Pavement Durability and Sustainability
WSU’s Graduate Certificate in Pavement Durability & Sustainability is designed for currently enrolled WSU graduate students who are interested in gaining knowledge in design and structural analysis of asphalt and concrete pavements, decision-making for sustainable and resilient civil infrastructure, and life-cycle assessment of transportation infrastructure.
Students earning this certificate will be able to keep up with advances in pavement engineering, especially the emerging topics relevant to durability, sustainability, and climate resilience. Upon receiving the certificate, students will have knowledge on infrastructure sustainability and durability as a supplement to their existing civil engineering skill set and credentials.
This certificate program requires students to take 12 credit hours in graded coursework relevant to pavement durability and/or sustainability, consisting of three required 3-credit courses and one elective 3-credit course. The courses are delivered asynchronously online instruction.
Prerequisite:
Students must be enrolled in a Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering certificate or non-degree program at any campus of WSU. Exceptions can be requested by emailing the graduate coordinator. Applicants must have and maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.0, be in good academic standing, be admitted to the program, and have a record consistent with the admissions guidelines for the Graduate School, including completing an undergraduate degree from an accredited post-secondary institution.
Program of Study—12 semester credits
All courses are available online through WSU Global Campus.
Required Courses
- CE 572 Advanced Pavement Design and Analysis (3 credit hours). Required preparation must include CE 473 (Pavement Design) or equivalent. [Available starting summer 2023]
- CE 505 Decision-Making for Sustainable and Resilient Civil Infrastructure (3 credit hours). Required preparation must include MATH 172 (Calculus) or equivalent. [Available now]
- CE 501 Life Cycle Assessment of Transportation Infrastructure (3 credit hours). Required preparation must include CE 211 (Statics) or equivalent. [Available now]
Elective Courses
Students will select one of the following CE courses:
- CE 476 Pavement Evaluation and Rehabilitation (3 credit hours). Course Prerequisite: CE 317 (Geotechnical Engineering) or equivalent. [Available starting summer 2023]
- CE 508 Concrete Durability (3 credit hours). Course Prerequisite: CE 211 (Statics) or equivalent. [Available now]
- CE 501 Climate-Resilient Infrastructure Engineering (3 credit hours). Course Prerequisite: CE 317 (Geotechnical Engineering) or equivalent. [Available starting summer 2023]
All courses will be offered at least once every other year, and each course could be finished in the typical timeframe of Spring or Fall semester (15 weeks), or in an accelerated timeframe in summer (8 weeks).
On a case-by-case basis, one course may be allowed to be substituted, with the approval of the WSU CEE Graduate Committee.
If you have questions about the program, please contact Xianming Shi at xianming.shi@wsu.edu.
How to Apply
Students seeking to earn this certificate as part of a WSU graduate program must be admitted to the Graduate School, fulfilling all of the Graduate School requirements and standards. Students already enrolled in a graduate program at WSU will automatically be eligible to pursue this certificate.
Awarding of the Certificate
At the beginning of the student’s final semester of coursework, the student should apply for the certificate through myWSU. This will notify the Registrar’s Office to confer the certificate. Here’s how: From the myWSU Student Homepage, select Academic Advising, then Apply to Graduate. The certificate should display as an option to select to Apply for Graduation. Certificates require a separate graduation application and are mailed separately from diplomas.