Practical, State-of-the-Science Training
The Environmental Professional Program (EPP) at Portland State University offers practical, state-of-the-science training to graduate students and professionals.
Our classes are offered in a short-course format and focused on the skills and knowledge required to implement a wide-range of environmental projects including: physical processes, ecology, analytical methods, field techniques, regulations and project management. EPP Courses can be taken for CEU and PDH credit. EPP courses cannot be used for academic credit.
Our Course Facilitators
EPP courses are developed and taught by practicing experts from government agencies, universities, consulting firms and non-governmental organizations. Please see our list of current instructors and their bios. EPP course facilitators are leading researchers in their fields, with over 30 publications in peer-reviewed scientific journals in the last 10 years.
Our Participants
Our participants come from a variety of local, regional and federal agencies; tribes; environmental consulting firms; watershed councils, and more. Please see list of EPP graduates.
Diversity Scholarship
We offer a $5,000 scholarship that can be used for tuition for the five core classes of the River Restoration Certificate. The goal of this scholarship is to increase participation from populations typically underrepresented in the field of environmental science and from geographic regions outside the Portland metro area. Learn more and apply.