This specialization includes 1,800 hours of practical experience and classroom training applicable to the auto body repair field. Laboratory experience ranges from spot repair, total wreck repair, specialized paint jobs, estimating, and rust repair to frame straightening.
Graduates may take Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) certification exams. Graduates are also eligible for New York State inspection certification. Students may take the ASE exam for certification in Refrigerant Recycling & Recovery during their senior year.
Two-year BOCES graduates who have an 80 percent class average, have a letter of recommendation from their vocational instructor, and who present a portfolio may be allowed to advance beyond minimum requirements and improve the grade for the college courses, pursue individual interests within a course, or sample course work in a separate automotive program to broaden their experience.
A student must successfully complete all courses in the prescribed four-semester program and earn a minimum cumulative index of 2.0, which is equivalent to a "C" average.
The students receive 1,800 hours of practical experience and classroom training of which 1,400 hours are lab work. There are one-and-one-half hours of lecture with four-and-one-half hours of lab work each day, for five days, 15 weeks a semester. The approximate class size is 20 freshmen and 15 seniors.
| First Semester | credits | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| AUTO | 1326 | Body Welding | 6 |
| AUTO | 1313 | Wrecker Operation & Estimating | 3 |
| AUTO | 1306 | Rust Repair | 6 |
| AUTO | 1343 | Refinishing Basics | 3 |
| 18 | |||
| Second Semester | credits | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| AUTO | 2309 | Brakes, Suspension & Structural Analysis | 9 |
| AUTO | 1344 | Reconditioning & Mechanical Components | 4 |
| AUTO | 2365 | Chassis Electrical | 5 |
| 18 | |||
| Third Semester | credits | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| AUTO | 3819 | Auto Body Skills/Computerized Estimating | 9 |
| AUTO | 3809 | Inspection, Gen Alignment, Air Condtioning, Cooling and Heating | 9 |
| 18 | |||
| Fourt Semester | credits | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| AUTO | 4639 | Major Collision Repair | 9 |
| AUTO | 4629 | Major Refinishing | 9 |
| 18 | |||
Students successfully completing autobody repair may wish to remain at Alfred in the automotive service technician, heavy equipment, truck and diesel technician, or motorsports programs another one-and-one-half years to receive a second degree upon successful completion of course. This requires department chair’s approval.