Welding (WEL)
Distance Learning
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- WEL 21 - Shielded Metal Arc Welding I
- Presents the operation of AC and DC power sources. Teaches polarities, heats, and electrodes for use in joining various metal alloys by the arc welding process. Deals with running beads, butt and fillet welds in all positions, assessment of weld quality through visual inspection. Emphasizes safety procedures. Part I of II.Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 3-12 hours. Total 5-14 hours per week.
3-6 credits - WEL 22 - Shielded Metal Arc Welding II
- Presents the operation of AC and DC power sources. Teaches polarities, heats, and electrodes for use in joining various metal alloys by the arc welding process. Deals with running beads, butt and fillet welds in all positions, assessment of weld quality through visual inspection. Emphasizes safety procedures. Part II of II.Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 3-12 hours. Total 5-14 hours per week.
3-6 credits - WEL 31 - Introductory Gas Tungsten Arc Welding
- Introduces practical operations in use of tungsten arc welding and equipment, operations, safety practices in various positions, shielding gases, filler rods, process variations, and their applications.Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 3-12 hours. Total 5-14 hours per week.
3-6 credits - WEL 32 - Introductory Gas Metal Arc Welding
- Introduces practical operations in use of gas metal arc welding and equipment, operations safety practices in various positions, shielding gases, filler rods, process variations, and their applications.Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 3-12 hours. Total 5-14 hours per week.
3-6 credits - WEL 90 - Coordinated Internship
- Supervises on-the-job training in selected business, industrial or service firms coordinated by the college.Credit/practice ratio not to exceed 1:5 hours. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
1-5 credits - WEL 95 - Topics In
- Provides an opportunity to explore topical areas of interest to or needed by students.May be used also for special honors courses. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
1-5 credits - WEL 96 - On-Site Training
- Specializes in career orientation and training program without pay in selected businesses and industry, supervised and coordinated by the college.Credit/work ratio not to exceed 1:5 hours. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
1-5 credits - WEL 97 - Cooperative Education
- Supervises in on-the-job training for pay in approved business, industrial and service firms, coordinated by the college's cooperative education office. Is applicable to all occupational- technical curricula at the discretion of the college.Credit/work ratio not to exceed 1:5 hours. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
1-5 credits - WEL 98 - Seminar and Project
- Requires completion of a project or research report related to the student's occupational objectives and a study of approaches to the selection and pursuit of career opportunities in the field.May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
1-5 credits - WEL 99 - Supervised Study
- Assigns problems for independent study incorporating previous instruction and supervised by the instructor.May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
1-5 credits - WEL 100 - Fundamentals of Welding
- Introduces arc and oxyfuel welding and cutting. Provides fundamental principles of joining ferrous and non-ferrous metals, welding and cutting processes, equipment operation, and safety procedures with emphasis upon welding and cutting procedures.Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 3-6 hours. Total 5-8 hours per week.
3-4 credits - WEL 110 - Welding Processes
- Introduces types of welding, their advantages and disadvantages. Points out effects of welds on metals to be machined. Provides practice and demonstration in welding.Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 5 hours per week.
3 credits - WEL 115 - Arc and Gas Welding
- Presents arc and gas welding practices. Discusses safety, general welding practices and effects of welding on metals.Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 5 hours per week.
3 credits - WEL 116 - Welding I (Oxyacetylene)
- Teaches oxygen/acetylene welding and cutting including safety of equipment, welding, brazing and soldering procedures and cutting procedures.Lecture 1 hour. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 4 hours per week.
2 credits - WEL 117 - Oxyfuel Welding and Cutting
- Introduces history of oxyacetylene welding, principles of welding and cutting, nomenclature of the equipment, development of the puddle, running flat beads, and butt welding in different positions. Explains silver brazing, silver and soft soldering, and safety procedures in the use of tools and equipment.Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 3-6 hours. Total 5-8 hours per week.
