Recent SemestersSpring 2026, Spring 2025Class SizeNot publishedCredits3PrerequisiteWELD 300 with a grade of "C" or better, or a minimum of one year of welding experience. Transfers ToCSUDescriptionThis course is the study of welding using the Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW) process on carbon steels in accordance with the American Welding Society (AWS), Structural welding Code D1.1, and Sheet Steel Code D1.3. It covers semi-automatic wire-feed welding with micro wires on steel plates of varying thicknesses. It also covers joint design and all welding positions, welding power supplies, types of metal transfer (spray, globular, pulsed-arc, and short circuit), filler metal selection, both specifications and classifications, shielding gases used for each type of transfer, and welding safety.Usually HeldMon Wed 6:00pm–9:05pm, Tue Thu 1:30pm–4:35pm, Tue Thu 12:30pm–1:20pm 