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  "college": "rio-hondo-college",
  "edition": "2026-2027",
  "departmentName": "Honda/Acura",
  "id": "honda-professional-automotive-career-training-program-specialization-pact-associate-of-science-degree",
  "name": "HONDA PROFESSIONAL AUTOMOTIVE CAREER TRAINING PROGRAM SPECIALIZATION (PACT)",
  "award": "Associate of Science Degree",
  "department": "honda-acura",
  "sourceUrl": "https://riohondo.curriqunet.com/catalog/iq/22178/25325/24035/25457/24275",
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      "markdown": "### Description\n\nThe courses required for this associate of science degree include a comprehensive set of job skills needed to enter the automotive field. The skills developed during coursework enhance students' ability to complete the Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) Certification Tests A1 through A8 for automotive technicians, and to become specialists for Honda/Acura vehicles. The degree is designed to prepare students to transfer and/or for entry-level employment as an automotive technician with a Honda/Acura dealer. This is a full-time, two-year accelerated training and career placement program.\n\n**Note: In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Honda PACT Certificate/Degree, Honda requires a minimum of 640 internship hours working in a Honda or Acura franchise dealership in order to receive credit toward the Honda/Acura Technician Certification.**\n\nTo acquire the **Associate of Science Degree in Honda Professional Automotive Career Training (PACT) Program Specialization**, students must complete the required major courses below with a grade of \"C\" or better or of “P” if the course was taken on a Pass/No Pass basis, along with either of the following: Rio Hondo College General Education (RHC GE) or California General Education Transfer Curriculum (Cal-GETC). California State University General Education-Breadth (CSU GE) or Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC) may be used in some cases; please see a counselor for details."
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          "text": "Required Courses",
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        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "HOND 045",
          "title": "Honda/Acura Express Service",
          "units": "4",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "HOND 045-1",
          "title": "Honda/Acura Chassis Electrical Systems",
          "units": "4",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "HOND 046",
          "title": "Honda/Acura Automatic Transmission Systems",
          "units": "4",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "HOND 125",
          "title": "Power Train System Service and Transmission Diagnostics",
          "units": "4",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "HOND 140",
          "title": "Honda/Acura Body and Chassis Electrical Systems",
          "units": "4",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "HOND 150",
          "title": "Honda/Acura Engine Electrical Systems",
          "units": "4",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "HOND 160",
          "title": "Upper End Engine Rebuilding and Machining",
          "units": "4",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "HOND 201",
          "title": "Automotive Brake and Suspension Service",
          "units": "4",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "HOND 240",
          "title": "Honda/Acura Heating and Air Conditioning",
          "units": "4",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "AUTO 290",
          "title": "Work Experience Education/Internship for Automotive Technology-Related Fields",
          "units": "8",
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          "text": "Total",
          "units": "44"
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