Program Director: John McKeehan
Office: Technical Building 1, Room 119
Phone: (409) 880-8951
E-mail: welding@lit.edu
The welding industry governs various metal joining processes. It is the most common method for permanently
joining the sections necessary for building and maintaining petrochemical industry units, pipeline,
marine vessels, bridge structures, and many other industrial components.
The student is instructed in the safe and efficient techniques used in modern welding applications. Students’
skills and knowledge are regularly tested with methods common to industry in order to determine operator and
procedure quality. Welding test qualification assistance is included.
All courses applied to the program of study in the Welding Technology program must be completed with a grade
of “C” or better. All Welding Technology students must complete the WorkKeys test (Reading for Information,
Listening, and Writing) during their Capstone Course. The WorkKeys MUST be taken within 30 days of the first
day of class. If students fail to complete the test within the first 30 days, they may not have the results
that will allow them to graduate.
The Welding Technology program that is offered by the Institute of Technology is designed to prepare
the student for a career in the areas of industrial and construction welding, either as a competent welding
or in a position which requires knowledge of welding, welding equipment, or supplies.
Upon successful completion of the respective programs of study, the student will be awarded a Certificate
and/or Associate of Applied Science degree. Job placement assistance is available through the Institute Placement
Office.
Lamar Institute of Technology also requires students to register for the College Success Skills Course in their
first semester. The course is designed to provide students with a thorough orientation to the campus,
postsecondary education, and the classroom skills necessary for success. Students are also required to
complete the WorkKeys test when they are enrolled in a capstone course.
General Education Courses
COSC 1301 |
Microcomputer Applications |
3:3:0 |
DORI 0200 |
College Success Skills+ |
2:2:0 |
ENGL 1301 |
Composition I |
3:3:0 |
HUMA 1315 |
Fine Arts Appreciation |
3:3:0 |
MATH 1332 |
Contemporary Math I |
3:3:0 |
SOCI 1301 |
Introductory Sociology |
3:3:0 |
SPCH 1315 |
Public Speaking or Business/Professional Presentations |
3:3:0 |
Program Requirements
HYDR 1301 |
Rigging & Conveying Systems |
3:2:2 |
TECM 1349 |
Technical Math Applications |
3:3:0 |
WLDG 1323 |
Welding Safety, Tools & Equipment |
3:3:0 |
WLDG 1327 |
Welding Codes |
3:3:0 |
WLDG 1337 |
Introduction to Welding Metallurgy |
3:3:0 |
WLDG 1417 |
Introduction to Layout & Fabrication |
4:4:0 |
WLDG 1428 |
Introduction to Small Metal Arc Welding |
4:2:8 |
WLDG 1434 |
Introduction to Gas Tungsten Arc Welding |
4:4:0 |
WLDG 2406 |
Intermediate Pipe Welding |
4:2:8 |
WLDG 2413 |
Intermediate Welding Using Multiple Processes |
4:2:8 |
WLDG 2443 |
Advanced Small Metal Arc Welding |
4:2:8 |
WLDG 2447 |
Advanced Gas Tungsten Arc Welding |
4:2:8 |
WLDG 2553 |
Advanced Pipe Welding*+ |
4:2:8 |
* Capstone course.
** WLDG 1580 Cooperative Education can substitute for WLDG 2453.
+ Institutional requirement.