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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
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
Career outcomes
Financial aid and scholarship opportunities
Financial aid
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, contact the Financial Aid Office at finaid@uidaho.edu or call 208-885-6312.
Clubs and involvement opportunities
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)
Application information
Applicants interested in pursuing a graduate level certificate as a standalone program are encouraged to submit a graduate application. A bachelor’s degree earned with a minimum 3.0 GPA in a similar or generally related field or a master’s degree is required for admission. Applicants who do not immediately meet the criteria above may still be admitted upon review by the academic program. The graduate application requires transcripts from post-secondary education (bachelor’s and master’s if applicable), a resume and a $30 application fee.
International graduate certificate applicants must meet the graduate admission English language proficiency requirement. International students admitted to a graduate certificate program as a standalone program are not eligible for F-1 or J-1 visa status.
Visit Graduate Admissions to learn more and start your application.
Graduate certificate application process for current U of I undergraduate students
Current undergraduate students who wish to earn a graduate academic certificate must be eligible to participate in graduate level courses (minimum requirements — senior standing and an overall GPA of at least 3.0). If the course is not being used for the undergraduate degree, the student should file a Course Level Adjustment form to reserve the course for the graduate transcript (maximum of 12 credits may be reserved for the graduate transcript). Once the student earns their bachelor’s degree they may apply as a graduate certificate seeking student and complete the certificate program.
Contact your academic advisor for additional information and support.
Graduate certificate application process for current U of I graduate students
Current graduate degree seeking U of I students will be required to fill out a Change of Curriculum form adding the graduate certificate as an additional curriculum. Students should obtain the proper signatures from the department and return this form to the College of Graduate Studies for processing.
U of I students who earned a master’s or a doctoral degree and wish to apply for a graduate certificate must submit a graduate Readmission application.
It is recommended that you consult with your major professor prior to selecting a graduate certificate to go concurrent with your graduate program.