Ford Motor Company Automotive Student Service Educational Training

Associate of Applied Science Degree-Ford Specialty

Central Campus Only

The Ford Automotive Student Service Educational Training (ASSET) is a two-year automotive program designed to upgrade the technical competency and professionalism of the incoming dealership technician. The curriculum is designed by Ford and San Jacinto College Central and leads to an Associate of Applied Science degree. The program involves not only attending classroom lecture and laboratory focusing on Ford products at San Jacinto College, but also allows the student to work at a Ford, Lincoln, Mercury or Mazda dealership.

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 textbooks 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 Ford ASSET program at San Jacinto College Central must apply online or in the Automotive Department Office and be approved by the Automotive Department chairman.

  1. Students who are not sponsored by a Ford, Lincoln, Mercury or Mazda dealership will not be allowed to register for Ford ASSET classes.
  2. Students must maintain sponsorship of the Ford or Lincoln, Mercury or Mazda dealership to avoid being withdrawn from Ford ASSET classes.
  3. Students unable to adhere to the Ford ASSET degree plan will be placed on departmental probation.
  4. 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.
  5. Students failing to enroll in and successfully complete the classes submitted in the approved Action Plan will be withdrawn from Ford ASSET classes.
  6. Students enrolled in Ford ASSET must have and maintain a valid driver's license and be insurable.
  7. Students enrolled in Ford ASSET must wear the dealer provided uniform when working at the dealership and when attending Ford ASSET classes in a neatly groomed manner with shirt tail tucked in.
First Semester Credit
TMTH 1313 College Mathematics or MATH 1314 College Algebra 3
AUMT 2388 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 1310 Automotive Brake Systems 3
AUMT 2388 Internship Auto/Automotive Mechanic Technician 3
ENGL 1301 Composition I 3
Speech 3
15
Spring Mini
AUMT 1345 Automotive Heating and Air Conditioning 3
  3
Post-Year 1
Summer Semester		  
AUMT 1345 Automotive Heating and Air Conditioning 3
AUMT 1419 Automotive Engine Repair 4
AUMT 1280 Internship Auto/Tech/Mech 2
9
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 2388 Internship Auto/Automotive Mechanic Technician 3
  17
Fourth Semester  
*Humanities or Fine Arts 3
PHED Activity 1
AUMT 2425 Automatic Transmission & Trans axle 4
AUMT 2313 Manual Drive Train and Axles 3
AUMT 2388 Internship Auto/Automotive Mechanic Technician 3
  14
Associate of Applied Science Degree Total 72

* Capstone Experience: AUMT 2388 or National A.S.E. Certification Exams
* Courses which satisfy this requirement are listed in the Humanities and Visual/Performing Arts section of the transfer Core Curriculum