Certificate Program

Certificate Areas

The Certificate Program allows students to receive a certificate in a specialized area within civil and environmental engineering. Each certificate requires students to complete three courses (one must be at the 500-level, except for the Railroad Engineering Certificate), earning a B- or higher in each course. Select the areas that follow for more information about each certificate and the courses offered.

Construction Management

CEE 420. Construction Productivity
CEE 421. Construction Planning
CEE 422. Construction Cost Analysis
CEE 525. Construction Case Studies
CEE 526. Construction Optimization and Decision Making
CEE 598SCM. Sustainable Construction Methods

Environmental and Water Resources Engineering

CEE 440. Fate Cleanup Environ Pollutant
CEE 446. Air Quality Engineering
CEE 453. Urban Hydrology and Hydraulics
CEE 457. Groundwater
CEE 535. Environmental Systems II
CEE 540. Remediation Design
CEE 598WT. Advanced Materials for Water Treatment
GE 530. Multiattribute Decision Making

Railroad Engineering

CEE409. Railroad Track Engineering
CEE411. Railroad Project Planning and Design
CEE498HSR. High Speed Rail

Transportation Engineering

CEE406. Pavement Design/Analysis I
CEE409. Railroad Track Engineering
CEE411. Railroad Project Planning and Design
CEE498HSR. High Speed Rail
CEE498PT. Public Transportation
CEE506. Pavement Design/Analysis II
CEE 507. Airport Design
CEE508. Pavement Evaluation and Rehabilitation
CEE509. Transportation Soils
CEE512. Logistics System Analysis
CEE598ABM. Advanced Asphalt
CEE598IR. Infrastructure Repair
CEE598SS. Transportation Soil Stabilization

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. The Water Resources and Environmental Engineering Certificate requires background knowledge of differential equations and fluid mechanics. The Transportation Certificate requires basic knowledge in the area of civil engineering and transportation, and the Construction Management Certificate requires basic knowledge in the area of civil engineering and construction management. Students with a non-engineering BS must have taken courses to gain this background knowledge.
GPA of 3.0/4.0 or higher 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 enroll if they have significant experience outside of the classroom. Such students are encouraged to contact ceeonline@illinois.edu to determine if they are eligible to register for online classes and participate in the certificate program.

Application

To apply, please complete the application and return to ceeonline@illinois.edu.
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