Students from many diverse backgrounds come to UBC’s Faculty of Forestry & Environmental Stewardship (FES) at different stages of study. This page is designed to help you find the route that fits you best. Explore the different pathways to admission to UBC FES.
Domestic Students:
Explore admission requirements for Canadian students applying directly from high school.
Indigenous Students:
Explore admission requirements for Indigenous students applying directly from high school.
International Students:
Explore admission requirements for International students applying directly from high school.
Learn more about post-secondary transfer pathways into our degree programs:
Bachelor of Science in Natural Resources
Bachelor of Urban Forestry
Bachelor of Indigenous Land Stewardship
This is your pathway if you have taken a minimum of 24 transferable credits at a recognized college or university. Please note that if you have completed fewer than 24 transferable credits, your basis of admission is a combination of your high school and college or university work.
If you have completed 24 or more transferable credits at the post-secondary level, UBC will calculate your GPA based on your post-secondary courses. If you have earned more than 30 transferable credits, you will be evaluated on your most recent 30 transferable and relevant credits of study, including any failed or repeated courses.
While your post-secondary can act as your basis of admission, you must also meet the Faculty of Forestry & Environmental Stewardship’s secondary school entrance prerequisites.
Transfer Credit
To help you determine if your post-secondary work is transferable to UBC, please see the BC Transfer Guide. In BC, post-secondary institutions guarantee credit for courses or programs completed at other institutions, provided that these are listed in this Guide.
If a satisfactory grade has been achieved and if UBC offers an equivalent course, UBC will grant transfer credit for any course successfully completed at a recognized post-secondary institiution. The maximum allowable transfer credit is no more than 50% of required program credits or up to a maximum of 60 credits.
Transferring UBC students appreciate the Faculty of Forestry & Environmental Stewardship’s tight-knit community and immersive, interdisciplinary learning blending fieldwork and classroom experiences. Contact FES Student Services about transferring from another UBC program.
If you have been out of full-time education for at least four years, you may eligible to apply to UBC as a mature student. Please see UBC’s entry requirements for mature students.
This is your pathway if you already have a university degree. Please see UBC’s entry requirements for university or college students.
As well as meeting the grade point admission requirements, you must also have the course prerequisites required by your program of choice. This might include high school courses and/or university-level work. Once you have been admitted, please contact UBC FES Student Services.
If you have completed a one-year certificate or two-year diploma at a technical college, you could have transferable credits that apply towards a degree.
If you cannot find equivalencies for your courses in the BC Transfer Guide, please contact UBC FES Student Services to have your courses evaluated.