Titles, descriptions, and credit recommendations for all learning experiences recommended for college credit within the Combination Welding Technology section can be found below. To locate information on additional learning experiences, which have also been recommended for college credit, use the Organization Directory Page link above for a complete list of titles for all learning experiences or use the following links to go directly to other sections: 

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Titles of all evaluated learning experience in the Combination Welding Technology section

The objective of this program is to train students to acquire the skills and competencies in the use of gas and electric welding processes to weld, cut or braze various metals and in the reading of blueprints for metal design and fabrication. Upon satisfactory completion of training the student will be qualified to assume an entry-level position in the welding and metalworking industries. NOTE: Beginning in May 2002, a substantially different version of this program was put into place. Course descriptions and credit recommendations for the previous version, covering students who enrolled in and completed the program between December 1994 and March 2003, can be found following the current course exhibits below.

COMBINATION WELDING TECHNOLOGY (May 2002 - Present)
Advanced Shielded Metal Arc Welding (S.M.A.W)
Basic Shielded Metal Arc Welding (S.M.A.W.)
Blueprint Reading and Fabrication
Gas Metal Arc Welding (G.M.A.W.)
Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (G.T.A.W.)
Oxy-Acetylene Welding, Cutting and Brazing

WELDING TECHNOLOGY (December 1994 - March 2003)
Advanced Arc Welding
Basic Shielded Metal Arc Welding
Blueprint Reading and Fabrication (Blueprint Reading for Welders)
M.I.G. (Metal Inert Gas) and T.I.G. (Tungsten Inert Gas)
Oxy-Acetylene Welding, Cutting and Brazing

Descriptions and credit recommendations

COMBINATION WELDING TECHNOLOGY (May 2002 - Present)
 
Advanced Shielded Metal Arc Welding (S.M.A.W.)
Location: 635 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY.
Length: 150 hours (5 weeks); includes approximately 73 hours of supervised shop experience. 
Dates: May 2002 - Present. 
Objectives: Use AC/DC welding machines to weld multi-pass fillet and groove welds in all positions (Flat, Horizontal, Vertical and Overhead) with E-6010 and E-7018 electrodes on tee and butt joints; prepare joints with automatic flame cutting equipment; remove defective welds by gouging (air carbon arc process); identify causes of arc blow associated with DC welding and apply corrective procedures; perform cast iron joint preparation and welding procedures; make fillet welds in all positions on carbon steel pipe; make groove welds in the horizontal, 5G multiple and 6G multiple positions on carbon steel pipe; perform a 6G multiple, limited thickness qualification test on carbon steel pipe, with or without backing.
Instruction: Power source selection and electrode grouping; vertical and E-7018 electrodes; hydrogen induced cracking; steel classification; overhead welding using E-6010 and E-7018; air carbon arc cutting fundamentals; fundamentals of welding cast iron; open v-groove welding vertical position; visual examination of gas cut and arc cut surfaces and edges; welding multi-pass surface welds in the flat position on carbon steel or stainless steel plate; welding multi-pass surface welds in the multiple fixed position on carbon steel pipe; repairing surface flaws on welds and prepared surfaces and edges using the SMAW process.
Credit recommendation: In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category, 4 semester hours (2 lecture, 2 shop) in Welding Technology, Industrial Technology, Construction Technology, Vocational Technology, as an elective in Educational Technology, or as a technical elective in Mechanical Technology (1/03) (3/08 revalidation).

Blueprint Reading and Fabrication
(formerly Combination Welding Technology)
Location: 635 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY.
Length: 150 hours (5 weeks); includes approximately 76 hours of supervised shop experience. 
Dates: May 2002 - Present. 
Objectives: Apply basic geometric and trigonometric principles to determine angles, intersecting lines, cutout positions and lengths during layout operations; describe safety precautions for operating various layout and fabricating equipment; fabricate and lay out projects according to specifications on shop drawings, using safe practices.
Instruction: Basic lines; orthographic projection; bill of materials; dimensioning structurals; scale size and tolerance; types of holes and thread specifications; bevels, chamfers and developments; section views; A.W.S. welding symbols; applied trigonometry and geometry; basic layout and fabrication procedures.
Credit recommendation: In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category, 3 semester hours (2 lecture, 1 shop) in Industrial Technology or Construction Technology (1/03) (3/08 revalidation).

Gas Metal Arc Welding (G.M.A.W.)
Location: 635 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY.
Length: 150 hours (5 weeks); includes approximately 100 hours of shop experience. 
Dates: May 2002 - Present. 
Objectives: Perform set-up parameters and welding procedures of G.M.A.W. (Gas Metal Arc Welding) and F.C.A.W. (Flux Cores Arc Welding); use appropriate safety procedures.
Instruction: G.M.A.W.: Groove welding in all positions on aluminum (spray transfer); all position qualification tests on aluminum; fillet welding in all positions on carbon steel pipe (short circuiting); groove welding in the horizontal and multiple positions on carbon steel pipe (short circuit); combination qualification test on carbon steel plate and pipe. F.C.A.W: Fillet welding in all positions on carbon steel pipe (self-shielded); groove welding in the horizontal and multiple positions on carbon steel pipe (self-shielded); fillet welding in all positions on carbon steel pipe (gas-shielded); groove welding in the horizontal and multiple positions on carbon steel pipe (gas-shielded); all position qualification test on carbon steel plate and pipe. Safety procedures.
Credit recommendation: In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category, 3 semester hours (1 lecture, 2 shop) in Welding Technology, Industrial Technology, Construction Technology, Vocational Technology, as an elective in Educational Technology, or as a technical elective in Mechanical Technology (1/03) (3/08 revalidation).

Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (G.T.A.W.)
Location: 635 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY.
Length: 150 hours (5 weeks); includes approximately 101 hours of shop experience. 
Dates: May 2002 - Present. 
Objectives: Perform set-up parameters and welding procedures of G.T.A.W. (Gas Tungsten Arc Welding); use appropriate safety procedures.
Instruction: Multi-pass surfacing welds in the multiple fixed position on carbon steel round tubing; groove welding in the horizontal, vertical and overhead positions on aluminum sheet; fillet welds in all positions on carbon steel tubing; fillet welds in all positions on carbon steel tubing; fillet welds in all positions on aluminum round tubing; fillet welding in all positions on stainless steel round tubing; groove welding in the horizontal and multiple positions on carbon steel round tubing; groove welding in the horizontal and multiple positions on aluminum round tubing; groove welding in the horizontal and multiple positions on stainless steel round tubing. Safety procedures.
Credit recommendation: In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category, 3 semester hours (1 lecture, 2 shop) in Welding Technology, Industrial Technology, Construction Technology, Vocational Technology, as an elective in Educational Technology, or as a technical elective in Mechanical Technology (1/03) (3/08 revalidation).

1. Oxy-Acetylene Welding, Cutting and Brazing
2. Basic Shielded Metal Arc Welding (S.M.A.W.) Location: 635 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY.
Length: 1. 150 hours (5 weeks); includes approximately 95 hours of supervised shop experience. 2. 150 hours (5 weeks); includes approximately 100 hours of supervised shop experience. 
Dates: May 2002 - Present. 
Objectives: 1. Describe procedures for personal safety, burn prevention, fire prevention, and safe handling and use of oxy-acetylene equipment; identify metals by spark test, magnetic test, physical appearance and physical weight; describe American Welding Society classification of mild steel rods; set up welding equipment and make necessary flame adjustments to produce fillet welds on Tee, Lap and Butt joints in the flat and horizontal positions with and without the use of a filler metal; perform brazing in the flat and horizontal positions on Tee and Corner joints; perform manual and automatic flame cutting; describe the process of identifying quality welds. 2. Use AC, AC/DC, and transformer/rectifier AC/DC welding machines to produce multi-pass fillet welds and groove welds on a Tee joint in all positions (Vertical, Overhead, Flat, and Horizontal) using E-6011 and E-7018 electrodes; identify types of joints, types of welding machines, the currents they produce, and determine the difference between reverse and straight polarity; use a pedestal grinder, chipping hammer, wire brush and pliers, and personal safety equipment.
Instruction: 1. Introduction to oxy-acetylene welding; oxy-acetylene equipment; set-up procedures for oxy-acetylene welding; oxy-acetylene flame adjustment; fusion without filler metal; fusion welding with filler metal; fillet welding lap joint horizontal position; fillet welding horizontal position corner joint; flame cutting; brazing; cutting repair technique; weld washing techniques; straight and bevel cutting on steel pipe and tubing; safety procedures. 2.  Basic shielded metal arc welding; arc welding equipment, terms and definitions; power sources for arc welding; surface welding; functions of electrode coatings and heat treatments; fillet welding horizontal position 2F; mechanical properties of metals and quality oxy-acetylene cutting; fillet welding vertical position 3F; compositions of electrode coatings; fillet welding overhead position 4F; AWS bend test.
Credit recommendation: In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category, 6 semester hours (2 lecture, 4 shop) in Welding Technology, Industrial Technology, Construction Technology, Vocational Technology, as an elective in Educational Technology, or as a technical elective in Mechanical Technology (1/03) (3/08 revalidation) . NOTE: Credit is recommended only upon the completion of both courses.

WELDING TECHNOLOGY (December 1994 - March 2003)

Advanced Arc Welding
Location: 635 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY.
Length: 120 hours (4 weeks); includes approximately 97 hours of supervised shop experience. 
Dates: December 1994 - March 2003. 
Objectives: Use AC/DC welding machines to weld multi-pass fillet and groove welds in all positions (Flat, Horizontal, Vertical and Overhead) with E-6010 and E-7018 electrodes on tee and butt joints; prepare joints with automatic flame cutting equipment; remove defective welds by gouging (air carbon arc process); identify causes of arc blow associated with DC welding and apply corrective procedures; perform cast iron joint preparation and welding procedures.
Instruction: Power source selection and electrode grouping; vertical and E-7018 electrodes; hydrogen induced cracking; steel classification; overhead welding using E-6010 and E-7018; air carbon arc cutting fundamentals; fundamentals of welding cast iron; open v-groove welding vertical position.
Credit recommendation: In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category, 3 semester hours (1 lecture, 2 shop) in Welding Technology, Industrial Technology, Construction Technology, Vocational Technology, as an elective in Educational Technology, or as a technical elective in Mechanical Technology (12/99).

