2015-2016 Catalog

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2015-2016 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Welding Technology Specialization, AAS

[AAS_WELD offered at LSC-CyFair, LSC-Montgomery, and LSC-North Harris]

First Year

First Semester

WLDG 1421 - Introduction to Welding Fundamentals 4 Credits
WLDG 1417 - Introduction to Layout and Fabrication 4 Credits
WLDG 1428 - Introduction to Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW) 4 Credits
WLDG 1457 - Intermediate Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW) 4 Credits

Second Semester

WLDG 1434 - Introduction to Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (TIG) 4 Credits
WLDG 2451 - Advanced Gas Tungsten Arc Welding 4 Credits
WLDG 1430 - Introduction to Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW) 4 Credits
WLDG 2447 - Advanced Gas Metal Arc Welding (MIG) 4 Credits

Second Year

First Semester

WLDG 1435 - Introduction to Pipe Welding 4 Credits
WLDG 2453 - Advanced Pipe Welding 4 Credits
ENGL 1301 - Composition and Rhetoric I 3 Credits
MATH 1314 - College Algebra 3 Credits

Second Semester

COSC 1301 - Introduction to Computers 3 Credits
Social/Behavioral Sciences ¹
Elective Speech ²
Creative Arts/Language, Philosophy, & Culture ¹
WLDG 1291 - Special Topics in Welder/Welding Technologist 2 Credits ³

Total Credit Hours 60

¹ Choose from requirements for the AAS Associate of Applied Science

² Choose from SPCH 1311 ,SPCH 1315 , SPCH 1318 or SPCH 1321

³Capstone Course

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