Nuclear safeguards and security
Certificate, graduate
Secure your future
If you're looking to build a career in protecting nuclear and radioactive materials, the Nuclear Safeguards and Security certificate is your opportunity to gain the specialized skills the industry urgently needs. Nuclear technology plays a critical role in power generation, medicine, industry and military operations — making experts like you essential in preventing its malicious use, including cyber threats.
As technology evolves and the workforce shifts, your advanced training will help ensure national and global readiness in nuclear security.
Offered through a unique collaboration between University of Idaho, Boise State University and Idaho State University, this fully online certificate program gives you in-depth insight into the policy and engineering challenges of safeguarding nuclear materials. Whether you’re a degree-seeking student or a working professional, you’ll gain technical and strategic expertise to make a real impact in one of today’s most critical fields. Courses cover materials engineering and degradation, reactor safety and waste management, equipping you to lead in a rapidly evolving sector.
Overview
Related Topics
Make an impact in critical safeguards
Application information
Applicants for the nuclear safeguards and security 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.
Contact information
Nuclear Engineering and Industrial Management contact:
Indrajit Charit
icharit@uidaho.edu
Student Services contact:
Alice Allen
alicew@uidaho.edu
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 graduate degree in nuclear engineering, security studies or related fields
- Want specialization in nuclear safeguards and security
- Wish to deepen ability to analyze, design, evaluate and implement nuclear safeguard systems
Related clubs and organizations
Our college offers more than 20 clubs and organizations tied to international and national engineering organizations, including national competition teams.
Learn about clubs related to your major:
- American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE)
- American Nuclear Society (ANS)
- Graduate and Professional Student Association (GPSA)
- Humanitarian Engineering Corps (HEC)
- National Organization for Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers (NOBCCHE)
- National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE)
- Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE)
- Society of Women Engineers (SWE)
Career outcomes
Current job openings
580 in ID, WA, OR, MT and HIPotential careers and mid-career salaries
- Architectural and Engineering Managers
$169,180 - Nuclear Engineers
$128,156
* Career data provided by Lightcast.