Welding - Diploma (2016-2017)
Hutchinson and Willmar (64 Credits) - Education Plan

Welding is the process of joining metals through heat. The industrial welding program on the Willmar campus is different from other programs because it offers either a one-year completion or a two-year advanced technical welding education. Shop equipment is the type found in industry and classroom instruction and is related directly to shop work. The Hutchinson campus has the only welding program in the state with in-house x-ray. Using this quality control inspection method, students always have feedback on the quality of their welds. Both programs give students broad and continuous exposure to welding methods and equipment. A certificate option is also available.
 
Course Outline
 
Required Courses
(26 Courses)
Course
Number		 Course Title Credits
CMAE 1514 Safety Awareness 2 
CMAE 1518 Manufacturing Processes and Production 2 
CMAE 1522 Quality Practices 2 
CMAE 1526 Maintenance Awareness 2 
WELD 1311 Prints, Symbols & Joint Designs I 2 
WELD 1312 Welding Processes 4 
WELD 1314 Gas Weld, Braze, Cut Shop 1 1 
WELD 1316 Shielded Metal Arc Shop 1 2 
WELD 1319 Gas Tungsten Arc Welding Shop 1 1 
WELD 1320 Computer-Aided Manufacturing 2 
WELD 1321 Prints, Symbols & Joint Designs 2 2 
WELD 1322 Welding Processes, Metals and Fabrication 4 
WELD 1324 Gas Welding, Brazing and Cutting Shop 2 2 
WELD 1326 Shielded Metal Arc Welding Shop 2 3 
WELD 1327 Gas Metal Arc Welding 1 2 
WELD 1328 Gas Metal Arc Welding Shop 2 3 
WELD 1329 Gas Tungsten Arc Welding Shop 2 2 
WELD 2100 Introduction to Machining 1 
WELD 2101 Layout & Fabrication I 4 
WELD 2103 Advanced Gas Tungsten Arc Welding Shop 2-4*
WELD 2105 Advanced GMAW and FCAW Shop 1-4*
WELD 2106 Metal Finishing Shop 4 
WELD 2111 Layout and Fabrication 2 2 
WELD 2201 Pipe Layout and Fabrication 3 
WELD 2207 Welding Metallurgy and Qualifications 2 
WELD 2828 Multi Axis CAM and Robotic Weld 2 
Total Credits: 55  
Note there is a data error. The credits listed in this section total 56 while the section is listed as having 55 credits.
 
Technical Elective Courses
(select 5 credits from the courses below)
With advisor approval, WELD 2900 (Welding Internship) may be taken as part of the required technical elective credits. Depending on the educational scope of the internship, the number of credits completed in WELD 2203, WELD 2204, WELD 2206 and WELD 2900 may vary within the ranges listed for a total of 5 credits.
Course
Number		 Course Title Credits
WELD 2203 Pipe Welding Shop 1-4*
WELD 2204 Welding Qualification Shop 1-4*
WELD 2206 Welding Fabrication Shop 1-4*
WELD 2900 Internship 1-5*
Total Credits: 5  
 
General Studies Applied Elective Courses
(these courses are not required but are recommended)
Course
Number		 Course Title Credits
WELD 1201 Applied Mathematics for Welding Careers 2 
WELD 2900 Internship 1*
 
General Education Elective Courses
(select 4 credits from the courses below)
Course
Number		 Course Title Credits
GSIS 1602 Personal Financial Management 2 
GSMS 1251 Applied Physics 1 
GSWS 1401 Employment Preparation 1 
GSWS 1451 First Aid/Safety 1 
Total Credits: 4  
 
Total Diploma Credits: 64  

*Credits for this course are variable. See your Advisor about this course.