Welding Technology Program

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The Associate of Applied Science degree in Welding Technology is designed to prepare the individual for a career as a welding technician in the fabrication, construction and manufacturing industries. The program includes hands-on application of SMAW, GTAW, and GMAW, processes, in all positions, using pipe, plate and structural shapes. The student is also exposed to basic metallurgy, layout and fabrication, and inspection procedures. The academic requirements of the program provide the foundation for continued studies should the student desire to continue his or her education.

The welding technology certificate program prepares the student for entry-level employment as a structural welder in a specific process. Each certificate program provides the essential skills which include blueprint reading and safety practices in welding procedures in both structural plate and pipe. Courses completed in this certificate program may be applied toward the Welding Technology Associate of Applied Science degree.

Program Curriculum

By completing the program, students will earn four awards:

Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW), Level 1 Certificate
Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW), Level 1 Certificate
Welding, Level 2 Certificate
Welding Technology, AAS

Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW), Level 1 Certificate

[C1_WSM1, SMAW offered at LSC-CyFair, LSC-Houston North, LSC-Montgomery, and LSC-North Harris]

Total Credit Hours Required for Certificate: 16

First Semester Credits / Units: 16
WLDG 1417 - Introduction to Layout and Fabrication Credit Hours: 4
WLDG 1421 - Welding Fundamentals Credit Hours: 4 *
WLDG 1457 - Intermediate Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW) Credit Hours: 4
WLDG 1428 - Introduction to Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW) Credit Hours: 4

Note(s)

* The Student Success Course Requirement is satisfied through successful completion of WLDG 1421.

Level 1 Certificate Awarded

Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW), Level 1 Certificate

[C1_WGM1, GMAW offered at LSC-CyFair, LSC-Houston North, LSC-Montgomery, and LSC-North Harris]

Prerequisites: Completion of Courses Shared with the Shield Metal Arc Welding (GMAW), Level 1 Certificate: WLDG 1417 and WLDG 1421

Total Credit Hours Required for Certificate: 16

Second Semester Credits / Units: 8
WLDG 1430 - Introduction to Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW) Credit Hours: 4
WLDG 2447 - Advanced Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW) Credit Hours: 4

Level 1 Certificate Awarded

Welding, Level 2 Certificate

[C2_WLD2 This program offered at LSC-CyFair, LSC-Houston North, LSC-Montgomery, and LSC-North Harris]

Prerequisite: Completion of Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW), Level 1 Certificate and Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW), Level 1 Certificate

Total Credit Hours Required for Certificate: 40

Second Semester Credits / Units: 8
WLDG 1434 - Introduction to Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (TIG) Credit Hours: 4
WLDG 2451 - Advanced Gas Tungsten Arc Welding Credit Hours: 4
Third Semester Credits / Units: 8
WLDG 1435 - Introduction to Pipe Welding Credit Hours: 4
WLDG 2453 - Advanced Pipe Welding Credit Hours: 4

Level 2 Certificate Awarded

Welding Technology Specialization, AAS

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

Prerequisite: Completion of Welding, Level 2 Certificate

Total Credit Hours Required for Degree: 60

Third Semester Credits / Units: 6
ENGL 1301 - Composition and Rhetoric I Credit Hours: 3
MATH 1332 - Mathematics for Liberal Arts Credit Hours: 3
Fourth Semester Credits / Units: 14
Social/Behavioral Science Credits / Units: 3
WLDG 1291 - Special Topics in Welder/Welding Technologist Credit Hours: 2
Creative Arts or Language, Philosophy & Culture Credits / Units: 3
Speech Credits / Units: 3
Choose from:
- SPCH 1321 - Business and Professional Communication or
- SPCH 1315 - Public Speaking
COSC 1301 - Introduction to Computers Credit Hours: 3

AAS Awarded

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