The Certificate of Completion in Water and Wastewater Operations provides students with a focused program of study in the fundamentals required to succeed in a wide range of careers in water and wastewater treatment. Water and Wastewater Operations includes the equipment, biological principles, and chemical principles needed to produce water that is safe and pleasant to drink and reclaimed wastewater that is safe and beneficial to release into the environment. Students
in the certificate program learn the theory and methodology of water purification through courses in environmental microbiology, the hydraulics of water, drinking water treatment and water reclamation. In classroom discussions, field trips, and lab exercises students apply principles of biology and chemistry to real-world problems while gaining experience in the techniques they will use in a typical treatment plant. 

Total Program Credits: 30

Discipline Core Requirements:			24 Credits
	ENGL 1010	Introduction to Academic Writing CC	3
or	ENGH 1005	Literacies and Composition Across Contexts CC (5)
	MATH 1050	College Algebra QL	4
	ENVT 1200	Environmental Worker Safety	3
	CHEM 1210	Principles of Chemistry I PP	4
	CHEM 1215	Principles of Chemistry I Laboratory	1
	ENVT 1270	Environmental Microbiology	3
	ENVT 1300	Environmental Lab and Sampling	2
	ENVT 3210	Water Quality and Reclamation	4
Elective Requirements:			6 Credits
Complete two of the following courses:			6
	ENVT 1510	Hazardous Materials Emergency Response  (3)
	ENVT 3280	Environmental Law (3)
	ENVT 2560	Environmental Health (3)
	ENVT 3010	Environmental Toxicology (3)
	ENVT 3320	Hydraulics of Water  (3)
	ENVT 3330	Water Resources Management  (3)
	ENVT 3790	Applied Hydrology WE (4)
	ENVT 3850	Environmental Policy WE (3)

Graduation Requirements:

1. Completion of a minimum of 31 credits.
2. Overall grade point average of 2.0 (C) or above.
3. Residency hours -- Minimum of 10 credits required through course attendance at UVU.