3-4 credits - WEL 120 - Introduction to Welding
- Introduces history of welding processes. Covers types of equipment, and assembly of units. Stresses welding procedures such as fusion, non-fusion, and cutting oxyacetylene. Introduces arc welding and plasma arc cutting. Emphasizes procedures in the use of tools and equipment.Lecture 1-2 hours. Laboratory 2-3 hours. Total 3-5 hours per week.
2-3 credits - WEL 121 - Arc Welding
- Studies the operation of AC and DC power sources, weld heat, polarities, and electrodes for use in joining various alloys by the SMAW process. Covers welds in different types of joints and different welding positions. Emphasizes safety procedures.Lecture 1 hour. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 4 hours per week.
2 credits - WEL 122 - Welding II (Electric Arc)
- Teaches electric arc welding, including types of equipment, selection of electrodes, safety equipment and procedures, and principles and practices of welding.Lecture 1-2 hours. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 4-5 hours per week.
2-3 credits - WEL 123 - Shielded Metal Arc Welding (Basic)
- Teaches operation of AC and DC power sources, welding polarities, heats and electrodes for use in joining various metal alloys by the arc welding process. Deals with running beads, butt, and fillet welds in all positions. Emphasizes safety procedures.Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 3-6 hours. Total 5-8 hours per week.
3-4 credits - WEL 124 - Shielded Metal Arc Welding (Advanced)
- Continues instruction on operation of AC and DC power sources, welding polarities, heats and electrodes for use in joining various metal alloys by the arc welding process. Deals with running beads, butt, and fillet welds in all positions. Emphasizes safety procedures.Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 3-6 hours. Total 5-8 hours per week.
3-4 credits - WEL 125 - Shielded Metal Arc Welding Capstone
- Continuation of Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW) instruction with emphasis on taking the American Welding Society's all position SMAW qualification test and continued instruction in carbon arc gouging.Lecture 0-1 hour. Laboratory 3 hours.Total 3-4 hours per week.
Prerequisite: WEL 123, Corequisite: WEL 1241-2 credits - WEL 126 - Pipe Welding I
- Teaches metal arc welding processes including the welding of pressure piping in the horizontal, vertical, and horizontal-fixed positions in accordance with section IX of the ASME code.Lecture 2-3 hours. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 5-6 hours per week.
3-4 credits - WEL 127 - Pipe Welding II
- Provides practice in the welding of pressure piping in the horizontal, vertical, and fixed positions.Laboratory 9 hours per week.
3 credits - WEL 129 - Pipefitting and Fabrication
- Reviews basic mathematical skills necessary for the pipefitting trade. Teaches basic methods for fabricating piping offsets, miter-turn fittings, tees, odd angle elbows, 90 degree elbows, and the use of pipefitting and layout tools. May be taken with WEL 126.Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits - WEL 130 - Inert Gas Welding
- Introduces practical operations in the uses of inert-gas- shield arc welding. Discusses equipment, safety operations, welding practice in the various positions, process applications, and manual and semi-automatic welding.Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 3-6 hours. Total 5-8 hours per week.
3-4 credits - WEL 135 - Inert Gas Welding
- Introduces practical operations in use of inert gas shielded arc welding. Studies equipment operation, setup, safety and practice of GMAW (MIG) and GTAW (TIG).Lecture 1 hour. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 4 hours per week.
2 credits - WEL 136 - Welding III (Inert Gas)
- Studies Tungsten and metallic inert gas procedures and practices including principles of operation, shielding gasses, filler rods, process variations and applications, manual and automatic welding, equipment and safety.Lecture 1 hour. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 4 hours per week.
2 credits - WEL 138 - Pipe and Tube Welding
- Develops entry level skills for the inert gas tungsten welding process (TIG) with emphasis upon thin and thick wall carbon and stainless piping and tubing.Lecture 1 hour. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 4 hours per week.
Prerequisite: WEL 136 or Instructor Permission.2 credits - WEL 141 - Welder Qualification Tests I
- Studies techniques and practices of testing welded joints through destructive and non-destructive testing. Part I of II.Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 3-6 hours. Total 5-8 hours per week.
