{
  "college": "sierra-college",
  "edition": "2025-2026",
  "departmentName": "Welding Technology",
  "id": "welding-technology--weldtechas",
  "name": "Welding Technology",
  "award": "Program",
  "department": "welding-technology",
  "sourceUrl": "https://catalog.sierracollege.edu/archive/2025-2026/departments/welding-technology/#WeldTechAS",
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      "markdown": "**AA or AS Degree**\n\nSuccessful completion of the degree pattern in Welding Technology prepares students for a career in a variety of manufacturing, construction, and fabrication fields as it relates to welding. Students must fulfill the following major requirements with grades of “C” or better, complete a minimum of 60 degree-applicable semester units (12 of which must be completed at Sierra College) with a grade point average of at least 2.0 and complete one of the following three general education patterns:\n\n-   Sierra College Associate Degree Requirements;\n-   California General Education Transfer Curriculum (Cal-GETC)"
    },
    {
      "kind": "courselist",
      "title": "Required Courses",
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          "type": "course",
          "code": "WELD 0001A",
          "title": "Introduction to Welding and Fabrication",
          "units": "2",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "WELD 0001B",
          "title": "Basic Welding Fabrication",
          "units": "2",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "WELD 0002A",
          "title": "Gas Metal Arc Welding of Mild Carbon Steel on Sheet and Plate",
          "units": "2",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "WELD 0002B",
          "title": "Gas Metal Arc Welding of Stainless Steel on Sheet and Plate",
          "units": "2",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "WELD 0002C",
          "title": "Gas Metal Arc Welding Certifications on Sheet and Plate",
          "units": "2",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "WELD 0003A",
          "title": "Gas Tungsten Arc Welding of Mild Carbon Steel on Sheet and Plate",
          "units": "2",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "WELD 0003B",
          "title": "Gas Tungsten Arc Welding of Mild Carbon and Stainless Steel on Sheet and Plate",
          "units": "2",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "WELD 0003C",
          "title": "Gas Tungsten Arc Welding Certifications on Sheet and Plate",
          "units": "2",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "WELD 0005A",
          "title": "Manual Metal Arc Welding of Mild Carbon Steel Fillet Welds",
          "units": "2",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "WELD 0005B",
          "title": "Manual Metal Arc Welding of Mild Carbon Steel Groove Welds",
          "units": "2",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "WELD 0005C",
          "title": "Manual Metal Arc Welding Certifications on Closed and Open Root Plate",
          "units": "2",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "WELD 0011",
          "title": "Welding Metallography",
          "units": "4",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "comment",
          "text": "Select 9-12 units from the following:",
          "units": "9-12"
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ADVM 0003D",
          "title": "Design for Additive Manufacturing - 3D Printing",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ADVM 0062",
          "title": "Introduction to Computer Aided Design and Computer Aided Manufacturing",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ADVM 0064",
          "title": "Computer-Aided 2D Design",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ADVM 0066",
          "title": "CNC Milling Level 1",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ADVM 0067",
          "title": "CNC Milling Level 2",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ART 0022",
          "title": "Metal Arts",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ART 0033",
          "title": "Art Metal Casting",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "BUS 0144",
          "title": "Accounting Fundamentals for Small Business Owners",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "BUS 0215",
          "title": "Personal Finance",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "BUS 0241",
          "title": "Innovation Concepts for Starting a Small Business",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "BUS 0242",
          "title": "Entrepreneurship - Small Business Management",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "BUS 0250",
          "title": "Microsoft Applications for Business",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "BUS 0260",
          "title": "Introduction to Business",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "MECH 0001",
          "title": "The Science of Electronics",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "MECH 0004",
          "title": "Fundamentals of Mechatronics",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "MECH 0010",
          "title": "Fundamentals of Electronics",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "MECH 0044",
          "title": "Mechatronic Processes and Materials",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "WELD 0015A",
          "title": "Manual Metal Arc Welding on Pipe Level 1",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "WELD 0028",
          "title": "Independent Study",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "WELD 0095",
          "title": "Internship in Welding Technology",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "total",
          "text": "Total Units",
          "units": "35-38"
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}