Auto Body Repair and Refinishing Technology

This is a laboratory course covering the basic fundamentals of auto body repair. Emphasis is placed on learning the basic repair methods, stressing the quality of the repair. Lab tasks are performed on donated salvage vehicles. Tasks are assigned according to the NATEF task list. (F)

ABOD 102 applies basic procedures learned in ABOD 101 to production-type vehicles. Using NATEF task lists, the student will take vehicle from damaged state through the initial priming stage. Prerequisite: ABOD 101 and ABOD 113. (F)

This is a continuation of ABOD 102. The procedures learned in ABOD 101, 102, 103, 113, 115, 116 and 120 will be applied to production vehicles. The student will take a vehicle from primer to refinish and perform final detailing to produce a satisfied customer. Prerequisites: ABOD 102 and 115. (S)

This is a continuation of ABOD 103. The procedures learned in ABOD 101, 102, 103, 113, 115, 116 and 120 will be applied to production vehicles. The student will take a vehicle from primer to refinish and perform final detailing to produce a satisfied customer. Prerequisites: ABOD 103 and 116. (S)

This is a lecture and demonstration course covering the basic fundamentals of auto body repair. Emphasis is placed on learning the basic repair methods, stressing the quality of the repair. (F)

This is a lecture and demonstration course covering the basic fundamentals of auto body repair. Emphasis is placed on learning the basic repair methods, stressing the quality of the repair. Prerequisite: ABOD 101 and ABOD 115. (F)

This is a lecture course covering the basic equipment of auto body repair and plastic repair. Emphasis is placd on learning the basic uses and maintenance of the repair equipment. Tasks are assigned according to the NATEF task list. Prerequisites: ABOD 102 and ABOD 115. (S)

This is a lecture course covering the materials used in auto body repair. Emphasis in placed on learning the refinish materials used in auto body repair and the application methods safely. Tasks are assigned according to the NATEF task list. Prerequisites: ABOD 103 and ABOD 116. (S)

This course is a practical introduction to electrical and electronic systems, brake systems, air conditioning systems, cooling systems, drive train, fuel, intake and exhaust systems, and restraint systems. Major emphasis is the utilization of lecture, discussion and demonstrations to the production lab on customer production projects. Prerequisites: All ABOD 100-level courses. (F)

This course covers the tasks necessary to diagnose, repair, and replace various steering, suspension, and wheel alignment related components. It also involves the understanding and usage of various types of equipment used to perform these tasks. (F)

This theory/lab course covers the setup and usage of equipment used to measure, anchor, and repair full frame, unibody, and structural parts on today's vehicles. Prerequisites: All ABOD 100-level courses. (F)

This lab course will provide the student practical application in advanced repair methods. This will include frame, body, suspension, glass, refinishing, and related procedures. Prerequisites: ABOD 100-level courses. (F)

This theory/lab course covers tasks necessary to repair and replace frame, unibody, and structural parts on today's vehicles. Various types of frame repair equipment will be used in this course. Prerequisites: All ABOD 100-level courses, ABOD 201, ABOD 202, ABO 203. (S)

This theory/lab course covers common practices when estimating vehicles that have been involved in a collision to get an accurate repair cost and job costing each vehicle to show a profit or loss. Prerequisites: ABOD 201, ABOD 202, and ABOD 203. (S)

This lab course will continue to provide the student practical application in advanced repair methods. This will include frame, body, suspension, glass, refinishing, and related procedures. Prerequisites: ABOD 201, ABOD 202, ABOD 203. (S)

A course designed to meet special departmental needs during new course development. It is used for one year after which time the course is assigned a different number.

Cooperative Education offers students the opportunity to integrate career, social and personal development into the educational process. The cooperative education program allows students to integrate classroom study with a paid work experience related to their fields of study. It is recommended that a student has successfully completed one year of academic study.

A course designed to meet special departmental needs.