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    ADVANCED ENGINE PERFORMANCE TECHNICIAN — 3 - Year Map
    Associate in Science
    • 59.5 units
    • 6 terms
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ADVANCED ENGINE PERFORMANCE TECHNICIAN map for 2026-2027

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Cuesta College: ADVANCED ENGINE PERFORMANCE TECHNICIAN — 3 - Year Map

Term 1 — Fall

3 courses11 hours9.5 units

ATCH 152

INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES
  • Major
  • 3–0 units
  • 3 hours

ENGL C1000

Academic Reading and Writing
  • General Education
  • 4–0 units
  • 4 hours

ATCH 109

INTRODUCTION TO AUTOMOTIVE COMPUTERS
  • Major
  • 2.67–0 units
  • 4 hours

Term 2 — Spring

3 courses15–17 hours10 units

ATCH 160

AUTOMOTIVE ELECTRICAL ACCESSORIES
  • Major
  • 4–0 units
  • 6 hours

ATCH 188

AUTOMOTIVE HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONING
  • Major
  • 3.33–0 units
  • 6 hours

Cuesta GE for Area 2: Mathematical Concepts and Quantitative Reasoning

  • General Education
  • 3 units
  • 3–5 hours

Term 3

3 courses9–14 hours10 units

Cuesta GE for Area 3: Arts and Humanities

  • General Education
  • 3 units
  • 0–5 hours

Cuesta GE for Area 4: Social and Behavioral Sciences

  • General Education
  • 3 units
  • 3 hours

ATCH 158

AUTOMOTIVE ELECTRICITY AND ELECTRONICS
  • Major
  • 4–0 units
  • 6 hours

Term 4

3 courses6–16 hours9 units

ATCH 168

AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR BUSINESS
  • Major
  • 3–0 units
  • 3 hours

Cuesta GE for Area 5: Natural Sciences

  • General Education
  • 3 units
  • 0–9 hours

Cuesta GE for Area 1B: Oral Communication and Critical Thinking

  • General Education
  • 3 units
  • 3–4 hours

Term 5 — Fall

3 courses12 hours10 units

ATCH 125

ENGINE PERFORMANCE
  • Major
  • 4–0 units
  • 6 hours

Cuesta GE for Area 6: Ethnic Studies

  • General Education
  • 3 units
  • 3 hours

Cuesta GE for Area 7: Cultural & Civic Engagement

  • General Education
  • 3 units
  • 3 hours

Term 6 — Spring

3 courses8.5–11 hours11 units

Cuesta Elective- Degree Applicable

  • Elective
  • 2 units

ATCH 264

EMISSION CONTROL/SMOG LICENSE PREPARATION
  • Major
  • 6–0 units
  • 6 hours

Cuesta GE for Area 8: Wellness and Lifelong Development

  • General Education
  • 3 units
  • 2.5–5 hours
ADVANCED ENGINE PERFORMANCE TECHNICIAN — Associate in Science
Total hours: 61.5–81 | Total units: 59.5

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