University of Idaho Centers
Beginning with our beautiful residential campus in Moscow, the university’s reach extends throughout Idaho, serving over 11,000 students with educational centers in Boise, Coeur d’Alene and Idaho Falls; nine Research and Extension centers; and Extension offices in 42 counties. One of the nation’s land-grant research universities, U of I is a noted national leader in student-centered learning and interdisciplinary research that promotes public service. Our work serves businesses and communities, advancing the pursuit of diversity, citizenship, and global outreach.
University of Idaho, Boise
Chandra Zenner Ford, Office of the President and Center Executive Officer, Boise and Southwestern Idaho. 322 East Front Street, Suite 190, Boise, Idaho 83702; 208-334-2999; www.uidaho.edu/boise, boise@uidaho.edu
Strategic Focus
As the state’s only land-grant institution, the University of Idaho is responsible for engaging citizens, businesses, and institutions throughout the state.
The University of Idaho Boise provides access to all University of Idaho resources to southwest Idaho. UI Boise is focused on community impact, regional economic development, and supporting university growth, as well as having an engaged university campus with a climate of inclusion for employees throughout its regions of responsibility.
Strategically located in Boise, the economic and governmental center of Idaho and home of more than 55 percent of the state’s population and business entities, UI Boise supports teaching, learning, research and outreach. We distinguish ourselves through:
- Quality programs that accommodate working professionals and full-time students with a focus on professional and workforce development.
- Outreach to southwest Idaho’s communities to foster their sustainability, growth and educational access.
- Proactive research for domestic and global solution.
- Collaborative and interdisciplinary work with the public and private sectors, including other institutions of higher education.
- Enduring relationships with alumni and friends to carry forward the proud history and traditions of the University of Idaho.
Location
The University of Idaho established a presence in Boise with the Ada County Extension program in 1910. Today, the primary home of the University of Idaho Boise is at the intersection of Front Street and Broadway Avenue in the Idaho Water Center building, with other locations throughout the downtown, such as the College of Law at the Idaho Law and Learning Center on Jefferson Street, the Integrated Design Lab on Front Street, and the Ada County Extension offices located on Glenwood Street.
UI Boise also has leadership and administrative responsibility for University of Idaho activity in south central Idaho, including the Magic Valley and Wood River Valley.
Academic Programs in the Boise Area
Consistent with the role and mission assigned by the State Board of Regents and the University of Idaho’s land-grant designation, the University offers select master’s, specialist’s and doctorate degree programs in Boise. Additional professional programs, certificates, and courses are offered in response to needs of the community. Programs and courses are offered in many formats including traditional classroom, hybrid, and online. Students participate in degree and certificate programs in the following disciplines:
Agricultural & Life Sciences
- Agricultural Education: M.S.
- Food and Nutrition: Dietetics B.S. (Students will spend the junior year in the Moscow campus, and the senior year is based at UI Boise or UI Coeur d’Alene)
- Agricultural Science, Communication and Leadership: B.S. (2+2 at College of Western Idaho)
Art & Architecture1
- Architecture: M.Arch.
- Landscape Architecture: M.L.A.
- Bioregional Planning and Community Design: M.S.
- Bioregional Planning and Community Design: M.S. / J.D.
- Bioregional Planning and Community Design: Certificate
- Integrated Architecture and Design: M.S.
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The College of Art and Architecture also offers coursework that satisfies the first 2 years of UI's Architecture, Landscape Architecture and Interior Design degree programs in Boise.
Education
- Adult & Organizational Learning and Leadership: M.S.
- Career and Technical Education: Certification
- Business & Marketing Education - Secondary
- Occupational Education - Secondary
- Curriculum & Instruction: M.Ed. & Ed.S. (Emphasis available in Career & Technical Education)
- Education: Ed.D., Ph.D.
- Educational Leadership: M.Ed., Ed.S.Ed.Ldrshp.
- Human Resource Development: Certificate
- Technical Workforce Training: Certificate
- Rehabilitation Counseling and Human Services: M.Ed.
