Welding Technology
Program Chair
Corey Danekas
Shop Complex
(479) 508-3312
cdanekas@atu.edu
This program is designed to develop the skills necessary for entry into industrial and commercial welding employment. Instruction is
provided in SMAW, GMAW, and GTAW welding, thermal cutting, blueprint reading and layout techniques. Students are required to
take a two-part examination composed by the American Welding Society to apply for AWS Entry Level Welding Certification.
Welding
Technology
Curriculum in Welding Technology Technical Certificate
Course Number
Fall
BUS 1023
Course Name
Business Mathematics
or
Beginning Algebra (or higher math)
Introduction to Thermal Cutting
Blueprint Reading
Industrial Safety in Welding
Introduction to Arc Welding
Metallurgy
Total
MATH 0803
WLD 1103
WLD 1202
WLD 1212
WLD 1224
WLD 1302
Spring
BUS 1003
Business English
or
Foundational Composition
or
Composition I
Position Welding
Gas Metal Arc (MIG) Welding
Gas Tungsten Arc (TIG) Welding
Total
ENGL 0303
ENGL 1013
WLD 1405
WLD 1503
WLD 1603
1st Summer
WLD 1702
WLD 1804
Weldment Testing
Certification Welding I
Total
Semester Hours
3
3
2
2
4
2
16
3
5
3
3
14
2
4
6
Curriculum in Welding Technology Associate of Applied Science Degree in General Technology
Course Number
1st Semester
MATH 0903
WLD 1103
WLD 1202
WLD 1212
WLD 1224
WLD 1302
2nd Semester
ENGL 1013
WLD 1405
WLD 1503
WLD 1603
3rd Semester
ACR 2124
ENGL 1023
WLD 1403
WLD 1702
WLD 1804
Course Name
Semester Hours
Intermediate Algebra (or higher math)
Introduction to Thermal Cutting
Blueprint Reading
Industrial Safety in Welding
Introduction to Arc Welding
Metallurgy
Total
3
3
2
2
4
2
16
Composition I
Position Welding
Gas Metal Arc (MIG) Welding
Gas Tungsten Arc (TIG) Welding
Total
3
5
3
3
14
Boiler Operations
Composition II
Welding for Trades and Industry
Weldment Testing I*
Certification Welding I*
Total
5
3
2
2
4
16
Any Approved Social Science1
Sheet Metal
Introduction to Computer Based Systems
or
Microcomputer Applications
or
Introduction to Computers
Internship (or approved elective)
Total
3
4
4th Semester
ACR 2124
COMS 1003
COMS 2003
BUS 1303
WLD 2904
1
See appropriate alternatives or substitutions in "General Education
Requirements"
*Usually offered in Summer I term
3
4
14
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