Graduate Certificate Overview
The objective of the certificate program is to allow students to broaden and deepen their knowledge in this area of Water Resources, while learning the most up-to-date theory and techniques used in practice.
The certificate program offers an opportunity for engineering and science practitioners to enhance their skills in Water Resources without having to apply for and complete a Master’s degree. The program consists of four courses (12 credit hours).
Admissions Requirements
A bachelor’s degree in engineering with a GPA of 3.0 or better is required for admission to this graduate certificate program.
Graduate courses taken for this certificate may be eligible to transfer for credit towards a graduate degree program.
Applicants must meet all admissions requirements for certificate-seeking graduate admission as defined by the University's policy on Admission to Graduate Study.
A bachelor’s degree in engineering with a GPA of 3.0 or better or a bachelor’s degree in a science field with a GPA of 3.0 or better and completion of MATH 126 or equivalent is required for admission to this graduate certificate program.
Graduate courses taken for this certificate may be eligible to transfer for credit towards a graduate degree program.
Applicants must meet all admissions requirements for certificate-seeking graduate admission as defined by the University's policy on Admission to Graduate Study.
Four (4) courses from the selected list are required to complete the certificate.
Courses Satisfying Certificate Requirements:
Course List | Code | Title | Hours |
| CE 730 | Intermediate Fluid Mechanics | 3 |
| CE 736 | Environmental Monitoring and Field Methods | 3 |
| CE 751 | Physical Hydrology | 3 |
| CE 752 | Physical Hydrogeology | 3 |
| CE 753 | Chemical and Microbial Hydrogeology | 3 |
| CE 754 | Contaminant Transport | 3 |
| CE 755 | Open Channel Flow | 3 |
| CE 756 | Wetlands Hydrology and Introduction to Management | 3 |
| CE 757 | Pipe-Flow Systems | 3 |
| CE 759 | Water Quality Modeling | 3 |
| CE 760 | Stochastic Hydrology | 3 |
| CE 775 | Stormwater Treatment Systems Design | 3 |
| CE 776 | Water Reuse | 3 |
| CE 857 | Sediment Transport | 3 |
| CE 859 | Erosion and Sedimentation | 3 |
The completion requirements of the graduate certificate in Water Resources include: 1) the minimum grade for any course to be applied toward the certificate is a grade of B; and 2) no credits may be transferred from another institution for this certificate.