3-4 credits - WEL 142 - Welder Qualification Tests II
- Studies techniques and practices of testing welded joints through destructive and non-destructive testing. Part II of II.Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 3-6 hours. Total 5-8 hours per week.
3-4 credits - WEL 145 - Welding Metallurgy
- Studies steel classifications, heat treatment procedures, properties of ferrous and non-ferrous metals. Discusses techniques and practices of testing welded joints and destructive/nondestructive, visual magnetic and fluorescent testing.Lecture 2-3 hours. Laboratory 1-2 hours. Total 3-5 hours per week.
3-4 credits - WEL 146 - Welding Quality Control
- Teaches techniques and practices of inspection, and interpretation of tests and measurements. Includes radiographic tests of joints of unlimited thickness welded in 3G and 4G positions.Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 5 hours per week.
3 credits - WEL 150 - Welding Drawing and Interpretation
- Teaches fundamentals required for successful drafting as applied to the welding industry. Includes blueprint reading, geometric principles of drafting and freehand sketching, basic principles of orthographic projection, preparation of drawings and interpretation of symbols.Lecture 2-3 hours per week.
2-3 credits - WEL 153 - Layout and Fitting for Welders
- Covers the application of formulas and calculations to the proper layout and fitting of metals in welding projects. Emphasizes the use of jigs, fixtures, and hand tools in metal fabrication and assembly along with fabrication and safety procedures for hands-on and workplace projects.Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 5 hours per week.
Prerequisite: WEL 120 or approval of the program head3 credits - WEL 155 - Ornamental Welding
- Introduces students to basic equipment, safety, and processes useful in the fabrication of welded ornamental objects.Lecture 1 hour. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 4 hours per week.
2 credits - WEL 160 - Gas Metal Arc Welding
- Introduces semi-automatic welding processes with emphasis on practical application. Includes the study of filler wires, fluxes, and gases.Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 3-6 hours. Total 5-8 hours per week.
3-4 credits - WEL 161 - Flux Cored Arc Welding (FCAW)
- Introduces flux cored semi-automatic welding processes with emphasis on practical application. Includes the study of filler wires, fluxes, and gases.Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 5 hours per week.
3 credits - WEL 164 - Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW), Tungsten Inert Gas (TIG)
- Introduces practical operations in the use of tungsten arc welding and equipment. Studies equipment operation setup, safety, and practice of Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW), Tungsten Inert Gas (TIG).Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 5 hours per week.
3 credits - WEL 165 - Introduction to Maritime Welding
- Teaches general welding terms, symbols, and joint designs used by maritime industries. Develops skills to recognize weld defects, develops familiarization of drawings and workmanship specifications used for welding applications in the maritime industry, and certifies the student as a Maritime Industrial Fire Watch.Lecture 2 hours per week.
2 credits - WEL 166 - Advanced Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW), Tungsten Inert Gas (TIG)
- Continues practical operations in the use of tungsten arc welding and equipment. Studies equipment operation setup, safety, and practice of Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW), Tungsten Inert Gas (TIG).Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 5 hours per week.
Prerequisite: WEL 1643 credits - WEL 170 - Maritime Sheilded Metal Arc Fillet Welding (SMAW I)
- Provides an introduction to Maritime Shielded Metal Arc Fillet Welding (SMAW). Focuses on equipment setup, adjustment and maintenance, safety, and electrode selection. Includes preparation of labs to develop welding skills on carbon steels using small and large diameter covered electrodes in all positions on fillet welds. Provides an introduction to specific types of electrodes and base materials used in SMAWI welding.Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 5 hours per week.
3 credits - WEL 171 - Maritime Shielded Metal Arc Groove Welding (SMAW II)
- Provides an introduction to Maritime Shielded Metal Arc Groove Welding and covers equipment setup, adjustment and maintenance, safety, and electrode selection. Includes preparation of labs to develop welding skills on carbon steels using small and large diameter covered electrodes in all positions on groove welds. Provides an introduction to specific types of electrodes in all positions on groove welds. Provides an introduction to specific types of electrodes and base materials used in SMAWII welding.Lecture 2 hours, Lab 3 hours per week.
