2006-07 Catalog Archive (Archived July 31, 2006)
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Welding Technology (WA)
Associate of Applied Science Degree (A.A.S.)
This curriculum offers practical skills and theory in welding, quality assurance, welding design, robotic welding, CNC plasma cutting, non-destructive testing, plus the mathematics and language skills necessary to mature to a technical or management career in the welding and fabrication industries.
Career Opportunities: Jobs are available in welding applications, welding technicians, welding supervisor, welding inspector, quality assurance and non-destructive testing, welding estimator, and engineering functions.
Recommended High School Subjects: Welding degree students would benefit from industrial or vocational welding or metalworking courses, blueprint reading or drafting, technical math or descriptive geometry.
Remediation Strategies: Students should remediate any deficiencies prior to enrollment. It is recommended that students remediate deficiencies in the following order of priority: mathematics, English, reading.
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.
- work safely and avoid practices that are unsafe to others.
- weld using oxy-fuel, electric, and inert gas shielded methods.
- distinguish the types of welding power sources, their characteristics, uses, and limitations.
- inspect welding jobs using visual, destructive, and non-destructive testing methods.
- construct weldments from sketches, blueprints, or verbal instructions.
- interpret welding symbols.
- select the proper welding process, procedure, supplies, etc., based on cost limitations.
- identify ferrous and non-ferrous metals.
- test the physical and mechanical properties of metals, as related to weldability.
- follow welding qualification tests/procedures according to specifications of the AWS, ASTM, API, and ASME codes.
- program and operate CNC plasma/oxy-fuel cutting equipment.
- program and operate a robotic weld station.
- apply the principles of metallurgy to the selection of a welding procedure.
| First Semester | Credits | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| WEL113 | Oxy-Fuel Welding and Cutting I | 2 | |
| WEL114 | Shielded Metal Arc I | 2 | |
| WEL115 | Oxy-Fuel Welding and Cutting II | 2 | |
| WEL116 | Shielded Metal Arc II | 2 | |
| EDT107 | Blueprint Reading for Welders | 2 | |
| ENL111 | English Composition I | 3 | |
| SAF110 | Occupational Health and Safety | 2 | |
| MTH124 | Technical Algebra and Trigonometry I | 3 | |
| or | |||
| MTH180 | College Algebra and Trigonometry I | 3 | |
| 18 | |||
| Second Semester | Credits | ||
| WEL120 | Gas Metal Arc I | 2 | |
| WEL123 | Gas Tungsten Arc I | 2 | |
| WEL124 | Gas Metal Arc II | 2 | |
| WEL129 | Gas Tungsten Arc II | 2 | |
| QAL237 | Non-Destructive Testing I | 3 | |
| ENL201 | Technical and Professional Communication | 3 | |
| CSC110 | Introduction to Information Technology | 3 | |
| FIT | Fitness and Lifetime Sports Elective | 1 | |
| 18 | |||
| Third Semester | Credits | ||
| WEL210 | Flux Cored and Sub-Arc I | 2 | |
| WEL213 | Gas Tungsten Arc III | 2 | |
| WEL214 | Flux Cored and Sub-Arc II | 2 | |
| WEL219 | Gas Tungsten Arc IV | 2 | |
| WEL240 | Basic CNC Programming | 3 | |
| QAL247 | Non-Destructive Testing II | 3 | |
| MSC106 | Introduction to Metallurgy | 4 | |
| 18 | |||
| Fourth Semester | Credits | ||
| WEL230 | Shielded Metal Arc III | 2 | |
| WEL233 | Shielded Metal Arc IV/Pipe Welding | 2 | |
| WEL234 | Shielded Metal Arc V | 2 | |
| WEL239 | Shielded Metal Arc VI/Pipe Welding | 2 | |
| WEL247 | Welding Design | 3 | |
| WEL248 | Robotic Welding | 3 | |
| ECO111 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 | |
| 17 | |||
Welding Core Courses: WEL 113 - WEL 239 are two-credit, eight-week classes.
Additional Information: American Welding Society (AWS) test facility.