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Program of Study: Welding TechnologyCourse Offerings subject to change. Please consult the current Schedule of Classes.
Department: Industrial & Trade TechnologyThis document is for planning purposes only and is not a guarantee of course offerings
Coordinator: daschwanden@santarosa.eduA full-time student seeking to complete an Associate's Degree in two years should expect to take an average of 15 units per semester.
Term Effective: Fall 2022A major is only part of what is required for an Associate's Degree see additional requirements here
* denotes a required course.Students are strongly advised to meet with a counselor for educational planning
   

Semester 1
Course NumberCourse TitleUnitsSemester OfferedPrerequisitesAdvisoriesIn PersonOnlineHybridBlendedDayEveningWeekend
MACH51.1A*BEG MACHINE TOOL TECH3.00Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025Eligibility for ENGL 100 or ESL 100YESYESYESYES
MACH161*METALLURGY3.00Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025YES
MACH162*BLUEPRINT READ FOR MACH3.00Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025YES
WELD170*BEGINNING WELDING2.00Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025Eligibility for ENGL 1A or equivalentYESYESYESYES
Total Semester Units:11.00
Semester 2
Course NumberCourse TitleUnitsSemester OfferedPrerequisitesAdvisoriesIn PersonOnlineHybridBlendedDayEveningWeekend
WELD101*SHIELDED METAL ARC WELD2.00Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025WELD170Eligibility for ENGL 100 or ESL 100YESYES
WELD102*GAS METAL ARC WELDING2.00Fall 2024, Fall 2025WELD170Eligibility for ENGL 100 or ESL 100YESYES
WELD113*THERMAL CUTTING2.00Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025WELD170Eligibility for ENGL 100 or ESL 100YESYES
Total Semester Units:6.00
Semester 3
Course NumberCourse TitleUnitsSemester OfferedPrerequisitesAdvisoriesIn PersonOnlineHybridBlendedDayEveningWeekend
WELD103*FLUX CORED ARC WELDING2.00Spring 2025WELD170Eligibility for ENGL 100 or ESL 100YESYES
WELD104*GAS TUNGSTEN ARC WELDING2.00Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025WELD170Eligibility for ENGL 100 or ESL 100YESYES
WELD114A*INTRO METAL FAB2.00Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025WELD170 AND MACH161 AND WELD171.1 (Inactive) OR
WELD170 AND MACH161 AND WELD171.2 (Inactive) OR
WELD170 AND MACH161 AND
WELD171.3 (Inactive) OR
WELD170 AND MACH161 AND WELD175A (Inactive) OR
WELD170 AND MACH161 AND WELD175B (Inactive) OR
WELD170 AND MACH161 AND
WELD113 AND WELD101 OR
WELD170 AND MACH161 AND WELD113 AND WELD102 OR
WELD170 AND MACH161 AND
WELD113 AND WELD103 OR
WELD170 AND MACH161 AND WELD113 AND WELD104
Eligibility for ENGL 100 or ESL 100YESYESYES
Total Semester Units:6.00
Semester 4
Course NumberCourse TitleUnitsSemester OfferedPrerequisitesAdvisoriesIn PersonOnlineHybridBlendedDayEveningWeekend
WELD114B*ADV METAL FAB2.00Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025WELD114A AND MACH162YESYESYES
Total Semester Units:2.00
Recommended course sequence units total:25.00
Minimum units to meet major requirements:25.00
Key:
In Person=Face to Face
Online=Fully Online, no mandatory face to face.
Hybrid=At least 51% online
Blended=Majority face to face