Blueprint Reading and Fabrication (Blueprint Reading for Welders)
Location: 635 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY.
Length: 120 hours (4 weeks); includes approximately 23 hours of supervised shop experience. 
Dates: December 1994 - March 2003. 
Objectives: Identify, draw and determine the purpose of lines found on shop drawings; dimension and draw various shapes of structural steels and make a bill of materials; interpret American Welding Society welding symbols.
Instruction: Basic lines; orthographic projection; bill of materials; dimensioning structurals; scale size and tolerance; types of holes and thread specifications; bevels, chamfers and developments; section views; A.W.S. welding symbols.
Credit recommendation: In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category, 2 semester hours Industrial Technology or Construction Technology (12/99).

M.I.G. (Metal Inert Gas) and T.I.G. (Tungsten Inert Gas)
(G.M.A.W. [Gas Metal Arc Welding] and G.T.A.W. [Gas Tungsten Arc Welding])
Location: 635 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY.
Length: 120 hours (4 weeks); includes approximately 87 hours of shop experience. 
Dates: December 1994 - March 2003. 
Objectives: Perform set-up parameters and welding procedures of G.T.A.W. (Gas Tungsten Arc Welding), G.M.A.W. (Gas Metal Arc Welding), F.C.A.W. (Flux Cores Arc Welding); explain set-up procedures for S.A.W. (Submerged Arc Welding) and P.A.C. (Plasma Arc Cutting); use appropriate safety procedures.
Instruction: G.T.A.W. terms and definitions; gases, current types, electrodes, and power supply adjustment; equipment, supplies, and power sources for G.M.A.W. and F.C.A.W.; job practices for G.T.A.W., G.M.A.W., and F.C.A.W; metal transfer, shielded gases and properties; welding characteristics of carbon steel and the weld-ability of aluminum; introduction to P.A.C. and characteristics of stainless steel; introduction to S.A.W.; safety procedures.
Credit recommendation: In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category, 3 semester hours (1 lecture, 2 shop) in Welding Technology, Industrial Technology, Construction Technology, Vocational Technology, as an elective in Educational Technology, or as a technical elective in Mechanical Technology (12/99).

1. Oxy-Acetylene Welding, Cutting and Brazing 
2. Basic Shielded Metal Arc Welding
Location: 635 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY.
Length: 1. 120 hours (4 weeks); includes approximately 87 hours of supervised shop experience. 2. 120 hours (4 weeks); includes approximately 87 hours of supervised shop experience. 
Dates: December 1994 - March 2003. 
Objectives: 1. Describe procedures for personal safety, burn prevention, fire prevention, and safe handling and use of oxy-acetylene equipment; identify metals by spark test, magnetic test, physical appearance and physical weight; describe American Welding Society classification of mild steel rods; set up welding equipment and make necessary flame adjustments to produce fillet welds on Tee, Lap and Butt joints in the flat and horizontal positions with and without the use of a filler metal; perform brazing in the flat and horizontal positions on Tee and Corner joints; perform manual and automatic flame cutting; describe the process of identifying quality welds. 2. Use AC, AC/DC, and transformer/rectifier AC/DC welding machines to produce multi-pass fillet welds on a Tee joint in all positions (Vertical, Overhead, Flat, and Horizontal) using E-6011 and E-6013 electrodes; identify types of joints, types of welding machines, the currents they produce, and determine the difference between reverse and straight polarity; use a pedestal grinder, chipping hammer, wire brush and pliers, and personal safety equipment.
Instruction: 1. Introduction to oxy-acetylene welding; oxy-acetylene equipment; set-up procedures for oxy-acetylene welding; oxy-acetylene flame adjustment; fusion without filler metal; fusion welding with filler metal; fillet welding lap joint horizontal position; fillet welding horizontal position corner joint; flame cutting; brazing; safety procedures. 2.  Basic shielded metal arc welding; arc welding equipment, terms and definitions; power sources for arc welding; surface welding; functions of electrode coatings and heat treatments; fillet welding horizontal position 2F; mechanical properties of metals and quality oxy-acetylene cutting; fillet welding vertical position 3F; compositions of electrode coatings; fillet welding overhead position 4F.
Credit recommendation: In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category, 5 semester hours (2 lecture, 3 shop) in Welding Technology, Industrial Technology, Construction Technology, Vocational Technology, as an elective in Educational Technology, or as a technical elective in Mechanical Technology (12/99). NOTE: Credit is recommended only upon the completion of both courses.

Updated 3/14/08

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