Welding (WELD)

WELD 51  Oxyacetylene Welding, Cutting & Brazing  (4.0 Units)  
Develops entry-level skills for the welder in gas welding, braze welding and oxy-fuel cutting. Offered Fall/Spring semesters. Two hours lecture, four hours laboratory per week.
Lecture Hours: 36.0; Lab Hours: 108.0
Transfer: Not transferable
WELD 52  Shielded Metal Arc Welding Basic  (4.0 Units)  
Develops entry-level shielded metal arc welding (SMAW) skills for the welder.
Lecture Hours: 36.0; Lab Hours: 108.0
Transfer: Not transferable
WELD 53  Shielded Metal Arc Welding Advanced  (4.0 Units)  
Develops skills to produce high quality multi-pass all position groove welds with and without backing.
Lecture Hours: 36.0; Lab Hours: 108.0
Transfer: Not transferable
WELD 57A  Gas Tungsten Arc Welding Basic  (2.0 Units)  
Develops entry level gas tungsten arc welding skills; setting up and adjusting equipment, and in position welding on mild steel, stainless steel and aluminum.
Lecture Hours: 18.0; Lab Hours: 54.0
Transfer: Not transferable
WELD 57B  Gas Tungsten Arc Welding Advanced  (2.0 Units)  
Develops advanced gas tungsten arc welding skills in out-of-position welding on mild steel, stainless steel and aluminum.
Lecture Hours: 18.0; Lab Hours: 54.0
Transfer: Not transferable
WELD 58A  Gas Metal Arc Welding Basic  (2.0 Units)  
Develops entry-level skills in gas metal arc welding. Specifically develops skills on all position groove and fillet welds, set-up, adjustment and equipment maintenance.
Lecture Hours: 18.0; Lab Hours: 54.0
Transfer: Not transferable
WELD 58B  Gas Metal Arc Welding Advanced  (2.0 Units)  
Develops advanced skills in gas metal arc welding. Specifically develops skills on single-vee groove butt joints in all positions and weld qualification practice.
Lecture Hours: 18.0; Lab Hours: 54.0
Transfer: Not transferable
WELD 59  Welding Symbols and Blueprint Reading  (1.0 Units)  
Develops a technical understanding of engineering drawings and use of information to communicate instructions from the design to the welder and fitter to achieve design objectives.
Lecture Hours: 18.0
Transfer: Not transferable
WELD 60A  Welding Laboratory Shield Metal Arc Welding  (1-2 Units)  
A laboratory class to develop skills in arc welding and welder qualification preparation. Offered Fall, Spring,and Summer sessions. Forty-eight hours of laboratory experience qualifies for 1 unit of credit. (No prerequisite)
Lab Hours: 108.0
Transfer: Not transferable
WELD 60B  Welding Laboratory Gas Tungsten Arc Welding  (1-2 Units)  
A laboratory class to develop skills in gas tungsten arc welding, and welder performance qualification. Offered Fall/Spring/Summer sessions. Forty-eight hours of laboratory experience qualifies for 1 unit of credit.
Lab Hours: 108.0
Transfer: Not transferable
WELD 60C  Welding Laboratory Gas Metal Arc Welding  (1-2 Units)  
A laboratory class to develop skills in gas metal arc welding, and welder performance qualification. Offered Fall/Winter/Spring/Summer sessions. Forty-eight hours of laboratory experience qualifies for 1 unit of credit.
Lab Hours: 108.0
Transfer: Not transferable
WELD 60D  Welding Laboratory FCAW  (1-2 Units)  
A laboratory class to develop skills in flux cored arc welding or welder performance qualification. Offered Fall/Spring/Summer sessions. Forty-eight hours of laboratory experience qualifies for 1 unit of credit.
Lab Hours: 108.0
Transfer: Not transferable
WELD 99  Independent Study  (0.5-4 Units)  
n/a
Transfer: Not transferable