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Industrial Welding Technology Associate of Applied Science Degree(92-94 credits)

This two-year program will prepare you to enter the job market as a welder/fabricator, pipe welder, and equipment repairer. Additionally, you will have a good foundation in structural steel layout, pipefitting, and sheet metal pattern development.

You will also be prepared with mathematics and communication skills, and be knowledgeable of the human relations skills necessary to become valuable employees in the industrial welding field.

Program Advising Guide

Industrial Welding Technology Certificate (45-49 credits) plus:

Required Courses for this Degree

Course Number Course Name Credits
BT114 Business English II or  
  WR121 English Composition I or  
  higher level composition 3-4
GS104 Physical Science w/lab 4
HUM101 Introduction to Humanities or  
   ART291 Advanced Sculpture I (Welded Steel) or  
   WLD230 Art Sculpture Welding I or  
  approved humanities elective 3-4
LIB127 Introduction to Library Research Methods* 1
MET160 Materials and Metallurgy 3
WLD211 Technology of Industrial Welding IV 6
WLD212 Technology of Industrial Welding V 6
WLD213 Technology of Industrial Welding VI 6
WLD221 Welding Codes, Procedures, and Costs 3
WLD222 Quality Assurance, Quality Control, and Inspection/Testing of Welds 3
WLD280 Cooperative Work Experience/Welding 3
  Approved program elective 4
  Total Credits 92-94

(Prerequisites are courses or other educational requirement that must be completed prior to another course or before proceeding to more advance study listed on the course descriptions Web site or in the catalog)