# Apprenticeship Automotive Group (APAG) courses

Las Positas College · 2026-2027 Catalog · 8 courses

Source: https://laspositas.curriqunet.com/catalog/iq/1097/1125/2183

"Offered" lists sections in this catalog year's class schedules: Summer 2026, Fall 2026.

### APAG 1 — AAG Service

- **Units:** 4
- **Hours:** 72 hours lecture
- **Offered:** not on the Summer 2026, Fall 2026 schedules
- Enrollment Limitation: Admission to this course is limited to apprentices registered with the state of California Department of Apprenticeship Standards. Students must first be accepted into a registered Automotive Apprenticeship Group apprenticeship
- Credit - Degree Applicable
- Grading Option: Optional

AAG Apprenticeship lecture series from Electude. This class covers Shop Safety & Service basics, Engine Performance, Inspect and Service Engines, Engine Diagnostics, Automatic / Manual Transmission, Drive Train & Trans Axle. This class fills in the theory portion of the lab sections.

### APAG 1L — AAG Service Laboratory

- **Units:** 2
- **Hours:** 108 hours laboratory
- **Offered:** not on the Summer 2026, Fall 2026 schedules
- Enrollment Limitation: Admission to this course is limited to apprentices registered with the state of California Department of Apprenticeship Standards. Students must first be accepted into a registered Automotive Apprenticeship Group apprenticeship.
- Credit - Not Degree Applicable
- Grading Option: Optional

Study of engines: mechanical, measurement, and assembly. Transmissions and transaxles: mechanical, measurement, and assembly. Manual drive trains including front and rear axles, four-wheel drive and all-wheel drive, mechanical, measurement, and assembly. Engine performance: mechanical, measurement, diagnosis. Hands-on lab of the above-mentioned components, including teardown, evaluation, qualifying, and rebuilding.

### APAG 2 — AAG Chassis

- **Units:** 4
- **Hours:** 72 hours lecture
- **Offered:** not on the Summer 2026, Fall 2026 schedules
- Enrollment Limitation: Admission to this course is limited to apprentices registered with the state of California Department of Apprenticeship Standards. Students must first be accepted into a registered Automotive Apprenticeship Group apprenticeship.
- Credit - Degree Applicable
- Grading Option: Optional

AAG Apprenticeship lecture series from Electude. This class covers Steering and Suspension, ABS, hub & wheel bearings, Wheel and Tire, Braking Systems, and Air Bag safety. This class fills in the theory portion of the lab sections.

### APAG 2L — AAG Chassis Laboratory

- **Units:** 2
- **Hours:** 108 hours laboratory
- **Offered:** not on the Summer 2026, Fall 2026 schedules
- Enrollment Limitation: Admission to this course is limited to apprentices registered with the state of California Department of Apprenticeship Standards. Students must first be accepted into a registered Automotive Apprenticeship Group apprenticeship
- Credit - Not Degree Applicable
- Grading Option: Letter Grade Only

Study of automotive steering and suspension systems: mechanical, measurement, and assembly, braking systems: mechanical, measurement, ABS and assembly, wheel and tire assembly. Hands-on lab of the above-mentioned components, including teardown, evaluation, qualifying, and rebuilding.

### APAG 3 — AAG Emissions

- **Units:** 4
- **Hours:** 72 hours lecture
- **Offered:** not on the Summer 2026, Fall 2026 schedules
- Enrollment Limitation: Admission to this course is limited to apprentices registered with the state of California Department of Apprenticeship Standards. Students must first be accepted into a registered Automotive Apprenticeship Group apprenticeship
- Credit - Degree Applicable
- Grading Option: Optional

AAG Apprenticeship lecture series from Electude. This class covers all areas of automotive and fills in the theory portion of the lab sections.

### APAG 3L — AAG Emissions Laboratory

- **Units:** 2
- **Hours:** 108 hours laboratory
- **Offered:** not on the Summer 2026, Fall 2026 schedules
- Enrollment Limitation: Admission to this course is limited to apprentices registered with the state of California Department of Apprenticeship Standards. Students must first be accepted into a registered Automotive Apprenticeship Group apprenticeship
- Credit - Not Degree Applicable
- Grading Option: Optional

Study of engine performance: mechanical, measurement, diagnosis, and assembly, HVAC: mechanical, measurement, and assembly. Hands-on lab of the above-mentioned components, including scanner, evaluation, qualifying, and repairing.

### APAG 4 — AAG Electrical

- **Units:** 4
- **Hours:** 72 hours lecture
- **Offered:** not on the Summer 2026, Fall 2026 schedules
- Enrollment Limitation: Admission to this course is limited to apprentices registered with the state of California Department of Apprenticeship Standards
- Credit - Degree Applicable
- Grading Option: Optional

AAG Apprenticeship lecture series from Electude. This class covers all areas of automotive and fills in the theory portion of the lab sections.

### APAG 4L — AAG Electrical Laboratory

- **Units:** 2
- **Hours:** 108 hours laboratory
- **Offered:** not on the Summer 2026, Fall 2026 schedules
- Enrollment Limitation: Admission to this course is limited to apprentices registered with the state of California Department of Apprenticeship Standards. Students must first be accepted into a registered Automotive Apprenticeship Group apprenticeship
- Credit - Not Degree Applicable
- Grading Option: Optional

Study of electrical and electronic systems: electrical measurement and testing, EV and Hybrid systems. Hands-on lab of the above-mentioned components, including evaluation, qualifying, and repairing.