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    WLD 158 - Shop Practices for Pipe and Tube Welders (0.50-1.00 units)

    Recent Professors
    Dakoda D. McFall
    Recent Semesters
    Summer 2026
    Class Size
    23 students
    Credits
    1
    Prerequisite
    Prerequisite: WLD 22, WLD 24, WLD 25, WLD 26, WLD 28, WLD 30, WLD 32, WLD 34, WLD 36, WLD 40, WLD 42, WLD 50, WLD 56, WLD 154, WLD 156, WLD 160 and NCCER Level III Welding Qualification Corequisite: WLD 55
    Summer 2026 Sections
    View Summer 2026 sections of WLD 158
    Transfers To
    Not transferable
    Description
    This is a supervised lab experience for pipe and tube welders. Students will practice skills in shielded metal arc welding (SMAW), gas metal arc welding (GMAW), flux core arc welding (FCAW), gas tungsten arc welding (GTAW), oxyacetylene welding (OAW), and oxy-fuel cutting (OFC) processes on several piping systems. Performance standards will meet the American Petroleum Institute (API) 1104 and American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Section IX. This course may be repeated to a maximum of 1.00 units to complete the entire curriculum of the course. Pass/No Pass only. Open Entry/Open Exit.
    Usually Held
    Fri 7:00am–4:20pm