Our Faculty offers four undergraduate programs:

Honours Bachelor of Science in Forestry (HBScF)

Admission Requirements:

Entrance requirements for our Honours Bachelor of Science in Forestry programs are as follows:

Completion of the Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD), or equivalent. A minimum of 6 Grade 12 U or M cources, or equivalent, including program specific prerequisite courses with a minimum 70% overall average.

• 1 credit in Gr. 12 U English
• 3 credits from:
• Gr. 12 U Advanced Functions & Intro Calculus
• Gr. 12 U Biology
• Gr. 12 U Chemistry
• Gr. 12 U Geometry & Discrete Math
• Gr. 12 U Math of Data Management
• Gr. 12 U Physics
• Gr. 12 M Computer & Info Science
• a Gr. 12 U or M Geography
• 2 additional Gr. 12 U or M credits

HBScF - Four Year program

This is our traditional degree which makes a graduate eligble (after a specific time of professional practice) for registration with the Ontario Professional Foresters Association as a Registered Professional Forester.

First Year:
(a) Forestry 1094
(b) Forestry 1010, 1050, 1071, 1110, 1330
(c) Biology 1130
(d) Biology 2210 / Environmental Studies 2210
(e) Chemistry 1010
(f) Computer Science 0412
(g) Economics 2014
(h) Geology 1050
(i) Forestry 0190

Non-Academic requirement:
Forestry 0990 - First Aid Certificate

Second Year:
(a) Forestry 2094
(b) Forestry 2054, 2110, 2150, 2170, 2210, 2270, 2330, 2350, 2370
(c) Biology 2050
(d) One FCE electives chosen in consultation with the Department
(e) Forestry 0290

Third Year:
(a) Forestry 3094
(b) Forestry 3131, 3178, 3211, 3212, 3213, 3214, 3215, 3217, 3218, 3219
(c) One FCE electives chosen in consultation with the Department
(d) Forestry 0390

Fourth Year:
(a) Forestry 4094
(b) Forestry 4020*, 4212, 4213, 4214, 4330
(c) Two FCE electives chosen in consultation with the Department
(d) Forestry 0490

* Forestry 4020 - Undergraduate Thesis is a two term course that may commence as early as Term 6.
A minimum overall average of 60% in Forestry courses is required.

HBScF (Co-op) - Five Year program

This is our co-operative version of our traditional degree which makes a graduate eligble (after a specific time of professional practice) for registration with the Ontario Professional Foresters Association as a Registered Professional Forester.

The program allows students to gain additional work experience while enrolled as students.

Continuation in the Co-op option will be contingent on maintaining a weighted average of 60% in each term. A Co-op student who obtains less than a 60% average for the course work of any term or who fails any course may be placed on probation for the following academic term. A student who does not remove the probationary standing within the designated period will be dismissed from the Co-op option. A Co-op student who fails the year (see appropriate academic regulations) will be dismissed from the Co-op option. Work term credits are not applicable towards the completion of the regular HBSc Forestry degree.

Students in the Co-op option are not guaranteed work term positions. Placements are posted in the Employment and Co-operative Education Centre; students must apply. Employers make decisions on a competitive basis.

First Year (Term 1 Fall, Term 2 Winter):
(a) Forestry 1094
(b) Forestry 1010, 1050, 1071, 1110, 1330
(c) Biology 1130
(d) Biology 2210 / Environmental Studies 2210
(e) Chemistry 1010
(f) Computer Science 0412
(g) Economics 2014
(h) Geology 1050
(i) Forestry 0190

Non-Academic requirement:
Forestry 0990 - First Aid Certificate

First Year (Term 3 Summer)
Forestry 1990 - First Work Term

Second Year (Term 4 Fall, Term 5 Winter):
(a) Forestry 2094
(b) Forestry 2054, 2110, 2150, 2170, 2210, 2270, 2330, 2350, 2370
(c) Biology 2050
(d) One FCE electives chosen in consultation with the Department
(e) Forestry 0290

