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Welding, A.A.S.

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(Code 1336)

This program provides the background, skills, knowledge, understanding and techniques needed to produce quality weldments. Students gain knowledge of various materials and an understanding of the effects that heat and stress have on welded materials. Students should develop sufficient skills for American Welding Society Certification.

Prerequisite courses may apply to this program.

General Education Requirements

Written Communication

One of the following Michigan Transfer Agreement Recommended Courses:

ENGL 100 - Freshman English I 3 credit
ENGL 101 - Freshman English II 3 credit

Oral Communication

One of the following Michigan Transfer Agreement Recommended Courses:

COMM 210 - Speech 3 credit
COMM 220 - Interpersonal Communication 3 credit

Laboratory Science

One of the following Michigan Transfer Agreement Recommended Course:

CHEM 105 - Survey of General Chemistry 4 credit
PHYS 230 - College Physics I 4 credit
- PHYS 111
  also meets this programs science requirement, but may have limited transferability.

Mathematics

One of the following Michigan Transfer Agreement Recommended Courses:

MATH 102 - Mathematical Investigations 4 credit
MATH 159 - College Algebra 4 credit
MATH 180 - Precalculus 5 credit
MATH 190 - Elementary Statistics 3 credit
MATH 250 - Calculus and Analytic Geometry I 4 credit
MATH 251 - Calculus and Analytic Geometry II 4 credit
Click here for additional courses that fulfill MCC’s math requirement but may have limited transferability.

Social Science

Two of the following Michigan Transfer Agreement Recommended Courses (from two different disciplines):

ANTH 260 - Cultural Anthropology 3 credit
ECON 215 - Principles of Macroeconomics 3 credit
ECON 216 - Principles of Microeconomics 3 credit
HIST 250 - United States History to 1865 3 credit
HIST 251 - United States History Since 1865 3 credit
POLI 240 - American Political System 3 credit
PSYC 120 - General Psychology 3 credit
SOCI 230 - Sociology 3 credit
SOCI 235 - Social Problems 3 credit
Click here for additional courses that fulfill MCC’s Social Science requirement but may have limited transferability.

Humanities & Fine Arts:

Two of the following Michigan Transfer Agreement Recommended Courses (from two different disciplines and only one may be a foreign language):

CHNS 130 - Elementary Mandarin Chinese I 4 credit
CHNS 131 - Elementary Mandarin Chinese II 4 credit
ENGL 195 - Introduction to Literature 3 credit
ENGL 200 - American Thought & Literature I 3 credit
ENGL 201 - American Thought & Literature II 3 credit
ENGL 220 - British Literature to 1798 3 credit
ENGL 221 - British Literature since 1798 3 credit
ENGL 265 - Introduction to Film 4 credit
FREN 120 - Elementary French I 4 credit
FREN 121 - Elementary French II 4 credit
GERM 101 - German I 4 credit
GERM 102 - German II 4 credit
MUSI 101 - Music Appreciation 3 credit
PHIL 220 - Introduction to Philosophy 3 credit
PHIL 221 - Philosophy of World Religions 3 credit
PHIL 222 - Bioethics 3 credit
SPAN 130 - Elementary Spanish I 4 credit
SPAN 131 - Elementary Spanish II 4 credit
Click here for additional courses that fulfill MCC’s Humanities & Fine Arts requirement but may have limited transferability.

Program Requirements

AHEA 100 - Emergency Health Care 2 credit
CMIS 101 - Computer Literacy 3 credit
ELEC 110 - Electronic Circuit Analysis 3 credit
INDS 130 - Metallurgy & Heat Treatment 2 credit
INDS 220 - Basic Machine Operation 3 credit
INDS 230 - Introduction to Material Science 3 credit
TDSN 105 - Reading Engineering Drawings 2 credit
TDSN 106 - Layout and Precision Measurement 2 credit
WELD 101 - Fundamentals of Welding 3 credit
WELD 111 - Welding Processes I 3 credit
WELD 113 - Welding Processes II 3 credit
WELD 131 - Welding Processes III 3 credit
WELD 133 - Welding Processes IV 3 credit
Elective credits as necessary to earn a minimum of 60 credits (100 level or above).

Suggested Electives

Elective credits as necessary to earn a minimum of 60 credits (100 level or above). The following suggested electives work well with this program.

INDS 253 - Basic Fluid Power 3 credit
INDS 255 - Advanced Pneumatics 3 credit
INDS 270 - Industrial Quality Control 3 credit
TDSN 250 - Introduction to CAD 4 credit
TDSN 251 - Advanced CAD 4 credit

Note:

*Minimum of 60 unduplicated credits (100 level or higher) required.

Note

A Welding Technology Certificate program is also available.

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