WELDING APPLICATIONS 1 Credit Grades 11, 12 No prerequisite required This course is designed for students interested in a welding career. Welding applications is intended to introduce students to the most common welding applications and theory found in industry. The course will include: Basic Shop Safety, Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW), Oxygen-Acetylene Welding (OAW), Oxyfuel Cutting (OFC), Plasma Arc Cutting (PAC), Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW), Flux Core Welding (FCAW), and Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW) in all positions or as a needed by participants. All students will be charged a $25.00 lab fee. Juniors and Seniors may elect to take the course for 3 college credits through Harrisburg Area Community College (HACC). Students who elect the course for college credits must do so at the beginning of the semester. If a student elects to take the course for college credits, a cost of $30.00 per credit will be charged for a total of $90.00