WEL 120- Introduction to Welding
Introduces history of welding processes. Covers types of equipment, and assembly of units. Stresses welding procedures such as fusion, non-fusion, and cutting oxyacetylene. Introduces arc welding and plasma arc cutting. Emphasizes procedures in the use of tools and equipment.
Prerequisite: None
Corequisite: None
Credit Hours: 3 | Lecture Hours: 2 | Lab Hours: 3 | Contact Hours: 5
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WEL 123- Shielded Metal Arc Welding (Basic)
Teaches operation of AC and DC power sources, welding polarities, heats and electrodes for use in joining various metal alloys by the arc welding process. Deals with running beads, butt and fillet welds in all positions. Emphasizes safety procedures.
Prerequisite: None
Corequisite: None
Credit Hours: 3 | Lecture Hours: 2 | Lab Hours: 3 | Contact Hours: 5
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WEL 124- Shielded Metal Arc Welding (Advanced)
Continues instruction on operation of AC and DC power sources, welding polarities, heats and electrodes for use in joining various metal alloys by the arc welding process. Deals with running beads, butt and fillet welds in all positions. Emphasizes safety procedures.
Prerequisite: WEL 123
Corequisite: None
Credit Hours: 3 | Lecture Hours: 2 | Lab Hours: 3 | Contact Hours: 5
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WEL 126- Pipe Welding I
Teaches metal arc welding processes including the welding of pressure piping in the horizontal, vertical and horizontal fixed positions in accordance with section IX of the ASME Code.
Prerequisite: WEL 124
Corequisite: None
Credit Hours: 3 | Lecture Hours: 2 | Lab Hours: 3 | Contact Hours: 5
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WEL 127- Pipe Welding II
Provides practice in the welding of pressure piping in the horizontal, vertical, and fixed positions.
Prerequisite: None
Corequisite: None
Credit Hours: 3 | Lecture Hours: 0 | Lab Hours: 9 | Contact Hours: 9
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WEL 129- Pipefitting and Fabrication
Reviews basic mathematical skills necessary for the pipefitting trade. Teaches basic methods for fabricating piping offsets, miter-turn fittings, tees, odd angle elbows, 90 degree elbows, and the use of pipefitting and layout tools. May be taken with WEL 126.
Prerequisite: None
Corequisite: None
Credit Hours: 3 | Lecture Hours: 3 | Contact Hours: 3
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WEL 135- Inert Gas Welding
Introduces practical operations in use of inert gas shielded arc welding. Studies equipment operation, setup, safety and practice of GMAW (MIG) and GTAW (TIG).
Prerequisite: None
Corequisite: None
Credit Hours: 2 | Lecture Hours: 1 | Lab Hours: 3 | Contact Hours: 4
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WEL 136- Welding III (Inert Gas)
Studies Tungsten and metallic inert gas procedures and practices including principles of operation, shielding gasses, filler rods, process variations and applications, manual and automatic welding, equipment and safety.
Prerequisite: None
Corequisite: None
Credit Hours: 2 | Lecture Hours: 1 | Lab Hours: 3 | Contact Hours: 4
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WEL 138- Pipe and Tube Welding
Develops entry level skills for the inert gas tungsten welding process (TIG) with emphasis upon thin and thick wall carbon and stainless piping and tubing.
Prerequisite: WEL 136
Corequisite: None
Credit Hours: 2 | Lecture Hours: 1 | Lab Hours: 3 | Contact Hours: 4
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WEL 141- Welder Qualification Tests I
Studies techniques and practices of testing welded joints through destructive and non-destructive testing.
Prerequisite: None
Corequisite: None
Credit Hours: 3 | Lecture Hours: 2 | Lab Hours: 3 | Contact Hours: 5
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WEL 142- Welder Qualification Tests II
Studies techniques and practices of testing welded joints through destructive and non-destructive testing.
Prerequisite: WEL 141
Corequisite: None
Credit Hours: 3 | Lecture Hours: 2 | Lab Hours: 3 | Contact Hours: 5
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WEL 150- Welding Drawing and Interpretation
Teaches fundamentals required for successful drafting as applied to the welding industry. Includes blueprint reading, geometric principles of drafting and freehand sketching, basic principles of orthographic projection, preparation of drawings and interpretation of symbols.
Prerequisite: None
Corequisite: None
Credit Hours: 2 | Lecture Hours: 2 | Contact Hours: 2
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WEL 165- Introduction to Maritime Welding
Teaches general welding terms, symbols and joint designs used by maritime industries. Develops skills to recognize weld defects, develops familiarization of drawings and workmanship specifications used for welding applications in the maritime industry and prepares the student for certification as a Maritime Industrial Fire Watch.
Prerequisite: None
Corequisite: None
Credit Hours: 2 | Lecture Hours: 2 | Contact Hours: 2
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WEL 170- Maritime Shielded Metal Arc Fillet Welding (SMAW I)
Provides an introduction to Maritime Shielded Metal Arc Fillet Welding (SMAW). Focuses on equipment setup, adjustment and maintenance, safety and electrode selection. Includes preparation of labs to develop welding skills on carbon steels using small and large diameter covered electrodes in all positions on fillet welds. Provides an introduction to specific types of electrodes and base materials used in SMAW I welding.
Prerequisite: None
Corequisite: None
Credit Hours: 3 | Lecture Hours: 2 | Lab Hours: 3 | Contact Hours: 5
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WEL 171- Maritime Shielded Metal Arc Groove Welding (SMAW II)
Provides an introduction to Maritime Shielded Metal Arc Groove Welding and covers equipment setup, adjustment and maintenance, safety and electrode selection. Includes preparation of labs to develop welding skills on carbon steels using small and large diameter covered electrodes in all positions on groove welds. Provides an introduction to specific types of electrodes and base materials used in SMAW II welding.
Prerequisite: WEL 170
Corequisite: None
Credit Hours: 3 | Lecture Hours: 2 | Lab Hours: 3 | Contact Hours: 5
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WEL 210- Maritime Flux Core Arc Fillet Welding (FCAW)
Provides an introduction to Maritime Flux Core Arc Fillet Welding and covers equipment setup, adjustment and maintenance, safety, electrode selection, training to develop welding skills on carbon steels using small and large diameter flux-cored electrodes in all positions on fillet and groove welds. Provides an introduction to specific types of electrodes and base materials used in FCAW welding.
Prerequisite: None
Corequisite: None
Credit Hours: 3 | Lecture Hours: 2 | Lab Hours: 3 | Contact Hours: 5
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WEL 220- Maritime Gas Metal Arc Fillet Welding (GMAW)
Provides an introduction to Maritime Gas Metal Arc Fillet Welding and discusses equipment setup, adjustment and maintenance, safety, electrode selection, training to develop welding skills on carbon steels using small and large diameter bare wire electrodes in all positions on fillet welds. Provides an introduction to specific types of electrodes and base materials used in GMAW welding.
Prerequisite: None
Corequisite: None
Credit Hours: 3 | Lecture Hours: 2 | Lab Hours: 3 | Contact Hours: 5
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WEL 230- Maritime Gas Tungsten Arc Fillet Welding (GTAW)
Provides an introduction to Maritime Gas Tungsten Arc Fillet Welding and discusses equipment setup, adjustment and maintenance, safety, electrode selection, training to develop welding skills on carbon steels using small and large diameter bare wire electrodes in all positions on fillet welds. Provides an introduction to specific types of electrodes and base materials used in GTAW welding.
Prerequisite: None
Corequisite: None
Credit Hours: 2 | Lecture Hours: 1 | Lab Hours: 3 | Contact Hours: 4
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