Natural resources and environmental law
Certificate, graduate
Know the law and lead the land
If you're a graduate student or professional working in natural resources, environmental science or a related field, this certificate will deepen your understanding of the legal frameworks that shape your work. Designed for current and future managers, scientists, lawyers, ranchers and foresters, the natural resources and environmental law graduate certificate equips you to navigate and apply the laws governing land use, resource management, pollution control and environmental protection.
Whether you're preparing for a regulatory role or looking to better collaborate across legal and policy boundaries, this certificate strengthens your ability to lead and make informed decisions in today’s complex environmental landscape.
Overview
Related Topics
Law for the wild
Application information
Applicants for the natural resources and environmental law graduate certificate must meet the following admission requirements:
- Education level: Bachelor's
- GPA: 3.0
- GRE: No
- TOEFL/IELTS/Duolingo: 79/6.5/115 (for applicants whose education was completed in countries where English is not an official language)
- Number of references: No references required
- Other requirements: No
Program availability
- Semester intake: Summer, Fall, Spring
- Not eligible for international students who require F-1 or J-1 visa status
- Deadlines: General application deadlines
- For more information, check the Graduate Certificate page
Visit Graduate Admissions to learn more and start your application.
Contact information
Department contact:
Professor of Law, Jerrold Long
jlong@uidaho.edu
208-885-4977
Menard Law, Room 101
College of Law
Graduate Admissions contact: graduateadmissions@uidaho.edu; 208-885-4001
Tuition and fees
Students pursuing a graduate certificate as a standalone program are not eligible for financial aid. However, students enrolled in a separate U of I graduate degree program may apply their financial aid or graduate funding toward a graduate certificate if they are pursuing both simultaneously.
For more information or to explore funding options, visit Financial Aid.
Learn more about cost of attendance.
Degree fit
This certificate could be a good fit if you:
- Are pursuing or hold a juris doctor or law-related graduate degree
- Want specialization in natural resources and environmental law
- Work or aspire to roles in:
- Environmental policy and regulation
- Resource management and conservation
- Environmental advocacy or compliance
- Administrative or government agencies
- Wish to deepen ability to analyze, interpret and apply environmental and resource law
Clubs and organizations
- Student Bar Association (SBA)
- Idaho Law Review (ILR)
- American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)
- Animal Legal Defense Fund (ALDF)
- Agricultural Law Society
- Business Law Society
- Chess Society
- Christian Legal Society
- Criminal Law Society (CLS)
- Debate Society
- Environmental Law Society (ELS)
- Federal Bar Association Law Student Division (FBA)
- Federalist Society
- Outside the Law
- Idaho Asian Pacific American Law Student Association (APALSA)
- Idaho Law Golf Club
- Idaho Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA)
- Idaho Veteran Law Association
- Intellectual Property Law Society (IPLS)
- J. Reuben Clark Law Society (JRCLS)
- Latino / a Law Caucus
- Law Students for Appropriate Dispute Resolution (LSADR)
- Litigation Observation Club
- Native American Law Students Association (NALSA)
- National Lawyers Guild (NLG)
- OutLaw
- Older Wiser Law Students (OWLS)
- Phi Alpha Delta Legal Fraternity, Borah Chapter (PAD)
- Torah Messianic Law Club
- Women's Law Caucus (WLC)
Career outcomes
Current job openings
1,864 in ID, WA, OR, MT and HIPotential careers and mid-career salaries
- Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers
$95,496 - Lawyers
$130,716 - Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates
$143,173 - Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators
$111,700 - Postsecondary Law Teachers
$82,694
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