Second Year (Term 6 Summer):
Forestry 2990 - Second Work Term

Third Year (Term 7 Fall):
Forestry 3990 - Third Work Term

Third Year (Term 8 Winter):
(a) Forestry 3178, 3212, 3215, 3217, 3219
(b) One FCE electives chosen in consultation with the Department
(c) A half-course elective chosen in consultation with the Department
(d) Forestry 0390

Fourth Year (Term 10 Fall):
(a) Forestry 3094
(b) Forestry 3131, 3211, 3213, 3214, 3218
(c) A half-course elective chosen in consultation with the Department

Fourth Year (Term 11 Winter):
Forestry 4990 - Fourth Work Term

Fifth Year (Term 13 Fall, Term 14 Winter):
(a) Forestry 4094
(b) Forestry 4020*, 4212, 4213, 4214, 4330
(c) Two FCE electives chosen in consultation with the Department
(d) Forestry 0490

* Forestry 4020 - Undergraduate Thesis is a two term course that may commence as early as Term 10.
A minimum overall average of 60% in Forestry courses is required.

For More Information, please contact:
Dr. Ulf Runesson
ulf.runesson@lakeheadu.ca
(807) 343-8784

Bachelor / Honours Bachelor of Environmental Studies (BES/HBES)

Admission Requirements:

Entrance requirements for our Honours Bachelor of Science in Forestry programs are as follows:

Completion of the Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD), or equivalent. A minimum of 6 Grade 12 U or M cources, or equivalent, including program specific prerequisite courses with a minimum 70% overall average.

• 1 credit in Gr. 12 U English
• 5 additional Gr. 12 U or M credits (Biology Gr. 12 U recommended)

Bachelor of Environmental Studies (Forest Conservation) - Three Year program

We added this program in response to a growing need for resource personnel - without a wish to become Registered Professional Forester - but with a strong wish to develop a solid understanding of the art and science of forest resource management. Students design a series of electives to build expertise in their area of interest (wildlife, policy and legislation, planning, historical and cultural perspectives are a few examples).

First Year:
(a) Forestry 1094
(b) Forestry 1010, 1050, 1110, 1330
(c) Biology 1110, 1130
(d) Economics 2014
(e) Geography 1120
(f) One half-course elective in Science or Arts
(g) Forestry 0190

Non-Academic requirement:
Forestry 0990 - First Aid Certificate

Second Year:
(a) Forestry 2094
(b) Forestry 2110, 2210, 2330, 2370
(c) Biology 2210
(d) Economics 2212 or Forestry 2170
(e) History 2010 or 2012
(f) Philosophy 2013
(g) Outdoor Recreation 3290
(h) One half-course elective in Science
(i) Forestry 0290

Third Year:
(a) Forestry 2054, 2270, 2350, 3251, 4213
(b) One half-course Forestry elective (at the second year level or above)
(c) One FCE elective in Science (at the second year level or above)
(d) One FCE elective in Arts (at the second year level or above)
(e) Forestry 0390

A minimum overall average of 60% in Forestry courses is required.

Honours Bachelor of Environmental Studies (Forest Conservation) - Four Year program

Year One, Two and Three:
Same as the Bachelor of Environmental Studies (Forest Conservation)

Fourth Year:
(a) Forestry 4110 and One half-course elective (at the third year level or above) or 4040
(b) Forestry 4250
(c) One FCE elective in Forestry (at the third year level or above)
(d) One FCE elective in Science (at the third year level or above)
(e) One FCE elective in Arts (at the second year level or above)
(f) One half-course elective (at the second year level or above)
(g) Forestry 0490

Note:
It is recommended that students proceeding to graduate studies or other research activities in Forestry should complete the undergraduate thesis, Forestry 4040.

For More Information, please contact:
Dr. Nancy Luckai
nancy.luckai@lakeheadu.ca
(807) 343-8624