- Special Education: M.Ed. and K-12 Certification Recommendation, Elementary or Secondary (Prereq: Certification in General Education)
Engineering
- Biological Engineering: M.S., M.Engr., Ph.D.
- Civil Engineering: M.S., M.Engr., Ph.D.
- Engineering Management: M.Engr.
- Mechanical Engineering: M.Engr., M.S., Ph.D.
- Technology Management: M.S.
Interdisciplinary Degrees
- Environmental Science: M.S.
- Natural Resources and Environmental Science: P.S.M.
- Water Resources: M.S., Ph.D.
Law
Idaho Law students may choose to attend either the Moscow or Boise location for their three-year education.
- Juris Doctor
- Concurrent degree J.D./M.S. in Accountancy, Taxation (offered in conjunction with the Boise State University College of Business and Economics)
- Concurrent degree J.D./M.B.A. (Master of Business Administration) (offered in conjunction with the Boise State University College of Business and Economics)
The Boise location also offers clinical experiences with the Family Justice Clinic, the Entrepreneurship Law Clinic, the Housing Clinic, and the Low Income Taxpayer Clinic. Students in clinics, under the direction of their licensed supervisor, represent clients in addressing their legal needs.
Letters, Arts and Social Sciences
CLASS offers a psychology undergraduate program in southwest Idaho in partnership with College of Western Idaho and College of Southern Idaho (see 2+2 Programs sections below). In addition, CLASS offers the following online programs:
- Criminology: B.A, B.S
- General Studies: B.A, B.S
- History: B.A, B.S
- Psychology: B.S
- Psychology: M.S in Human Factors
- Public Administration: M.S.
- Organizational Science: B.A, B.S
Medicine
In partnership with the University of Washington School of Medicine, the Idaho WWAMI Clinical Education offices in Boise offer all required and elective clinical clerkships for 3rd and 4th year medical students throughout the State of Idaho.
Natural Resources
- Natural Resources: M.N.R.
- Fire Ecology and Management: M.N.R
- Fire Ecology, Management & Technology: Graduate certificate
- Restoration Ecology: Graduate certificate
2+2 Programs at CSI and CWI
Academic Programs in Twin Falls
The University of Idaho and College of Southern Idaho partnership allows students to complete UI courses at the UI Twin Falls Research & Extension Center on the CSI campus. Other degrees and programs are available through the University of Idaho's online programs.
- Agriculture Science, Communication & Leadership: B.S.Ag.L.S. (upper division offered in conjunction with CSI)
- Career and Technical Education: Certification
- Criminology: B.A., B.S. (upper division offered in conjunction with CSI)
- Education (offered in conjunction with CSI)
- Emphasis in Engineering & Technology Education - Secondary
- Psychology (upper division offered in conjunction with CSI)
Academic Programs at the College of Western Idaho
With the 2+2 program, you can earn a University of Idaho degree at College of Western Idaho without leaving the Treasure Valley. This program is designed for working professionals or individuals who are place-bound.
- B.S. in Agricultural Science, Communication and Leadership (upper division offered in conjunction with CWI)
- Criminology: B.A., B.S. (upper division offered in conjunction with CWI)
- B.S. in Psychology (upper division offered in conjunction with CWI)
Online and Distance Education Degrees
There are several undergraduate and graduate degree programs that can be completed via online or distance education:
- Criminology: B.A, B.S
- General Studies: B.A, B.S
- History: B.A, B.S
- Psychology: B.S
- Organizational Science: B.A, B.S
- Graduate degrees: Learn more about graduate degrees at the College of Graduate Studies.
Research and Community Services in the Southern Region
The University of Idaho Boise increases access to continuing education for the local population and extends outreach programs statewide.
Additionally, as the state’s land-grant institution, the University of Idaho has a statewide footprint. Extension educators are based in 42 of Idaho’s 44 counties. Research and Extension centers are located throughout the state in service of Idaho’s agricultural economy.
The University of Idaho Boise supports southwest Idaho researchers, educators, and extension specialists in the disciplines of aquaculture, family economics, science education, early childhood education and family literacy, nutrition education, food safety and processing, and educational communications.
