UACCM | Course Description | Welding Technology

UACCM courses are identified by a code containing letters which indicate the department and numbers which indicate sequencing within the department. The last number indicates credit hours received for the course.
Developmental classes, while providing credit and being included in the computation of the semester grade point average, do not count toward graduation for either a certificate or degree.

“ACTS” Arkansas Course Transfer System.
“GE” designates the course is acceptable as a General Education Elective.

WLD 1003 | Basic Welding
3 CR. (3 LEC.)
Prerequisite: None. Offered on demand. This course is NOT for welding technology majors. This course provides training in theory, manipulative skills, safety and related shop practices involving the use of oxyacetylene and electric arc stick welding. The student who successfully completes this course will be able to make quality welds in various positions. Techniques of fusion, brazing, soldering, and arc welding are covered.

WLD 1102 | Arc Welding I
2 CR. (2 LEC.)
Co-requisite: Currently enrolled in WLD 1505 Arc Welding I Lab. Offered in the fall and spring semesters. This is an introductory course for shielded metal arc welding. Basic welding techniques will be used with stick electric arc processes, cutting with the oxygen acetylene torch, electrode classification, and testing of weldments using destructive and non-destructive methods.

WLD 1303 | Blueprint Reading
3 CR. (3 LEC.)
Prerequisite: None. Offered only in the spring semester. Topics include meaning of lines and views, size descriptions, print formats, fasteners, and types of fabrication drawings. The course covers in detail the various welding symbols prescribed by the American Welding Society for all standard production type welds. The last half of the course consists of the practice of reading blueprints and weld symbols.

WLD 1505 | Arc Welding I Lab
5 CR. (15 LAB)
Co-requisite: Currently enrolled in WLD 1102 Arc Welding I. Offered in the fall and spring semesters. Lab class provides opportunity for students to apply knowledge from theory classes to practical exercises required for completion of certificate requirements.

WLD 2102 | Arc Welding II
2 CR. (2 LEC.)
Prerequisite: A grade of “C” or higher in WLD 1102 Arc Welding I. Co-requisite: Currently enrolled in WLD 2505 Arc Welding II Lab. Offered in the fall and spring semesters. Lab class provides opportunity for students to apply knowledge from theory classes to practical exercises required for completion of certificate requirements.

WLD 2201 | Mig Welding
1 CR. (1 LEC.)
Prerequisite: A grade of “C” or higher in WLD 1102 Arc Welding I and WLD 1505 Arc Welding I Lab. Co-requisite: Currently enrolled in WLD 2202 Mig Welding Lab. Offered in the fall and spring semesters. The Mig course comprises in-depth study of the gas metal arc welding process. The student will learn the principles of constant voltage power source and the mechanics and maintenance of the wire feeding system.

WLD 2202 | Mig Welding Lab
2 CR. (6 LAB)
Prerequisite: A grade of “C” or higher in WLD 1102 Arc Welding I and WLD 1505 Arc Welding I Lab. Co-requisite: Currently enrolled in WLD 2201 Mig Welding. Offered in the fall and spring semester. Lab class provides opportunity for students to practice the following: short circuiting transfer on stainless and mild steel and globular transfer with flux cored wire feeding system in gas metal arc welding.

WLD 2505 | Arc Welding II Lab
5 CR. (15 LAB)
Prerequisite: A grade of “C” or higher in WLD 1505 Arc Welding I. Co-requisite: Currently enrolled in WLD 2102 Arc Welding II. Offered in the fall and spring semesters. Lab class provides opportunity for students to apply knowledge from theory classes to practical exercises required for completion of certificate requirements.

WLD 3101 | Tig Welding
1 CR. (1 LEC.)
Prerequisite: A grade of “C” or higher in WLD 2102 Arc Welding II and WLD 2505 Arc Welding II Lab. Co-requisite: Currently enrolled in WLD 3102 Tig Welding Lab. Offered in the fall and spring semesters. The Tig course comprises in-depth study of the gas tungsten arc welding process. Topics for study include the standard positions and joint designs of welds on carbon steel, aluminum, and stainless steel.

WLD 3102 | Tig Welding Lab
2 CR. (6 LAB)
Prerequisite: A grade of “C” or higher in WLD 2102 Arc Welding II and WLD 2505 Arc Welding II Lab. Co-requisite: Currently enrolled in WLD 3101 Tig Welding. Offered in the fall and spring semesters. Lab class provides the opportunity for students to practice the following: development of manipulative skills through the media of oxyacetylene welding, the progresses to similar applications with tig welds in the standard positions. Joint designs are mastered on carbon steel, aluminum, and stainless steel.

WLD 3303 | Pipe Welding and Fabrication
3 CR. (3 LEC.)
Prerequisite: A grade of “C” or higher in WLD 2102 Arc Welding II and WLD 2505 Arc Welding II Lab. Co-requisite: Currently enrolled in WLD 3505 Pipe Welding Lab. Offered in the fall and spring semesters. This course uses the shielded metal arc welding (SMAW) process. This course provides instruction in welding pipe in the 2G, 5G, and 6G positions with mild steel and low alloy electrodes using API (American Petroleum Institute) code.

WLD 3505 | Pipe Welding Lab
5 CR. (15 LAB)
Prerequisite: A grade of “C” or higher in WLD 2102 Arc Welding II and WLD 2505 Arc Welding II Lab. Co-requisite: Currently enrolled in WLD 3303 Pipe Welding and Fabrication. Offered in the fall and spring semesters. Lab class provides opportunity for students to apply knowledge from theory classes to practical exercises required for completion of certificate requirements.