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Continuing Education

The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering offers several ways to continue your engineering education without the commitment of applying to a graduate program of study.

Short Courses

Fundamentals of Engineering Review Course

CRN: 40536

Offered Winter term 2012 - Fridays 4:00p to 6:50p - Business Administration, Room 490

Course fee = $125

The course book, FE Review Manual, by Michael Lindeburg, will be available at the bookstore.  Course materials will be available on Desire2Learn (D2L).  Log in to D2L here using your PSU login information.  More information about how to use D2L can be found here.

This review course is designed for those who have earned (or are within months of earning) their Bachelor degree in Engineering and are preparing to take the Fundamental of Engineering certification test administered by the Oregon State Board of Examiners (www.osbeels.org). This non-credit course is offered once per year in the winter term as preparation for the April test.

Professional Engineers Review Course

CRN: 40535

Offered Winter term 2012 - Tuesdays 6:40p to 9:30p - Engineering Building, Room 310

Course fee = $250; no book for this course.  Course materials will be available on Desire2Learn (D2L).  Log in to D2L here using your PSU login information.  More information about how to use D2L can be found here.

This review course is designed for those who have been working in the field for a while and wish to pursue a professional licence. The test is administered by the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (www.ncees.org). This non-credit course is offered once per year in the winter term as preparation for the April test.

For information about how to register for the Fundamental of Engineering or the Professional Engineering test review courses please visit this website: www.pdx.edu/registration/how-to-register-for-courses

Once you have logged into the PSU Information System to register for either of these classes, please follow this path:

Registration Menu >click the  Add/Drop Classes link > enter the respective CRN number listed below. DO NOT use the first suggested path for registration under the Choose Courses heading to register for this course.

The course numbers (crn) are not searchable on the system so you will need to keep these handy when you are registering:

  • Fundamentals of Engineering Review = 40536
  • Professional Engineering Review = 40535

If you have not taken courses from PSU before then you will also need to do the Non-Degree Admit process detailed at this link: www.pdx.edu/admissions/how-to-apply-non-degree

When to register -

Graduates and Postbac Graduates: Mon., Nov. 7
Seniors: Wed., Nov. 9
Postbac Undergraduates: Mon., Nov. 14
Juniors: Wed., Nov. 16
Sophomores: Mon., Nov. 21
Freshmen: Weds., Nov. 23
Non-Degree Students: Mon., Nov. 28

Course materials will be delivered via the online D2L system.  All students will need to have a PSU ODIN account in order to login to the system.  If you do not have an ODIN account please follow the instructions at this link: https://www.account.pdx.edu/

 

Special Topic Graduate Courses

Post-baccelaurate students may enroll in 500 and 600 level courses with the permission of the department chair. Please see the schedule of courses for current offerings. Students not currently admitted to PSU will need to apply for postbaccalaureate admission.

Transportation Seminars

These seminars are free and open to the public on Fridays at noon during terms. Please visit the following web page for the schedule of speakers or to watch video of prior speakers: http://www.cts.pdx.edu/seminars.htm

CORMIX Mixing of Effluent Discharges in the Environment

Dr. Robert Doneker teaches workshops throughout the year on how to use the CORMIX model (see http://www.mixzon.com/training/).

CE-QUAL-W2 Water Quality and Hydrodynamic Modeling Workshop

Dr. Scott Wells and his research group conduct a yearly workshop on the CE-QUAL-W2 model. Information about this model is found at http://www.cee.pdx.edu/w2. This popular workshop draws many water quality working professionals from the Northwest and throughout the US. Participants have also included individuals from South Africa, Japan, South Korea, Australia, Switzerland,  Germany, Brazil, Mexico, and Canada.