The entire E-Course and E-Module catalog of The Nielsen Environmental E-School is now available for downloading and sharing! 

E-Courses and E-Modules Now Available:

The Environmental Sampling E-Course

For a detailed description of this E-Course, click here. 

E-Modules are listed under specific topics covered in the E-Course.  You may take the entire package of 32 E-Modules listed below, OR you may take any of the individual modules separately.  For a detailed description and outline for the individual E-Modules listed under a topic, click on the topic. 

Topic: Planning an Effective Environmental Sampling Program – The Sampling & Analysis Plan

• Module ES–01 -- Planning an Effective Environmental Sampling Program – The Sampling & Analysis Plan

Topic: Developing an Effective Environmental Sampling Strategy

• Module ES–02 -- Developing a Conceptual Site Model and Fine-Tuning it With Site Reconnaissance
• Module ES–03 -- Strategies for Three-Dimensional Sampling of Environmental Media

Topic: Field Equipment Decontamination Procedures for Multi-Media Environmental Sampling

• Module ES–04 -- Field Equipment Decontamination Procedures for Multi-Media Environmental Sampling

Topic: Field Quality Assurance/Quality Control Practices for Multi-Media Environmental Sampling

• Module ES–05 -- Field Quality Assurance/Quality Control Practices for Multi-Media Environmental Sampling

Topic: Environmental Sample Handling and Shipment

• Module ES–06 -- Environmental Sample Handling and Shipment

Topic: Documentation of Environmental Sampling Events

• Module ES–07 -- Documentation of Environmental Sampling Events

Topic: The Science Behind Soil Sampling

• Module ES–08 -- The Science Behind Soil Sampling – Part 1
• Module ES–09 -- The Science Behind Soil Sampling – Part 2
• Module ES–10 -- The Science Behind Soil Sampling – Part 3

Topic: Selection and Use of Soil Sampling Equipment

• Module ES–11 -- Selection and Use of Soil Sampling Equipment – Part 1
• Module ES–12 -- Selection and Use of Soil Sampling Equipment – Part 2

Topic: Soil Sample Handling and Processing Using U.S. EPA Method 5035B

• Module ES–13 -- Soil Sample Handling and Processing Using U.S. EPA Method 5035B – Introduction; Use of Volumetric Sample Collection Methods
• Module ES–14 -- Soil Sample Handling and Processing Using U.S. EPA Method 5035B – Use of Chemical Preservation/Extraction Methods

Topic: Field Sample Analysis Options for Soil Samples

• Module ES–15 -- Field Sample Analysis Options for Soil Samples

Topic: Soil Sample Collection, Description & Handling in the Field

• Module ES-16 -- Soil Sample Collection, Description & Handling in the Field -- Planning and Preparation for Soil Sample Collection and Description; Describing Soil Samples in the Field (Part 1)
• Module ES-17 -- Soil Sample Collection, Description & Handling in the Field -- Describing Soil Samples in the Field (Part 2); Handling Soil Samples in the Field

Topic: The Science Behind Ground-Water Sampling

• Module ES-18 -- The Science Behind Ground-Water Sampling (Part 1): Defining Sampling Objectives; Accuracy, Precision & Bias; Uses of Water-Level Data; Water-Level Measurement Methods; Sources of Bias and Error in Water-Level Measurement
• Module ES-19 -- The Science Behind Ground-Water Sampling (Part 2): Sources of Bias and Error in Ground-Water Sampling; Factors Affecting the Representative Nature of Ground-Water Samples

Topic: Selection and Operation of Ground-Water Purging & Sampling Devices

• Module ES-20 -- Selection and Operation of Ground-Water Purging & Sampling Devices (Part 1) -- Sampling Device Selection Criteria; Sampling Device Impacts on Sample Chemistry; Operational Characteristics and Limitations of Grab Samplers, Suction-Lift Pumps & Electric Centrifugal Submersible Pumps
• Module ES–21 -- Selection and Operation of Ground-Water Purging & Sampling Devices (Part 2) -- Operational Characteristics and Limitations of Positive Displacement Pumps (Gear-Drive Electric Submersible Pumps, Double-Acting Piston Pumps, Gas-Drive Pumps and Bladder Pumps) and Inertial-Lift Devices

Topic: Conventional Purging and Sampling Practices

• Module ES–22 -- Conventional Purging and Sampling Practices for High-Yield and Low-Yield Wells – Well-Volume Purging; Purging to Stabilization of Water-Quality Indicators; Purging to Dryness, Then Sampling

