2023-24 Le Mars Community High School Curriculum Guide

P a g e | 51  COLLEGE Oxy Fuel Welding & Cutting - WEL120 In this lecture/lab course students will learn the fundamentals of oxy/fuel welding including the safe operation, proper setup, and welding and metal cutting skills. Topics include: fusion welding and brazing on light gauge metals, cutting on heavy and light gauge metals, and welding of small diameter pipe. Semester test is required in this course. First or Second year Welding ( You must register all these classes during registration.) College Intro to GMAW (T1) WEL423 College GMAW for Production (T2) WEL422, WEL425, ELE101 College Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (T3) WEL191 CONCURRENT ENROLLMENT (Purchase of Embedded Textbook Required – used through WITCC) Course Length: 1 Year Credits: 2 LCHS, 2 WITCC (College Intro to GMAW) 2 LCHS, 4 WITCC (College GMAW for Production) 2 LCHS, 1 WITCC (College Measuring, Layout, and Applied Weld Symbols) 2 LCHS, 1 WITCC (Industrial Safety) 2 LCHS, 3 WITCC (College Gas Tungsten ARC Welding) Prerequisite: Intro to Welding is highly recommended Grade Level: 11, 12 (If the course is not full, 10th graders will be considered.) COLLEGE GMAW for Production WEL422 This course combines lecture and lab activities to present the Gas Metal Arc welding (MIG) process used extensively by industry. A continuation of Intro to GMAW, WEL 423, students learn out of position welds using hands-on applications, metal transfer concepts, GMAW equipment maintenance, welding procedures, and safety. Semester tests are required in this course. COLLEGE Intro to GMAW WEL423 This course combines lecture and lab activities to present the Gas Metal Arc Welding (MIG) process used extensively by industry. It emphasizes hands-on applications, metal transfer concepts, GMAW equipment, and safety. Semester test is required in this course. COLLEGE Measuring, Layout, and Applied Weld Symbols WEL425 This course combines lecture and lab activities to present basic measuring and layout tools used extensively by industry, as well as application of basic symbols. It emphasizes hands-on applications, accurate measurement techniques, and proper use of tools and interpretation of basic weld symbols. COLLEGE Gas Tungsten Arc Welding WEL191 This course combines lecture and lab activities to present Tungsten Inert Gas (TIG) welding process. Students study equipment use, welding procedures, position welding, welding of common metals and safety precautions. Topics include welding in all positions on ferrous and nonferrous metals, and small diameter pipe. Semester tests are required in this course.