This degree/certificate is designed to provide students with comprehensive training in all welding areas.
The curriculum includes oxy-acetylene, Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW), Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW), Flux Core Arc Welding (FCAW) and Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW). Upon completion of this degree/certificate, students will be certified in accordance with the American Welding Society (AWS) standards and have an understanding of the terminology, concepts and skills necessary to secure a job in the welding profession.
For the associate degree, students must complete all requirements for the certificate with a Grade of C or better plus the general breadth requirements for the Associate of Science Degree (minimum total of 60 units).
Students working for certificates must have a basic knowledge of arithmetic, reading and writing in order to learn and work in the occupations they select.
Students must complete a minimum of 26 units in any combination of the REQUIRED COURSES plus ONE of the RESTRICTED ELECTIVE COURSES.
| REQUIRED COURSES: | Units |
|---|
| WELD062 |
Consolidated Welding |
13 |
| or |
| WELD063 |
Consolidated Welding |
13 |
| or |
| WELD064X4 |
Consolidated Welding |
13 |
|
| RESTRICTED ELECTIVE COURSES: | Units |
|---|
| WELD027 |
Strength of Materials Testing: Destructive |
3 |
| or |
| WELD028 |
Strength of Materials Testing: Non-Destructive |
3 |
|
| Total Units | 29 |
|---|
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