• Job Opportunities
• Related Degrees
• Degree Requirements

The technical certificate is designed to train for entry-level welding employment. Certificates of proficiency are available for skill-specific, entry-level training. Courses taken in the certificate program may be applied to the degree.

Job Opportunities

Gas-Tungsten Welder Gas Metal Welder Flux-Cored Welder Production Line Welder

Pipe Welder Arc Welder Welder Fitter Welding Supervisor

Oxyacetylene Welder Welding Fabricator Maintenance Welder

Related Degrees

Degree Plan and Description	Printable Degree Plan
AAS - General Technology - Welding	Degree Plan
CP - Welding - ARC	Degree Plan
CP - Welding - MIG	Degree Plan
CP - Welding - TIG	Degree Plan
CP - Welding Layout and Fabrication	Degree Plan
TC - Welding	Degree Plan

Degree Requirements

(Printable Version with full details)

The prerequisites and corequisites of the degree requirements are subject to change.

FIRST SEMESTER: 15 hours
Credit Hours	Courses	Notes	Grade
5	WELD 1285 Arc Welding - Basic
5	WELD 1385 TIG Welding - Basic
5	Advanced Welding Elective	1
SECOND SEMESTER: 15 hours
Credit Hours	Courses	Notes	Grade
2	WELD 1182 Blueprint Reading for Welders
5	WELD 1405 MIG Welding - Basic
5	WELD 1455 Layout and Fabrication-Sheet Metal OR WELD 1475 Layout and Fabrication-Structural and Pipe
3	MATH 1133 Technical Mathematics or higher math
TOTAL HOURS: 30

The prerequisites and corequisites of the degree requirements are subject to change.

NOTES
1: Advanced Welding Elective: Select one from WELD 2285, 2385, 2405.

Transfer Course Information

The Arkansas Course Transfer System (ACTS) contains information about the transferability of courses within Arkansas public colleges and universities. Students are guaranteed the transfer of applicable credits and the equitable treatment of the application of credits for the admissions and degree requirements. Courses transferability is not guaranteed for courses listed in ACTS as "No Comparable Courses." Courses with a D grade will not transfer unless an appeal for exception is submitted in writing to the provost prior to the first day of class. ACTS-Arkansas Course Transfer System http://acts.adhe.edu -select Course Transfer. Students may also view the UA Fort Smith Transfer Credit Guide at www.uafortsmith.edu/Transfer/TransferCreditGuide.