Certificate in Environmental Technician

This Certificate in Environmental Technician is designed to provide entry-level training for those interested in supporting environmental services. Emphasis is placed on developing field skills as well as competencies in basic science and math content for technical work. The program will serve as a career or educational ladder for students interested in interdisciplinary environmental studies.

Program Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs):

Upon successful completion of the Certificate in Environmental Technician program, students will be able to:
 

1. Demonstrate professionalism and ethical conduct within disciplines in the environmental field.
2. Demonstrate interdisciplinary knowledge and skills needed to effectively work in the environmental field.
3. Demonstrate proficiency in technical methods and data handling and processing methodology.

 

Major Requirements
Course	Course Name	Credits
Choose 1 course from the following
EN___	English Requirement	3-4
Choose 1 course from the following
MA110A	Finite Mathematics	3
MA161A	College Algebra & Trigonometry I
MA161B	College Algebra & Trigonometry II
Course	Course Name	Credits
SI101	Introduction to Chemistry	3
SI101L	Introduction to Chemistry Laboratory	1
SI105	Introduction to Physical Geology	3
SI105L	Introduction to Physical Geology Laboratory	1
SI125	Scientific Methods and Data Analysis	3
SI155	Waste Site Worker Safety: Hazardous Waste Operations and emergency Response (HAZWOPER)	3
SU250	Introduction to Geographic Information Systems	3
Biological Sciences (Choose 2 - Lecture and 2 respective Labs for 8 credits total)
SI103	Introduction to Marine Biology	3
SI103L	Introduction to Marine Biology Laboratory	1
SI110	Environmental Biology	3
SI110L	Environmental Biology Laboratory	1
SI150	Introduction to Microbiology	3
SI150L	Introduction to Microbiology Laboratory	1
Certificate Total		31-32