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Board Approved Semester Hour Equivalent Courses
EGLE’s Licensing and Technology Support Unit in the Water Resources Division has developed the following list of providers and courses approved for Semester Hour Equivalents (SHEs) for A and B wastewater treatment plant operator classifications.
Course Provider |
Course Title |
SCI |
ENG |
ADMIN |
---|---|---|---|---|
Bay College |
College Chemistry |
5.0 |
NA |
NA |
Bay College |
College English |
NA |
NA |
3.0 |
Bay College |
College Government |
NA |
NA |
3.0 |
Bay College |
Basic Process Control and SCADA |
NA |
4.0 |
NA |
Bay College |
Wastewater Ops and Mgmt 1 |
3.0 |
NA |
NA |
Bay College |
Wastewater Ops and Mgmt 2 |
NA |
3.0 |
NA |
Bay College |
Environmental Analysis Lecture |
2.0 |
NA |
NA |
Bay College |
Environmental Analysis Lab |
3.0 |
NA |
NA |
Bay College |
Power & Instrumentation |
NA |
2.0 |
NA |
Bay College |
Utility Mgmt and Business |
NA |
NA |
3.0 |
Bay College |
Water Career Prep |
NA |
NA |
2.0 |
Bay College |
Aquatics Evaluation and Bacteriology |
3.0 |
NA |
NA |
Bay College |
Aquatics & Bacteriology Lab |
3.0 |
NA |
NA |
California State University, Sacramento wateroffice@owp.csus.edu 916-278-6142 |
Collection Systems: Methods for Evaluating and Improving Performance | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
California State University, Sacramento wateroffice@owp.csus.edu 916-278-6142 |
Industrial Waste Treatment, Volume II, Parts A, B & C | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
California State University, Sacramento wateroffice@owp.csus.edu 916-278-6142 |
Membrane Bioreactors | 1.0 | 1.0 | NA |
California State University, Sacramento wateroffice@owp.csus.edu 916-278-6142 |
Pretreatment Facility Inspection | 1.0 | NA | 1.0 |
California State University, Sacramento wateroffice@owp.csus.edu 916-278-6142 |
Small Wastewater System Operation and Maintenance, Volume I | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
California State University, Sacramento wateroffice@owp.csus.edu 916-278-6142 |
Small Wastewater System Operation and Maintenance, Volume II | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
California State University, Sacramento |
Wastewater Collection System (Vol I and II) |
NA |
3.0 |
NA |
California State University, Sacramento |
Utility Management |
NA |
NA |
1.5 |
California State University, Sacramento |
Wastewater Treatment, Vol I, Parts A, B & C |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
California State University, Sacramento |
Wastewater Treatment, Vol II, Parts A & B |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
California State University, Sacramento |
Wastewater Treatment, Vol III, Parts A & B |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
California State University, Sacramento |
Industrial Waste Treatment, Vol I, Parts A, B & C |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
California State University, Sacramento |
Wastewater Treatment – Advanced |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
California State University, Sacramento |
Manage for Success |
NA |
NA |
2.0 |
Gary Wozniak |
Basic Chemistry |
3.0 |
NA |
NA |
Marquette University |
Emerging Contaminants in Water & Wastewater |
NA |
0.5 |
NA |
Michigan Rural Water Association (MRWA) |
Activated Sludge Process Operations | NA | 1.1 | NA |
Michigan Rural Water Association (MRWA) |
Lagoon Operations | NA | 1.2 | NA |
Michigan Rural Water Association (MRWA) |
Wastewater Operations |
NA |
1.2 |
NA |
Michigan Rural Water Association (MRWA) |
Microsoft Excel and Office (2 courses required) |
NA |
NA |
1.1 |
Michigan Rural Water Association (MRWA) |
Advanced Wastewater Operations |
NA |
1.2 |
NA |
Michigan Section American Water Works Association (AWWA) |
Applied Hydraulics |
NA |
3.0 |
NA |
Michigan State University |
Effective Communication in the Municipal Environment |
NA |
NA |
3.0 |
Michigan State University |
Maintenance Management |
NA |
NA |
2.0 |
Michigan State University |
Supervisory Management |
NA |
NA |
4.0 |
Michigan State University Extension |
Michigan Water School |
NA |
NA |
1.5 |
Michigan Water Environment Association (MWEA) |
Activated Sludge I & II (Both courses required) |
NA |
1.0 |
NA |
Michigan Water Environment Association (MWEA) |
Preliminary, Primary, and Secondary Treatment, and Tertiary Disinfection (Both courses required) |
NA |
1.1 |
NA |
