| Approved Site(s): | |
| Approved for Clairemont, Crawford, Madison, and Mira Mesa High Schools. Other schools may not offer this course without prior approval from the Interdivisional Curriculum Committee.
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| Grade Range: | |
| 9–10 | |
| Prerequisites: | |
| None | |
| Course duration: | |
| Two semesters | |
| Subject area in which graduation credit will be given: | |
| Practical Arts | |
| Course Description: | |
| Foundations of Transportation is an introductory automotive technology course for the Transportation industry sector’s Systems Diagnostics and Service career pathway. It focuses on three concentration areas of the 2012 National Automotive Technical Education Foundation (NATEF) standards—engine systems, manual transmissions, and automatic transmissions. The course qualifies for NATEF accreditation, and students are encouraged to take the Auto Service Excellence (ASE) examination upon course completion. | |
| State Course Code(s): | |
| 8530 - Introduction to Systems Diagnostics, Service, and Repair | |
| Basic Texts and Teaching Guides: | |
| Automotive Excellence, vol. 1, Glencoe/McGraw-Hill, 2004. CDX–MLR–online curriculum/e-textbook, 2016. | |