May 18, 2024  
2024-2026 Academic Catalog 
  
2024-2026 Academic Catalog

Welding Technology, AAS (WELD.AAS)

Location(s): Main Campus


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PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: The Associate in Applied Science degree in Welding is based on curriculum from the National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER) and the American Welding Society (AWS) S.E.N.S.E. program in which students can earn AWS welding certification. Courses include Introductory, Intermediate and Advanced AWS skill development or concentration in a particular set of competencies in Welding Safety, Blueprint Reading, Math, Shielded Metal Arc Welding and Oxy Fuel Cutting (SMAW/OFC), Gas Metal Arc Welding and Flux Cores Arc Welding (GMAW/ FCAW), as well as Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW/TIG), and Pipefitting. This credential fulfills the College’s mission of developing skills in communication and problem solving while promoting a strong work ethic. The semester-by-semester plans described below are general guidance. Students should work closely with their academic advisors to develop a plan that best meets theirown individual needs and goals.

PROGRAM OUTCOMES AND CURRICULUM MAP.

Minimum Credit Hours Required to Graduate = 64


Semester 2 (22 Hours)


Semester 3 (18-21 Hours)


  • English Requirement 3 Hour(s) *
  • Communication Requirement 3 Hour(s) *
  • Mathematics and Statistics Requirement 3-5 Hour(s) *
  • Natural and Physical Sciences Requirement 3-5 Hour(s) *
  • Social and Behavioral Sciences Requirement 3 Hour(s) *
  • Social Responsibility and Diversity Requirement 2-3 Hour(s) *
  • Student Success Requirement 1 Hour(s) *

Notes


* CORE CURRICULUM REQUIREMENT

English, Communications, Mathematics & Statistics, Natural & Physical Sciences, Social & Behavioral Sciences, Arts & Humanities, Student Success, Social Responsibility & Diversity

** REQUIRED PROGRAM COURSE

*** PROGRAM ELECTIVE COURSE

Other courses are subject for approval with submission of Graduation Substitution form.

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