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Degrees & Certificates
Shop Ironworkers Apprenticeship
Associate in Science
The Shop Ironworker Associates Degree provides basic through advanced level skills and knowledge based coursework intended to set up a Journey level ironworker necessary for a successful and rewarding career as a shop ironworker. Lecture based classroom work leads to knowledge that is used for practical shop floor applications covered in hands on skills laboratories. Blueprints, welding, layout, labor studies as well as safety is covered.
Career Opportunities
Shop Ironworker Ornamental Iron Fabricator Metal Fabricator Welder Fitter
Course | Units |
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APIW 51 (Blueprint Reading I) | 3 |
APIW 52 (Shop Ironworkers Mathematics) | 1.5 |
APIW 53 (Welding Technology) | 3 |
APIW 54 (Structural I) | 3 |
APIW 55 (Work Place Safety and Machinery Operation/Labor Studies I) | 1.5 |
APIW 56 (Structural II) | 3 |
APIW 57 (Structural III) | 3 |
APIW 58 (Welding Code/AISC/Metallurgy/Labor Studies II) | 1.5 |
APIW 59 (Metal Stairs Layout and Fabrication) | 3 |
APIW 60 (Metal Railing Layout and Fabrication) | 3 |
APIW 61 (Ornamental Metal Fabrication/Structural IV) | 1.5 |
APIW 62 (Blueprint Reading II) | 3 |
WRKX 94 (Occupational Work Experience/Internship) | 11 |
Course | Units |
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CMST 1 (Fundamentals of Public Speaking) | 3 |
CMST 10 (Interpersonal Communication) | 3 |
SOC 1 (Principles of Sociology) | 3 |
Units Category | Units |
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Total Units in the Major | 41 |
Units Category | Units |
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General Education Pattern | Total Units Required |
AA | 60 |
CSU GE-B | 80 |
IGETC (CSU) | 78 |
ᅀRequired if a student uses the Las Positas College General Education Pattern for Associate of Science (AS) Degree
The Associate Degree is conferred upon those students who complete the required 60
or more semester units of the degree pattern with a grade-point average of 2.0 or
better, of which 12 units must be earned at Las Positas College. In addition, students
must complete a General Education pattern in order to earn a degree: see the Las Positas
College General Education Pattern for Associate of Science (AS) Degree, California
State University General Education-Breadth, or the Intersegmental General Education
Transfer Curriculum (for CSU) patterns for listing of areas and courses. Double counting
courses in GE and the major is permissible. The number of units that may be double
counted will depend on the entry point to the degree program, the optional course(s)
taken, and the GE pattern selected. Elective units are degree applicable. Consult
with an adviser or a counselor to plan the courses necessary to achieve your academic
goal.