Program: Welding/Mechanical Specialization, A.A.S. - Northeast Texas Community College - Modern Campus Catalog™

Apr 06, 2025

2013-2014 Catalog

Faculty Advisor: Sergio Sanchez • 903-434-8178 (ssanchez@ntcc.edu); Marcos Sanchez • (msanchez@ntcc.edu)

Students should consult a faculty advisor or an academic advisor early in their program of study.

Program Requirements

General Education Requirements (18 Credit Hours)

Composition: 3 Hours

one course

ENGL 2311 - Technical and Business Writing 3 credit hours.

Mathematics: 3 Hours

one course

MATH 1314 - College Algebra 3 credit hours. (or equivalent or higher)

Speech: 3 Hours

one course from the following

SPCH 1311 - Fundamentals of Speech 3 credit hours.
SPCH 1315 - Public Speaking 3 credit hours.
SPCH 1321 - Business and Professional Speaking 3 credit hours.

Computer Technology: 3 Hours

one course

BCIS 1305 - Business Computer Applications 3 credit hours.

Humanities or Visual and Performing Arts Elective: 3 Hours

one course from the following

SPAN 2311 - Intermediate Spanish I 3 credit hours.
SPAN 2312 - Intermediate Spanish II 3 credit hours.
PHIL 1301 - Introduction to Philosophy 3 credit hours.
PHIL 1304 - World Religions 3 credit hours.
PHIL 2306 - Introduction to Ethics 3 credit hours.
ENGL 2322 - British Literature I 3 credit hours.
ENGL 2323 - British Literature II 3 credit hours.
ENGL 2327 - American Literature I 3 credit hours.
ENGL 2328 - American Literature II 3 credit hours.
ENGL 2332 - World Literature I 3 credit hours.
ENGL 2333 - World Literature II 3 credit hours.
ENGL 2342 - Forms of Literature I 3 credit hours.
ENGL 2343 - Forms of Literature II 3 credit hours.
HUMA 1301 - Appreciation of the Humanities: Pre-Classical through Renaissance 3 credit hours.
HUMA 1302 - Appreciation of the Humanities in Modern Times 3 credit hours.
HIST 2321 - World Civilizations I 3 credit hours.
HIST 2322 - World Civilizations II 3 credit hours.
ARTS 1301 - Introduction to Art Appreciation 3 credit hours.
ARTS 1303 - Survey of Western Art to 1400 3 credit hours.
ARTS 1304 - Survey of Western Art after 1400 3 credit hours.
MUSI 1306 - Music Appreciation 3 credit hours.
DRAM 1310 - Introduction to Theatre 3 credit hours.
DRAM 2361 - Theatre History I 3 credit hours.

Social and Behavioral Sciences: 3 Hours

one course from the following

SOCI 1301 - Introductory Sociology 3 credit hours.
HIST 1301 - History of the United States to 1877 3 credit hours.
HIST 1302 - History of the United States since 1877 3 credit hours.
GOVT 2305 - Federal Government 3 credit hours.
GOVT 2306 - Texas Government 3 credit hours.
PSYC 2301 - Introduction to Psychology 3 credit hours.
ECON 2301 - Principles of Macroeconomics 3 credit hours.
ECON 2302 - Principles of Microeconomics 3 credit hours.
ANTH 2351 - Cultural Anthropology 3 credit hours.
GEOG 1303 - World Regional Geography 3 credit hours.

Welding Concentration (46 Credit Hours)

WLDG 1421 - Introduction to Welding Fundamentals 4 credit hours. (Fall)
WLDG 1425 - Introduction to Oxy-Fuel Welding and Cutting 4 credit hours. (Fall)
WLDG 1428 - Introduction to Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW) 4 credit hours. (Fall)
WLDG 1412 - Introduction to Flux Cored Arc Welding (FCAW) 4 credit hours. (Fall)
WLDG 1430 - Introduction to Gas Metal Arc (MIG)Welding 4 credit hours. (Spring)
WLDG 1313 - Introduction to Blueprint Reading for Welders 3 credit hours. (Spring)
WLDG 1457 - Intermediate Shielded Metal Arc Welding 4 credit hours. (Spring)
WLDG 1435 - Introduction to Pipe Welding 4 credit hours. (Spring)
WLDG 1434 - Introduction to Gas Tungsten Arc (TIG) Welding 4 credit hours. (Fall)
WLDG 1417 - Introduction to Layout and Fabrication 4 credit hours. (Fall)
WLDG 2380 - Cooperative Education - Welder/Welding Technologist 3 credit hours. (Fall)
WLDG 2453 - Advanced Pipe Welding 4 credit hours. (Spring)

Minimum Required - 64 Credit Hours