# Auto Body Technology (Associate in Science)

Allan Hancock College · 2026-2027 Catalog · Department: Auto Body

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**Award Type:** Associate in Science

The auto body curriculum is designed to prepare students for entry level career opportunities in the auto collision industry involving auto body metal repair, frame measurement and alignment, welding, automotive electrical, and refinishing techniques found in the collision industry. Emphasis is also given to safety, ethics, and work habits needed to succeed in the auto collision trade.

**The graduate of the Associate in Science in Auto Body Technology will:**

1.  Develop, practice and apply good work and safety habits while in the auto body workplace.
2.  Develop work skills, involving plastic filler application, metal finishing, frame alignment, MIG welding and structural repair.
3.  Apply vehicle service information skills to evaluate major damage and implement repair procedures.
4.  Develop the ability to refinish vehicles using modern urethane paints and primers.
5.  Develop occupational skills including; team work, work habits, ethics, and communication skills.
6.  Identify estimating processes used in the collision industry

| Course | Title | Units |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **A major of 23 units is required for the degree.** | |  |
| **Required core courses (17 units):** | | 17 |
| AB 351 | Auto Body - Metal | 3 |
| AB 353 | Auto Body Repair | 3 |
| AB 356 | Automotive Painting Techniques | 3 |
| AB 358 | Automotive Refinishing | 3 |
| AB 360 | Collision Repair | 5 |
| **Plus a minimum of 6 units selected from the following:** | | 6 |
| AB 300 | Shop Math and Measurement | 3 |
| AT 303 | Automotive Electricity | 5 |
| AB 370 | SkillsUSA | 3 |
| WLDT 106 | Beginning Welding | 3 |
| **General Education** | |  |
| **In addition to completing the program requirements, students are also required to complete general education courses. Students may follow the AHC GE or the Cal-GETC pathways to meet these requirements. Students intending to transfer to a four-year university should use the Cal-GETC GE pathway. To see what major courses and general education requirements you need to fulfill, visit your myHancock account and select the DegreeWorks button in the Academic Profile widget. For more information and guidance, and to receive a detailed education plan, make an appointment with an academic counselor.** | |  |
| **Total** | | **23** |