Welding Technology, A.A.S.

General Education Requirements

Contact your program advisor to select general education courses from each category which will meet your program’s graduation requirements. See General Education Courses (GELOs)    for a complete list.

One class from each GELO listed below.  See General Education for eligible classes.

GELO #1 - Speech Communication Credits: 3

GELO #2 - Written Communication Credits: 3

GELO #5 - Analytical, Quantitative, and Scientific Reasoning Credits: 3      

• MATH 1020 - Technical Math   or higher    

Select classes from the GELOs listed below for a minimum of 6 credit hours.  
     No classes from the same GELO.

GELO #3 - Critical Thinking and Problem Solving

GELO #4 - Global Awareness and Citizenship

GELO #6 - Career and Life Skills

Welding Courses

• ACFS 1015 - Success@SCC Credits: 1
• WELD 1101 - SMAW I Credits: 3.5
• WELD 1107 - Oxy Fuel and Plasma Credits: 3.5
• WELD 1109 - SMAW II Credits: 2.5
• WELD 1123 - GMAW I Credits: 3.5
• WELD 1128 - Blueprint Reading & Weld Symbols Credits: 2.5
• WELD 1130 - Metallurgy Credits: 3
• WELD 1220 - GMAW II Credits: 2.5
• WELD 1230 - SMAW III Credits: 2.5
• WELD 2311 - Flux Cored Arc Welding Credits: 2.5
• WELD 2320 - GTAW I Credits: 3
• WELD 2330 - GTAW II Credits: 1.5
• WELD 2340 - Measurement & Layout Credits: 2.5
• WELD 2410 - Welding Codes and Standards Credits: 3
• WELD 2420 - Pipe Welding & Cutting Credits: 1.5
• WELD 2450 - Welder Pre-Qualification Credits: 3.0
• WELD 2510 - NDT Procedures for Welding Credits: 3
• WELD 2520 - Welder Qualification/Certification Credits: 1.5
• WELD 2530 - Welding Fabrication & Repair Credits: 3
• WELD 2540 - Special Welding Applications Credits: 2

Total: 66 hours

**A maximum of 2.0 credit hours of Special Welding Applications can be used toward any award.

Requires 51 credit hours of welding courses and five General Education courses (15 credit hours), for a total of 66 hours. See program advisor.