Topic: Low-Flow Purging and Sampling and No-Purge Sampling

• Module ES–23 -- Practices and Procedures for Low-Flow Purging and Sampling
• Module ES–24 -- Practices and Procedures for No-Purge Sampling

Topic: Field Parameter Measurement During Well Purging

• Module ES–25 -- Field Water-Quality Indicator Parameter Measurement During Well Purging

Topic: Ground-Water Sample Pretreatment – Filtration and Preservation

• Module ES–26 -- Ground-Water Sample Filtration
• Module ES–27 -- Ground-Water Sample Preservation

Topic: Overview of Aquatic Systems and Sampling Strategies and Devices for Surface Water

• Module ES–28 -- Overview of Aquatic Systems and Sampling Strategies for Surface Water
• Module ES–29 -- Overview of Surface-Water Sampling Devices

Topic: Overview of Sampling Strategies and Sampling Devices for Sediment

• Module ES-30 -- Overview of Sampling Strategies and Sampling Devices for Sediment

Topic: Waste Sampling Strategies and Methods

• Module ES-31 -- Waste Sampling Strategies and Methods -- Planning a Waste Sampling Program; Sampling Strategies and Devices for Drums, Tanks and Other Containers
• Module ES-32 -- Waste Sampling Strategies and Methods -- Sampling Strategies and Devices for Dumps and Landfills; Stockpiles and Waste Piles; Lagoons, Basins and Pits; Artifactual Sampling

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The Complete Ground-Water Monitoring E-Course

For a detailed description of this E-Course, click here. 

E-Modules are listed under specific topics covered in the E-Course.  You may take the entire package of 29 E-Modules listed below, OR you may take any of the individual E-Modules separately.  For a detailed description and outline for the individual E-Modules listed under a topic, click on the topic. 

Topic: Optimizing Monitoring Well Placement

• Module GWM-01 - Ground-Water Monitoring Program and Monitoring System Design Elements; Establishing Monitoring Program and Monitoring System Objectives, Data Needs and Uses
• Module GWM-02 - Assembling and Evaluating Important Existing Information (Part 1); Types and Sources of Existing Information
• Module GWM-03 - Assembling and Evaluating Important Existing Information (Part 2); Using Existing Information to Prepare an Initial Conceptual Site Model
• Module GWM-04 - Conducting a Detailed 3-Dimensional Environmental Site Characterization Program – Approaches, Tools and Methods
• Module GWM-05 - Refining the Conceptual Site Model; Selecting Optimum Monitoring Point Locations in 3 Dimensions

Topic: Environmental Drilling Technology for Site Characterization and Monitoring Well Installation

• Module GWM-06 - Factors to Consider in Selecting a Drilling Method; Descriptions, Applications and Limitations of Casing Advancement Drilling Methods
• Module GWM-07 - Descriptions, Applications and Limitations of Fluid Circulation Drilling Methods and Hollow-Stem Augers

Topic: Soil Sample Collection, Description and Handling in the Field

• Module GWM-08 - Planning and Preparation for Soil Sample Collection and Description; Describing Soil Samples in the Field (Part 1)
• Module GWM-09 - Describing Soil Samples in the Field (Part 2); Handling Soil Samples in the Field

Topic: Ground-Water Monitoring Well Design and Construction

• Module GWM-10 - Objectives and Purposes of Monitoring Wells; Sources of Chemical Interference in Well Construction; Selection of Well Casing and Screen Materials; Methods for Joining Well Casing and Screen
• Module GWM-11 - Optimizing Well Diameter; Types and Designs of Well Screens; Selecting Filter-Pack Material Size and Well Screen Slot Size; Optimizing Well Screen Length; Options for Monitoring Multiple Target Monitoring Zones
• Module GWM-12 - Selection and Installation of Filter-Pack Material Type; Selection and Installation of Effective Annular Seal Materials
• Module GWM-13 - Surface Protection for Monitoring Wells; Alternate Well Completions; Direct-Push Well Installation

Topic: Ground-Water Monitoring Well Development

• Module GWM-14 - Ground-Water Monitoring Well Development – Objectives, Applications, Methods and Procedures

Topic: Planning and Executing a Successful Ground-Water Sampling Event

• Module GWM-15 - Planning and Executing a Successful Ground-Water Sampling Event

Topic: Field Equipment Decontamination Procedures

• Module GWM-16 - Field Decontamination Procedures for Ground-Water Sampling Equipment

