Certified Watershape Builder (CWB)

Watershape University was founded with a principle of accessibility — allowing students of all levels to obtain meaningful high-quality education at lower cost and reduced travel expense. Portability is a key component of access and is an important principle and reason for institutions to obtain and maintain accreditation such as IACET.

All Non-WU courses need to be pre-approved if you wish to use them as a substitute for education requirements. We will happily accept any third-party accredited program that achieves the same learning outcomes as Watershape University’s Essential Classes:

BUSINESS 1611: Essential Business Administration:

• 8 hour minimum duration
• 3rd party accreditation (e.g., ABET, ACCE, CMAA, IACET, NAAB)
• Identify key facets of running a business, including general and administrative issues, human resources, information technology, legal concerns, marketing, advertising, and sales.
• Describe contracts, insurance, liability, and dealing with difficult clients.
• Explore how to establish a healthy company culture, including hiring practices and how to retain and retrain employees to reflect that culture.
• Develop strategies for growth, from marketing and sales techniques, through construction and finally seamless hand-offs to ensure positive referrals.

BUSINESS 3451: Essential Cost Estimating Workshop:

• 8 hour minimum duration
• 3rd party accreditation (e.g., ABET, ACCE, CMAA, IACET, NAAB)
• Describe correct markup and gross margin using accurate profit and loss financial data.
• Discuss payment schedules, cash flow, and construction contracts.
• Identify key factors for maintaining consistent payment schedules for project fees.
• List methods for developing accurate construction cost estimates and calculations for items such as weight of reinforcing steel, excavation volume, trenching, concrete, and other project phases.

PHTA/GENESIS BUSINESS 432: Cost Estimating is an approved equivalent

DESIGN 2131: Essential SketchUp Workshop for Beginners:

• 16 hour minimum duration
• 3rd party accreditation (e.g., ABET, ACCE, CMAA, IACET, NAAB)
• Demonstrate 3D-modeling tools including SketchUp, SketchUp Pro and SketchUp LayOut.
• Define axis, drawing tools, solids, extrusions, layers, styles, paint and other applications.
• Explore plan views, sections, elevations and other details used to develop presentation models.
• Contrast two and three-point perspective.
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PHTA/GENESIS DESIGN 202: SketchUp is an approved equivalent.

ENGINEERING 2311: Essential Fluid Engineering Workshop:

• 16 hour minimum duration
• 3rd party accreditation (e.g., ABET, ACCE, CMAA, IACET, NAAB)
• List key fluid engineering concepts including area, volume, volume, depth, mass, flow rate, pressure, velocity, energy, head pressure and others.
• Apply basic hydraulic principles, guidelines, standards and code limitations to watershape design.
• Discuss efficiency principles including total dynamic head (TDH), electrical efficiency, energy costs and heating efficiency.
• Practice using apps for pipe sizing and other key calculations.

PHTA/GENESIS ENGINEERING 211: Fluid Hydraulics for Pools & Spas is an approved equivalent.

Please submit certificates of completion or transcripts from other institutions by uploading via your personal account on the University Portal here.