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Welding

Technical Certificate

Career Program - 37 Semester Hours

English: 3 hours
Three hours of English courses must be selected from the following list:
____ ENG 1003 Basic Technical Communications 3 credit hours
____ ENG 1013 Composition I 3 credit hours
Mathematics: 3 hours
Three hours of mathematics courses must be selected from the following list:
____ MATH 1003 Intermediate Algebra 3 credit hours
____ MATH 1253 Applied Technical Math 3 credit hours
____ MATH   (Any Higher Level Math) 3 credit hours
Technical Core: 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 3505L Pipe Welding Lab 5 credit hours

Students are encouraged to take ACAD 0411 College Study Skills their first semester to better equip them to make the transition from high school to college-level course work.

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After UACCM

Graduates are employed as:

  • Pipeline construction
  • Metal fabrication
  • Manufacturing firms
  • Industrial companies for equipment repair

Note

  • The welding 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 welding or pipe welding or a technical certificate in welding.
  • Students should take all remedial courses early in order to focus on degree-required classes in later semesters.

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