Topic: Field Quality Assurance/Quality Control Practices

• Module GWM-17 – Field Quality Assurance/Quality Control Practices for Ground-Water Sampling Events

Topic: The Science Behind Ground-Water Sampling

• Module GWM-18 - The Science Behind Ground-Water Sampling (Part 1): Objectives of Ground-Water Sampling; The Importance of High-Quality Data; Uses of Water-Level Data; Water-Level Measurement Methods and Procedures; Recognizing and Avoiding Sources of Bias and Error in Water-Level Measurement
• Module GWM-19 - The Science Behind Ground-Water Sampling (Part 2): Sources of Bias and Error in Ground-Water Sampling; Conditions Under Which Ground Water Occurs; Factors Affecting the Representative Nature of Ground-Water Samples

Topic: Selection and Operation of Ground-Water Purging and Sampling Devices

• Module GWM-20 - Purging and Sampling Device Selection Criteria; Operational Characteristics, Applications and Limitations of Grab Samplers, Suction-Lift Pumps and Electric Centrifugal Submersible Pumps
• Module GWM-21 - Operational Characteristics, Applications and Limitations of Positive Displacement Pumps (Gear-Drive Electric Submersible Pumps, Double-Acting Piston Pumps, Bladder Pumps and Gas-Drive Pumps) and Inertial-Lift Pumps

Topic: Conventional Purging and Sampling Practices

• Module GWM-22 - Conventional Purging and Sampling Practices for High-Yield and Low-Yield Wells

Topic: Low-Flow Purging and Sampling and No-Purge Sampling

• Module GWM-23 - Practices and Procedures for Low-Flow Purging and Sampling
• Module GWM-24 - Practices and Procedures for No-Purge Sampling

Topic: Field-Parameter Measurement During Well Purging

• Module GWM-25 - Field Water-Quality Indicator Parameter Measurement During Well Purging

Topic: Ground-Water Sample Pretreatment: Filtration and Preservation

• Module GWM-26 - Ground-Water Sample Filtration
• Module GWM-27 - Ground-Water Sample Preservation

Topic: Ground-Water Sample Handling and Shipment

• Module GWM-28 – Ground-Water Sample Handling and Shipment

Topic: Sampling Event Documentation

• Module GWM-29 - Documentation of Ground-Water Sampling Events

 

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The Ground-Water Monitoring Well Design, Construction & Development E-Course

For a detailed description of this E-Course, click here.

E-Modules are listed under specific topics covered in the E-Course.  You may take the entire package of 14 E-Modules listed below, OR you may take any of the individual E-Modules separately.  For a detailed description and outline for the individual E-Modules listed under a topic, click on the topic. 

Topic: Optimizing Monitoring Well Placement

• Module GWM-01 - Ground-Water Monitoring Program and Monitoring System Design Elements; Establishing Monitoring Program and Monitoring System Objectives, Data Needs and Uses
• Module GWM-02 - Assembling and Evaluating Important Existing Information (Part 1); Types and Sources of Existing Information
• Module GWM-03 - Assembling and Evaluating Important Existing Information (Part 2); Using Existing Information to Prepare an Initial Conceptual Site Model
• Module GWM-04 - Conducting a Detailed 3-Dimensional Environmental Site Characterization Program – Approaches, Tools and Methods
• Module GWM-05 - Refining the Conceptual Site Model; Selecting Optimum Monitoring Point Locations in 3 Dimensions

Topic: Environmental Drilling Technology for Site Characterization and Monitoring Well Installation

• Module GWM-06 - Factors to Consider in Selecting a Drilling Method; Descriptions, Applications and Limitations of Casing Advancement Drilling Methods
• Module GWM-07 - Descriptions, Applications and Limitations of Fluid Circulation Drilling Methods and Hollow-Stem Augers

Topic: Soil Sample Collection, Description and Handling in the Field

• Module GWM-08 - Planning and Preparation for Soil Sample Collection and Description; Describing Soil Samples in the Field (Part 1)
• Module GWM-09 - Describing Soil Samples in the Field (Part 2); Handling Soil Samples in the Field

