Overview

Key Features

This Hydrology Postgraduate Certificate from Portland State University enhances professional development and can put students in a better position either to pursue a graduate degree and/or to pursue certification as a professional hydrologist with the AIH. A student earning a Graduate Certificate in Hydrology achieves a significant proportion of educational requirements and satisfies all primary hydrology coursework for qualification as a member of the AIH.

Employment possibilities include federal, state and local governmental agencies; commercial and industrial corporations in the private sector; and private consulting firms knowledgeable in hydrogeologic regulations, wetland mitigations, environmental regulations, flood prediction, pollution abatement and bioremediation, environmental site audits, and regulatory compliance.

Career opportunities:

PSU's hydrology certificate meets the primary hydrological education requirements to be certified by the American Institute of Hydrology.

The graduates go on to work in federal, state, and local government agencies, commercial and industrial corporations in the private sector, and consulting firms that deal with hydrogeologic regulations, wetland mitigations, environmental regulations, flood prediction, pollution abatement, and bioremediation, environmental site audits, and regulatory compliance.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Watershed Hydrology

Watershed Biochemistry

Ecology of Streams and Rivers

Phytoplankton Ecology

Climate Change Impacts, Adaptations, and Responses

Hydrologic and Hydraulic Modeling

Subsurface Hydrology

Soil and Groundwater Restoration

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-01-06 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-10-01 00:00:00
Starting 2027-03-31 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-01 00:00:00
Starting 2027-09-30 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-04-01 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

24 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Portland, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

2.7

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General requirements

To be considered for regular admission, applicants must have a minimum undergraduate GPA of 2.75 or the equivalent (on the U.S. 4.0 scale) from the degree granting institution(s). Applicants who have earned 9 or more letter-graded graduate credits must have a minimum graduate GPA of 3.0 or the equivalent; this graduate GPA supersedes the undergraduate GPA.
Copies of official degree certificate/diploma
Certified translation of transcripts
Financial documentation demonstrating adequate financial support for at least the first year of study
8 undergraduate credits in physics
8 undergraduate credits in chemistry
8 undergraduate credits in calculus

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

8964 USD / year

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Out-of-State

8964 USD / year

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In-State

6012 USD / year

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Living costs

Portland

United States

1271 - 2262 USD / month

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