WELDING TECHNOLOGY                                                         A.A.S. Degree                                     Minimum 62 hours    Career & Technical Education • Associate in Applied Science Degree • Minimum 2.0 OGPA • Major Code: DWT                                                         American Welding Society                                                        Educational Institution Member                     FIRST YEAR                                                             SECOND YEAR    Fall Semester  Rhetoric & Composition I              Credit Hrs      Fall Semester    Science of Personal Health            Credit Hrs  ENG 121        Occupational Math                          3          HYG 121          Pipe Welding                               3  MATH 151       Metallurgy/Blueprint Reading               4          WELD 137*        MIG Welding                                3  WELD 112       Arc Welding I                              4          WELD 151*                                                   3  WELD 131*      Gas Welding & Cutting                      3          ELECTIVE**                                Total Hours       3  WELD 132*                                                 3          ELECTIVE**                                                  3                                          Total Hours      17                                                                     15    Spring Semester                                      Credit Hrs    ENG 122        Rhetoric & Composition II                  3          Spring Semester                                        Credit Hrs    or COM 146 Business & Professional                        3          PSYC 131         Human Relations                            3                                                            3                 Communication                              3          or PSYC 121 Intro Psychology                                6                                                            3                                                                      3  WELD 133* Low Hydrogen I                                 15          WELD 138 Industrial Welding                                 3                                                                                                                                  15  WELD 134* Low Hydrogen II                                            WELD 192 Extended Welding Certificate    WELD 135* Advanced Gas Welding                                       GENERAL ELECTIVE    WELD 139* TIG Welding                                                                                  Total Hours                                  Total Hours    *These courses are taught in eight week units.    **SUGGESTED ELECTIVES (choose two): DRA 130-3 Intro to Computer Aided Design, DSL 130-3 Basic Mechanical Skills, DSL 157-3  Basic Internal Combustion Engines, DSL 158-3 Hydraulics l, WELD 111-3 Basic Welding, GRAP 121-3 Engineering Graphics I.    SUGGESTED GENERAL ELECTIVES (choose one): PHYS 121-4 Physics, BUS 191-3 Financial Accounting, BUS 297-3 Business Law l. If no prior  computer experience, IT 119-3 Basic Software Applications is recommended.    SPECIAL FACILITIES: The Welding Lab is located in the Robert I. Gregg Technology Center. The well-equipped lab is updated and maintained for  quality training and instruction.    SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: Students will need the following items: ear plugs, welding goggles, welding gloves, a welding helmet, and appropriate  welding clothing and shoes that will provide protection from rays, sparks and hot metal fragments. Protective clothing and safety glasses must be worn at    all times while in the Welding Lab.    THIS WELDING TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM is recognized by the American Welders Society. Southeastern Illinois College is an education institutional  member of the American Welders Society. Students who complete this coursework are eligible to take the industry standard certification exams for AWS    certification.    Also, students may credit the A.A.S. Degree in Welding Technology toward the Bachelor of Science Degree in Workforce Education & Development  through the unique Capstone Program at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, Illinois. See the Workforce Education & Development Curriculum    Guide for courses students can take at Southeastern in addition to the A.A.S. Degree for SIUC. See a Counselor for professional guidance.    Occupational information about this program is available at O*NET online www.onetonline.org. Once at that website enter the SOC Code that is listed  for this program. O*NET – SOC Code: 51-4121.00, 51-4121.06, 51-4121.07, 51-4122.00    Career Opportunities:                                                Major Employers:    Welding Technician, Welding Specialist, Welding Supervisor, Welding  Metal Product and Transportation Equipment Manufacturers, Construction  Instructor, Inspector.                                               Firms, Fabrication Industries, Machine Shops, Mining Companies,                                                                       Colleges & Universities, Vocational & Technical Schools, Training                                                                       Institutes.                                                                                                                                                                      05/18    Southeastern Illinois College • 3575 College Road • Harrisburg, Illinois 62946 • 618-252-5400 • www.sic.edu    Southeastern Illinois College • 3575 College Road • Harrisburg, Illinois 62946 • 618-252-5400 • www.sic.edu                                   107