Topic: Ground-Water Monitoring Well Design and Construction

• Module GWM-10 - Objectives and Purposes of Monitoring Wells; Sources of Chemical Interference in Well Construction; Selection of Well Casing and Screen Materials; Methods for Joining Well Casing and Screen
• Module GWM-11 - Optimizing Well Diameter; Types and Designs of Well Screens; Selecting Filter-Pack Material Size and Well Screen Slot Size; Optimizing Well Screen Length; Options for Monitoring Multiple Target Monitoring Zones
• Module GWM-12 - Selection and Installation of Filter-Pack Material Type; Selection and Installation of Effective Annular Seal Materials
• Module GWM-13 - Surface Protection for Monitoring Wells; Alternate Well Completions; Direct-Push Well Installation

Topic: Ground-Water Monitoring Well Development

• Module GWM-14 - Ground-Water Monitoring Well Development – Objectives, Applications, Methods and Procedures

 

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The Complete Ground-Water Sampling E-Course

For a detailed description of this E-Course, click here.

E-Modules are listed under specific topics covered in the E-Course.  You may take the entire package of 15 E-Modules listed below, OR you may take any of the individual E-Modules separately.  For a detailed description and outline for the individual E-Modules listed under a topic, click on the topic. 

Topic: Planning and Executing a Successful Ground-Water Sampling Event

• Module GWM-15 - Planning and Executing a Successful Ground-Water Sampling Event

Topic: Field Equipment Decontamination Procedures

• Module GWM-16 - Field Decontamination Procedures for Ground-Water Sampling Equipment

Topic: Field Quality Assurance/Quality Control Practices

• Module GWM-17 – Field Quality Assurance/Quality Control Practices for Ground-Water Sampling Events

Topic: The Science Behind Ground-Water Sampling

• Module GWM-18 - The Science Behind Ground-Water Sampling (Part 1): Objectives of Ground-Water Sampling; The Importance of High-Quality Data; Uses of Water-Level Data; Water-Level Measurement Methods and Procedures; Recognizing and Avoiding Sources of Bias and Error in Water-Level Measurement
• Module GWM-19 - The Science Behind Ground-Water Sampling (Part 2): Sources of Bias and Error in Ground-Water Sampling; Conditions Under Which Ground Water Occurs; Factors Affecting the Representative Nature of Ground-Water Samples

Topic: Selection and Operation of Ground-Water Purging and Sampling Devices

• Module GWM-20 - Purging and Sampling Device Selection Criteria; Operational Characteristics, Applications and Limitations of Grab Samplers, Suction-Lift Pumps and Electric Centrifugal Submersible Pumps
• Module GWM-21 - Operational Characteristics, Applications and Limitations of Positive Displacement Pumps (Gear-Drive Electric Submersible Pumps, Double-Acting Piston Pumps, Bladder Pumps and Gas-Drive Pumps) and Inertial-Lift Pumps

Topic: Conventional Purging and Sampling Practices

• Module GWM-22 - Conventional Purging and Sampling Practices for High-Yield and Low-Yield Wells

Topic: Low-Flow Purging and Sampling and No-Purge Sampling

• Module GWM-23 - Practices and Procedures for Low-Flow Purging and Sampling
• Module GWM-24 - Practices and Procedures for No-Purge Sampling

Topic: Field-Parameter Measurement During Well Purging

• Module GWM-25 - Field Water-Quality Indicator Parameter Measurement During Well Purging

Topic: Ground-Water Sample Pretreatment: Filtration and Preservation

• Module GWM-26 - Ground-Water Sample Filtration
• Module GWM-27 - Ground-Water Sample Preservation

Topic: Ground-Water Sample Handling and Shipment

• Module GWM-28 – Ground-Water Sample Handling and Shipment

Topic: Sampling Event Documentation

• Module GWM-29 – Documentation of Ground-Water Sampling Events

 

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The Low-Flow Purging and Sampling and No-Purge Sampling E-Course

For a detailed description of this E-Course, click here.

E-Modules are listed under specific topics covered in the E-Course.  You may take the entire package of 13 E-Modules listed below, OR you may take any of the individual E-Modules separately.  For a detailed description and outline for the individual E-Modules listed under a topic, click on the topic. 

