Advanced Welder, Certificate of Achievement

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This certificate provides the opportunity for students to learn the needed amount of knowledge, attitude, skills and habits required to perform procedures that involve routine, predictable, repetitive, proceduralized tasks under general supervision, and complex tasks involving the use of theoretical knowledge and motor skills under close supervisor. The skills and knowledge will focus around the following processes: OFC, PAC, SMAW, FCAW, GMAW, GTAW on plate and SMAW and GTAW of pipe in all positions.

Major Core Requirements: 30 Semester Hours

Total Required Hours: 30 Semester Hours

Completion Guide

First Semester

Second Semester

Graduation Requirements

Graduation Requirements

To be awarded an Associate degree at Joliet Junior College, each student must meet the following requirements:

1. Satisfy all admissions requirements.

2. Complete the courses required to earn the given degree. If the student is a transfer student with coursework taken elsewhere, he/she must complete a minimum of 60

credit hours of which 15 credit hours applicable to the degree are earned at JJC. Proficiency test, CLEP, and Advanced Placement does not meet this requirement.

3. Earn a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.0.

4. Discharge all financial obligations to the College and have no restrictions.

5. File an application for graduation. An application should be filed at the time of registration for the student’s anticipated last semester.

6. Have all official transcripts from other college/universities on file in the Graduation Office by the graduation filing date for evaluation of credit. A delay in the process

may result in a later graduation date.

To be awarded a Certificate of Achievement, Certificate of Completion, or Occupational Certificate at JJC, each student must meet the following requirements:

1. Satisfy all admission requirements.

2. Complete the courses required to earn the chosen certificate. Complete a minimum of 1-8 credit hours (Occupational Certificate), 4-29 credit hours (Certificate of Completion) or 30-50 credit hours (Certificate of Achievement). If the student is a transfer student with coursework taken elsewhere, he/she must complete a minimum of 25% of the total required credit hours applicable to the certificate at JJC. Proficiency test, CLEP, and Advanced Placement do not meet this requirement.

3. Earn a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.0 in the area of concentration.

4. Discharge all financial obligations to the college and have no restrictions.

5. File an application for graduation. An application should be filed at the time of registration for the student’s anticipated last semester.

6. Have all official transcripts from other college/universities on file in the Graduation Office by the graduation filing date for evaluation of credit. A delay in the process

may result in a later graduation date.

Contact Information

For more information
Department Chair	Program Coordinator	Program Advisor
Joe Limon	Jim Cebulski	Jim Cebulski
jlimon@jjc.edu	jcebulski@jjc.edu	jcebulski@jjc.edu
815-280-2294	815-280-2773	815-280-2773