Welding (AS Degree S0919)
Technology and Health Division
Degree S0919
This program is designed to prepare the student for employment in the broad field of welding. It leads to occupations in manufacturing and repair and helps prepare the student for positions in supervision.
Courses in the welding curriculum prepare students for welding certification. The college is a testing agency for the City of Los Angeles and is authorized to administer the performance test for the Structural Welding Certificate. There is a $50 charge for students and $60 for non-students to take this test. Topics of the written portion of the test which is administered by the city are reviewed in various welding courses offered by the college. This program is intended to prepare students for employment following graduation. Students desiring a bachelor’s degree (transfer program) should consult with a counselor or advisor to discuss transferability of courses.
This degree requires the completion of General Education coursework plus the following:
Required Courses
| Course Prefix | Course Name | Units |
|---|---|---|
| WELD 40 | Introduction to Welding | 2 |
| WELD 50 | Oxyacetylene Welding | 2 |
| WELD 51 | Basic Electric Arc Welding | 2 |
| WELD 53A | Welding Metallurgy | 3 |
| WELD 70A | Beginning Arc Welding | 3 |
| WELD 70B | Intermediate Arc Welding | 3 |
| WELD 70C | Certification for Welders | 3 |
| WELD 80 | Construction Fabrication and Welding | 3 |
| Total Units | 21 | |
Recommended Electives
| Course Prefix | Course Name | Units |
|---|---|---|
| BUSM 61 | Business Organization and Management | 3 |
| WELD 30 | Metal Sculpture | 2 |
| WELD 60 | Print Reading and Computations for Welders | 3 |
| WELD 81 | Pipe and Tube Welding | 3 |
Looking for guidance? A counselor can help.
This Guided Pathways for Success (GPS) is a suggested sequence of coursework needed for program completion. It is not an official educational plan. Schedule an appointment with a counselor or advisor as soon as possible to create an individualized Mountie Academic Plan (MAP) specific to your goals and needs.
| Fall Term 1 | Units | |
|---|---|---|
| WELD 40 | Introduction to Welding | 2 |
| WELD 50 | Oxyacetylene Welding | 2 |
| WELD 51 | Basic Electric Arc Welding | 2 |
| WELD 70A | Beginning Arc Welding | 3 |
| ENGL 1A | Freshman Composition | 4 |
| Units | 13 | |
| Winter Term 1 | ||
| SPCH 1A | Public Speaking | 4 |
| Units | 4 | |
| Spring Term 1 | ||
| WELD 53A | Welding Metallurgy | 3 |
| WELD 70B | Intermediate Arc Welding | 3 |
| WELD 80 | Construction Fabrication and Welding | 3 |
| AA/S MATH | Meet AA/AS Math Comptcy Req | 3 |
| A/AS PE | 1 | |
| Certificate: Welding E0919 9 | ||
| Submit petition: inside.mtsac.edu, Student Tab#45 5 | ||
| Units | 13 | |
| Summer Term 1 | ||
| AA/S HUM | Area C-2 Humanities Course | 3 |
| Units | 3 | |
| Fall Term 2 | ||
| WELD 70C | Certification for Welders | 3 |
| AA/S ARTS | Area C-1 Arts Course | 3 |
| AA/S BEHAV | Area D-2 Elective Course | 3 |
| AA/S SCNCE | Area B-1 or B-2 Science Course | 3 |
| Units | 12 | |
| Winter Term 2 | ||
| AA/S LIFE | Area E Lifelong Undrstg Course | 3 |
| Units | 3 | |
| Spring Term 2 | ||
| A/AS AMIST | 3 | |
| AA/S ELECT | Degree Appl Course (Elective) | 3 |
| AA/S ELECT | Degree Appl Course (Elective) | 3 |
| AA/S ELECT | Degree Appl Course (Elective) | 3 |
| Welding, AS S0919 9 | ||
| Submit petition: inside.mtsac.edu, Student Tab#45 5 | ||
| Units | 12 | |
| Total Units | 60 | |
