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. U of I Boise is focused on creating community impact, developing regional economy, 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, U of I Boise supports teaching, learning, research and outreach. We distinguish ourselves through the following areas:

  • 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.

U of I 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, 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 U of I Boise or U of I 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.1

  • The College of Art and Architecture also offers coursework that satisfies the first 2 years of U of I'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 U of I courses at the U of I 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, students 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 U of I 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