3 credits - WEL 175 - Semi-Automatic Processes
- Introduces Semi Automatic Processes performed with Carbon Steel. Emphasizes practical applications in field techniques. Includes the study of filler wires, fluxes and cover gasses.Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 3-6 hours. Total 5-8 hours per week.
3-4 credits - WEL 190 - Coordinated Internship
- Supervises on-the-job training in selected business, industrial or service firms coordinated by the college.Credit/practice ratio not to exceed 1:5 hours. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
1-5 credits - WEL 193 - Studies In
- Covers new content not covered in existing courses in the discipline. Allows instructor to explore content and instructional methods to assess the course's viability as a permanent offering.Variable hours per week.
1-5 credits - WEL 195 - Topics In
- Provides an opportunity to explore topical areas of interest to or needed by students.May be used also for special honors courses. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
1-5 credits - WEL 196 - On-Site Training
- Specializes in career orientation and training program without pay in selected businesses and industry, supervised and coordinated by the college.Credit/work ratio not to exceed 1:5 hours. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
1-5 credits - WEL 197 - Cooperative Education
- Supervises in on-the-job training for pay in approved business, industrial and service firms, coordinated by the college's cooperative education office. Is applicable to all occupational- technical curricula at the discretion of the college.Credit/work ratio not to exceed 1:5 hours. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
1-5 credits - WEL 198 - Seminar and Project
- Requires completion of a project or research report related to the student's occupational objectives and a study of approaches to the selection and pursuit of career opportunities in the field.May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
1-5 credits - WEL 199 - Supervised Study
- Assigns problems for independent study incorporating previous instruction and supervised by the instructor.May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
1-5 credits - WEL 210 - Maritime Flux Core Arc Fillet Welding (FCAW)
- Provides an introduction to Maritime Flux Core Arc Welding and covers equipment setup, adjustment and maintenance, safety, and electrode selection, training to develop welding skills on carbon steels using small and large diameter flux-cored electrodes in all positions on fillet and groove welds. Provides an introduction to specific types of electrodes and base materials used in FCAW welding.Lecture 2 hours, Lab 3 hours per week.
3 credits - WEL 220 - Maritime Gas Metal Arc Fillet Welding (GMAW)
- Provides an introduction to Maritime Gas Metal Arc Fillet Welding and covers equipment setup, adjustment and maintenance, safety, and electrode selection, training to develop welding skills on carbon steels using small and large diameter bare wire electrodes in all positions on fillet welds.Provides an introduction to specific types of electrodes and base materials used in GMAW welding.Lecture 2 hours, Lab 3 hours per week.
3 credits - WEL 230 - Maritime Gas Tungsten Arc Fillet Welding (GTAW)
- Provides an introduction to Maritime Gas Tungsten Arc Fillet Welding and covers equipment setup, adjustment and maintenance, safety, and electrode selection, training to develop welding skills on carbon steels using small and large diameter bare wire electrodes in all positions on fillet welds.Provides an introduction to specific types of electrodes and base materials used in GTAW welding.Lecture 1 hours, Lab 3 hours per week.
2 credits - WEL 233 - Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW) Aluminum
- Examines the use of the Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW) process of welding aluminum. Focuses on welding aluminum projects in various weld joint configurations and in all welding positions.Lecture 1 hour, Laboratory 3 hours, Total 4 hours per week.
2 credits - WEL 235 - Advanced Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW)
- Continues the study of Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW), wire feed welding, Metal Inert Gas (MIG) using spray transfer, pulsed GMAW, short circuit transfer, and flux cored wire on various metals and joint designs. Focuses on developing GMAW skills with practice and instruction in these advanced processes.Lecture 1 hour, Laboratory 6 hours, Total 7 hours per week.
