Motorsports Technology (AOS)

Application Code:
1619
Degree Received:
Associate in Occupational Studies (AOS)
Academic Department:
Automotive Trades

Description:

This specialization includes 1,800 hours of practical experience and classroom training applicable to the motorsport field. Program includes brake systems, alignment procedures, electronic controls, engine overhaul, and transmission overhaul. A major emphasis in the program is to teach the students fabrication and set-up on various types of race vehicles.

Entrance Requirements & Recommendations:

  • Recommended: Math A (algebra).

Accreditation/Certification:

  • Students may take Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) certification exams.
  • First-year courses are certified by NATEF (National Automotive Technicians Education Foundation, Inc.) and Alfred serves as a test center.
  • Endorsed by Patriot Sprint Group

Articulation Agreements:

Two-year BOCES graduates who have an 80 percent class average, have a letter of recommendation from their vocational instructor, and present a portfolio may be allowed to advance beyond minimum requirements and improve the grade for the college courses, pursue individual interests within a course, or sample course work in a separate automotive program to broaden their experience.

Graduation Requirements:

A student must successfully complete all courses in the prescribed four-semester program and earn a minimum cumulative index of 2.0, which is equivalent to a "C" average.

Career Opportunities:

  • Chassis specialist
  • High performance motorsport technician
  • Crew foreman
  • Pit crew member
  • Engine builder
  • Transmission builder

Typical Semester Layout:

Students receive 1,800 hours of practical experience and classroom training of which 1,400 hours are lab work. There are one-and-one-half hours of lecture with four-and-one-half hours of lab work each day, five days per week, 15 weeks a semester.

First Semester credits
AUTO 1109 Brakes, Steering, and Suspension Systems 9
AUTO 1124 Automotive Welding 4
AUTO 1135 Automotive Basic Electronics & Component Overhaul 5
      18
Second Semester credits
AUTO 3409 Engine Service 9
AUTO 4449
Drive Train Service
9
      18
Third Semester credits
AUTO 3506 Intro to Motorsports 6
AUTO 3504 M/S Fabrication I 4
AUTO 3514 Racing Suspension 4
AUTO 3524 High Performance Tune-up/Electronic 4
      18
Fourth Semester credits
AUTO 3535 High Performance Engine Building 5
AUTO 3544 M/S Aerodynamics 4
AUTO 3534 High Performance Steering, Brake & Chassis 4
AUTO 3545 M/S Fabrication II 5
      18
Employment and Transfer Report
Employment and Transfer Rate:
100%
Survey Details200520062007
Receiving Degrees 12
14 11
Responding to Survey 12 (100%)  13 (93%)  6 (55%) 
Employed 3 (25%)  10 (77%)  5 (83%) 
Employed in Field 3 (100%)  6 (60%)  5 (100%) 
Transfered 4 (33%)
3 (23%)  1 (17%) 
Unemployed & Seeking Employment 5 (42%)
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Unemployed & Not Seeking Employment -- -- --
Salary Information
NACE Annual Average Salary Survey Data
(2003-04 survey for associate degree program;
2007-08 for baccalaureate degree program)
N/A
DOL Annual Mean Salary
(2007 survey for those employed in this career path)
$36,480