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  "college": "mt-san-antonio-college",
  "edition": "2026-2027",
  "code": "WELD",
  "name": "Welding",
  "sourceUrl": "https://catalog.mtsac.edu/programs/coursesaz/weld/",
  "courses": [
    {
      "code": "WELD 30",
      "subject": "WELD",
      "number": "30",
      "title": "Metal Sculpture",
      "units": "2",
      "hours": "Lecture: 18, Lab: 54",
      "cid": [],
      "transfer": [
        "CSU"
      ],
      "description": "Welding processes used in the metal sculpting industry to create three-dimensional art forms. Covers design, pre-construction analysis, and cost estimates for projects. Includes use of equipment for oxyfuel welding, gas metal arc welding (GMAW), gas tungsten arc welding (GTAW), shielded metal arc welding (SMAW), and flux-cored arc welding (FCAW). Includes demonstrations and exercises in welding as it relates to the art industry.",
      "notes": [
        "Degree Applicable",
        "May be taken for option of letter grade or Pass/No Pass"
      ],
      "offered": []
    },
    {
      "code": "WELD 40",
      "subject": "WELD",
      "number": "40",
      "title": "Introduction to Welding",
      "units": "2",
      "hours": "Lecture: 18, Lab: 54",
      "cid": [],
      "transfer": [
        "CSU"
      ],
      "description": "Fundamentals of welding processes related to the areas of fabrication, construction, machine tool, aerospace, and the transportation industries.",
      "notes": [
        "Degree Applicable"
      ],
      "offered": [
        {
          "term": "fall-2026",
          "name": "Fall 2026",
          "sections": 6,
          "open": 6,
          "url": "/c/mt-san-antonio-college/schedule/fall-2026/weld/#weld-40"
        },
        {
          "term": "winter-2027",
          "name": "Winter 2027",
          "sections": 1,
          "open": 1,
          "url": "/c/mt-san-antonio-college/schedule/winter-2027/weld/#weld-40"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "code": "WELD 50",
      "subject": "WELD",
      "number": "50",
      "title": "Oxyacetylene Welding",
      "units": "2",
      "hours": "Lecture: 18, Lab: 54",
      "cid": [],
      "transfer": [],
      "description": "Oxyacetylene fusion welding (OAW), non-fusion welding and cutting, brazing and brazed welding (OFB), gas tungsten arc welding (GTAW), and fusion and non-fusion welding. Develops understanding of and fundamental skills in modern welding practices.",
      "notes": [
        "Degree Applicable"
      ],
      "offered": [
        {
          "term": "fall-2026",
          "name": "Fall 2026",
          "sections": 4,
          "open": 4,
          "url": "/c/mt-san-antonio-college/schedule/fall-2026/weld/#weld-50"
        },
        {
          "term": "winter-2027",
          "name": "Winter 2027",
          "sections": 1,
          "open": 1,
          "url": "/c/mt-san-antonio-college/schedule/winter-2027/weld/#weld-50"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "code": "WELD 51",
      "subject": "WELD",
      "number": "51",
      "title": "Basic Electric Arc Welding",
      "units": "2",
      "hours": "Lecture: 18, Lab: 54",
      "advisory": "WELD 50",
      "cid": [],
      "transfer": [],
      "description": "Electric arc welding and cutting processes (SMAW, GTAW, GMAW, FCAW, and PAC) and their similarities and differences. Exploring each of these arc welding processes to gain more experience and skill welding with these processes and also gain an understanding of each of these different welding processes' strengths and weaknesses. Lab and shop safety.",
      "notes": [
        "Degree Applicable"
      ],
      "offered": [
        {
          "term": "fall-2026",
          "name": "Fall 2026",
          "sections": 3,
          "open": 3,
          "url": "/c/mt-san-antonio-college/schedule/fall-2026/weld/#weld-51"
        },
        {
          "term": "winter-2027",
          "name": "Winter 2027",
          "sections": 1,
          "open": 1,
          "url": "/c/mt-san-antonio-college/schedule/winter-2027/weld/#weld-51"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "code": "WELD 53A",
      "subject": "WELD",
      "number": "53A",
      "title": "Welding Metallurgy",
      "units": "3",
      "hours": "Lecture: 54",
      "cid": [],
      "transfer": [
        "CSU"
      ],
      "description": "Designed for students seeking a career in welding and welding inspection. Covers structure of matter, chemical, physical, and mechanical properties of metals, principles of alloying, solid state diffusion, plastic deformation, and heat treatment.",
      "notes": [
        "Degree Applicable"
      ],
      "offered": [
        {
