General Information

The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Illinois is offering a certificate program for individuals interested in learning the fundamental processes that control pollutant transport and fate in soil and groundwater. Students will also learn the methodologies and tools that use knowledge of these fundamental processes for modeling remediation and risk assessment. All courses are offered via the Internet using streaming technology.

Program Requirements

To obtain a certificate, the student must complete three of the following courses (one must be at the 500-level) earning a B- or higher in each course:

     CEE 440 -- Solid and Hazardous Waste
     CEE 446 -- Air Quality Engineering
     CEE 453 -- Urban Hydrology and Hydraulics
     CEE 457 -- Groundwater
     CEE 498 ER -- Environmental Risk Assessment/Management
     CEE 540 -- Remediation Design
     CEE 557 -- Groundwater Modeling
     CEE 598 WT -- Materials for Water Treatment Systems

Application Requirements

Students who wish to apply must meet the following requirements.

• BS degree in engineering or science from an accredited college in the United States or an approved institution of higher learning abroad.
• Have a 3.0/4.0 or higher GPA for the last 60 semester hours in a BS program. Students who do not meet the 3.0/4.0 GPA criterion may still be eligible to apply if they have significant experience outside of the classroom. Such students are encouraged to contact the graduate adviser at valocchi@illinois.edu.
• NOTE: Students without a B.S. degree in engineering should only apply if they can document prior coursework in physics, fluid mechanics, and mathematics through differential equations.

Application Process

To apply, please download, print, fill out and submit the application form.

Official transcripts reflecting the total BS degree program and any other degrees listed under the "Degree Information" section must be sent along with the application before it will be processed.

Application Deadlines

• August 1 for Fall Semester
• December 1 for Spring Semester

Completed application should be mailed to:

Online Certificate Programs
Office of Continuing Engineering Education
400 Engineering Hall, MC-268
1308 West Green Street
Urbana, IL 61801, USA

Courses completed as part of the Environmental and Water Resources Engineering certificate, may be applied to a graduate degree. We currently offer a Master of Computer Science (MCS) and a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering (MSME) online. Up to 12 hours of course work completed prior to being admitted to the Graduate College, with a grade of at least a B, may be petitioned to count toward a graduate degree (courses must be no more than five years old prior to admission to the Graduate College). Admission to a certificate program is not a guarantee of future admission to a degree program.

For all other inquiries, contact the Office of Continuing Engineering Education at 800-252-1360, ext. 6 or 217-333-6634.