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Water Quality Certification::
LEVEL I CERTIFICATION: WATER QUALITY TECHNICIAN 2003-2004
Requirement: 9 credit hours - Successful completion of 110 - Basic Monitoring; 120 Data Entry/Introductory Data Analysis in addition to 2 Credit hours of any 100 level elective.

110 Basic Monitoring Course (4 credits) Core Requirement

120 Data Entry/Introductory Data Analysis (3 credits) Core Requirement

130 Introduction to GPS (2 credits) Elective

140 Basic Survey Skills (2 credits) Elective

150 Field Safety Course (2 credits) Elective

						
						
LEVEL II CERTIFICATION: WATER QUALITY SPECIALIST 2004-2005
Requirement: 10 credit hours 210 - Monitoring Design; 220 - Advanced Data Analysis in addition to 4 credit hours of any 200 level electives.

210 Monitoring Design (3 credits) Core Requirement - Prerequisite: 110 - Basic Monitoring Course

220 Advanced Data Analysis (3 credits) Core Requirement - Prerequisite: 120 - Data Entry/Introductory Data Analysis

230 Quality Assurance Project Plan (QAPP) Design (3 credits) Elective (EPA sponsored)
Prerequisite: 110 - Basic Monitoring Course

240 Aqueous Chemistry/Microbiology (3 credits) Elective (EPA sponsored)
Prerequisite: 110 - Basic Monitoring Course

250 Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (3 credits) Elective
Prerequisite: 110 Basic Monitoring Course
130 Introduction to GPS

260 Grant Reporting Requirements (2 credits) Elective
Prerequisite: Level I Certification

270 Introductory Computations (2 credits) Elective

280 Advanced Computations & Statistics Course (2 credits) Elective
Prerequisite: 270 - Introductory Computations

290 Applied Fluvial Geomorphology (4 Credits) Elective
Prerequisite: Level I Certification
140 - Basic Survey Skills
						
						
LEVEL III CERTIFICATION: ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIALIST 2005-2006
Requirement: 12 credit hours - Successful completion of course number 310 - Data Entry (STORET)/Advanced Data Analysis and 320 - 305(b) Report Writing - Form and Function, in addition to 8 credit hours of any 300 level courses.

310 Data Entry (STORET)/Advanced Data Analysis (2 credits) Core Requirement
Prerequisite: 120 - Data Entry/Intro Data Analysis

320 305(b) Report Writing - Form and Function (2 credits) Core Requirement
Prerequisite: Level I Certification

330 Spatial Data Analysis (3 credits) Elective
Prerequisite: 250 - Introduction to Geographic Information Systems Course

340 Water Quality Standards - Design and Implementation (3 credits) Elective
Prerequisite: Level I Certification

350 TMDL Development (3 credits) Elective
Prerequisite: Level I Certification

360 Stream Restoration and Design Principals (4 credits) Elective
Prerequisite: 260 - Applied Fluvial Geomorphology

						
						
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