This specialization includes 1,800 hours of practical experience and classroom training applicable to the motorsport field. Program includes brake systems, alignment procedures, electronic controls, engine overhaul, and transmission overhaul. A major emphasis in the program is to teach the students fabrication and set-up on various types of race vehicles.
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.
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, five days per week, 15 weeks a semester.
| First Semester | credits | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| AUTO | 1109 | Brakes, Steering, and Suspension Systems | 9 |
| AUTO | 1124 | Automotive Welding | 4 |
| AUTO | 1135 | Automotive Basic Electronics & Component Overhau | 5 |
| 18 | |||
| Second Semester | credits | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| AUTO | 3409 | Engine Service | 9 |
| AUTO | 1169 | Tune up, Electronic Engine Controls & Electrical Diagnosis | 9 |
| 18 | |||
| Third Semester | credits | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| AUTO | 3506 | Intro to Motorsports | 6 |
| AUTO | 3504 | M/S Fabrication I | 4 |
| AUTO | 3514 | Racing Suspension | 4 |
| AUTO | 3524 | High Performance Tune-up/Electronic | 4 |
| 18 | |||
| Fourth Semester | credits | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| AUTO | 3535 | High Performance Engine Building | 5 |
| AUTO | 3544 | M/S Aerodynamics | 4 |
| AUTO | 3534 | High Performance Steering, Brake & Chassis | 4 |
| AUTO | 3545 | M/S Fabrication II | 5 |
| 18 | |||