Welding Technology: Advanced Level Welder, AAS

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CODE: WELDADVAAS | TOTAL CREDITS: 60 | FINANCIAL AID ELIGIBILITY: Eligible

DESCRIPTION

The Associate of Applied Science – Advanced Level Welder provides students with the knowledge and skills necessary for successful employment in the welding industry.

Continuation of COA requirements, students will receive additional instruction in Welding Inspection and Testing principals, structural welding code, fabrication and layout techniques, as well as the opportunity for advanced electives.

Upon successful completion of modules and levels throughout the degree students may receive National Welding Certifications awarded by the National Construction Certification Education and Research (NCCER) Education Foundation. These industry certifications prepare students for employment. Certifications are registered through the NCCER National Registry, providing transcripts and certificates that can be referenced by employers.

Students may receive NCCER Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3 Welding Certifications upon successful completion of this Associated of Applied Science.

ACADEMIC MAPS

Academic Map: AAS Welding Technology: Advanced Level Welder

Student Learning Outcomes

Demonstrate proper safety practices during welding operations.
Read and interpret blueprints.
Cut, prepare and fabricate parts from blueprints and drawings.
Set-up, maintain and perform minor repairs to welding and associated equipment.
Perform satisfactory welds in all positions.

General Education Requirements

TOTAL GENERAL EDUCATION CREDITS: 23

Mathematics (3 Credits)

^{NOTE: Your first college-level MATH course MUST be completed before reaching 30 total college-level credits.}

MATH 104B - Applied Mathematics
or MATH 116 - Technical Mathematics or above (except MATH 122 and MATH 123)

English Composition (3-5 Credits)

^{NOTE: Your first college-level ENG course MUST be completed before reaching 30 total college-level credits.}

Recommended: ENG 101.

Communications (3 Credits)

Recommended: COM 115.

Human Relations (3 Credits)

Recommended: ALS 101.

Natural Science (4 Credits)

MT 102 - Fundamentals of Electricity

Fine Arts/Humanities/Social Sciences (3 Credits)

^{Recommended: ART 107.}

any AM prefix course
or any ANTH prefix course (except ANTH 102 and ANTH 110L)
or any ART prefix course
or any COM prefix course
or CRJ 104 - Introduction to Administration of Justice
or DAN 101 - Dance Appreciation
or any ECON prefix course
or ENG 223 - Themes of Literature
or GEOG 106 - Introduction to Cultural Geography
or HHP 150 - Living Healthy and Well
or HHP 201 - Stress Management
or HHP 213 - Healthy Aging
or any HIST prefix course
or any MUS prefix course (except MUS 100)
or any PHIL prefix course
or PHO 101 - Beginning Photography
or any PSC prefix course
or any PSY prefix course
or any SOC prefix course
or any THTR prefix course (except THTR 275)
or WMST 113 - Gender, Race, and Class
or World Languages 101B or above (this includes the following course prefixes: ARA, ARM, CHI, FIL, FREN, GER, GRE, ITAL, JPN, KOR, LAT, PORT, RUS, SPAN, and THAI)

U.S. and Nevada Constitutions (4-6 Credits)

Recommended: HIST 100 or PSC 101.

Four Credit Options
HIST 100 - Historical Issues and Contemporary Society
or PSC 101 - Introduction to American Politics
Six Credit Options
HIST 101 - U.S. History to 1877
and HIST 102 - U.S. History Since 1877
or
HIST 101 - U.S. History to 1877
and HIST 217 - Nevada History
or
HIST 102 - U.S. History Since 1877
and HIST 111 - Survey of U.S. Constitutional History
or
HIST 111 - Survey of U.S. Constitutional History
and HIST 217 - Nevada History

Special Program Requirements

TOTAL SPECIAL PROGRAM CREDITS: 37

Core Requirements (33 Credits)

WELD 100B - Introduction to Welding
and WELD 115B - Welding Inspection and Testing Principles
and WELD 131B - Blueprint Reading, Layout and Sketching
and WELD 132B - Oxy/Fuel, Plasma and Carbon Arc-Air Cutting Operations
and WELD 133B - SMAW (Stick)
and WELD 134B - GTAW (Tig)
and WELD 135B - GMAW (Mig)
and WELD 137B - FCAW (Flux Core)
and WELD 154B - D1.1 Structural Welding Code
and WELD 214B - Fabrication Layout