Graduate Certificate in Watershed Assessment and Restoration at North Carolina State University

Programme overview

The Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering offers a Graduate Certificate Program in Watershed Assessment and Restoration. Objectives Provide a focus and formal program for students from many disciplines to pursue training in the technical and engineering aspects of designing and analyzing environmental systems with an emphasis on the watershed-scale.

Faculty: College of Agriculture and Life Sciences | Department: Graduate Certificates - College of Agriculture and Life Sciences | Study mode: full-time | Intake: Fall, Summer | Location: Raleigh, NC, United States

What you will study

The degree requires 12 credit hours. Courses listed in the plan include: BAE 535 Precision Agriculture Technology; BAE 536 GIS Applications in Precision Agriculture; BAE 572 Irrigation and Drainage; BAE 573 Introduction to Hydrologic and Water Quality Modeling; BAE 575 Design of Structural Stormwater Best Management Practices.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Applicants must have successfully completed an accredited undergraduate engineering program with a GPA of 3.0 (based on a 4.0 scale), or with an overall undergraduate GPA of at least 2.8 coupled with a 3.0 or higher in the undergraduate major, or be currently enrolled in a graduate engineering program. Applicants with a four-year undergraduate science degree who have successfully completed (with a C or better) calculus, differential equations, physics and chemistry will also be considered. A program that includes fluid mechanics or hydraulics is highly recommended. Environmental professionals who do not meet the above criteria may also qualify if appropriate experience can be demonstrated. Application deadlines: Fall: July 15 Summer: April 15

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Intake: Fall, Summer

Apply through the official page: https://applygrad.ncsu.edu/apply

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