Multilateral Pathways (General Transfer Agreements):

Graduates of either Natural Resources Technician/Technology diploma programs, Forestry Technician/Technology diploma programs, or one of our allied programs (see below) from an Ontario college, with a minimum 70% in the final year of their program, may be considered for admission into the third year of either the Honours Bachelor of Science in Forestry program or the Honours Bachelor of Environmental Management program. 

Applicants with two or more years of relevant career experience acquired after the completion of a diploma with a minimum 65% in the final year of their program are eligible for admission consideration.

Students admitted to either the Honours Bachelor of Science Forestry or the Honours Bachelor of Environmental Management program will be required to attend and successfully complete a 4-week summer transition program. The summer transition program normally begins on the last week of July. The actual start date will be included in the Offer of Admission letter. 

Based on individual assessments, students may also be required to fulfill additional course requirements. Upon application and receipt of official transcripts an admission decision will be made.

Allied Programs:

• Algonquin College: Environmental Technician, Forestry Technician
• Confederation College: Environmental Technician, Forest Ecosystem Management Technician
• Fanshawe College: Environmental Technology
• Fleming College: Ecosystem Management Technician & Technologist, Environmental Technician & Technologist, Fish & Wildlife Technician &Technologist, Forestry Technician
• Georgian College: Environmental Technician
• Loyalist College: Environmental Technician
• Sault College: Forest Conservation Technician, Fish & Wildlife Conservation Technician, Environment Technician & Technologist
• Seneca College: Environmental Technician & Technologist

For a PDF containing additional information on the pathway, please click here.

Additional three-year related programs will be evaluated on an individual basis for transferability options. Further information on the transfer program may be obtained by contacting the Faculty of Natural Resources Management.