• Job Opportunities
• Related Degrees
• Degree Requirements

The welding curriculum leads to the general technology associate of applied science degree. Students will develop skills to meet certain certification test standards for both structural and high-pressure vessel welding. Students will also be better prepared to assume positions that require an understanding of fabrication and layout. The technical certificate is designed to train for entry-level welding employment. Certificates of proficiency are available for skill-specific, entry-level training. Courses taken in the certificate program may be applied to the degree.

Job Opportunities

Gas-Tungsten Welder Pipe Welder Oxyacetylene Welder Gas Metal Welder Arc Welder Welding Fabricator

Flux-Cored Welder Welder Fitter Welding Supervisor Production Line Welder Maintenance Welder

Related Degrees

Degree Plan and Description	Printable Degree Plan
AAS - General Technology - Welding	Degree Plan
CP - Welding - ARC	Degree Plan
CP - Welding - MIG	Degree Plan
CP - Welding - TIG	Degree Plan
CP - Welding Layout and Fabrication	Degree Plan
TC - Welding	Degree Plan

Degree Requirements

(Printable Version with full details)

The prerequisites and corequisites of the degree requirements are subject to change.

FIRST SEMESTER: 13 hours
Credit Hours	Courses	Notes	Grade
5	WELD 1285 Arc Welding - Basic
5	WELD 2285 Arc Welding - Advanced
3	MATH 1133 Technical Mathematics or higher math
SECOND SEMESTER: 13 hours
Credit Hours	Courses	Notes	Grade
5	WELD 1405 MIG Welding - Basic
5	WELD 2405 MIG Welding - Advanced
3	Computer (ITA) Requirement	1
THIRD SEMESTER: 16 hours
Credit Hours	Courses	Notes	Grade
5	WELD 1385 TIG Welding - Basic
5	WELD 1475 Layout and Fabrication-Structural and Pipe
3	ENGL 1203 Freshman English I
3	Social Sciences Requirement	2
FOURTH SEMESTER: 18 hours
Credit Hours	Courses	Notes	Grade
5	WELD 1455 Layout and Fabrication-Sheet Metal
5	WELD 2385 TIG Welding - Advanced
5	Technical elective	3
3	ENGL 1223 Technical Composition
Total Hours: 60

The prerequisites and corequisites of the degree requirements are subject to change.

NOTES
1: Computer (ITA) Requirement: Select three credit hours from ITA 1003, 1051, 1101, 1201, and 1251.
2: Social Sciences Requirement: Select one social science course from the General Education Core Requirements, 2007-2008 catalog.
3: Technical elective: Consult with advisor.

Transfer Course Information

The Arkansas Course Transfer System (ACTS) contains information about the transferability of courses within Arkansas public colleges and universities. Students are guaranteed the transfer of applicable credits and the equitable treatment of the application of credits for the admissions and degree requirements. Courses transferability is not guaranteed for courses listed in ACTS as "No Comparable Courses." Courses with a D grade will not transfer unless an appeal for exception is submitted in writing to the provost prior to the first day of class. ACTS-Arkansas Course Transfer System http://acts.adhe.edu -select Course Transfer. Students may also view the UA Fort Smith Transfer Credit Guide at www.uafortsmith.edu/Transfer/TransferCreditGuide.