WLD 154 - Shop Practices for Welders I (1.00-2.00 units)

    Recent Professors
    Daniel J. Mullen, Joseph C. Gebbia, Russell E. Thomas, Logan K. Ziegenmeyer, Seth T. Vader, Dakoda D. McFall, Christopher D. Armitage, Miles D. Peacock and 1 more
    Recent Semesters
    Fall 2026, Summer 2026, Spring 2026
    Class Size
    23–25 students
    Credits
    2
    Prerequisite
    Prerequisite: WLD 21 and NCCER Level I Welding Qualification Corequisite: WLD 22, WLD 24, WLD 25, WLD 26, WLD 40
    Fall 2026 Sections
    View Fall 2026 sections of WLD 154
    Transfers To
    Not transferable
    Description
    This is a supervised lab experience for first semester welding program students. Students will practice skills in oxyacetylene welding (OAW), oxy-fuel cutting (OFC), shielded metal arc welding (SMAW), gas metal arc welding (GMAW), and flux core arc welding (FCAW) in all positions (flat, vertical, horizontal and overhead). Students will also use a variety of freehand and automatic burning equipment including plasma arc cutting (PAC) units and air carbon arc cutting and gouging (CAC-A) units. This course may be repeated to a maximum of 2.00 units to complete the entire curriculum of the course. Pass/No Pass only. Open Entry/Open Exit.
    Usually Held
    Sat 7:00am–1:50pm, Fri 7:00am–4:20pm, Sat 7:00am–2:30pm