2006-07 Catalog Archive (Archived July 31, 2006)
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Applied Technical Studies
Welding Emphasis (TW)
Certificate
This curriculum provides a basic understanding of welding and the fundamental hands-on skills needed for entry level positions in the welding industry. Students learn the principles and applications of shielded metal arc welding, gas metal arc welding, gas tungsten arc welding, and flux-cored arc welding. The major also provides training in the fundamentals of communication and mathematics.
Career Opportunities: Entry-level positions in construction, industrial, and production welding fields.
Recommended High School Subjects: Industrial arts or vocational welding; two years of technical mathematics.
Remediation Strategies: Students should remediate any deficiencies prior to enrollment in this major. Failure to do so will significantly lengthen the program.
Transfer Procedures: This major is subject to the transfer standards established by the College and detailed in the Information section (see "Transferring Credits") of this catalog. Exceptions must be approved by the school dean.
Program Goals: A graduate of this major should be able to:
- weld safely in shop and field operations, avoiding practices that are hazardous to others.
- distinguish between the types of welding processes and understand their characteristics, uses, and limitations.
- construct weldments from sketches, blueprints or verbal instructions according to procedures and specifications.
- identify ferrous and non-ferrous metals.
- apply basic mathematical skills and competencies to solve welding-related problems.
- demonstrate good work habits.
| First Semester | Credits | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| WEL114 | Shielded Metal Arc I | 2 | |
| WEL116 | Shielded Metal Arc II | 2 | |
| WEL210 | Flux Cored and Sub-Arc I | 2 | |
| WEL214 | Flux Cored and Sub-Arc II | 2 | |
| EDT107 | Blueprint Reading for Welders | 2 | |
| MTH011 | Career Mathematics | 3 | |
| or | |||
| MTH124 | Technical Algebra and Trigonometry I | 3 | |
| CSC110 | Introduction to Information Technology | 3 | |
| 16 | |||
| Second Semester | Credits | ||
| WEL120 | Gas Metal Arc I | 2 | |
| WEL124 | Gas Metal Arc II | 2 | |
| WEL123 | Gas Tungsten Arc I | 2 | |
| WEL129 | Gas Tungsten Arc II | 2 | |
| WEL100 | Introduction to Welding Processes | 3 | |
| SAF110 | Occupational Health and Safety | 2 | |
| ENL010 | Communications | 3 | |
| or | |||
| ENL111 | English Composition I | 3 | |
| 16 | |||