Diesel Heavy Equipment Master Technician, AAS

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CODE: DLS-AAS | TOTAL CREDITS: 62 | FINANCIAL AID ELIGIBILITY: Eligible

SCHOOL: School of Advanced and Applied Technologies

DEPARTMENT: Department of Applied Technology

DESCRIPTION

The Diesel/Heavy Equipment program prepares students to enter the workforce as technicians to maintain, diagnose, and repair heavy equipment. The program focuses both on over the road trucks as well as diesel powered heavy equipment typically used in the construction industry. Students will learn diesel engine and propulsion systems, fuel management systems, related accessory components, hydraulics, and HVAC. All students will be prepared to take ASE certification exams at the completion of the appropriate course.

ACADEMIC MAP

Map: CSN AAS Diesel Heavy Equipment Master Technician

Student Learning Outcomes

Prepare for employment in the Diesel Technology Industry as a Certified Technician.
Prepare to take the following ASE/NATEF certification exams: ASE T2, ASE T3, ASE T4, ASE T5, ASE T6, and ASE T7.
Prepare for the IMACA refrigerant handling certification.
Pass the SP2 safety and pollution prevention certification.

General Education Requirements

TOTAL GENERAL EDUCATION CREDITS: 22

300-level and above courses cannot be used to satisfy GE requirements.

Mathematics (3 Credits)

^{NOTE: Your first college-level MATH course MUST be completed before reaching 30 total college-level credits.}

Recommended: MATH 104B

MATH 104B - Applied Mathematics
or MATH 116 - Technical Mathematics or above (except MATH 122 and MATH 123)

English Composition (3-5 Credits)

^{NOTE: Your first college-level ENG course MUST be completed before reaching 30 total college-level credits.}

Recommended: ENG 107

Communications (3 Credits)

Recommended: COM 115

Human Relations (3 Credits)

Recommended: ALS 101

Natural Science (3 Credits)

Recommended: ENV 101

Fine Arts/Humanities/Social Science (3 Credits)

Recommended: COM 101

any AM prefix course
or any ANTH prefix course (except ANTH 102 and ANTH 110L)
or any ART prefix course
or any COM prefix course
or CRJ 104 - Introduction to Administration of Justice
or DAN 101 - Dance Appreciation
or any ECON prefix course
or ENG 223 - Themes of Literature
or GEOG 106 - Introduction to Cultural Geography
or HHP 150 - Living Healthy and Well
or HHP 201 - Stress Management
or HHP 213 - Healthy Aging
or any HIST prefix course
or any MUS prefix course (except MUS 100)
or any PHIL prefix course
or PHO 101 - Beginning Photography
or any PSC prefix course
or any SOC prefix course
or any THTR prefix course (except THTR 275)
or WMST 113 - Gender, Race, and Class
or World Languages 101B or above (this includes the following course prefixes: ARA, ARM, CHI, FIL, FREN, GER, GRE, ITAL, JPN, KOR, LAT, PORT, RUS, SPAN, and THAI)

U.S. and Nevada Constitutions (4-6 Credits)

Recommended: HIST 100 or PSC 101

Four Credit Options
HIST 100 - Historical Issues and Contemporary Society
or PSC 101 - Introduction to American Politics
Six Credit Options
HIST 101 - U.S. History to 1877
and HIST 102 - U.S. History Since 1877
or
HIST 101 - U.S. History to 1877
and HIST 217 - Nevada History
or
HIST 102 - U.S. History Since 1877
and HIST 111 - Survey of U.S. Constitutional History
or
HIST 111 - Survey of U.S. Constitutional History
and HIST 217 - Nevada History

Major Requirements

TOTAL MAJOR REQUIREMENTS CREDITS: 40

Grades of D+, D, and D- in the major requirements (occupational) area in an Associate of Applied Science degree program will not count toward graduation requirements.

DT 104 - Diesel Equipment Service
and DT 115 - Diesel/Heavy Equipment Electrical Systems
and DT 117 - Advanced Diesel/Heavy Equipment Electronics
and DT 136 - Diesel Engine Repair I
and DT 138 - Diesel Engine Repair II
and DT 145 - Diesel Brake Systems
and DT 150B - Diesel Hydraulics
and DT 155 - Steering, Suspension and Hydraulic Directional Controls
and DT 165 - Diesel/Heavy Equipment Heating, Air Conditioning
and DT 205 - Diesel/Heavy Equipment Drive Train and Axles