Welding Course Descriptions
WELD 100
Introduction to Welding
3 Units
Prerequisite: None.
Enrollment Limitation: Minors are required to have a parent or guardian permission before registering for any welding course. Please complete the proper forms during the registration process. A maximum class capacity is twenty five students due to the constraints of the welding laboratory.
Hours: 36 hours LEC; 54 hours LAB
An introductory course that covers the safety, the scientific theory and techniques of operating an electric arc welding machine, oxygen-acetylene cutting, welding and brazing apparatus, plasma arc cutting, gas metal arc welding and gas tungsten arc welding process. The course also includes an introduction to the flux core arc welding process, metallurgy, welding codes, certification procedures, welding symbols, modern power sources, proper joint design, the proper welding techniques all welding and cutting processes. This course may be taken two times for credit.
WELD 110
Advanced SMAW and Semi-Automatic Process
4 Units
Prerequisite: None.
Advisory: WELD 100
Enrollment Limitation: The welding shop can safely instruct twenty two students! One student per welding booth!
Hours: 54 hours LEC; 54 hours LAB
This is an advanced welding course that covers the shielded metal arc welding and flux core arc welding process. Students will be introduced to current welding code requirements for structural steel, bridge and seismic applications with the SMAW and FCAW process. Students will learn welding procedures and will prepare welding coupons to be prepared for the WELD 114 certification course. This course may be taken 2 times for credit.
WELD 112
TIG, Other Ferrous and Non-Ferrous Welding
3 Units
Prerequisite: None
Advisory: WELD 100.
Hours: 36 hours LEC; 54 hours LAB
This course covers tungsten inert gas welding of aluminum, stainless and other metals used in industry. Course covers equipment set-up, electrode selection, joint design and aluminum wire feed. Other welding techniques covered are welding cast irons, hardfacing, air arc and welding non-ferrous metals.
WELD 120
Welding Inspection and Certification
5 Units
Prerequisite: None.
Advisory: WELD 100; or equivalent skills demonstrated through the assessment process.
Enrollment Limitation: Student enrollment is limited to twenty five students due to welding station limitation and class safety.
Hours: 72 hours LEC; 54 hours LAB
This welding inspection and certification course is designed to prepare students to write welding procedure specification documents, critically inspect welds for discontinuities, interpret welding code regulation and perform laboratory assignments that reflect current trade qualifications.
WELD 135
Introduction to the Gas Metal Arc Welding Process
1.5 Units
Prerequisite: None.
Advisory: WELD 100; or equivalent skills demonstrated through the assessment process.
Enrollment Limitation: Minors (individuals who are under the age of eighteen years old) are required to have a parent or guardian approval. Please complete all necessary forms and documents during the registration process!
Hours: 18 hours LEC; 27 hours LAB
The Gas Metal Arc Welding course in an introductory welding course designed for the career or non-career welding student who requires the proper safety training and necessary welding procedures to perform the GMAW process to industry standards. This course may be taken three times for credit.
WELD 160
Welding Technology for the Automotive Industry
1.5 Units
Prerequisite: None.
Enrollment Limitation: Minors are required to have a parent or guardian approval before registering for any welding course. Please complete all necessary forms durng the registration process.
Hours: 18 hours LEC; 27 hours LAB
This is an introductory level course that addresses safety and the proper procedures pertaining to the following equipment: Oxygen Acetylene Cutting and Welding equipment, Electric Arc Welding and Plasma Arc Cutting equipment, Gas Metal Arc Welding equipment and Gas Tungsten Arc Welding equipment. The course focuses on welding technology for the purpose of modification and or repair of automotive related components.
WELD 290
Advanced Student Projects
2 Units
Prerequisite: None.
Advisory: WELD 100; or equivalent skills demonstrated through the assessment process.
Enrollment Limitation: Any student who registers for a welding class who is a minor (under the age of eighteen years old) must have a parent or guardian approval by signing the proper documents during the registration process.
Hours: 18 hours LEC; 54 hours LAB
This course provides the student the opportunity to construct metal projects which are selected by the professor and the student. This course may be taken three times for credit.
WELD 294
Topics in Welding
.5-5 Units
Prerequisite: None
Hours: 54 hours LEC; 108 hours LAB
Individualized course developed in cooperation with industry to meet specialized training needs. May be taken two times for credit.
WELD 295
Independent Studies in Welding
1-3 Units
Prerequisite: None.
Hours: 54 hours LEC; 54 hours LAB
An independent studies project involves an individual student or small group of students in study, research, or activities beyond the scope of regularly offered courses. See the current catalog section of "Special Studies" for full details of Independent Studies.
WELD 298
Work Experience in Welding
1-4 Units
Prerequisite: None.
Hours: 300 hours LAB
This course provides students with opportunities to develop marketable skills in preparation for employment or advancement within their current job. Course content will include understanding the application of education to the workforce; completion of required forms, which document the student's progress and hours spent at the work site; and developing workplace skills and competencies. During the course of the semester, the student is required to fulfill an 18 hour orientation and 75 hours of related paid work experience, or 60 hours of unpaid work experience for one unit. An additional 75 or 60 hours of related work experience is required for each additional unit. The course may be taken again when there is new or expanded learning on the job for a maximum of 16 units.
WELD 299
Experimental Offering in Welding
.5-4 Units
Prerequisite: None
Hours: 18 hours LEC; 54 hours LAB