The Water Resources Certificate Program prepares students
for related careers in environmental science and management.
Protecting the long-term ecologic health of our rivers and
streams is an important national goal. Yet our society has
ever-increasing demands for inexpensive supplies of high-quality
water.
The Program provides a common curriculum to meet the educational
needs of the next generation of environmental scientists and
managers. Many of the courses provide hands-on experiences
in an outdoor setting to learn about water resources.
The purpose of the program is to train students to manage
our scarce water resources for the maximum benefit of the
world's population, while at the same time preserving the
ecologic integrity of our aquatic resources.
A list of students who have completed the program, along
with those who have currently enrolled in the program can
be found at:
- Water
Resources Students Webpage
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the Water Resources Certificate
Certificate Requirements:
There are two requirements for the Undergraduate Certificate
in Water Resources.
The first requirement is the completion of three credit
hours in five of the following six categories:
- Water Resource Foundations
- Water Quality Foundations
- Hydrologic Processes
- Biological Interactions
- Management, Economics, and Policy
- Applications
The list of classes required to complete the certificated is located at www.uga.edu/water/courselist.htm
This is a list of ALL water courses offered is located at www.uga.edu/water/courses.htm
The second requirement is the completion of six water
resources seminars. Attendance at each seminar must be
documented by providing a one-paragraph summary of the
presentation to the Undergraduate Coordinator. A list
of current Water Resources Seminars can be found at www.uga.edu/water/seminars.htm
A maximum of three seminars can be taken at a professional
conference. Also, a maximum of two seminars can be Cyberseminars,
such as those offered at
http://www.uga.edu/water/seminars.htm#CYBER
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Admission Requirements
To be eligible for admission to the WRCP for an Undergraduate
Certificate, a student must:
- Be an undergraduate student at the University of Georgia,
and
- Have completed at least thirty credit hours of undergraduate
education (must be a rising sophomore).
The Undergraduate Certificate Program is an interdisciplinary
program and is not associated with any particular College
or School. This means that, providing the two criteria
for admission are met, students from any college, school,
or discipline are eligible for admission. There is a four-year
time limit to obtain the certificate, which, under certain
circumstances, may be extended (appeals may be made to
the Undergraduate Coordinator).
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Certification
After the program of study is completed, students and
their major professor will meet to determine that all
the requirements for the Certificate have been completed.
The Major Professor emails Jenny Yearwood and Ms Yearwood
prepares the Certificate and notifies the Registrar of
the University that the student has successfully completed
the Certificate.
The Certificate is signed by the Major Professor, the
Chair/Director of the WRCP, the Provost of the University,
and the President of the University. The Certificate is
usually awarded at the graduation ceremony of the studnet's
Department/School/College.
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the Water Resources Certificate
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