Program Manager: Nick Morgan
Email: nmorgan@frederick.edu
Phone: 240.629.7902
Program Description
This series of courses provides students with a broad range of knowledge and skills needed for welding and cutting metal, with a focus on Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW). Topics include basic metallurgy, filler metal selection, welding symbols and blueprint reading, and setting equipment parameters.
Program Requirements
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Course/s | ||
| Introduction to Welding | ||
| Welding Symbols and Blueprint Reading | ||
| Advanced Welding: GMAW | ||
| Prerequisites/Co-requisites | ||
ENGL 70 OR appropriate score on placement test 1,2 | ||
- 1
Accuplacer Next Gen minimum score: Reading 237 or (Reading 229 & Writing 237) or ESL Reading 102 or ESL 276 overall
- 2
To satisfy the English prerequisite for the program, students need to do one of the following:
- Take placement test and score above the prerequisite course
- Provide proof of completing college level English
- Meet one or more of the listed exemptions