Welding (WELD)
WELD 1002.5 UNITS
Welding Fundamentals
Class Hours: 2.0 Lecture / 2.0 Laboratory
Total Contact Hours: 36 Lecture / 36 Laboratory
This introductory course is designed to familiarize the student with the history, principles, and practices of the welding industry and their relationship to our economy and society. Emphasis is placed on technical and practical applications of metal cutting, brazing and soldering, shielded metal arc, gas metal arc, flux cored arc, and gas tungsten arc welding processes, shop and field safety practices, weld testing and welding metallurgy.
Transfer Credit: CSU
WELD 1205.0 UNITS
Beginning Arc Welding
Class Hours: 4.0 Lecture / 4.0 Laboratory
Total Contact Hours: 72 Lecture / 72 Laboratory
Recommendation: WELD 100 with a grade of Pass or "C" or higher or concurrent enrollment or appropriate work experience.
This course is designed for the beginning student welder covering the technical and practical aspects of the shielded metal arc welding (SMAW), gas metal arc welding (GMAW), and flux cored arc welding (FCAW) processes on ferrous and non-ferrous metals. Emphasis is placed on the safe operation of manual and semi-automatic welding and cutting tools and equipment.
Transfer Credit: CSU
WELD 1305.0 UNITS
Gas Tungsten Arc Welding Fundamentals
Class Hours: 4.0 Lecture / 4.0 Laboratory
Total Contact Hours: 72 Lecture / 72 Laboratory
Recommendation: WELD 100 or WELD 120 or equivalent with a grade of Pass or "C" or higher or concurrent enrollment or appropriate work experience.
This course is designed to provide the student with technical and practical welding skills on ferrous and non-ferrous metals using the gas tungsten arc welding process (GTAW), commonly known as TIG. Related classroom instruction covers technical data pertaining to this welding process with special emphasis on operational parameters of inverter type machines.
Transfer Credit: CSU
WELD 1494.0 UNITS
Welding Shop Math
Class Hours: 4.0 Lecture
Total Contact Hours: 72 Lecture
Recommendation: WELD 100 or WELD 120 or WELD 130 or equivalent with a grade of “C” or higher or "Pass".
This course is designed to familiarize the student with the shop math typical to the welding industry. Emphasis will be placed on the practical applications of measuring, measuring instruments, area, volume, fractions, decimals, and the metric system. (Formerly WELD 49)
Transfer Credit: CSU
WELD 1532.0 UNITS
Pipe Layout
Class Hours: 1.0 Lecture / 4.0 Laboratory
Total Contact Hours: 18 Lecture / 72 Laboratory
Prerequisite: WELD 120 or equivalent with a grade of Credit or "C" or higher, or appropriate work experience.
This advanced welding course emphasizes practical techniques of pipe layout, terminology, use of layout tools, fittings, offset tie-ins, and rolled offset tie-in of parallel pipelines. Instruction in more advanced layout techniques will cover layout of calculated fittings involving pipelines of unequal sizes and compound offset tie-in fittings. (Formerly WELD 53)
Transfer Credit: CSU
WELD 1594.0 UNITS
Blueprint Reading for the Welding Trades
Class Hours: 4.0 Lecture
Total Contact Hours: 72 Lecture
Recommendation: WELD 100 or WELD 120 or WELD 130 or equivalent with a grade of “C” or higher or "Pass" .
This course is designed to enable the student to read and interpret shop and structural drawings and blueprints. Emphasis is placed on structural shape identification, nomenclature, and welding symbols. (Formerly WELD 59)
Transfer Credit: CSU
WELD 1601.0 UNITS
Welding and Metal Fabrication Safety
Class Hours: 1.0 Lecture
Total Contact Hours: 18 Lecture
This course is designed to familiarize the welding student with recognized safety practices of the industry. Emphasis will be placed on compliance with government safety codes and regulations. Students will be introduced to preventive health and safety techniques and practices. Safety concerns relating to welding and cutting will be covered for both shop and field work environments. (Formerly WELD 60)
Transfer Credit: CSU
WELD 1702.0 UNITS
Structural Fabrication
Class Hours: 1.0 Lecture / 4.0 Laboratory
Total Contact Hours: 18 Lecture / 72 Laboratory
Prerequisite: WELD 120 or equivalent with a grade of "C" or higher or "Pass".
This is a course designed to develop welding skills and structural fabrication techniques on real or simulated metal construction projects. Emphasis will be on the safe operation of fabricating equipment as applied to structural steel components.
