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Archive 2007-08 Catalog (Archived September 2007)

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Welding Technology (WA)
Academic School: Industrial & Engineering Technologies

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 (see http://www.pct.edu/catalog/TransferringCredits.htm ). 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, 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.

Information archived on 09/14/2007

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