Research, Outreach, and Extension at UI Boise includes:
- 4-H Outreach to Military Kids
- 4-H Extension Robotics
- Center for Ecohydraulics Research
- Center on Disabilities and Human Development
- Confucius Institute
- Family & Consumer Sciences
- Food Technology Center
- Idaho Geological Survey
- Idaho Water Resources Research Institute (IWRRI)
- Integrated Design Lab
- James A. & Louise McClure Center for Public Policy Research
- Pesticide Safety Management
- Small Business Legal Clinic
- TechHelp
- TRiO
- Urban Design Center
Research, Outreach, and Extension in Southwest Idaho includes:
- Aquaculture Research Institute - Hagerman
- Kimberly Research and Extension Center
- McCall MOSS
- Parma - Southwest Idaho Research and Extension Center
- Twin Falls Research and Extension Center
University of Idaho, Coeur d'Alene
Andrew R. Fields, Ed.D., CEO of University of Idaho Coeur d’Alene (1031 N. Academic Way Coeur d’Alene, ID 83814-2277. Phone: 208-292-1737, Fax 208-664-1272; www.uidaho.edu/cda, cdactr@uidaho.edu).
University of Idaho Coeur d’Alene provides high-quality academic programming, enables cutting-edge research, and offers engaging community resources to the North Idaho region.
Academics
Established in Coeur d’Alene in partnership with North Idaho College in 1985, U of I Coeur d’Alene has grown to include in-person and online undergraduate and graduate programs housed in the Harbor Center and the Hedlund Building in downtown Coeur d’Alene. Student services are based in the DeArmond Building in the North Idaho Higher Education corridor, and many of U of I Coeur d’Alene’s offerings are designed for North Idaho residents to continue their education in the Lake City, whether they’re NIC alumni looking to complete their bachelor’s degrees or working professionals seeking professional development or advanced degrees.
Undergraduate degrees
U of I Coeur d'Alene offers a variety of degrees in person and online. These include several undergraduate degrees in the following areas:
- Career and Technology Education
- Child, Family and Consumer Studies: Child and Youth Development
- Computer Science
- Early Childhood Development and Education
- Elementary Education with K-8 licensure
- English
- General Studies
- Interdisciplinary Studies
- Organizational Sciences
- Psychology
Graduate Degrees
U of I Coeur d'Alene offers the following graduate degrees in person or online:
- Adult and Organizational Learning and Leadership
- Computer Science
- Curriculum and Instruction
- Cybersecurity
- Educational Leadership
- Education Ph.D., Ed.D.
- Environmental Science – Water Science Emphasis
- Interdisciplinary Science and Technology
- Master of Natural Resources
- Movement and Leisure Sciences
- Special Education
- Additional graduate coursework and degrees available through Engineering Outreach
Research
U of I Coeur d’Alene focuses on academic and industry research throughout northern Idaho, eastern Washington and western Montana region.
U of I’s Center for Intelligent Industrial Robotics in the Hedlund Building on the NIC campus supports research and development by undergraduate, graduate, postdoctoral and faculty researchers in projects with wide-ranging implications to agriculture, industry, education and the computer science field at large.
The U of I Research Park in Post Falls houses private companies and government organizations focused on research, including SunTropics and the U.S. Geological Survey. The building, built on land donated by the Jacklin Land Development Co., offers wet and dry lab space and administrative offices for tenants, as well as community meeting rooms available to rent.
Community Engagement
Engagement with local citizens, businesses, agencies and individuals is a primary goal for U of I Coeur d’Alene. The center makes university resources available to the community through facility rentals, business and professional development, community science initiatives and continued education.
The Idaho Water Resources Research Institute is headquartered at the Harbor Center in Coeur d’Alene, with U of I Coeur d’Alene staff facilitating water research and development throughout the region and the state. In North Idaho, IWRRI coordinates the Bay Watchers lake citizen science program and The Confluence Project water research program for local high school students. IWRRI also partners with regional water resources organizations in Our Gem to encourage research and engage the community in the health of Lake Coeur d’Alene, and with the Panhandle Stormwater and Erosion Education Program (SEEP) to certify local industry professionals in stormwater management and erosion control.
