2016-2017 Catalog

Welding Technology Curriculum Plans

Curriculum Plan – One-and-a-Half Years of Full-Time Study

Below is a suggested guide for students planning careers in welding technology after one-and-a-half years of full-time study. This plan is best implemented under the open-entry, open-exit program.

First Year

First quarter

INFO 1001Information Systems and LiteracyONLINEHYBRID

4.5

WELD 1000Print Reading for Welders

3.0

WELD 1100Industrial Cutting Processes

3.0

WELD 1200Gas Metal Arc Welding (MIG) - Steel I

3.0

WELD 2200Gas Metal Arc Welding (MIG) - Steel II

3.0

Total Credit Hours:16.5

Second quarter

Mathematics

4.5

WELD 2220Gas Metal Arc Welding (MIG) - Stainless

3.0

WELD 2230Gas Metal Arc Welding (MIG) - Aluminum

3.0

WELD 2240Flux-Cored Arc Welding I

3.0

WELD 2242Submerged Arc and Metal-Cored Welding

3.0

Total Credit Hours:16.5

Third quarter

HMRL 1010Human Relations SkillsONLINEHYBRID

4.5

WELD 1500Shielded Metal Arc Welding (Stick) - Flat

3.0

WELD 1510Shielded Metal Arc Welding (Stick) - Vertical

3.0

WELD 2500Shielded Metal Arc Welding (Stick) - Horizontal

3.0

WELD 2510SMAW (Stick) - Overhead

3.0

Total Credit Hours:16.5

Fourth quarter

English level I

4.5

WELD 1300Oxy-Acetylene Welding

3.0

WELD 1400Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (TIG) - Steel I

3.0

WELD 1410Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (TIG) - Stainless I

3.0

WELD 1700Introductory Fabrication

3.0

Total Credit Hours:16.5

Second Year

Fifth quarter

DRAF 1100AutoCAD Fundamentals

9.0

Electives

1.0-6.5

WELD 1420Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (TIG) - Aluminum I

3.0

Total Credit Hours:13.0-18.5

Sixth quarter

Electives

1.0-6.5

English level II

4.5

WELD 2400Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (TIG) - Steel II

3.0

WELD 2710Industrial Fabrication Project

3.0

Total Credit Hours:11.5-17.0

Seventh quarter

Humanities/social sciences

4.5

WELD 2810Welder Pre-Qualification

3.0

WELD 2820Welder Qualification (Certification)

1.0

Total Credit Hours:8.5

Curriculum Plan – Two Years of Full-Time Study

Below is a suggested guide for students planning careers in welding technology after two years of full-time study.

First Year

First quarter

INFO 1001Information Systems and LiteracyONLINEHYBRID

4.5

WELD 1000Print Reading for Welders

3.0

WELD 1100Industrial Cutting Processes

3.0

WELD 1200Gas Metal Arc Welding (MIG) - Steel I

3.0

Total Credit Hours:13.5

Second quarter

Mathematics

4.5

WELD 2200Gas Metal Arc Welding (MIG) - Steel II

3.0

WELD 2220Gas Metal Arc Welding (MIG) - Stainless

3.0

WELD 2230Gas Metal Arc Welding (MIG) - Aluminum

3.0

Total Credit Hours:13.5

Third quarter

HMRL 1010Human Relations SkillsONLINEHYBRID

4.5

WELD 1500Shielded Metal Arc Welding (Stick) - Flat

3.0

WELD 2240Flux-Cored Arc Welding I

3.0

WELD 2242Submerged Arc and Metal-Cored Welding

3.0

Total Credit Hours:13.5

Fourth quarter

English level I

4.5

WELD 1510Shielded Metal Arc Welding (Stick) - Vertical

3.0

WELD 2500Shielded Metal Arc Welding (Stick) - Horizontal

3.0

WELD 2510SMAW (Stick) - Overhead

3.0

Total Credit Hours:13.5

Second Year

Fifth quarter

English level II

4.5

WELD 1300Oxy-Acetylene Welding

3.0

WELD 1400Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (TIG) - Steel I

3.0

WELD 1700Introductory Fabrication

3.0

Total Credit Hours:13.5

Sixth quarter

DRAF 1100AutoCAD Fundamentals

9.0

WELD 1410Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (TIG) - Stainless I

3.0

Total Credit Hours:12.0

Seventh quarter

Electives

3.0-6.5

Humanities/social sciences

4.5

WELD 1420Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (TIG) - Aluminum I

3.0

WELD 2400Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (TIG) - Steel II

3.0

Total Credit Hours:13.5-17.0

Eighth quarter

Electives

3.0-6.5

WELD 2710Industrial Fabrication Project

3.0

WELD 2810Welder Pre-Qualification

3.0

WELD 2820Welder Qualification (Certification)

1.0

Total Credit Hours:10.0-13.5

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