Degree Requirements

Welding Technology

 
 
Career Program - 37-39 Semester Hours
General Education Courses: 6-8 hours
____ ENG 1003 Basic Technical Communications
OR ENG 1013 Composition I 3 credit hours
____ MATH 1253 Applied Technical Math 3 credit hours
____ UACC 1002 Freshman Seminar (if required) 2 credit hours
Technical Courses: 31 hours
____ WLD 1102 Arc Welding I 2 credit hours
____ WLD 1303 Blueprint Reading 3 credit hours
____ WLD 1505 Arc Welding I Lab 5 credit hours
____ WLD 2102 Arc Welding II 2 credit hours
____ WLD 2201 Mig Welding 1 credit hour
____ WLD 2202 Mig Welding Lab 2 credit hours
____ WLD 2505 Arc Welding II Lab 5 credit hours
____ WLD 3101 Tig Welding 1 credit hour
____ WLD 3102 Tig Welding Lab 2 credit hours
____ WLD 3303 Pipe Welding and Fabrication 3 credit hours
____ WLD 3505 Pipe Welding Lab 5 credit hours
(Students are required to take Freshman Seminar if they score below a 19 on the ACT test in reading, math or writing or comparable scores on the COMPASS test. )
Related Degrees
Structural Welding
Certificate of Proficiency
Pipe Welding
Certificate of Proficiency
After UACCM

Graduates are employed as:

  • Pipeline construction
  • Medal fabrication
  • Manufacturing firms
  • Industrial companies for equipment repair
Note
The welding technology program provides instruction in arc welding, mig and tig welding, as well as blueprint reading and layout techniques. Students may complete requirements for a certificate of proficiency in structural welding or pipe welding or a technical certificate in welding technology.
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