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Environmental Certificate
Option in Engineering
University of Kentucky
I. Purpose
The purpose of the environmental option in engineering certificate
program is to provide increased state and university wide visibility
of an existing and growing focus on environmental education within
the college of engineering and to provide students with a formalized
recognition of an emphasis in environmental issues as part of
their undergraduate degree program. The program will provide students
with both pro-active (impact prevention) and reactive (impact
mitigation) perspectives on environmental issues.
II. Departmental Participation
In order to be eligible for participation in the program a student
must be enrolled in a participating department within the college
of engineering. In order to participate in the program, each department
must submit a formal request from the department Chair to the
associate dean for academic affairs. This letter shall include
(1) a recommendation for a departmental representative on the
administrative committee, (2) a list of courses that the department
proposes to offer as part of the technical elective component
of the program, and (3) any additional program requirements that
a department feels necessary to insure the integrity of its baccalaureate
program, especially with regard to the design component. Upon
approval of the request, the department will begin official participation
in the program. At any time, a department may elect to withdraw
from the program by formal request to the associate dean for academic
affairs.
III. Entrance Requirements
In order to participate in the program a student must be pursuing
an undergraduate degree in a participating department and must
have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5. Each department will have
the option of imposing additional entrance requirements for participants.
IV. Program Requirements
To receive an environmental option in engineering certificate
at the undergraduate level, the student would be required to obtain
an undergraduate degree in a participating department of the college
of engineering and take (as part of his/her normal degree program):
A. A 3 hour EGR300 required introductory course administered
by the college committee on undergraduate environmental engineering
education. It is anticipated that this course will be made up
of several independent units which will provide different engineering
perspectives on various environmental issues. It is envisioned
that each unit will have an associated project or in-depth assignment
for the purpose of illustrating the relevant concepts and principles.
B. A total of at least 6 hours of biology and chemistry courses
including at least 3 hours of BIO plus 3 hours of CHE selected
from the following:
1). BIO208 Principles of Microbiology
BIOXXX Environmental Physiology
2). CHE230 Organic Chemistry I
CHE236 Survey of Organic Chemistry
C. At least 12 hours of environmentally related engineering courses
as selected from a list of committee-approved electives with the
requirement that at least three hours must be selected from outside
the parent department. Each department will have the flexibility
of restricting the specific courses that may be taken by students
within their department as part of their participation in the
program. Acceptable courses will include:
AEN402 Dynamics of Biological Systems
AEN435G Waste Management for Biosystems
AEN438G Fundamentals of Groundwater Hydrology
AEN555 Solid Waste Facility Design
AEN599 Environmental Topics in Agricultural Engineering
CE451 Water Quality Engineering
CE461G Hydrology
CE556 Solid and Hazard Waste Management
CE569 Water Resources System Design
CE599 Environmental Topics in Civil Engineering
CME515 Air Pollution Control
CEM580 Design of Rate and Equilibrium Processes for Water Pollution
Control
CME599 Environmental Topics in Chemical Engineering
MNG341 Mine Ventilation
MNG463 Surface Mining Operations
MNG490G Explosives and Blasting Engineering
MNG599 Environmental Topics in Mining Engineering
V. Exit Requirements
Upon completion of the associated undergraduate degree program
and the specific course requirements associated with the certificate
program, the student will be awarded a certificate recognizing
the completion of an environmental option as part of their associated
degree program. The student must achieve a letter grade of C or
better in each course taken as part of the certificate program.
Students are required to complete the requirements for the certificate
at the same time as their normal degree requirements. In the event
of extenuating circumstances, a student may apply for up to a
one year extension to complete the certificate requirements following
graduation. In order to receive such an extension the student
must formally apply to the committee and receive approval.
VI. Program Administration
The program will be monitored and coordinated through a college
committee on undergraduate environmental engineering education
with representatives selected from the various participating departments
as appointed by the dean of engineering on an annual basis (with
consultation with departmental chairs). The associate dean for
academic affairs will serve as an ex-officio member of the committee.
The program would be administered through the individual department
units with the actual certification being awarded through the
college administration.
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