          "term": "winter-2027",
          "name": "Winter 2027",
          "sections": 1,
          "open": 1,
          "url": "/c/mt-san-antonio-college/schedule/winter-2027/weld/#weld-53a"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "code": "WELD 60",
      "subject": "WELD",
      "number": "60",
      "title": "Print Reading and Computations for Welders",
      "units": "3",
      "hours": "Lecture: 54",
      "cid": [],
      "transfer": [],
      "description": "Reading prints and performing computations for welding fabrication operations. Interpreting and visualizing prints, title blocks, welding symbols, specifications, notes, and bills of materials. Computations necessary to calculate materials, costs, sizes, and fractional, decimal, and metric conversions.",
      "notes": [
        "Degree Applicable"
      ],
      "offered": [
        {
          "term": "fall-2026",
          "name": "Fall 2026",
          "sections": 2,
          "open": 2,
          "url": "/c/mt-san-antonio-college/schedule/fall-2026/weld/#weld-60"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "code": "WELD 70A",
      "subject": "WELD",
      "number": "70A",
      "title": "Beginning Arc Welding",
      "units": "3",
      "hours": "Lecture: 18, Lab: 108",
      "cid": [],
      "transfer": [],
      "description": "Develops manipulative skills and techniques for shielded metal arc (SMAW) and flux cored arc (FCAW) welding processes in the flat and horizontal positions using AC and DC welding currents on carbon steel.",
      "notes": [
        "Degree Applicable"
      ],
      "offered": [
        {
          "term": "fall-2026",
          "name": "Fall 2026",
          "sections": 3,
          "open": 3,
          "url": "/c/mt-san-antonio-college/schedule/fall-2026/weld/#weld-70a"
        },
        {
          "term": "winter-2027",
          "name": "Winter 2027",
          "sections": 1,
          "open": 1,
          "url": "/c/mt-san-antonio-college/schedule/winter-2027/weld/#weld-70a"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "code": "WELD 70B",
      "subject": "WELD",
      "number": "70B",
      "title": "Intermediate Arc Welding",
      "units": "3",
      "hours": "Lecture: 18, Lab: 108",
      "advisory": "WELD 70A",
      "cid": [],
      "transfer": [],
      "description": "Welding high alloy steel with both Shielded Metal Arc (SMAW) and Flux Core Arc (FCAW) welding processes in the vertical and overhead positions with an introduction to Gas Metal Arc (GMAW) and Gas Tungsten (GTAW) welding.",
      "notes": [
        "Degree Applicable"
      ],
      "offered": [
        {
          "term": "fall-2026",
          "name": "Fall 2026",
          "sections": 2,
          "open": 2,
          "url": "/c/mt-san-antonio-college/schedule/fall-2026/weld/#weld-70b"
        },
        {
          "term": "winter-2027",
          "name": "Winter 2027",
          "sections": 1,
          "open": 1,
          "url": "/c/mt-san-antonio-college/schedule/winter-2027/weld/#weld-70b"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "code": "WELD 70C",
      "subject": "WELD",
      "number": "70C",
      "title": "Certification for Welders",
      "units": "3",
      "hours": "Lecture: 18, Lab: 108",
      "prerequisite": "WELD 70B",
      "cid": [],
      "transfer": [],
      "description": "Building construction for the advanced arc welding student. Special emphasis will be placed on welding symbols and the American Welding Society's (AWS) D1.1 and D1.3.",
      "notes": [
        "Degree Applicable"
      ],
      "offered": [
        {
          "term": "fall-2026",
          "name": "Fall 2026",
          "sections": 2,
          "open": 2,
          "url": "/c/mt-san-antonio-college/schedule/fall-2026/weld/#weld-70c"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "code": "WELD 80",
      "subject": "WELD",
      "number": "80",
      "title": "Construction Fabrication and Welding",
      "units": "3",
      "hours": "Lecture: 18, Lab: 108",
      "advisory": "WELD 40 and WELD 51 and WELD 70A",
      "cid": [],
      "transfer": [],
      "description": "Theory and practical applications of welding used in industry and construction. Designed to adapt and upgrade skills to industry standards and develop fabrication skills to supplement and augment welding skills. Includes project models such as ornamental iron gates and fences and material storage components.",
      "notes": [
        "Degree Applicable"
      ],
      "offered": [
        {
          "term": "fall-2026",
          "name": "Fall 2026",
          "sections": 1,
          "open": 1,
          "url": "/c/mt-san-antonio-college/schedule/fall-2026/weld/#weld-80"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "code": "WELD 81",
