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(OP)
Am a registered PE, having worked in municipal and utility projects for several years after other years in the trenches as a drafter, technician, etc.  My degree is not CE, and though I have most of the science and math I need, I would like to fill the gaps left by lack of formal training.  I am interested in studying outside of a school, i.e. online.  Are there any online CE degree courses (or even intensive CE training that will not result in a degree) that you have experience with?

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What type of work do you want to train for?  Civil/Environmental is very broad.

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(OP)
Jason,
I should have been clearer. I have never taken most of the basic CE coursework from strength of materials on up.  I have skimmed all the headers in this thread for related discussions and have come up with a list of distance learning CE programs, as well as a Virginia company that has dozens of titles of CEU courses for engineers, which might provide some the remedial material I need to study. The schools I am investigating so far are Universities of Idaho, ND, Georgia, and Anchorage-Alaska.  The CEU courses are offered by PDH.

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(OP)
I did complete a PPI review course in preparation for the PE.  I found that it was enough to get by, but felt the need to go back to basics: foundation remediation, if you will.  Degreed engineers are probably shaking their heads by this time, and I won't even mention my age.  I've seen engineers referred to as washed up at 38 in this forum, so I don't expect to be hired by them.  I'm just trying to do the best with what I have now.

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Look into Northern Arizona University. They have some impressive online courses in Civil (especially structural) http://www.cens.nau.edu/Academic/CENE/.

How did you get past the PE application process if you (your own admission) don't have the academic background?

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(OP)
Dave:

Per California rules, I had:
1. Certain number of years of "responsible" engineering experience as defined in the regs.
2. EIT
3. References
4. PE Exam (including mandatory surveying and seismic sections)

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