Topic: The Science Behind Ground-Water Sampling

• Module GWM-18 - The Science Behind Ground-Water Sampling (Part 1): Objectives of Ground-Water Sampling; The Importance of High-Quality Data; Uses of Water-Level Data; Water-Level Measurement Methods and Procedures; Recognizing and Avoiding Sources of Bias and Error in Water-Level Measurement
• Module GWM-19 - The Science Behind Ground-Water Sampling (Part 2): Sources of Bias and Error in Ground-Water Sampling; Conditions Under Which Ground Water Occurs; Factors Affecting the Representative Nature of Ground-Water Samples

Topic: Low-Flow Purging and Sampling

• Module GWM-23 - Practices and Procedures for Low-Flow Purging and Sampling

Topic: Selection and Operation of Ground-Water Purging and Sampling Devices

• Module GWM-20 - Purging and Sampling Device Selection Criteria; Operational Characteristics, Applications and Limitations of Grab Samplers, Suction-Lift Pumps and Electric Centrifugal Submersible Pumps
• Module GWM-21 - Operational Characteristics, Applications and Limitations of Positive Displacement Pumps (Gear-Drive Electric Submersible Pumps, Double-Acting Piston Pumps, Bladder Pumps and Gas-Drive Pumps) and Inertial-Lift Pumps

Topic: Field-Parameter Measurement During Well Purging

• Module GWM-25 - Field Water-Quality Indicator Parameter Measurement During Well Purging

Topic: No-Purge Sampling

• Module GWM-24 - Practices and Procedures for No-Purge Sampling

Topic: Field Equipment Decontamination Procedures

• Module GWM-16 - Field Decontamination Procedures for Ground-Water Sampling Equipment

Topic: Field Quality Assurance/Quality Control Practices

• Module GWM-17 – Field Quality Assurance/Quality Control Practices for Ground-Water Sampling Events

Topic: Ground-Water Sample Pretreatment: Filtration and Preservation

• Module GWM-26 - Ground-Water Sample Filtration
• Module GWM-27 - Ground-Water Sample Preservation

Topic: Ground-Water Sample Handling and Shipment

• Module GWM-28 – Ground-Water Sample Handling and Shipment

Topic: Sampling Event Documentation

• Module GWM-29 – Documentation of Ground-Water Sampling Events

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The Complete Soil Sampling E-Course

For a detailed description of this E-Course, click here. 

E-Modules are listed under specific topics covered in the E-Course.  You may take the entire package of 17 E-Modules listed below, OR you may take any of the individual E-Modules separately.  For a detailed description and outline for the individual E-Modules listed under a topic, click on the topic. 

Topic: Planning an Effective Soil Sampling Program – The Sampling & Analysis Plan

• Module SS-01 -- Planning an Effective Soil Sampling Program – The Sampling & Analysis Plan

Topic: Developing an Effective Soil Sampling Strategy

• Module SS-02 -- Developing a Conceptual Site Model and Fine-Tuning it With Site Reconnaissance
• Module ES-03 -- Strategies for Three-Dimensional Sampling of Soil

Topic: Field Equipment Decontamination Procedures for Soil Sampling

• Module SS-04 -- Field Equipment Decontamination Procedures for Soil Sampling

Topic: Field Quality Assurance/Quality Control Practices for Soil Sampling

• Module SS-05 -- Field Quality Assurance/Quality Control Practices for Soil Sampling

Topic: The Science Behind Soil Sampling

• Module SS-06 -- The Science Behind Soil Sampling – Part 1
• Module SS-07 -- The Science Behind Soil Sampling – Part 2
• Module SS-08 -- The Science Behind Soil Sampling – Part 3

Topic: Selection and Use of Soil Sampling Equipment

• Module SS-09 -- Selection and Use of Soil Sampling Equipment – Part 1
• Module SS-10 -- Selection and Use of Soil Sampling Equipment – Part 2

Topic: Soil Sample Handling and Processing Using U.S. EPA Method 5035B

• Module SS-11 -- Soil Sample Handling and Processing Using U.S. EPA Method 5035B – Introduction; Use of Volumetric Sample Collection Methods
• Module SS-12 -- Soil Sample Handling and Processing Using U.S. EPA Method 5035B – Use of Chemical Preservation/Extraction Methods

Topic: Field Sample Analysis Options for Soil Samples

• Module SS-13 -- Field Sample Analysis Options for Soil Samples

Topic: Soil Sample Collection, Description & Handling in the Field

• Module SS-14 -- Soil Sample Collection, Description & Handling in the Field -- Planning and Preparation for Soil Sample Collection and Description; Describing Soil Samples in the Field (Part 1)
• Module SS-15 -- Soil Sample Collection, Description & Handling in the Field -- Describing Soil Samples in the Field (Part 2); Handling Soil Samples in the Field

Topic: Soil Sample Handling and Shipment

• Module SS-16 -- Soil Sample Handling and Shipment

Topic: Documentation of Environmental Sampling Events

• Module SS-17 -- Documentation of Environmental Sampling Events

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The Soil Sampling for Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) E-Course

For a detailed description of this E-Course, click here.

