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 Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW). Topics include basic metallurgy, electrode selection, welding symbols and blueprint reading, and setting equipment parameters. Students will prepare for and test in the SMAW Qualification and Certification (Hobart #37), American Welding Society D1.1 test, and Structural Steel 2-G and 3-G tests.
Program Requirements
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Course/s | ||
| Introduction to Welding | ||
| Welding Symbols and Blueprint Reading | ||
| Advanced Welding: SMAW | ||
| 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