Welding
Industrial & Engineering Technology
Offered at MCC-Business & Technology
A.A.S. Welding Technology and Management
......................................................... 65-69 Credits
This will allow the student to engage in gainful employment in the
MIG Certificate................................ 22-23 Credits
welding/fabrication industry as welding is one of the high-demand
MIG/TIG Certificate......................... 22-23 Credits
occupations designated by the state of Missouri. Students completing
the two-year degree will acquire the skills required of managerial and
Welding Construction Certificate.... 22-24 Credits
This Welding Technology & Management program provides the
students with the training that meets the standards of the American
Welding Society’s curriculum. Curriculum will prepare the students to
successfully pass the AWS written certification tests.
A.A.S. Welding Technology and Management
COLL 100
First Year Seminar
General Requirements
ENGL 101
Composition and Reading I
HIST 120
United States History to 1865 or
HIST 121
United States History since 1865 or
POLS 135
Introduction to Political Science or
POLS 136
Introduction to American National Politics or
POLS 137
Introduction to State and Local Politics
Choose one of the following Math options:
Option #1
MATH 103R Technical Math I w/ Review or
MATH 103
Technical Math or
MATH 120
College Algebra or
MATH 120R College Algebra w/ Review
And
MATH 104
Technical Math II or
MATH 130
Trigonometry
Option #2
MATH 150
PreCalculus
SPAN 100
Beginning Occupational Spanish
COMM 100 Fundamentals of Speech
General Education Electives: Any course(s) numbered 100 or above from the
following disciplines: ART, ECON, ENGL, Foreign Language,
GEOG (except 104, 110 and GIS Courses), PHIL, PSYC, SOSC
Minimum Total General Education Credit Hours
Specific Program Requirements
CSIS 100
Digital Literacy
EHSS 111
Introduction to Health & Safety for General Industry or
EHSS 112
Introduction to Health & Safety for Construction
INTE 124
Employment Strategies for Technical Careers
WELD 110 Welding Industry Fundamentals
WELD 120
Thermal Cutting Processes Lecture
WELD 121
Thermal Cutting Processes Lab
WELD 130
Print Reading & Weld Symbols
WELD 140
Shielded Metal Arc Welding I (stick) Lecture
WELD 141
Shielded Metal Arc Welding I (stick) Lab
WELD 150
Gas Metal Arc Welding I (MIG)(stick) Lecture
WELD 151
Gas Metal Arc Welding I (MIG)(stick) Lab
WELD 160
Gas Tungsten Arc Welding I (TIG) Lecture
WELD 161
Gas Tungsten Arc Welding I (TIG) Lab
WELD 230
Layout and Fabrication Lecture
WELD 231
Layout and Fabrication Lab
WELD 240
Shielded Metal Arc Welding II (stick) Lecture
WELD 241
Shielded Metal Arc Welding II (stick) Lab
WELD 250
Gas Metal Arc Welding II (MIG) Lecture
WELD 251
Gas Metal Arc Welding II (MIG) Lab
WELD 260
Gas Tungsten Arc Welding II (TIG) Lecture
WELD 261
Gas Tungsten Arc Welding II (TIG) Lab
WELD 270
Flux Core Arc Welding Lecture
WELD 271
Flux Core Arc Welding Lab
WELD 290
Management Skills for the Trades
Electives: BSAD, ETEC 152, ETEC 169, CIMM 100 or CIMM 130
Total Credit Hours Required
technical training personnel. This will allow students to transcend
the welding industry into other welding-related careers when these
opportunities are present, fulfilling the personal desires of promotion
throughout their careers. Students completing welding certificates can
later come back and integrate course work already completed into the
two-year degree and complete the degree while employed.
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Credits
3
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Semester
Taken
Prerequisites
ENG 30 or appropriate placement score.
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65-69
CSIS 100 or CSIS 115 or higher
WELD 110 or concurrent enrollment
WELD 120 or concurrent enrollment
WELD 121 or concurrent enrollment
WELD 140 or concurrent enrollment
WELD 121 or concurrent enrollment
WELD 150 or concurrent enrollment
WELD 121 or concurrent enrollment
WELD 160 or concurrent enrollment
WELD 130 and one WELD 100 level lecture & lab
WELD 230 and one WELD 100 level lecture & lab
WELD 141
WELD 240
WELD 151
WELD 250
WELD 161
WELD 260
WELD 151 or concurrent enrollment
WELD 270 or concurrent enrollment
WELD 231 and one WELD 100 level lecture & lab