Courses in the Major

The following course lists are for the Industrial Welding Technology AOS and AAS degrees. If you choose to study Sculptural Welding Technology, Welding and Pipefitting, or Plumbing and Welding, your course list will be different. Feel free to contact us if you have any questions regarding courses.

AOS Degree

Semester 1

WELD 115	Shielded Metal Arc Welding I
WELD 125	Gas Metal/Gas Tungsten/Flux-Cored Arc Welding I
WELD 130	Welding Metallurgy and Testing
WELD 140	Blueprint Reading I
MATH ___	Mathematics by Advisement (GE-1)
PEDH 220	First Aid - Respond to Emergency

 

Semester 2

WELD 145	Blueprint Reading II
WELD 155	Shielded Metal/Flux-Cored Arc Welding
WELD 165	Gas Metal/Gas Tungsten/Flux-Cored Arc Welding II
WELD 170	Welder's Qualifications and Inspection
WELD 191	Sheet Metal Design and Fabrication
CITA 110	Intro to Software Applications

 

Semester 3

WELD 225	Gas Metal/Gas Tungsten/Flux-Cored Arc Welding III
WELD 235	Industrial/Ornamental Fabrication
BUSI 120	Business Communications (GE-10)
COMM 100	Public Speaking (GE-10)
MECH 130	Parametric Design

 

Semester 4

WELD 265	Gas Metal/Gas Tungsten/Flux-Cored Arc Welding IV
WELD 275	Industrial/Ornamental Fabrication II
WELD 295	Welding Certification
MECH 170	Manufacturing Processes
TECH 115	OSHA 30 - Construction Safety
Elective	Technical Elective by Advisement

 

AAS Degree

Semester 1

WELD 115	Shielded Metal Arc Welding I
WELD 125	Gas Metal/Gas Tungsten/Flux-Cored Arc Welding I
WELD 130	Welding Metallurgy and Testing
WELD 140	Blueprint Reading I
MATH 128	College Algebra (GE-1)
GE-7 or GE-8 Elective	Humanities Elective (GE-7) or Liberal Arts Elective (GE-8)

 

Semester 2

WELD 145	Blueprint Reading II
WELD 155	Shielded Metal/Flux-Cored Arc Welding
WELD 165	Gas Metal/Gas Tungsten/Flux-Cored Arc Welding II
WELD 170	Welder's Qualifications and Inspection
ENGL 100	Freshman Composition (GE-10)
MATH 138	Trigonometry (GE-1)

 

Semester 3

WELD 225	Gas Metal/Gas Tungsten/Flux-Cored Arc Welding III
WELD 235	Industrial/Ornamental Fabrication
COMM 100 or BUSI 120	Public Speaking (GE-10) or Business Communications (GE-10)
MECH 130	Parametric Design
GE-3 Elective	Social Science Elective

 

Semester 4

WELD 265	Gas Metal/Gas Tungsten/Flux-Cored Arc Welding IV
WELD 275	Industrial/Ornamental Fabrication II
WELD 295	Welding Certification
MECH 170	Manufacturing Processes
SCIE Elective	CHEM 120, PHYS 150, or SCIE 125