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Automotive Management Major (Bachelor of Science)

A student majoring in Automotive Management must complete a minimum of 111 hours in the major, which consists of the core courses and the technical requirements. In addition, the student must complete the required cognates, the general studies program, and all baccalaureate degree requirements as outlined in this bulletin. Students are required to pass the A1-A8 exams prior to graduation as their exit exam.

Technology Core Requirements:

AUTO 134Internal Combustion Engine Theory

2
AUTO 135Internal Combustion Engine Laboratory

2
AUTO 145Manual Drive Trains and Axles

2
AUTO 146Manual Drive Trains and Axles Laboratory

2
AUTO 156Electrical Systems

2
AUTO 157Electrical Systems Laboratory

2
AUTO 280Practicum

2
AUTO 214Engine Performance

2
AUTO 215Engine Performance Laboratory

2
AUTO 335Suspension and Steering Systems

2
AUTO 336Suspension and Steering Systems Laboratory

2
AUTO 337Brake Systems and Traction Control

2
AUTO 338Brake Systems and Traction Control Laboratory

2
AUTO 355Climate Control Systems

2
AUTO 356Climate Control Systems Laboratory

2
AUTO 357Automatic Transmissions and Transaxles

2
AUTO 358Automatic Transmissions and Transaxles Laboratory

2
AUTO 365Diesel Engines

3
AUTO 414Advanced Engine Performance

3
AUTO 434High Performance Engine Tuning

3
AUTO 466Body Electronics and Computer Systems

3
AUTO 473Hybrid Vehicles and Alternative Fuels

3
AUTO 480Advanced Practicum

2
AUTO 495Colloquium

0
TECH 321Technology and Society

4
TECH 499Senior Project

1
Electives

4
Total Credit Hours:60

AUTO 495: Open only to students of junior standing or higher. Automotive degree candidates must satisfactorily complete two quarters, at least one of which must be during the senior year.

Electives must be chosen from TECH, GRPH, PHTO, and/or AVIA in consultation with advisor.

Business Core Requirements:

ACCT 201Principles of Financial Accounting

4
ACCT 203Principles of Managerial Accounting

3
CIS 140Business Analytics with Microsoft Excel

4
CIS 240Business Analytics and Data Visualization

4
ECON 210Principles of Microeconomics

4
or
ECON 211Principles of Macroeconomics

4
FINA 351Managerial Finance

4
GBUS 270Business Communication

4
GBUS 361Business Law I

4
MGMT 366Operations Management

4
MGMT 371Principles of Management

4
MGMT 489Strategic Management

4
MKTG 381Principles of Marketing

4
Business Electives

4
Total Credit Hours:51
*Business Electives: May be chosen from courses with prefixes ACCT, CIS, FINA, ECON, GBUS, MGMT, or MKTG.

Total Credit Hours: 111

Cognates:

MATH 106Introduction to Statistics

4
PHYS 201Conceptual Physics

3
PHYS 202Conceptual Physics

3
PHYS 204Conceptual Physics Laboratory

1
PHYS 205Conceptual Physics Laboratory

1
SPCH 101Fundamentals of Speech Communication

4