The Welding Technology program is a preparation program which offers students competencies to prepare for code exams. This allows students with varying degrees of competencies to enter the program and progress at their own pace. Students are encouraged to obtain as many lab hours as possible to ensure their skill development.
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111B |
Beginning Welding for Art |
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Credits: 3. Prerequisites: none
Explores the simplicity and beauty of metal as an art medium. No prior metalworking or art skills are required. Explores different areas after instruction and demonstrations in the metalworking process. Previous experience in metalworking will be an advantage. |
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112B |
Beginning Ornamental Ironworking |
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Credits: 3. Prerequisites: WELD 111B or WELD 211
Discusses and demonstrates the use of metal as an aesthetic medium or as a specific function. Various metal forming and joining methods will be introduced. Student projects for both indoor and outdoor use will be emphasized. Focuses on fence, stair and balcony railings, along with gates and security doors. |
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115B |
Welding Inspection and Testing Principles |
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Credits: 3. Prerequisites: none
Provides a nondestructive testing course to give the student a broad and detailed look into the knowledge and hands-on experience required to function as a Level I penetrant testing inspector. |
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121B |
Advanced Welding for Art |
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Credits: 4. Prerequisites: WELD 111B or WELD 211
Continues WELD 111B with concentration in one or more specific areas explored in the introductory class. Focuses on more complex and intricate art projects. |
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122B |
Advanced Ornamental Ironworking |
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Credits: 3. Prerequisites: WELD 112B
Expands the skills acquired in Beginning Ornamental Ironworking to create more advanced and complex projects. New skills and techniques will be focused on individual needs. |
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151B |
Metallurgy I |
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Credits: 3. Prerequisites: none
Approaches metallurgy with an emphasis on welding technology. Includes demonstrations, lectures, and experiments in the metals lab. Covers extraction metallurgy as well as physical metallurgy. The various destructive methods of testing metal as well as non-destructive testing of metals will be discussed and demonstrated. The processes use distortion control and technique of flame straightening. |
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159B |
Ultrasonic Testing Level I |
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Credits: 3. Prerequisites: none
Offers a nondestructive testing course providing a broad, detailed look into the knowledge and hands-on experience required to function as a Level I Ultrasonic Testing inspector. Course meets the requirements of SNT-TC-1A and Military Standard-410. |
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198B |
Special Topics in Welding |
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Credits: 0.5–6.
Explores specialized areas of art/metalwork. Topics include non-ferrous metals, specialized forming techniques, metal casting, introduction to new metalworking equipment, and others. Specialized welding techniques not discussed or demonstrated in other classes may be a topic for special attention. |
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211 |
Welding I |
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Credits: 3. Prerequisites: none
Introduces welding which includes welding safety, environmental awareness, oxy-acetylene welding, cutting, and brazing as well as shielded metal-arc. |
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212B |
Welding I Practice |
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Credits: 2. Prerequisites or Corequisites: WELD 211
Develops the student's manual skills necessary to produce high quality gas welds and flame cuts. The student learns to set up the equipment for all phases of oxy-acetylene welding and cutting. The shielded metal-arc welding section develops entry level skills for welders. This course specifically develops basic shielded metal arc welding skills such as striking the arc, maintaining proper arc length, adjusting equipment and manipulating the electrode. |
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221 |
Welding II |
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Credits: 3. Prerequisites: WELD 211 or consent of instructor
Continuation of MTL 212 with emphasis on developing welding skills for SMAW, GMAW, GTAW production in overhead, flat, horizontal, and vertical positions. |
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222B |
Welding II Practice |
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Credits: 2. Prerequisites or Corequisites: WELD 221
Continues MTL 212 with emphasis on developing welding skills for SMAW, GMAW, and GTAW production in overhead, flat, horizontal, and vertical positions. |
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224B |
Welding Projects |
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Credits: 1–6. Prerequisites: consent of instructor
Offers welding student additional supervised lab hours. Students will perfect their skills through an approved project or work toward an A.W.S. Code preparation. |
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231B |
Welding III |
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Credits: 3. Prerequisites: WELD 221
Includes theory and practice in gas metal-arc welding and gas tungsten-arc welding. |
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232B |
Welding III Practice |
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Credits: 2. Prerequisites: WELD 222B
Focuses on GMAW, GTAW, and FCAW which will train the student to perform production and certification performance welding on ferrous and non-ferrous metals. |
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241B |
Welding IV |
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Credits: 3. Prerequisites: WELD 231B
Covers shielded metal-arc welding of pipe, flux core arc welding of pipe and introduction to A.P.I., A.S.M.E., and A.W.S. code certification. Welding of pipe provides training to develop welding skills necessary to produce high quality multipass welds on 6-inch schedule, 80 mild steel pipe in the 6 G positions, using advanced welding processes. |
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242B |
Welding IV Practice |
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Credits: 2. Prerequisites: WELD 241B & WELD 232B
Introduces fundamental pipe welding techniques and develops basic skills for the service and transmission fields in the shielded metal-arc section. Trains welders for work in either the pressure pipe industry or transmission pipeline work using the micro-wire weld. |
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250B |
Welding Certification Preparation |
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Credits: 1–12. Prerequisites: consent of instructor
Introduces the student to the many certifications available by meeting the standards of the American Welding Society codes. Also, it includes instruction on code certification required by the American Petroleum Institute and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. May be repeated for up to 12 credits. |
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259B |
Ultrasonic Testing Level II |
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Credits: 3. Prerequisites: WELD 159B
Meets the need and requirements of today's industry standards for thickness testing and weld evaluation of base materials, discontinuity detection/evaluation, mathematical solution, and extended practical application. Practical application includes extensive lab work using the latest in equipment technology, scanning techniques and evaluation of flawed weld specimens of various geometries. Upon successful completion of the course, the student will receive an Ultrasonic Level II Certification. The course will meet the requirements recommended in SNT-TC-1A and the MIL-Std 410 for Level II certifications in ultrasonics. |
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290B |
Internship in Welding |
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Credits: 1–8. Prerequisites: consent of instructor
Provides the student with on-the-job, supervised and educationally directed work experience. |
