General Motor Automotive Service Educational Program (GM-ASEP)

Associate in Applied Science (Career Program) - 72 Credit Hours

Program Information:
The General Motors Automotive Service Educational Program (ASEP) is a two-year automotive program designed to educate and train individuals for careers as GM automotive service technicians. This ASE certified program leads to an Associate in Applied Science degree. Students completing the program will meet approximately 80 percent of GM Service Training Standards. The program involves attending classroom lectures and participating in laboratory activities using GM products at Illinois Central College. In addition, the student will intern at a General Motors dealership four times. Upon graduation, the student will be prepared to assume a position as an entry-level dealer service technician in a GM dealership. After completion, students are encouraged to take the National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) exams, an evaluation program that qualifies the student as a technician in other states as well.

Program Accreditation:
ASE certified program

Program Note:
Students must provide their own tools for use throughout the course of study.

Recommended Course Sequence:

Fall Semester 1:
ASEP 112; ASEP 115; ASEP 117; ENGL 105 or ENGL 110; ASEP 150

Spring Semester 1:
ASEP 125; ASEP 129; AGBUS 118; ASEP 151

Summer Semester 1:
ASEP 132; ASEP 133; ASEP 137

Fall Semester 2:
ASEP 210; ASEP 215; ASEP 217; ASEP 201; ENGL 201; ASEP 250

Spring Semester 2:
ASEP 221; ASEP 229; COMM 110 or PHIL 114; ASEP 251

Course Information:

Required General Education Courses
Course	Name	Credit
AGBUS 118	AGRICULTURAL COMPUTATIONS	3
COMM 110	COMMUNICATION: PROCESS AND PRACTICE
	or
PHIL 114	BUSINESS ETHICS	3
ENGL 105	BASIC COMPOSITION
	or
ENGL 110	COMPOSITION I	3
ENGL 201	TECHNICAL COMMUNICATIONS	3
	SOCIAL SCIENCE *	3
	SOCIAL SCIENCE *	3

Required Program Courses
Course	Name	Credit
ASEP 112	INTRODUCTION TO GM-ASEP	2
ASEP 115	ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS I	3
ASEP 117	AUTOMOTIVE SUSPENSION, STEERING AND ALIGNMENT	3
ASEP 125	ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS II	3
ASEP 129	AUTOMOTIVE BRAKE SYSTEMS	3
ASEP 132	AUTOMOTIVE HVAC	3
ASEP 133	FUEL SYSTEMS	3
ASEP 137	MANUAL DRIVETRAINS	3
ASEP 150	INTERNSHIP	4
ASEP 151	INTERNSHIP	4
ASEP 210	IGNITION SYSTEMS	2
ASEP 215	ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS III	3
ASEP 217	AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS	3
ASEP 221	INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES	4
ASEP 229	EMISSIONS AND DRIVEABILITY	3
ASEP 251	INTERNSHIP	4
ASEP 250	INTERNSHIP	4

* See specific requirements for Associate in Arts and Science Degree (page 4).

For Program Information Contact:
Agricultural and Industrial Technologies Department
AIT Building
Room TK118
(309)694-5583