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Welding Technology - Diploma

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2023-2024 Required Courses

First Year - Fall Semester

Course Title	Credits
MATS 1000 Math for Welders MATS - 1000: Math for Welders Description MATS 1000 A course for students enrolling in the Welding program. Topics include operations with whole numbers, fractions, decimals and percents; metric system and unit conversions; perimeter, area and volume of regular and composite shapes; angular measurements; bends, stretchouts, economical layout and takeoffs. Prerequisites: None. This course DOES NOT meet any requirements of the Transfer Curriculum: it does not meet the general education requirements for A.A.S. degree students and is not a substitute for general electives. Credits: 3 Prerequisites: Please go to E-Services to see Pre-requisites for this course Corequisites: None Future Offering: Fall 2023 Spring 2024 Course Outline: MATS1000 — PDF	3
WELD 1101 Welding Safety and Theory I WELD - 1101: Welding Safety and Theory I Description WELD 1101 This course will give the student a basic introduction to welding and cover basic safety for the welding trade. Theory for Shielded Metal, Gas Metal, Flux Cored, and Gas Tungsten Arc Welding Processes. Theory for Oxygen Fuel, Plasma Arc, and Carbon Arc Cutting/Gouging processes. Also covered is visual inspection and quality standards. Prerequisites: None Credits: 3 Prerequisites: None Corequisites: None Future Offering: Fall 2023 Course Outline: WELD1101 — PDF	3
WELD 1111 Shield Metal Arc Welding I WELD - 1111: Shield Metal Arc Welding I Description WELD 1111 This course develops the welding skills necessary for the Shield Metal Arc Welding (SMAW) process on carbon steel plate in flat and horizontal positions. IN addition, students develop skills in manual and mechanized Oxygen Fuel Cutting (OFC). Credits: 3 Prerequisites: None Corequisites: None Future Offering: Fall 2023 Course Outline: WELD1111 — PDF	3
WELD 1120 Gas Metal Arc Welding I WELD - 1120: Gas Metal Arc Welding I Description WELD 1120 This course develops the welding skills necessary for the Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW) process on carbon steel plate in flat and horizontal positions to be performed in short circuiting and spray arc transfer. Credits: 2 Prerequisites: None Corequisites: None Future Offering: Fall 2023 Course Outline: WELD1120 — PDF	2
WELD 1130 Flux Cored Arc Welding I WELD - 1130: Flux Cored Arc Welding I Description WELD 1130 This course develops the welding skills necessary for the Flux Core Arc Welding (FCAW) process on carbon steel plate in flat and horizontal positions. Credits: 2 Prerequisites: None Corequisites: None Future Offering: Fall 2023 Course Outline: WELD1130 — PDF	2
WELD 1140 Gas Tungsten Arc Welding I WELD - 1140: Gas Tungsten Arc Welding I Description WELD 1140 This course develops the welding skills necessary for the Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW) process on mild steel sheet and plate in the flat and horizontal positions to include Plasma Arc Cutting (PAC) Credits: 3 Prerequisites: None Corequisites: None Future Offering: Fall 2023 Course Outline: WELD1140 — PDF	3
WELD 1150 Print Reading I WELD - 1150: Print Reading I Description WELD 1150 In this course students learn to interpret drawings related to the manufacture of metal products from simple single part drawings to more complex multi-part drawings. Students learn welding symbols, drawing symbols, material specifications, and basic fabrication methods used on blueprint drawings. Credits: 3 Prerequisites: None Corequisites: None Future Offering: Fall 2023 Course Outline: WELD1150 — PDF	3
Total Semester Credits:	19

