Welding Curriculum

First Year

First Semester Credit Hours

Course Number	Course Title	Hours
WLV 1115	Shielded Metal Arc Welding	5
WLV 1171	Welding Insp. & Test. Principles	1
WLV 1225	Shielded Metal Arc Welding II	5
WLV 1143	Flux Cored Arc Welding	3
WLV 1232	Draw. & Weld. Symbol Int	2
EDU 1312	Freshman Orientation	2
	Total Hours	18

 

Second Semester Credit Hours

Course Number	Course Title	Hours
WLV 1135	Gas Tungsten Arc Weld	5
WLV 1124	Gas Metal Arc Welding	4
WLV 1911	Spec. Prob. in Weld. & Cut.	1
WLV 1314	Cutting Processes	4
WLV 1913	Spec. Prob. in Weld. & Cut.	3
	Total Hours	17

Approved Vocational Electives:
WLV 1155 Pipe Welding
WLV 1252 Advanced Pipe Welding
WLV 1162 Gas Metal Arc Aluminum Welding
WLV 2812 Welding Metallurgy
WLV 2913 Welding Code
WLV 1911 Special Problems in Welding and Cutting
WLV 1912 Special Problems in Welding and Cutting
WLV 1913 Special Problems in Welding and Cutting
WLV 1921 Supervised Work Experience in Welding and Cutting Technology

*Students who lack entry level skills in Math and English will be provided related studies.

Baseline competencies are taken from the high school Metal Trades program. Students who can document mastery of these competencies will not receive duplicate instruction. Students who cannot demonstrate mastery will be required to do so.