The university’s Northern Extension District Office is headquartered in Coeur d’Alene, providing programs and services to the 10 northern counties in Idaho. Extension’s non-credit community programs include 4H, Master Gardeners, Master Forest Stewards and Eat Smart Idaho, among others.
U of I Coeur d’Alene is also host or home to educator resources from the College of Education, Health and Human Services, including the Region 1 Idaho Regional Mathematics Center, TRIO programs, North Idaho Principal Cohort, The Idaho Building Capacity Project, and Indigenous Knowledge for Effective Education.
University of Idaho, Idaho Falls
Marc Skinner, Center Executive Officer, (1776 Science Ctr. Dr., Suite 306, Idaho Falls, Idaho 83402; 208-757-5414 www.uidaho.edu/idaho-falls).
The University of Idaho, in partnership with Idaho State University, operates the Idaho Falls campus. The campus serves over 2,000 undergraduate and graduate students in eastern Idaho. The center is ideally located on the banks of the Snake River and adjacent to the Idaho National Laboratory (INL). Yellowstone and Teton National Parks, scenic forests, pristine wilderness areas, and world-class recreational activities are located nearby.
Academics
Consistent with the role and mission assigned by the State Board of Regents and the University of Idaho’s land-grant designation, the university offers select undergraduate, master’s, specialist’s and doctorate degree programs in Idaho Falls. Additional professional programs, certificates, and courses are offered in response to needs of the community. Over 150 University of Idaho courses are offered at the center each semester. Courses are taught on-site by resident faculty and instructors and are offered in person, virtually, or through streaming video or web-based options.
Undergraduate degrees are available in the following disciplines:
- Communication (online)
- Criminology (online)
- Environmental Science
- General Studies
- History (online)
- Industrial Technology
- Organizational Science (online)
- Psychology (online)
- Recreation, Sport, and Tourism Management (online)
- Sociology (online)
Graduate degrees are available in the following disciplines:
- Adult & Org/Learning and Leadership (online)
- Biological Engineering
- Chemical Engineering
- Chemistry
- Civil Engineering
- Computer Science
- Computer Engineering
- Curriculum and Instruction (online)
- Cybersecurity
- Educational Leadership (online)
- Electrical Engineering
- Engineering Management
- Environmental Science
- Geography (online)
- Interdisciplinary Science/Technology
- Interdisciplinary Studies
- Mathematics (online)
- Mechanical Engineering
- Music (online)
- Natural Resources (online)
- Nuclear Engineering
- Psychology (online)
- Public Administration (online)
- Statistical Science (online)
- Technology Management
- Water Resources
Research
The center is strategically located next to the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) and the Center for Advanced Energy Studies (CAES). The University of Idaho is a founding collaborator at CAES. This location is ideal for research collaboration opportunities. The Idaho Falls Center focuses on delivering advanced education and research programs addressing state and national energy and security needs in partnership with the INL, industry, and university partners.
Idaho National Laboratory
In operation since 1949, the INL is a science-based, applied engineering national laboratory dedicated to supporting the U.S. Department of Energy's missions in nuclear and energy research, science, and national defense. The laboratory works with national and international governments, universities, and industry partners to discover new science and develop technologies that underpin the nation's nuclear and renewable energy, national security, and environmental missions.
Center for Advanced Energy Studies
CAES is focused on creating a unique and collaborative environment for our energy future, including cross-organizational and peer-to-peer technical collaboration. It addresses science, engineering and technology development critical to U.S. and global energy needs. CAES' research focuses on energy affordability, environmental safety, and technology research in nuclear, hydrogen, fossil fuels (coal, oil and gas), plus the full spectrum of renewable energy sources. CAES' research agenda fosters collaborations and interdisciplinary studies and makes its research and development facilities, and those of INL, available to a network of universities.
Community and Statewide Services
The College of Agriculture District IV Research and Extension Office at the Idaho Falls Center provides extension programming and agriculture related activities.