Complete your certificate in one year

“We will never understand the natural environment until we see it as a living organism.”

Pat Brooks
The Pursuit of Wilderness

Study Options

Diploma

The diploma option is open to students who wish to take the program for credit study. It requires admission to both the program and the university.

This option requires a minimum of 12 courses equivalent to 18 credit units (approximately 470 hours of course work). Courses taken under the diploma option may be transferred toward degree completion.

Students may take up to six years to complete the diploma requirements.

Certificate

The certificate option requires admission to the program, but not to the university.

The certificate requires eight courses (312 hours of course work). Participants in this option will be expected to complete assignments which will be graded just as in courses taken for credit in the diploma option.

Complete your Restoration of Natural Systems Certificate Program in one year. Download our sample schedules to find out how.

Individual courses

When space is available, professionals may register in specific courses, without having to be enrolled as a Diploma/Certificate student.

Further information

For more information on which option to choose, please see our FAQ: Should I apply for the diploma or certificate option?.