South Carolina State University founded the Savannah River Environmental Sciences
Field Station in 1996 and has since used it in undergraduate education. The Field
Station currently teaches undergraduate courses in environmental studies, natural
resources management, and environmental engineering technology.
SC State’s Field Station has won two national awards, the National Hammer Award from
the Office of the Vice President of the United States and the Government Seamless
Award from the USDA, Forest Service, Southeastern Region, for its ability to weave
together a collaboration between universities and the public and private sectors in
students’ education.
SC State champions undergraduate education in environmental studies, natural resource
management, and environmental engineering technology for minority students. SC State’s
Field Station now includes 26 colleges and universities in its membership. Students,
especially minority students are recruited from the member institutions for training
at the Field Station.
SC State wants to expand this opportunity to include a graduate certificate program
in Environmental Monitoring and Restoration. The program will help position the students
for recruitment by the DOE, EPA, DHEC and other employers that are interested in skilled
human resources.
The program emphasizes the application of basic and applied sciences in environmental
monitoring and restoration. Classroom academic work will be at the Field Station classrooms
and labs at the Savannah River Site. In addition, each student in the program will
be involved in a long-term internship with the DOE, Westinghouse or other environmental
organizations for field real-life and hands-on experience.
The Program
The graduate certificate program in Environmental Monitoring and Restoration is designed for:
- People with a Bachelor of Science degree and who require advanced technical skills in environmental monitoring (pre-service applicants).
- Those with a Bachelor of Science degree who already work for an environmental organization and require advanced training in environmental monitoring and restoration to further their careers (in-service applicants).
The Curriculum
The program consists of 18 semester hours of coursework selected from the following:
- ENV 510 Patterns and Processes in Environmental Pollution and Remediation
- ENV 550 Environmental Policy and Law
- ENV 600 Ground Water Monitoring and Remediation
- ENV 610 Environmental Restoration Technology
- ENV 635 Directed Report Writing
- ENV 636 Advanced Report Writing
Eligibility
To become eligible for the certificate, all applicants must:
- Hold a Bachelor of Science degree
- Meet all SCSU graduate school admission requirements
- Be involved in a long-term internship if pre-service
- Be employed by an environmental organization if in-service
- Complete all certificate program coursework