Instructors: Brown, Crump, Ekstrom, Green, Huls, Pincock and Staff
Three certificate options and two Associate of Applied Science degrees are available to the student.
General Diesel Technician: Minimum
(Five Sessions)
The following courses are required for a certificate:
DESL 100 Academic Skill Development 8 cr
DESL 101 Intro to Mechanics 1 cr
DESL 103 Power Train-Vehicle Control 6 cr
DESL 105 Gas Fuel Systems 1 cr
DESL 107 Fund of Electricity 7 cr
DESL 109 Cab Air Conditioning 1 cr
DESL 111 Engines 8 cr
DESL 113 Fuel Systems 4 cr
DESL 115 Hydraulic & Power Shift
Transmissions 4 cr
DESL 125 Heavy Duty Power Trains
& Air Brakes 8 cr
TOTAL: 48 cr
General Diesel Technician: Standard
(Seven Sessions)
The following courses are required in addition to the General Diesel Technician: Minimum requirement for a certificate:
DESL 231 Live Work I 8 cr
DESL 233 Live Work II 8 cr
TOTAL: 64 cr
General Diesel Technician: Advanced
(Eight Sessions)
One of the following courses is required in addition to the General Diesel Technician: Standard requirements for a certificate:
DESL 234 Live Work III 8 cr
OR
DESL 251 Internship 8 cr
TOTAL: 72 cr
Associate of Applied Science Degree in General Diesel Technology: Advanced (Eight Sessions)
The following courses are required in addition to the General Diesel Technician:
Advanced requirements:
DESL 245 Business Economics 2 cr
DESL 247 Directed Studies 2 cr
TOTAL: 76 cr
Associate of Applied Science Degree in General Diesel Technology: Diesel Electric (Nine Sessions)
The following courses are required in addition to the General Diesel Technician:
Standard requirements:
DESL 241 Diesel Electric I 8 cr
DESL 243 Diesel Electric II 8 cr
TOTAL: 80 cr
Completion of DESL 107 with a grade of B or better is a prerequisite to applying for Diesel Electric Technology.