      "subject": "WELD",
      "number": "81",
      "title": "Pipe and Tube Welding",
      "units": "3",
      "hours": "Lecture: 18, Lab: 108",
      "advisory": "WELD 70B and WELD 70C",
      "cid": [],
      "transfer": [],
      "description": "Welding in all positions as applied to the pipe industry. Welding processes include shielded metal arc welding (SMAW), gas tungsten arc welding (GTAW), gas metal arc welding (GMAW), flux cored arc welding (FCAW) using a variety of materials and configurations on subcritical and critical piping and tubing.",
      "notes": [
        "Degree Applicable"
      ],
      "offered": [
        {
          "term": "fall-2026",
          "name": "Fall 2026",
          "sections": 1,
          "open": 1,
          "url": "/c/mt-san-antonio-college/schedule/fall-2026/weld/#weld-81"
        },
        {
          "term": "winter-2027",
          "name": "Winter 2027",
          "sections": 1,
          "open": 1,
          "url": "/c/mt-san-antonio-college/schedule/winter-2027/weld/#weld-81"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "code": "WELD 90A",
      "subject": "WELD",
      "number": "90A",
      "title": "Gas Tungsten Arc Welding",
      "units": "3",
      "hours": "Lecture: 18, Lab: 108",
      "prerequisite": "WELD 70A",
      "cid": [],
      "transfer": [
        "CSU"
      ],
      "description": "Advanced gas tungsten arc welding (GTAW) or tungsten inert gas (TIG) of steel, aluminum, corrosion resisting steel (CRES), and exotic metals. All position welds with many surfaces and transitions.",
      "notes": [
        "Degree Applicable",
        "May be taken for option of letter grade or Pass/No Pass"
      ],
      "offered": [
        {
          "term": "fall-2026",
          "name": "Fall 2026",
          "sections": 2,
          "open": 2,
          "url": "/c/mt-san-antonio-college/schedule/fall-2026/weld/#weld-90a"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "code": "WELD 90B",
      "subject": "WELD",
      "number": "90B",
      "title": "Semiautomatic Arc Welding Process",
      "units": "3",
      "hours": "Lecture: 18, Lab: 108",
      "prerequisite": "WELD 70C",
      "cid": [],
      "transfer": [
        "CSU"
      ],
      "description": "Semiautomatic welding processes including gas metal arc welding (GMAW), flux cored arc welding (FCAW), and submerged arc welding (SAW) with solid and tubular wires with and without gas shielding. All position welds with many varying thicknesses will be covered.",
      "notes": [
        "Degree Applicable",
        "May be taken for option of letter grade or Pass/No Pass"
      ],
      "offered": [
        {
          "term": "fall-2026",
          "name": "Fall 2026",
          "sections": 2,
          "open": 2,
          "url": "/c/mt-san-antonio-college/schedule/fall-2026/weld/#weld-90b"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "code": "WELD 91",
      "subject": "WELD",
      "number": "91",
      "title": "Automotive Welding, Cutting and Modification",
      "units": "3",
      "hours": "Lecture: 18, Lab: 108",
      "prerequisite": "WELD 70B",
      "cid": [],
      "transfer": [],
      "description": "This course covers the welding and cutting of metals used in fabrication in the automotive industry. Gas metal arc (GMAW/MIG), gas tungsten arc (GTAW/TIG), plasma arc cutting (PAC), and oxy-fuel Cutting (OFC) and welding will be demonstrated as they are used in the automotive industry, with an emphasis placed on specific applications and situational uses of each of these processes.",
      "notes": [
        "Degree Applicable"
      ],
      "offered": []
    },
    {
      "code": "WELD 96",
      "subject": "WELD",
      "number": "96",
      "title": "Work Experience in Welding",
      "units": "1-4",
      "prerequisite": "WELD 70B and instructor approval required Students must have completed at least one-third of the units for related program or be concurrently enrolled in a course in such a program.",
      "cid": [],
      "transfer": [],
      "description": "Provides actual on-the-job experience in welding at an approved work site which is related to classroom instruction. A minimum of 54 clock hours per semester of supervised work is required for each unit of credit.",
      "notes": [
        "Degree Applicable",
        "May be taken for Pass/No Pass only"
      ],
      "offered": [
        {
          "term": "fall-2026",
          "name": "Fall 2026",
          "sections": 1,
          "open": 1,
          "url": "/c/mt-san-antonio-college/schedule/fall-2026/weld/#weld-96"
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}