Utah State University Administered Courses
In Spring 2021, we began offering a sequence of five, short-courses, that parallel the modularized workshop curriculum (available for free, self-pacing here). These short-courses differ from the workshop curriculum in that:
- These courses are taken for University Credit (for matriculated USU students) or University Continuing Education Units
- These courses use the same curriculum as the free self-paced modules, but are augmented by more in-depth class discussions, quizzes and homework assignments
- These courses are assessed, and you will receive feedback and a letter grade based on your assessed work.
The LTBPR Spring Series of courses met weekly on Tuesdays from 13:30 to 16:15 (hybrid F2F), and Implementation has a mandatory Saturday Field Trip.
| Course # | Course Title | Number of Meetings | Pre-Requisite |
|---|---|---|---|
| WATS/CEWA 5620 | Introduction to Low-Tech Process-Based Restoration of Riverscapes | Meets 3 times (Hybrid F2F) | NA |
| WATS/CEWA 5621 | Science and Case Studies of Low-Tech Process-Based Restoration of Riverscapes | Meets 3 times (Hybrid F2F) | WATS/CEWA 5620 |
| WATS/CEWA 5622 | Planning Low-Tech Process-Based Restoration of Riverscapes | Meets 3 times (Hybrid F2F) | WATS/CEWA 5620 |
| WATS/CEWA 5623 | Designing Low-Tech Process-Based Restoration of Riverscapes | Meets 3 times (Hybrid F2F) | WATS/CEWA 5620 & 5622 |
| WATS/CEWA 5624 | Implementing Low-Tech Process-Based Restoration of Riverscapes | Meets once remotely, with mandatory Construction Field Trip on a Saturday | WATS/CEWA 5620 |
| WATS/CEWA 5625 | Adaptive Management of Low-Tech Process-Based Restoration of Riverscapes | Meets 2 times (Hybrid F2F) | WATS/CEWA 5620 |
Note Hybrid Face to Face (F2F) will meet in person on campus, with a concurrent Zoom broadcast for remote participants. This is meant to accommodate professionals off-campus, and also to help maintain flexibility for students during the pandemic.
Spring 2024 - Registration for LTPBR CoursesUniversity Credit or Professional CEU
------------- # Make it Count Through our [USU Restoration Consortium](http://restoration.usu.edu/) we offer professional CEU credit hours as well as undergraduate or graduate matriculated student regular credit hours through the USU registrar. To earn these credits, one needs to both pay the [regular tuition](https://www.usu.edu/registrar/registration/payment/) and submit assignments, which are formally assessed. By contrast, if you just want a Certificate of Participation (suffices for some professional development and training requirements), we issue these at participant request for all our workshops. ------------- ## Professional Continuing Education Units Our University offers professional continuing education units ([CEUs](https://cpe.usu.edu/)) where 1 CEU is roughly 10 contact hours). These are available through the CEWA (Continuing Education Watershed) course prefix and include special topics (CEWA 5700) as well as the Low-Tech Series (CEWA 5620-5625). ------------- ## CERP - Compliant Our program and the LTPBR curriculum have undergone a review by the Society of Ecological Restoration so that these courses count towards their [Certified Ecological Restoration Practitioner Program](https://www.ser.org/page/Certification).