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Welding Technology

This program is designed to develop the skills necessary for entry into industrial and commercial welding employment. Instruction is provided in SMAW, GMAW, and GTAW welding, thermal cutting, blueprint reading and layout techniques. Students are required to take a two-part examination composed by the American Welding Society to apply for AWS Entry Level Welding Certification.

Welding Technology

Curriculum in Welding Certificate of Proficiency (15 Semester Credit Hours) The Certificate of Proficiency in Welding is a course of study that prepares students for entry-level employment in Automotive Service. This certificate of proficiency may be applied to the Technical Certificate in Welding Technology and the Associate of Applied Science degree with an emphasis in Welding Technology.
Course #	Course Name	Semester Hours
WLD 1103	Introduction to Thermal Cutting	3
WLD 1224	Introduction to Arc Welding	4
WLD 1202	Blueprint Reading	2
WLD 1503	Gas Metal Arc (MIG) Welding	3
WLD 1603	Gas Tungsten Arc (TIG) Welding	3
	Total	15

Curriculum in Welding Technology Technical Certificate (36 Semester Credit Hours)
Course #	Course Name	Semester Hours
Fall
TMAT 1103	Technical Mathematics I (or higher math)	3
WLD 1103	Introduction to Thermal Cutting	3
WLD 1202	Blueprint Reading	2
WLD 1212	Industrial Safety in Welding	2
WLD 1224	Introduction to Arc Welding	4
WLD 1302	Metallurgy	2
	Total	16
Spring
BST 1003 ENGL 0303 ENGL 1013	Business English or Foundational Composition or Composition I	3
WLD 1405	Position Welding	5
WLD 1503	Gas Metal Arc (MIG) Welding	3
WLD 1603	Gas Tungsten Arc (TIG) Welding	3
	Total	14
1st Summer
WLD 1702	Weldment Testing	2
WLD 1804	Certification Welding I	4
	Total	6

Curriculum in Welding Technology Associate of Applied Science Degree in General Technology (60 Semester Credit Hours)
Course #	Course Name	Semester Hours
1st Semester
TMAT 1203	Technical Mathematics II (or higher math)	3
WLD 1103	Introduction to Thermal Cutting	3
WLD 1202	Blueprint Reading	2
WLD 1212	Industrial Safety in Welding	2
WLD 1224	Introduction to Arc Welding	4
WLD 1302	Metallurgy	2
	Total	16
2nd Semester
ENGL 1013	Composition I	3
WLD 1405	Position Welding	5
WLD 1503	Gas Metal Arc (MIG) Welding	3
WLD 1603	Gas Tungsten Arc (TIG) Welding	3
	Total	14
3rd Semester
ACR 2134	Boiler Operations	5
ENGL 1023	Composition II	3
WLD 1403	Welding for Trades and Industry	2
WLD 1702	Weldment Testing I*	2
WLD 1804	Certification Welding I*	4
	Total	16
4th Semester
	Any Approved Social Science1	3
ACR 2124	Sheet Metal	4
COMS 1003 COMS 2003 BST 1303	Introduction to Computer Based Systems or Microcomputer Applications or Introduction to Computers	3
INT 2904	Internship (or approved elective)	4
	Total	14
	1See appropriate alternatives or substitutions in "General Education Requirements" *Usually offered in Summer I term

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