1. WW Welcome Class of 2016!

2. Program Components

3. Program Timeline – Term 1 Monday August 24Start FRST 555 Sunday August 31 – Saturday Sept 5 Field trip to Nelson Tuesday September 8Start fall term (Term 1) courses Saturday or Sunday, Sept 26/27 Optional hike 3 Fridays-October 2, 9, 16Operations field trips Monday October 12Thanksgiving holiday Monday October 26 – Friday October 31 Field Trip to Malcolm Knapp Research Forest Wednesday November 11Remembrance Day holiday Friday December 4Last day of classes, term 1 Wednesday December 8 – Wednesday December 22 Term 1 final exam period

4. Program Timeline – Term 2 Monday January 4Classes start, Term 2 Monday February 8Family Day holiday Monday February 15 – Friday February 19 Reading Break (no classes) Friday April 8Last day of classes, Term 2 Friday March 25 – Monday March 28 Easter holiday Tuesday April 12 – Wednesday April 27 Term 2 exam period Friday April 15All program requirements complete Wednesday May 25 – Wednesday May 27 Convocation period

5. TableCreditsTermTopic FRST 5553AugustFundamentals of sustainable forest management FRST 55631Land information acquisition and analysis FRST 55761Site-level forest land management FRST 52331Forest policy, globalization elective FRST 55892Landscape-level forest land management (capstone) FRST 537c32Economics and administration of forestry elective 61,2Electives, Directed Study Total33 Courses

6. FRST 557 - Site Level Plan FRST 558 - Forest Level Plan Major Projects

7. 3 to 6 credits 1 or 2 terms Supervised research project Research paper or Professional report Directed Studies o Problem statement and analysis o Review state of knowledge o Integrative discussion o Recommendations o Conclusions o Introduction o Methods o Results o Discussion o Conclusions

9. Apply to ABCFP Competency review 1 Submit continuing education plan 2 Complete CEP 2 1 Not required since MSFM program is CFAB accredited 2 State in your application that you are enrolled in the UBC MSFM program and then update the ABCFP when you complete the program. ABCFP - ASFIT

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