General Motors Automotive Service Educational Program
Associate of Applied Science Degree-General Motors Specialty
The General Motors Automotive Service Educational Program (ASEP) is a two-year automotive program designed to update the technical competence and professional level of the incoming dealership technician. The curriculum has been co-designed by the General Motors Corporation and San Jacinto College to lead to an Associate of Applied Science degree in Automotive Technology. The program requires the student to work at a General Motors dealership as well as attend San Jacinto College classroom lectures and laboratory classes where he/she will work on General Motors products.
Students are required to furnish a prescribed basic hand tool set and be prepared to upgrade required tools as the program progresses. All tuition, fees, and textbook costs are the responsibility of the Student. Interested students should contact the college Automotive Department for an information packet. Registration for beginning students is limited to the fall semester of each year.
Program Criteria:
All candidates registering for the General Motors ASEP program at San Jacinto College Central must apply online or in the Automotive Department Office and be approved by the Automotive Department chairman.
- Students who are not sponsored by a General Motors dealership will not be allowed to register for General Motors ASEP classes.
- Students must maintain sponsorship of the General Motors dealership to avoid being withdrawn from General Motors ASEP classes
- Students unable to adhere to the General Motors ASEP degree plan will be placed on departmental probation.
- Students placed on departmental probation are required to meet with the Automotive Department chairman to discuss an Action Plan prior to registering for the next semester. Students will submit an Action Plan to the Automotive Department chairman identifying course deficiencies and a strategy for correcting these deficiencies during the following semester(s). The department chairman must approve all Action Plans.
- Students failing to enroll in and successfully complete the classes submitted in the approved Action Plan will be withdrawn from General Motors ASEP classes.
- Students enrolled in General Motors ASEP must have and maintain a valid driver's license and be insurable.
- Students enrolled in General Motors ASEP must wear the dealer provided uniform neatly groomed with shirt tail tucked in when working at the dealership and when attending General Motors ASEP classes.
| First Semester | Credit |
| TMTH 1313 College Mathematics or MATH 1314 College Algebra | 3 |
| AUMT 2389 Internship-Auto/Automotive Mechanic Technician | 3 |
| AUMT 1305 Introduction to Automotive Technology | 3 |
| AUMT 1407 Automotive Electrical Systems | 4 |
| PHED Activity | 1 |
| 14 | |
| Second Semester | |
| AUMT 1316 Steering and Suspension | 3 |
| AUMT 1419 Automotive Engine Repair | 4 |
| AUMT 2389 Internship Auto/Automotive Mechanic Technician | 3 |
| ENGL 1301 Composition I | 3 |
| Speech | 3 |
| 16 | |
| Post-Year 1 Summer Semester |
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| AUMT 2313 Manual Drive Train and Axles | 3 |
| AUMT 1345 Automotive Heating & Air Conditioning | 3 |
| AUMT 1281 Cooperative Education-Auto Technician | 2 |
| 8 | |
| Third Semester | |
| ENGL 2311 Technical Report Writing | 3 |
| SOCI 1301 Introduction Sociology | 3 |
| AUMT 2417 Engine Performance Analysis I | 4 |
| AUMT 2434 Engine Performance Analysis II | 4 |
| AUMT 2389 Internship Automotive Technician | 3 |
| 17 | |
| Fourth Semester | |
| *Humanities or Fine Arts | 3 |
| PHED Activity | 1 |
| AUMT 2425 Automatic Transmission & Trans axle | 4 |
| AUMT 1310 Automotive Brake Systems | 3 |
| AUMT 2389 Internship-Automotive Technician | 3 |
| 14 | |
| Associate of Applied Science Degree Total | 69 |
* Capstone Experience: AUMT 2389 or National A.S.E. Certification Exams.