WELD_TC - Welding Technology
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USU Eastern’s welding technology program offers unique opportunities for students interested in welding to receive excellent instruction in hands-on welding skills, welding theory, and scientific concepts and to explore additional careers in welding, including inspection, engineering, and project management. In-depth instruction is provided in all common arc welding and cutting processes, such as: Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW), Flux-cored Arc Welding (FCAW), Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW), Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW), Oxy-fuel Cutting (OFC), and Plasma Arc Cutting (PAC). Additional welding processes are explored and introduced, including Submerged-Arc Welding (SAW), Resistance Spot Welding (RSW), Stud Welding (SW), Brazing, Soldering, and Carbon Arc Cutting (CAC-A). Print reading, weld inspection, welding metallurgy, and structural fabrication courses are also offered.
Successful students may work as welders locally or nationally, manage welding/fabrication shops, start their own welding businesses, explore careers in weld inspection, or seek baccalaureate and/or graduate degrees after graduation with welding as a program area of study.
The program offers an additional Welding Technology certificate. However, many students choose to complete an Associate of Science (in addition to a Welding AAS) to more seamlessly transfer to baccalaureate and graduate programs.
Admission Requirements for this Program
1. New freshman admitted to USU in good standing qualify for admission to this program.
2. Transfer students from other institutions need a 2.5 GPA for admission to this major.
3. Students transferring from other USU majors need an overall GPA of 2.5 for admission to this major.
4. No welding courses with grades below a C- may be applied toward meeting graduation requirements.
5. Visual acuity requirements: 20/40 vision and Jaeger J-2 at 12 inches, with or without corrective lenses. If corrective lenses are required to attain this level of visual acuity, the corrective lenses must be worn during class periods.
