DIESEL TECHNOLOGY                                             Medium/Heavy Duty Truck                                                    Minimum 70 hours                                                      A.A.S. Degree    Career & Technical Education • Associate in Applied Science Degree • Minimum 2.0 OGPA • Major Code: DMHDT                           FIRST YEAR                                                         SECOND YEAR    Fall Semester                                              Credit Hrs  Fall Semester     Diesel Brakes                             Credit Hrs                                                                         DSL 230           Electrical Diagnosis                           4  COM 146        Business & Professional                          3      DSL 233           Diesel Transmission & Drive                    5                 Communication                                                             Trains                                                                  3      DSL 234           Diesel Fuel Systems                            4  DSL 130 Basic Mechanical Skills                                 3                                                                  3      DSL 276                                  Total Hours             3  DSL 131 Engine Electronics I                                    3                                                                      16                                                                  2  DSL 157 Basic Internal Combustion Engines                      17    DSL 158 Hydraulics I    EMP 111 Job Skills Development                                          Total Hours                      Spring Semester                                             Credit Hrs                                                                                                                                          4  Spring Semester                                            Credit Hrs  DSL 133           Preventative Maintenance                       4                                                                  3  ENG 121        Rhetoric & Composition I                                DSL 232           Diesel Suspension and                          4                                                                  3                        Steering                                       3  PSYC 131 Human Relations                                                                                                               15  or PSYC 121 Intro Psychology                                    3      MATH 151          Occupational Math    DSL 132        Engine Electronics II                            4      or MATH 128 College Algebra*                   Diesel Heating & Air                             4      Science/Health**                 Conditioning                                    17  DSL 235                                                                                                             Total Hours    DSL 275        Diesel Engines                                          Total Hours                      *MATH 128 College Algebra recommended.                                                                         **BIOL 141 Environmental Science or PHYS121 Introductory Physics is  Summer Semester                                            Credit Hrs  recommended. HYG 121 Personal Health may also be used.    DSL 172 Occupational Experience                                 5                                                Total Hours       5    SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:         Students are required to furnish their own tools. Tool list provided by instructors.                                Safety glasses are required when working in the shop areas.    THE DIESEL LAB is located in the Robert I. Gregg Technology Center. This well-equipped lab is updated and maintained for quality training and technical  instruction.    THIS DEGREE is designed to provide the student with the knowledge and skills necessary for the repair, maintenance, and operation of diesel engines in  medium to heavy-duty trucks, heavy equipment, agriculture equipment, or diesel passenger vehicles; to test and repair hydraulic systems; and, to overhaul    diesel engines.    THE DIESEL TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM is certified by National Automotive Technicians Education Foundation (NATEF) and National Institute  for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE). Students have the opportunity to earn Master Certification in the following areas: T1-Gasoline Engines, T2-  Diesel Engines, T3-Drive Train, T4-Brake, T5-Suspension & Steering, T6-Electrical/Electronics Systems, T7-Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning, T8-    Preventive Maintenance Inspection.    Fabick/Caterpillar, headquartered in Fenton, Missouri, has selected Southeastern Illinois College as a training partner to fill the company’s growing need  for diesel technicians.    Occupational information about this program is available at O*NET online www.onetonline.org. Once at that website enter the SOC Code that is listed for    this program.    O*NET – SOC Code: 49-3031.00    Career Opportunities:                                                  Major Employers:    Service Manager, Parts Manager, Diesel Technician, Diesel Mechanic.    Trucking Companies, Vehicle Service Centers, Wholesale Trade Firms,                                                                           Construction Companies, Heavy and Farm Equipment Dealers, Auto                                                                           Dealers, Independent Repair Shops, Farms, Equipment Leasing                                                                           Companies, Public Transit Firms, Educational Institutions.                                                                                                                                           05/21    Southeastern Illinois College • 3575 College Road • Harrisburg, Illinois 62946 • 618-252-5400 • www.sic.edu    Southeastern Illinois College • 3575 College Road • Harrisburg, Illinois 62946 • 618-252-5400 • www.sic.edu                                                 85