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DIESEL POWERED EQUIPMENT TECHNOLOGY: ASSOCIATE IN APPLIED SCIENCE [CAREER PROGRAM]

Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources Career Cluster

Total Credit Hours: 70

Courses

GENERAL CourseS

TITLES

Credit Hours

ENGL 110

COMPOSITION I 

3

COMMUNICATION *

*see Applied Science Degree Options

3

SOCIAL SCIENCE *

*see Applied Science Degree Options

3

AGBUS 118

AGRICULTURAL COMPUTATIONS 

3

DPET 130

PRINCIPLES OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES 

4

HUMANITIES *

*see Applied Science Degree Options

3

PROGRAM COURSES

TITLES

CREDIT HOURS

DPET 132

ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS OF HEAVY EQUIPMENT 

3

DPET 133

ENGINE REBUILDING, THEORY AND PRACTICE 

3

DPET 134

AIR CONDITIONING OF HEAVY EQUIPMENT 

3

DPET 229

HYDRAULICS 

3

DPET 230

HARVESTING EQUIPMENT 

2

DPET 231

PLANTING AND TILLAGE EQUIPMENT 

2

DPET 232

TRANSMISSIONS AND FINAL DRIVE 

3

DPET 233

OCCUPATIONAL INTERNSHIP AND SEMINAR I 

3

DPET 235

ELECTRONIC CONTROLS/MONITORING SYSTEMS 

3

DPET 236

HYDRAULIC SYSTEM ANALYSIS AND REPAIRS 

3

DPET 238

OCCUPATIONAL INTERNSHIP AND SEMINAR II 

3

DPET 239

TRUCK POWER TRAINS 

3

DPET 241

MECHANICAL DIESEL FUEL SYSTEMS 

3

DPET 242

ELECTRONIC FUEL SYSTEMS 

3

DPET 243

ENGINE PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS 

2

DPET 244

GUIDANCE SYSTEMS 

2

DPET 245

TRUCK SUSPENSION, BRAKES AND CHASSIS 

3

DPET 246

INDUSTRY QUALIFICATIONS 

2

WELD 120

WELDING

2

* See specific requirements for Associate in Applied Science Degree.

Recommended Course Sequence

Semester

Courses

1st Semester

DPET 132; DPET 130; DPET 229; AGBUS 118; ENGL 110

2nd Semester

DPET 133; DPET 241; DPET 235; Communication; Social Science

Summer Semester

DPET 230; DPET 231; DPET 232; DPET 134

3rd Semester

DPET 233; DPET 245; DPET 246; DPET 242; DPET 244; WELD 120

4th Semester

DPET 236; DPET 238; DPET 239; DPET 243; Humanities

Department Contact Information

Agricultural and Industrial Technologies
East Peoria Campus, AIT Building, Room 209
(309) 694-5510