Hydrogeology Certificate
The 12-15 credit hour Hydrogeology Certificate (HydroGeo-CT) will provide undergraduate and graduate students with a competitive advantage in beginning a career in a hydrologeological field or pursuing entrance into a graduate degree program in fields related to hydrogeology. The certificate is designed to enhance both critical thinking and the technical skills necessary for practicing hydrogeology.
Note: At this time certificates are not offered online–they are strictly in-person.
Guidelines
- 12-15 required credit hours
- Maximum of 50% overlap with degree program (i.e. major, minor, other certificate, or GE)
- Minimum C- for course to be listed on certificate
- Minimum 2.00 cumulative point-hour ratio required for certificate (3.0 for graduate students)
- X193 credits not permitted
- If the certificate is not complete on the DAR, the student must consult with the College of Arts and Sciences Coordinating Advisor
- The certificate program form must be filed at least by the time the graduation application is submitted to a college/school counselor
- Once the certificate program is filed in the college office, any changes must be approved by the College of Arts and Sciences Coordinating Advisor
Required Coursework
- One groundwater course (4 credits):
- EARTHSC 5651: Hydrogeology (4)
- One surface water course (3 credits):
- EARTHSC 5665: Land Surface Hydrology (3)
- ENR 4285: Watershed hydrology (3)
- CIVILEN 5130: Applied Hydrology (3)
- Electives (at least 5 credit hours)
- EARTHSC 5656: Ecohydrology in a Changing Climate (3 units)
- EARTHSC 5751: Quantitative Reservoir Modeling (4)
- EARTHSC 4450: Water, Ice and Energy in the Earth System (3)
- EARTHSC 5203: Geo-environment and Human Health (3)
- EARTHSC 5621: Introduction to Geochemistry (3)
- EARTHSC 5550: Geomorphology (4)
- ENR 5268: Soils and Climate Change (2)
- ENR 5261: Environmental Soil Physics (3)
- ENR 5273: Environmental Fate and Impact of Contaminants in Soil and Water (3)
- CIVILEN 5220: Open Chanel Hydraulics (3)
- AGSYSMT 4575: Applied Agricultural Water Management (2)
- GEOG 5210: Fundamentals of GIS (3)
Course schedule for the current year can be found here.
Advising Information
Director of Undergraduate Studies (Earth Sciences): Professor Ann Cook, cook.1129@osu.edu
Undergraduate Academic Advisor (Earth Sciences): Dr. Karen Royce, royce.6@osu.edu, 614-292-6961
Director of Graduate Studies (Earth Sciences): Professor Mike Durand, durand.8@osu.edu