Transfer Credit: CSU
WELD 172L1.0 UNITS
Advanced Structural Fabrication Laboratory
Class Hours: 3.0 Laboratory
Total Contact Hours: 54 Laboratory
Prerequisite: WELD 170 or equivalent with a grade of Pass or "C" or higher.
This is a course designed to enhance the previously acquired welding and fabrication skills and techniques commonly used within industry. Emphasis is on safety in the shop environment and the use of typical fabrication shop and field equipment.
Transfer Credit: CSU
WELD 2004.0 UNITS
Intermediate Arc Welding
Class Hours: 2.0 Lecture / 6.0 Laboratory
Total Contact Hours: 36 Lecture / 108 Laboratory
Prerequisite: WELD 120 or equivalent with a grade of Credit or "C" or higher, or appropriate work experience.
This is a course designed to refine the student's previously acquired welding skills and prepare the student to pass welding certification tests. Emphasis is placed on welding in the vertical and overhead positions and the welding of alloy steels with compatible filler metals using the shielded metal arc (SMAW), gas metal arc (GMAW), and flux cored arc (FCAW) welding processes. Related classroom instruction is given in the technical data pertaining to these processes.
Transfer Credit: CSU
WELD 210L2.0 UNITS
Advanced Arc Welding Laboratory
Class Hours: 6.0 Laboratory
Total Contact Hours: 108 Laboratory
Prerequisite: WELD 200 or equivalent with a grade of Credit or "C" or higher.
This advanced welding course is designed to prepare the student welder for structural steel welding applications using (Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW) and (Flux Cored Arc Welding (FCAW) processes.
Transfer Credit: CSU
WELD 212L2.0 UNITS
Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW) Certification Laboratory
Class Hours: 6.0 Laboratory
Total Contact Hours: 108 Laboratory
Prerequisite: WELD 210L or equivalent with a grade of Pass or "C" or higher.
This advanced certification laboratory is designed specifically to enhance and prepare the welding students for structural steel welding certifications using the shielded metal arc welding (SMAW) process.
Transfer Credit: CSU
WELD 214L2.0 UNITS
Flux Cored Arc Welding (FCAW) Certification Laboratory
Class Hours: 6.0 Laboratory
Total Contact Hours: 108 Laboratory
Prerequisite: WELD 210L or equivalent with a grade of Pass or "C" or higher.
This advanced certification laboratory is designed specifically to enhance and prepare the welding students for structural steel welding certifications using the Flux Cored Arc Welding (FCAW) process.
Transfer Credit: CSU
WELD 2202.0 UNITS
Certification and Licensing for Welders
Class Hours: 2.0 Lecture
Total Contact Hours: 36 Lecture
Recommendation: WELD 200 or equivalent with a grade of Pass or "C" or higher or concurrent enrollment or appropriate work experience.
This is a technical course for the advanced welding student. Material covered will include data on all approved modern welding processes, welding filler metals, approved welded joint design, and welding procedures. Special emphasis will be placed on welding symbols and American Welding Society (AWS) Structural Code specifications leading to Los Angeles City and AWS welding certifications.
Transfer Credit: CSU
WELD 240L2.0 UNITS
Intermediate Gas Tungsten Arc Welding Laboratory
Class Hours: 6.0 Laboratory
Total Contact Hours: 108 Laboratory
Prerequisite: WELD 130 or equivalent with a grade of Pass or "C" or higher.
This is an intermediate welding course using the Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW) process. This course is designed to further the skills of the student in this process. Special emphasis is placed on the welding of ferrous and non-ferrous metals in the various positions. (Not open to students with credit in Weld 240.) Formerly WELD 240
Transfer Credit: CSU
WELD 250L2.0 UNITS
Advanced Gas Tungsten Arc Welding Lab
Class Hours: 6.0 Laboratory
Total Contact Hours: 108 Laboratory
Prerequisite: WELD 240L or equivalent with a grade of Pass or "C" or higher.
This advanced course is designed to further increase the manipulative skills and technical knowledge of the student welder using the Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW) process on .020 to .030 thickness metals as well as welding the root bead on high pressure pipe. All welding samples will comply with standards set by the American Welding Society or industry.
Transfer Credit: CSU
WELD 251L1.0 UNITS
Advanced ARC Welding Specialty Lab
Class Hours: 3.0 Laboratory
Total Contact Hours: 54 Laboratory
Prerequisite: WELD 120 or equivalent with a grade of Pass or "C" or higher.
