Question: How much does the program cost? 

For individuals willing to pay the cost of the entire program in one lump sum we offer a special reduced price of $4,955 per individual. This price includes the cost of course fees, tuition, and all course materials. Payment would be due prior to attending the first course in the program.

Participants who wish to break up the cost of the program and pay for the courses as they take them, may do so by paying for each week they take courses. The cost of the program would be made in four payments of $1,340 each. Payment would be due prior to the first day of class for the weeks they are enrolled. An 8.25% processing fee is included in this amount, increasing the total cost of the program to $5,360.

Question: How long do I have to complete the program?

Question: How do I enroll in the program? 

All that is required for application into the program is:

    1. Send a completed a NEPA Certificate Program application form to:

    A copy of the form can be found here Electronic Form

    2. Include a transcript documenting the completion of a bachelor’s degree.

Question: What are the requirements of the program?

Program participants are required to take a total of 8 courses: 4 required core courses; 3 elective courses; and, a capstone course. Participants completing the program will earn a total of 12-graduate level credits. For a list and description of these courses please see Program Description.

Question: What are the requirements for the Capstone Project?

After completing the course work, participants are required to complete a capstone experience before being awarded the NEPA Certificate. Projects vary by participants’ interests, responsibilities, and experience. A project may be an EA or EIS that you have participated in writing as a member of the interdisciplinary team, or reviewing a NEPA document for compliance with NEPA, CEQ regulations, and agency regulations, scientific quality, and readability. The capstone experience will help USU to certify that participants who receive the certificate have basic mastery of the material presented in the program course work. The NEPA Program Administrator will approve the capstone experience.

Question: Who should participate in this program?

Anybody interested in working for federal, state, or local government agencies, or private consulting firms doing environmental analysis and compliance with environmental laws.

Government agencies, private businesses, public interest organizations, and other groups involved in the NEPA process need individuals who have been trained in decision-making, analysis, and documentation aspects of NEPA, as well as the accompanying Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) regulations and various agencies’ NEPA implementing procedures.