satisfactorily complete collision repair tasks or to enhance their skills in the occupational area. Laboratory: 3 credits (135 contact hours).

Provides supervised on-the-job work experience related to the students' education objectives. (Students participating in the practicum do not receive compensation.) Independent Study: 2 credits (150 contact hours).

Provides supervised on-the-job work experience related to the students' educational objectives. (Students participating in the Co-op Education program receive compensation for their work.) Co-Op: 2 credits (150 contact hours).