E-Modules are listed under specific topics covered in the E-Course.  You may take the entire package of 14 E-Modules listed below, OR you may take any of the individual E-Modules separately.  For a detailed description and outline for the individual E-Modules listed under a topic, click on the topic. 

Topic: The Science Behind Soil Sampling

• Module SS-06 -- The Science Behind Soil Sampling – Part 1
• Module SS-07 -- The Science Behind Soil Sampling – Part 2
• Module SS-08 -- The Science Behind Soil Sampling – Part 3

Topic: Selection and Use of Soil Sampling Equipment

• Module SS-09 -- Selection and Use of Soil Sampling Equipment – Part 1
• Module SS-10 -- Selection and Use of Soil Sampling Equipment – Part 2

Topic: Soil Sample Handling and Processing Using U.S. EPA Method 5035B

• Module SS-11 -- Soil Sample Handling and Processing Using U.S. EPA Method 5035B – Introduction; Use of Volumetric Sample Collection Methods
• Module SS-12 -- Soil Sample Handling and Processing Using U.S. EPA Method 5035B – Use of Chemical Preservation/Extraction Methods

Topic: Field Sample Analysis Options for Soil Samples

• Module SS-13 -- Field Sample Analysis Options for Soil Samples

Topic: Field Equipment Decontamination Procedures for Soil Sampling

• Module SS-04 -- Field Equipment Decontamination Procedures for Soil Sampling

Topic: Field Quality Assurance/Quality Control Practices for Soil Sampling

• Module SS-05 -- Field Quality Assurance/Quality Control Practices for Soil Sampling

Topic: Soil Sample Collection, Description & Handling in the Field

• Module SS-14 -- Soil Sample Collection, Description & Handling in the Field -- Planning and Preparation for Soil Sample Collection and Description; Describing Soil Samples in the Field (Part 1)
• Module SS-15 -- Soil Sample Collection, Description & Handling in the Field -- Describing Soil Samples in the Field (Part 2); Handling Soil Samples in the Field

Topic: Soil Sample Handling and Shipment

• Module SS-16 -- Soil Sample Handling and Shipment

Topic: Documentation of Environmental Sampling Events

• Module SS-17 -- Documentation of Environmental Sampling Events

The Nielsen Environmental E-School offers curriculum comprised of individual 40- to 90-minute E-Modules, each consisting of materials recorded from “live” classroom sessions of Nielsen Environmental Field School courses.  So, all modules have exactly the same state-of-the-art technical content as our “live” courses.   We also produced an extensive collection of detailed field videos to supplement classroom material and to replace “live” field sessions (these are included in many E-Modules to provide instruction on how field equipment and methodologies should be used properly), so our E-Courses and E-Modules actually have enhanced technical content compared to our field courses.

E-Courses are comprised of packages of E-Modules that are the on-line equivalent of “live” Nielsen Environmental Field School field courses.  E-Courses typically consist of packages of 13 to 14 E-Modules (equivalent to a 2-day course); 15 to 17 E-Modules (equivalent to a 2.5-day course); or 29 to 32 E-Modules (equivalent to a 5-day course).  Currently available E-Modules and E-Courses are listed in the E-School Course Catalog.  E-Modules and E-Courses are updated as necessary to include the most up-to-date technology, practices and field methods possible.

For those seeking to earn Professional Certification under the International Certification Program for Environmental Samplers and Specialists (ICPESS), taking the full E-Course that is relevant to the desired certification is required, as is passing requisite examinations on course material.  More information about earning Certification is available here.

For those already certified who are seeking to earn CEUs to apply toward their continuing education requirements, you may take individual E-Modules (which are typically 1.0 to 1.5 CEUs each) or E-Courses (which typically range from 15 to 36 CEUs each). You need to earn 8 CEUs per year to maintain your certification.  If you take one of our E-Courses and earn more than 8 hours of CEUs, you can carry over the excess hours to apply to the next year's renewal.  You can use your certification number to apply your certification discount to any E-Module or E-Course (this discount is not transferrable and cannot be combined with any other discount).

For those who are not part of the International Certification Program for Environmental Samplers and Specialists, and who are seeking to earn CEUs or CECs to apply to another program (for example, the MA LSP, CT LEP, WV LRS, OKCC RC or OH VAP CP programs), you must check with that program to determine how they calculate CEUs or CECs.