Technical Learning College |
Wastewater Collections |
NA |
1.0 |
NA |
Technical Learning College info@tlch20.com |
Wastewater Treatment |
1.0 |
NA |
NA |
Technical Learning College |
Chlorine & Disinfection |
3.0 |
NA |
NA |
Technical Learning College |
Wastewater Treatment & Water Quality |
4.0 |
NA |
NA |
Technical Learning College |
Laboratory Safety |
NA |
NA |
1.0 |
Technical Learning College |
Capacity Management, Operations & Maintenance |
NA |
NA |
1.6 |
Technical Learning College |
Pumping Principles |
NA |
1.6 |
NA |
Technical Learning College |
Wet Lab Procedures |
2.4 |
NA |
NA |
Technical Learning College |
Nutrients & Microbes |
2.4 |
NA |
NA |
Technical Learning College |
Modern Disinfection |
2.0 |
NA |
NA |
Technical Learning College |
Utility Counter Terrorism |
NA |
NA |
3.0 |
Technical Learning College |
Tertiary Treatment |
NA |
2.4 |
NA |
Technical Learning College |
Collection System Operator |
NA |
NA |
1.6 |
Technical Learning College info@tlch20.com |
Pumps & Motors |
NA |
2.0 |
NA |
Technical Learning College info@tlch20.com |
Basic Electricity |
NA |
1.2 |
NA |
Technical Learning College |
Fluid Mechanics |
NA |
2.4 |
NA |
Technical Learning College |
Chlorination 101 |
1.0 |
NA |
NA |
Technical Learning College info@tlch20.com |
Chlorination 303 |
2.4 |
NA |
NA |
Technical Learning College |
Pre-Treatment 202 |
2.4 |
NA |
NA |
Technical Learning College |
Wastewater Treatment 202 |
1.4 |
NA |
NA |
Technical Learning College |
SCADA 202 |
NA |
1.2 |
NA |
Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX) |
MGT 343: Disaster Management for Water & Wastewater Utilities |
NA |
NA |
1.2 |
Veolia |
Wastewater Training Series |
3.0 |
3.0 |
NA |
Water Environment Federation (WEF) |
Operations Training/Activated Sludge |
NA |
1.0 |
NA |
Water Environment Federation (WEF) |
Operations Training/Pumps |
NA |
1.0 |
NA |
Water Environment Federation (WEF) |
Operations Training/Solids Handling |
NA |
1.5 |
NA |
Water Environment Federation (WEF) |
Wastewater Treatment Fundamentals I: Liquid Treatment |
3.0 |
3.0 |
NA |
Water Environment Federation (WEF) |
Wastewater Treatment Fundamentals II: Solids Handling and Support Systems |
3.0 |
3.0 |
NA |
The following courses are not currently offered but count towards total Semester Hour Equivalents if previously taken.
Course Provider |
Course Title |
SCI |
ENG |
ADMIN |
---|---|---|---|---|
EGLE Operator Training and Certification Unit |
Activated Sludge |
NA |
1.6 |
NA |
EGLE Operator Training and Certification Unit |
Anaerobic Sludge Digestion Process Control |
NA |
1.0 |
NA |
EGLE Operator Training and Certification Unit |
Attached Growth Process Control |
NA |
1.6 |
NA |
EGLE Operator Training and Certification Unit |
Industrial Wastewater Treatment I |
NA |
1.6 |
NA |
EGLE Operator Training and Certification Unit |
Industrial Wastewater Treatment II |
NA |
1.0 |
NA |
EGLE Operator Training and Certification Unit |
Laboratory Procedures I, II, and III (can take separately) |
2.0 |
NA |
NA |
EGLE Operator Training and Certification Unit |
Oxidation Ditch |
NA |
1.6 |
NA |
EGLE Operator Training and Certification Unit |
Phosphorus Removal Techniques (either category) |
1.6 |
1.6 |
NA |
EGLE Operator Training and Certification Unit |
Sequencing Batch Reactor |
NA |
1.6 |
NA |
EGLE Operator Training and Certification Unit |
Wastewater Stabilization Lagoon |
NA |
1.6 |
NA |
EGLE Operator Training and Certification Unit |
Wastewater Clarification |
NA |
1.0 |
NA |
EGLE Operator Training and Certification Unit |
Chemical Clarification |
NA |
1.0 |
NA |
EGLE Operator Training and Certification Unit |
Inorganic Wastestreams Treatment |
NA |
0.4 |
NA |
D Hill Environmental |
Activated Sludge Process |
NA |
1.6 |
NA |
D Hill Environmental |
Bacterial Monitoring & Disinfection |
1.0 |
NA |
NA |
D Hill Environmental |
Industrial Wastewater I |
NA |
1.0 |
NA |
D Hill Environmental |
Industrial Wastewater II |
NA |
1.0 |
NA |
D Hill Environmental |
Oxidation Ditch Process Control |
NA |
1.6 |
NA |
D Hill Environmental |
Phosphorus Removal |
NA |
1.0 |
NA |
D Hill Environmental |
SBR Process Control |
NA |
1.6 |
NA |
D Hill Environmental |
Trickling Filter/RBC Process Control |
NA |
1.6 |
NA |
D Hill Environmental |
Water Biology and Microscope Workshop |
1.0 |
NA |
NA |
D Hill Environmental |
Wastewater Stabilization Lagoon |
NA |
1.0 |
NA |
D Hill Environmental |
Laboratory Basics |
1.6 |
NA |
NA |