Diesel Equipment Technology
Associate in Applied Science
Purpose
The Diesel Equipment Technology program is designed to prepare you for immediate employment as a technician in the maintenance, repair or overhaul of heavy equipment (i.e. logging, construction, mining), agriculture equipment, or trucking.Recommended Course Schedule
Fall Quarter, First Year
| DET 100 | Shop Skills | 2 |
| DET 101 | Shop Skills Lab | 4 |
| DET 125 | Power Transmissions | 3 |
| DET 126 | Power Transmissions Lab | 4 |
| MATH 116 | Industrial Mathematics | 5 |
| Total Credits | 18 |
Winter Quarter, First Year
| DET 110 | Electric Systems I Theory | 3 |
| DET 111 | Electric Systems I Lab | 4 |
| DET 130 | Mobile Hydraulics Theroy | 2 |
| DET 131 | Mobile Hydraulics Lab | 5 |
| H R 110 | Human Relations in the Workplace | 3 |
| Total Credits | 17 |
Spring Quarter, First Year
| COMM 101 | Written Communications | 3 |
| DET 120 | Engine I Theory | 3 |
| DET 121 | Engine I Lab | 5 |
| WELD 151 | Welding Theory for Mechanics | 3 |
| WELD 152 | Welding Procedures for Mechanics | 5 |
| Total Credits | 19 |
Fall Quarter, Second Year
| DET 200 | Electric Systems II Theory | 2 |
| DET 201 | Electric Systems II Lab | 4 |
| DET 215 | Preventive Maintenance Theory | 1 |
| DET 216 | Preventive Maintenance Lab | 2 |
| DET 220 | Engine II Theory | 2 |
| DET 221 | Engine II Lab | 4 |
| Health & Fitness Distribution | 3 | |
| Total Credits | 18 |
Winter Quarter, Second Year
| BTEC 193 | Work Experience Seminar* | 1 |
| DET 210 | Power Transmissions II Theory | 1 |
| DET 211 | Power Transmission II Lab | 2 |
| DET 225 | Heavy Duty Chassis Theory | 4 |
| DET 226 | Heavy Duty Chassis Lab | 6 |
| Total Credits | 14 |
Spring Quarter, Second Year
| DET 230 | Practical Applications Theory | 3 |
| DET 231 | Practical Applications Lab | 5 |
| or | ||
| DET 190 | Cooperative Work Experience** | 8 |
| DET 235 | Mobile HVAC Theory | 2 |
| DET 236 | Mobile HVAC Lab | 4 |
| Total Credits | 14-21 |
*BTEC 191-194 can be taken any quarter prior to or in the same quarter as DET 190.
**A minimum of eight Cooperative Work Experience credits will substitute for DET 230 & DET 231