General Information

• Name: Welding III
• Discipline: Welding (WELD)
• Units (Credits): 3
• Schedule History: See when this course was offered over the last three years.
• Transfer Information: Courses with numbers 100 to 299: This course is designed to apply toward a WNC degree and/or transfer to other schools within the Nevada System of Higher Education, depending on the degree chosen and other courses completed. It may transfer to colleges and universities outside Nevada. For information about how this course can transfer and apply to your program of study, please contact a counselor.
• Academic Division: Technology

Prerequisites and Recommended Courses

• Prerequisites: WELD 221

Course Outline

I: Catalog Course Description

Includes theory and practice in gas metal-arc welding and gas tungsten-arc welding.

Note: Non-transferable for an NSHE baccalaureate degree. Non-applicable towards an AA or AS Degree.

II: Course Objectives

Safe conduct in a shop situation where welding is performed.

To develop the manual skills to set up and operate a gas metal arc welding machine.

To understand the principles by which this process operates and to learn the proper selection of gases and wires.

To develop the manual skills required to set and operate a gas tungsten arc welding machine.

To properly select the correct welding rods, and shielding gasses.

To perform welds on various types of ferrous and non-ferrous metals.

To understand welding codes and code requirements for the certification of welders.

To use this knowledge to pass a welder certification test.

III: Course Linkage

Linkage of course to educational program mission and at least one educational program outcome.

This course is required for the Welding Technology Associate of Applied Science degree and may be chosen as an elective in the Welding Technology Certificate of Achievement.

The mission of the Associate of Applied Science Degree in Welding Technology is to provide employment-related knowledge and skills necessary to succeed in a chosen field of study.

This course addresses the following AAS degree student learning outcomes in which the successful student will be able to demonstrate:
1. Knowledge of the subject matter appropriate to the welding technology.

2. Are able to do the following:
a. acquire skills and perform tasks necessary for employment or career enhancement in the welding field.
b. present themselves effectively to a potential employer.
c. effective communication and computation skills appropriate to the welding industry.
d. utilization of appropriate resources to remain current in the welding industry.