WELDING TECHNOLOGY – LEVEL 2                                                         Certificate                               34 Semester hours    Career & Technical Education • 1-Year Certificate • Minimum 2.0 OGPA • Major Code: CWT2    Fall Semester  Metallurgy/Blueprint Reading          Credit Hrs      Spring Semester                                             Credit Hrs  WELD 112       Arc Welding I                              4          WELD 134 Low Hydrogen II                                         3  WELD 131       Gas Welding & Cutting                      3          WELD 137 Pipe Welding                                            3  WELD 132       Low Hydrogen I                             3          WELD 139 TIG Welding                                             3  WELD 133                                                  3          WELD 151 MIG Welding                                             3                                          Total Hours      13                                                                          12                                                                                                 Total Hours                                                                         Spring Semester                                             Credit Hrs                                                                       WELD 138 Industrial Welding                                      6                                                                       WELD 192** Extended Welding Certification                        3                                                                                                                                        9                                                                                                                      Total Hours     These courses are all taught in eight- week units except WELD 138.  **This course includes preparation for the AWS Certification Exams.  Placement test scores are not required for this program.    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.    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                                                                       Metal Product and Transportation Equipment Manufacturers, Construction                                                                       Firms, Fabrication Industries, Mining Companies, Machine Shops                                                                                                                                                                                                       08/19    Southeastern Illinois College • 3575 College Road • Harrisburg, Illinois 62946 • 618-252-5400 • www.sic.edu    108 Southeastern Illinois College • 3575 College Road • Harrisburg, Illinois 62946 • 618-252-5400 • www.sic.edu