This advanced level welding course is designed to further develop Advanced Arc Welding skills in the structural steel, piping, sheet metal, and construction industries. (Formerly WELD 51L)
Transfer Credit: CSU
WELD 252L2.0 UNITS
Pipe Welding Level 1
Class Hours: 6.0 Laboratory
Total Contact Hours: 108 Laboratory
Prerequisite: WELD 210L or equivalent with a grade of “C” or higher or "Pass" or Current Los Angeles City or AWS certification for structural steel (D1.1).
This advanced welding course is designed to utilize previously acquired welding skills and techniques on ferrous pipe in the rotated and fixed positions. Emphasis is placed on the welding of open groove pipe joints using the shielded metal arc welding (SMAW) process. Subjects covered will include joint preparation, alignment techniques, pre-heat and inter-pass temperatures, and post-heat requirements.
(Formerly WELD 52)
Transfer Credit: CSU
WELD 254L2.0 UNITS
Pipe Welding Level 2
Class Hours: 6.0 Laboratory
Total Contact Hours: 108 Laboratory
Prerequisite: WELD 52 or equivalent with a grade of Credit or "C" or higher.
This is a course designed to building and/or refine the student's previously acquired pipe welding skills and prepare the student to pass a certification test in pipe welding. Emphasis is placed on welding various diameters of ferrous pipe in the flat 1G, horizontal fixed 2G, vertical fixed 5G using shielded metal arc (SMAW) process. (Formerly WELD 54L)
Transfer Credit: CSU
WELD 256L2.0 UNITS
Pipe Welding Level 3
Class Hours: 6.0 Laboratory
Total Contact Hours: 108 Laboratory
Prerequisite: WELD 254L or equivalent with a grade of Pass or "C" or higher.
This is a course designed to refine the student's previously acquired pipe welding skills and prepare the student to pass a certification test in pipe welding. Emphasis is placed on welding 6" ferrous pipe in the vertical fixed (5G) and 45 degree inclined (6G) positions using the Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW) process. (Formerly WELD 56L)
Transfer Credit: CSU
WELD 258L2.0 UNITS
Pipe Welding Level 4
Class Hours: 6.0 Laboratory
Total Contact Hours: 108 Laboratory
Prerequisite: WELD 256L or equivalent with a grade of Pass or "C" or higher.
This is a course to refine the student's previously acquired pipe welding skills and prepare the student to pass a certification test in pipe welding. Emphasis is placed on welding 2" ferrous pipe in the vertical fixed (5G) and 45 degree inclined (6G) positions using the Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW) process. (Formerly WELD 58L)
Transfer Credit: CSU
WELD 260L2.0 UNITS
Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW) Aerospace Certification Laboratory
Class Hours: 6.0 Laboratory
Total Contact Hours: 108 Laboratory
Prerequisite: WELD 250L or equivalent with a grade of Pass or "C" or higher.
This is an advanced welding course using the Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW) process. This course is designed to develop the skills needed to be successful within the aerospace industry. Emphasis is placed on GTAW of various types and thickness of materials commonly used in the aerospace industry.
Transfer Credit: CSU
WELD 2702.5 UNITS
Structural Layout
Class Hours: 2.0 Lecture / 2.0 Laboratory
Total Contact Hours: 36 Lecture / 36 Laboratory
This advanced course is designed to further develop layout skills on structural plate, beams, channel, and angle iron. The student will work from prints utilizing measuring tools and fabrication equipment to develop weldments typical in the industry.
Transfer Credit: CSU
WELD 281L1.0 UNITS
Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW) Specialty Laboratory
Class Hours: 3.0 Laboratory
Total Contact Hours: 54 Laboratory
Prerequisite: WELD 120 or equivalent with a grade of Pass or "C" or higher.
This advanced level welding course is designed to further develop advanced specialized welding skills in the structural, piping, sheet metal, and construction industries using the SMAW process. (Formerly WELD 81L)
Transfer Credit: CSU
WELD 282L1.0 UNITS
Semiautomatic Welding Process Specialty Laboratory
Class Hours: 3.0 Laboratory
Total Contact Hours: 54 Laboratory
Prerequisite: WELD 120 or equivalent with a grade of Pass or "C" or higher.
This advanced level welding course is designed to further develop advanced specialized welding skills in the structural, sheet metal, and construction industries using the FCAW process. (Formerly WELD 82L)
Transfer Credit: CSU
WELD 283L1.0 UNITS
Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW) Specialty Laboratory
Class Hours: 3.0 Laboratory
Total Contact Hours: 54 Laboratory
Prerequisite: WELD 130 or equivalent with a grade of "C" or higher or "Pass" or higher, or concurrent enrollment.
This advanced level welding course is designed to further develop advanced Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW) skills. This is a lab-only course. (Formerly WELD 83L)
Transfer Credit: CSU