First Year - Spring Semester

Course Title	Credits
INTS 1010 Job Search Skills INTS - 1010: Job Search Skills Description INTS 1010 This course is designed to introduce students to the fundamentals of planning and organizing job search strategies. Emphasis is placed on identification of individual goals, assessment of talents, exploration of career options, analysis of the job market, effective use of employment search tools (e.g. resume, cover letters, interviewing, networking), and management of career pathways. Credits: 1 Prerequisites: None Corequisites: None Future Offering: Spring 2024 Course Outline: INTS1010 — PDF	1
WELD 1200 Print Reading II WELD - 1200: Print Reading II Description WELD 1200 Students in this course will demonstrate the use of the American Welding Society (AWS) welding symbol to industry standards. Students will interpret joint design from welding symbols and learn forming and cutting processes shown on engineering drawings. Classification of base materials and wire will be emphasized. Prerequisites: Print Reading I Credits: 3 Prerequisites: None Corequisites: None Future Offering: Spring 2024 Course Outline: WELD1200 — PDF	3
WELD 1210 Welding Safety and Theory II WELD - 1210: Welding Safety and Theory II Description WELD 1210 Upon completion of this course, students will understand metallurgy as it pertains to base metal and its alloying elements. Students will understand basic safety practices associated within the welding industry and will learn about advanced welding processes and cutting technology. Students will interpret code specifications with testing and inspection gauges. Prerequisites: Welding Safety and Theory I Credits: 3 Prerequisites: None Corequisites: None Future Offering: Spring 2024 Course Outline: WELD1210 — PDF	3
WELD 1230 Shield Metal Arc Welding II WELD - 1230: Shield Metal Arc Welding II Description WELD 1230 This course develops the welding skills necessary for the Shield Metal Arc Welding (SMAW) process on carbon steel plate in vertical and overhead positions. Prerequisites: WELD 1101, WELD 1111, and Corequisite WELD1210 Credits: 3 Prerequisites: WELD 1101 Welding Safety and Theory I WELD 1111 Shield Metal Arc Welding I Corequisites: WELD 1210 Welding Safety and Theory II Future Offering: Spring 2024 Course Outline: WELD1230 — PDF	3
WELD 1240 Gas Metal Arc Welding II WELD - 1240: Gas Metal Arc Welding II Description WELD 1240 This course develops the welding skills necessary for the Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW) process on carbon steel plate, aluminum, and stainless steel. Welds are performed in flat, horizontal, vertical, and overhead positions in short circuiting, spray arc transfer, and pulse mode. Prerequisites: WELD 1101 & WELD 1120 Corequisite WELD1210 Credits: 2 Prerequisites: WELD 1101 Welding Safety and Theory I WELD 1120 Gas Metal Arc Welding I Corequisites: WELD 1210 Welding Safety and Theory II Future Offering: Spring 2024 Course Outline: WELD1240 — PDF	2
WELD 1250 Flux Cored Arc Welding II WELD - 1250: Flux Cored Arc Welding II Description WELD 1250 This course develops the welding skills necessary for the Flux Core Arc Welding (FCAW) process on carbon steel plate in vertical and overhead positions. Prerequisites: WELD 1101& 1130; Corequisite WELD1210 Credits: 2 Prerequisites: WELD 1101 Welding Safety and Theory I WELD 1130 Flux Cored Arc Welding I Corequisites: WELD 1210 Welding Safety and Theory II Future Offering: Spring 2024 Course Outline: WELD1250 — PDF	2
WELD 1260 Gas Tungsten Arc Welding II WELD - 1260: Gas Tungsten Arc Welding II Description WELD 1260 This course will develop the skills necessary for the Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW) process on aluminum and stainless steel sheet and plate in the flat, horizontal, and vertical up positions. Prerequisites: WELD1120 Gas Tungsten Arc Welding I, WELD 1101 Welding Safety and Theory I and must be taken at the same time as WELD 1210 Welding Safety and Theory II Credits: 3 Prerequisites: None Corequisites: WELD 1210 Welding Safety and Theory II Future Offering: Spring 2024 Course Outline: WELD1260 — PDF	3
Total Semester Credits:	17

Total Credits:	36

Students must pass all first-semester WELD courses before starting any second-semester WELD courses.