Graduate certificate Environmental Studies

The Environmental Studies graduate certificate is offered by the Princeton Environmental Institute (PEI), which is the center for environmental research, education, and outreach at Princeton University.  The graduate certificate is highly interdisciplinary and allows students from all disciplines to add an environmental dimension to their studies.  This provides graduate students an opportunity to complement their disciplinary studies with coordinated interdisciplinary training in the broad field of Environmental Studies. Requirements for the certificate include formal course work as well as a research effort focused on an environmental topic.

Students wishing to pursue a graduate certificate in Environmental Studies are encouraged to consult with the Director of the Program to discuss their interests.  Because courses must be taken in multiple disciplines, planning of individual programs should take place as early as possible.

Upon completion of the requirements, the Program Director awards a letter of certification in Environmental Studies.

It should be noted that PEI does not offer graduate degrees.  For this reason, students must first gain formal admission to a degree-granting program or department.