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Welding - AAS

Your personalized schedule will be best determined by meeting with a Faculty Advisor.

Courses and Credit Hours

WEL 1000 - Safety for Welders (1)

WEL 1006 - Blueprint Reading for Welders & Fitters (4)

WEL 1013 - Oxyfuel & Plasma Cutting (2)

WEL 1014 - Oxyacetylene Welding (2)

WEL 1021 - Structural Welding I (3)

WEL 1025 - Introduction to Gas Metal Arc Welding (4)

Total Credit Hours: 16

Courses and Credit Hours

WEL 1022 - Structural Welding II (3)

WEL 1024 - Introduction to Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (4)

WEL 2025 - Advanced Gas Metal Arc Welding (4)

MAT 1140 - Career Math (3)

CSC 1005 - Computer Literacy (3)

Total Credit Hours: 17

Courses and Credit Hours

WEL 2000 - Advanced CAD/CAM Cutting Processes (4)

WEL 2024 - Advanced Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (4)

WEL 2030 - Pipe Welding I (4)

COM 2250 - Organizational Communication (3)

Total Credit Hours: 15

Courses and Credit Hours

WEL 2005 - Introduction to Ornamental Iron (4)

WEL 2031 - Pipe Welding II (4)

WEL 2050 - Layout & Fabrication (4)

BUS 1015 (3) or General Education Elective (3)

Total Credit Hours: 15

Courses and Credit Hours

WEL 1080 - Internship (1-4) or WEL 2080 - Internship (1-4)

WEL 2063 - Applied Metal Properties (4)

WEL 2064 - Creative Welding (4)

WEL 2089 - Capstone (4)

1 General Education Elective (3)

Total Credit Hours: 15

ACT 1011 - Metal Welding & Cutting I (3)

ACT 1024 - Replace Weld-on Exterior Panel (3)

ACT 2011 - Metal Welding & Cutting II (2)

WEL 1080 - Internship (4)

WEL 2000 - Advanced CAD/CAM Cutting Process (4)

WEL 2005 - Introduction to Ornamental Iron (4)

WEL 2030 - Pipe Welding I (4)

WEL 2031 - Pipe Welding II (4)

WEL 2050 - Layout and Fabrication (4)

WEL 2063 - Applied Metal Properties (4)

WEL 2064 - Creative Welding (4)

WEL 2089 - Capstone (4)

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welder in action

Welding Certificates

Courses and Credit Hours

MAT 1140 - Career Math (3)

WEL 1000 - Safety for Welders (1)

WEL 1006 - Blueprint Reading for Welders & Fitters (4)

WEL 1013 - Oxyfuel & Plasma Cutting (2)

WEL 1014 - Oxyacetylene Welding (2)

WEL 1021 - Structural Welding I (3)

WEL 1022 - Structural Welding II (3)

WEL 1024 - Introduction to Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (4)

WEL 1025 - Introduction to Gas Metal Arc Welding (4)

Total Credits: 26

 

Courses & Credit Hours

WEL 1025 - Introduction to Gas Metal Arc Welding (4)

WEL 2025 - Advanced Gas Metal Arc Welding (4)

Total Credits: 8

Courses & Credit Hours

WEL 1024 - Introduction to Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (4)

WEL 2024 - Advanced Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (4)

Total Credits: 8

Courses and Credit Hours

WEL 2030 - Pipe Welding I (4)

WEL 2031 - Pipe Welding II (4)

Total Credits: 8

Courses and Credit Hours

WEL 1021 - Structural Welding I (3)

WEL 1022 - Structural Welding II (3)

Total Credits: 6