NICET Soils Level I Exam Preparation eLearning Program
About the Program
Prepare for the NICET (National Institute for Certification in Engineering Technologies) Construction Materials Testing – Soils Level I certification with ASTM’s self-paced eLearning training program covering key ASTM Methods identified in the NICET Soils Level I exam outline. This interactive online experience helps learners master the ASTM standards and procedures referenced by NICET, building both competence and confidence in field and laboratory testing of soils and aggregates.
Each highly interactive course covers one ASTM standard using procedural videos and animations, interactive review activities, and includes an automatically graded quiz. All courses are created by ASTM and validated by subject matter experts; courses are actively updated and maintained to align with the current editions of the standards, ensuring your training reflects the latest industry practices and terminology.
Train to the standard. Build confidence. Pass the exam.
Courses in this Program
This eLearning program covers more than 10 ASTM standards and can be completed in approximately 15 hours. Courses in this program correspond to the ASTM standards referenced in the NICET Soils Level I content outline, including:
- ASTM C117 — Standard Test Method for Materials Finer than 75-µm (No. 200) Sieve in Mineral Aggregates by Washing — eLearning Course
- ASTM C136/C136M — Standard Test Method for Sieve Analysis of Fine and Coarse Aggregates — eLearning Course
- ASTM D3665 — Standard Practice for Random Sampling of Construction Materials — eLearning Course
- ASTM D75/D75M — Standard Practice for Sampling Aggregates — eLearning Course
- ASTM D698 — Standard Test Methods for Laboratory Compaction Characteristics of Soil Using Standard Effort (12,400 ft-lbf/ft³) — eLearning Course
- ASTM D1140 — Standard Test Methods for Determining the Amount of Material Finer than 75-µm (No. 200) Sieve in Soils by Washing — eLearning Course
- ASTM D1557 — Standard Test Methods for Laboratory Compaction Characteristics of Soil Using Modified Effort (56,000 ft-lbf/ft³) — eLearning Course
- ASTM D2166/D2166M — Standard Test Method for Unconfined Compressive Strength of Cohesive Soil — eLearning Course
- ASTM D2216 — Standard Test Methods for Laboratory Determination of Water (Moisture) Content of Soil and Rock by Mass — eLearning Course
- ASTM D2488 — Standard Practice for Description and Identification of Soils (Visual-Manual Procedure) — eLearning Course
- ASTM D4318 — Standard Test Methods for Liquid Limit, Plastic Limit, and Plasticity Index of Soils — eLearning Course
- ASTM D6938 — Standard Test Methods for In-Place Density and Water Content of Soil and Soil-Aggregate by Nuclear Methods (Shallow Depth) — eLearning Course
Certificate and CEUs
CEUs and PDHs are provided upon successful completion of each course. Most courses in this program provide 0.1 CEUs or 1 PDH. Please see individual course listing for more information.
A certificate of completion is available upon reviewing the course and receiving an 80% or higher score on the quiz.
Access
All ASTM online courses are available for a 1 year subscription on ASTM's Learning Center for a Single User Only via username/password. Training cannot be shared. For multi-user access and pricing, contact sales here or call 1-877-909-ASTM.
Internet access is required.