NEPA
The NEPA (National Environmental Policy Act) Certificate Program is offered in partnership with Shipley Group, Inc. It was designed to prepare natural resource and environmental professionals to meet the challenges of complying with the Act and working effectively on NEPA documents. Participants who successfully complete the program will have a solid understanding of both the spirit and the letter of the law and will be more effective members of interdisciplinary teams responsible for developing NEPA documents.
Availability
This program is available at the Uintah Basin Campus via the following Instruction Type(s):
Courses are delivered via state of the art video conferencing technology. Students meet at a designated time and location.
Admissions
To apply and be accepted into the NEPA Certificate Program, a person must do the following:
1. Complete and submit a NEPA Certificate Program application form to the Department of Environment and Society at USU.
A copy of this form can be obtained by contacting Judy Kurtzman at (435) 797-0922 or by e-mail at judy.kurtzman@usu.edu, or by filling out and printing the Electronic Application Form found on the NEPA Certificate Program Web site.
2. Provide a transcript documenting the completion of a bachelor’s degree.
3. Mail both the application and transcript documentation to:
Utah State University
Department of Environment and Society
Attn: Judy Kurtzman
5215 Old Main Hill ~ Logan, UT 84322-5215
Requirements
The NEPA Certificate will be issued by USU. To receive the certificate, a participant must complete the following set of requirements:
- Apply and be accepted into the NEPA Certificate Program
- Register for and successfully complete seven graduate level courses taken for grades (four required courses and three elective courses)
- Maintain a minimum 3.0 GPA for program courses (grades below C will not be accepted)
- Undertake an individual capstone experience, for graduate credit, that involves a negotiated project, internship, or comprehensive examination.
A participant who successfully completes the curriculum will receive an offi cial USU certificate of completion from the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Certificate Program, and notification of this certificate will appear on the person’s official USU transcript.
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For specific questions regarding this program including admissions, courses, and requirements contact:
Program participants are required to take a total of eight courses: four required core courses, three elective courses, and a capstone course.
Courses are at numerous locations around the country. All courses are offered in the short-course format of either two or three consecutive eight-hour days (depending on the course). Each course is worth one or two academic credits.
We will attempt to schedule courses so one required course (two credits) and one elective course (one credit) are scheduled back-to-back in the same week. This will allow working professionals to minimize the number of trips needed to complete the certificate program.
Courses:
- NEPA 6200: How to Manage the NEPA Process and Write Effective NEPA Documents
- NEPA 6210: Clear Writing for NEPA Specialists
- NEPA 6220: Reviewing NEPA Documents
- NEPA 6230: Risk Communication OR NEPA 6260: Cultural and Natural Resource Management
- NEPA 6370: NEPA Capstone
- NEPA 6270: Environmental Compliance Overview
- NEPA 6280: Interdisciplinary Team Building
- NEPA 6300: Effective Environmental Contracting
- NEPA 6310: NEPA Writing for Technical Specialists
- NEPA 6320: Cumulative Impacts Analysis and Documentation
- NEPA 6330: Environmental Conflict Management for NEPA Specialists.
- NEPA 6350: Socio-economic Impact Analysis
- NEPA 6360: Overview of the Endangered Species Act
- NEPA 6380: NEPA Project Management
- NEPA 6390: NEPA Climate Change Analysis
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