3 credits - WEL 237 - Applied Welding Process
- Studies advanced welding applications for various materials, advanced welding skills and fabrication equipment. Examines materials to be welded such as stainless steel and aluminum, choosing the proper welding process such as advanced Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW)-Aluminum, Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW)-Aluminum and Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW), developing the appropriate welding procedure for the materials chosen and successfully completing a capstone project for the entire course of study.Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 5 hours per week.
3 credits - WEL 238 - Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW) Aluminum
- Examines the use of the Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW) process in welding aluminum. Focuses on practice welding aluminum projects in various weld joint configurations and in all welding positions.Lecture 1 hour, Laboratory 3 hours, Total 4 hours per week.
2 credits - WEL 241 - Robotic Welding I
- Examines safety, setup, programming, and operation of a welding robot. Covers variables and problems in addition to solutions applied to provide a practical and efficient application of the Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW) process to an automated system. (Part I of II)Lecture 1 hour, Laboratory 3 hours, Total 4 hours per week.
2 credits - WEL 242 - Robotics Welding II
- Incorporates skills learned in Robotic Welding I into simulating projects used in industry. Focuses on Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW) processes used to create weldments taken from industry drawings and blueprints. (Part II of II)Lecture 1 hour, Laboratory 3 hours, Total 4 hours per week.
Prerequisite: WEL 2412 credits - WEL 244 - Weld Testing and Codes
- Covers non-destructive (NDT) weld testing and how it plays a critical role in assuring that structural components and materials meet specified requirements. Examines how and why these NDT processes are used and will use them to test welds and weldments.Lecture 1 hour, Laboratory 3 hours, Total 4 hours per week.
2 credits - WEL 247 - Welding Layout and Fabrication I
- Introduces student to project layout from shop sketches/blueprints, developing templates/patterns and the use of fabrication tools. Covers the safe operation of different types of manual metal fabrication equipment used in the industry. Examines safe and efficient use of the manual metal shear, metal roller, metal break and other fabrication. (Part I of II)Lecture 1 hour, Laboratory 3 hours, Total 4 hours per week.
Prerequisite: WEL 1502 credits - WEL 248 - Welding Layout and Fabrication II
- Applies previously learned skills from Welding and Fabrication I in a job-simulated situation. Focuses on pipe, structural steel and other weldments that will be fabricated using all available equipment and welding processes. Covers job site type blueprints and drawings used in fabrication. Incorporates American Welding Society (AWS) visual inspection, weld measurements and codes. (Part II of II)Lecture 1 hour, Laboratory 3 hours. Total 4 hours per week.
Prerequisite: WEL 2472 credits - WEL 250 - Welding Quality Control & Inspection
- Teaches techniques and practices of inspection, and interpretation of tests and measurements. Includes weld chemistry, destructive testing and nondestructive examination.Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 2 hours. Total 4 hours per week.
3 credits - WEL 290 - Coordinated Internship
- Supervises on-the-job training in selected business, industrial or service firms coordinated by the college.Credit/practice ratio not to exceed 1:5 hours. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
1-5 credits - WEL 295 - Topics In
- Provides an opportunity to explore topical areas of interest to or needed by students.May be used also for special honors courses. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
1-5 credits - WEL 296 - On-Site Training
- Specializes in career orientation and training program without pay in selected businesses and industry, supervised and coordinated by the college.Credit/work ratio not to exceed 1:5 hours. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
1-5 credits - WEL 297 - Cooperative Education
- Supervises in on-the-job training for pay in approved business, industrial and service firms, coordinated by the college's cooperative education office. Is applicable to all occupational- technical curricula at the discretion of the college.Credit/work ratio not to exceed 1:5 hours. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
1-5 credits - WEL 298 - Seminar and Project
- Requires completion of a project or research report related to the student's occupational objectives and a study of approaches to the selection and pursuit of career opportunities in the field.May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
1-5 credits - WEL 299 - Supervised Study
- Assigns problems for independent study incorporating previous instruction and supervised by the instructor.May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
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