Forest Conservation program requirements

What the Forest Conservation Specialist, Major and Minor require, as the 2026-2027 Arts & Science Calendar states it, and every course they name.

Forest Conservation Specialist

  • Arts program
  • 12.0 credits
  • Open enrolment
  • ASSPE1100

Enrolment

This is an open enrolment program. A student who has completed 4.0 credits may enrol in the program. The full enrolment requirements are on the Calendar's page for this program.

Completion requirements

(12.0 credits, including at least 3.0 credits at the 300-level and 2.5 credits at the 400-level; other equivalent and approved courses offered by other Faculties, University of Toronto Mississauga or University of Toronto Scarborough may be eligible for inclusion.)

First Year: BIO120H1; plus 1.5 first year Social Science credits

Second Year:

1ENV234H1/ EEB240H1; FOR200H1, FOR201H1

21.0 credit from ECO220Y1, ECO227Y1; GGR270H1; STA220H1, STA221H1, STA255H1

31.0 credit from ANT204H1; ENV221H1, ENV222H1; GGR223H1; INS201Y1; PHL273H1

Third Year:

1FOR301H1, FOR305H1; At least 1.0 credit from FOR300H1, FOR302H1, FOR303H1, FOR306H1, FOR307H1, FOR310H1; EEB321H1

2At least 1.0 credit from JGE321H1, JGE331H1; ENV320H1, ENV323H1, ENV347H1, JIG322H1

Fourth Year:

1FOR400Y1, FOR401H1

21.0 credit from ANT450H1; FOR403H1, FOR416H1, FOR417H1, FOR418H1; ENV421H1, ENV422H1, ENV440H1; GGR416H1

An additional 1.0 credit can be taken from any 3rd or 4th year elective listed above.

To substitute courses not currently on offer, please contact the Forestry Undergraduate Administrator to discuss course options from other departments.

Note 1Note: If the FOR301H1 is not on offer, a student may use a substitute field or research course from another department. Contact the Forestry Undergraduate Administrator for details and confirmation.

Courses these requirements name

  • BIO120H1Adaptation and Biodiversity
  • ENV234H1Environmental Biology: Structure and Function of Ecosystems last in the 2021-2022 Calendar
  • EEB240H1Environmental Biology: From Organisms to Ecosystems
  • FOR200H1Conservation of Canada's Forests
  • FOR201H1Conservation of Tropical and Subtropical Forests
  • ECO220Y1Introduction to Data Analysis and Applied Econometrics
  • ECO227Y1Foundations of Econometrics
  • GGR270H1Introductory Analytical Methods
  • STA220H1The Practice of Statistics I
  • STA221H1The Practice of Statistics II
  • STA255H1Statistical Theory
  • ANT204H1Social Cultural Anthropology and Global Issues
  • ENV221H1Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Environment
  • ENV222H1Pathways to Sustainability: An Interdisciplinary Approach
  • GGR223H1Environment, Society and Resources
  • INS201Y1Introduction to Indigenous Studies: Foundations, History and Politics last in the 2024-2025 Calendar
  • PHL273H1Environmental Ethics
  • FOR301H1Field Methods in Forest Conservation
  • FOR305H1Biology of Trees and Forests
  • FOR300H1Forest Products in Sustainable Forestry
  • FOR302H1Societal Values and Forest Management
  • FOR303H1Human Dimensions of Global Forests
  • FOR306H1Tropical Forest Ecology and Conservation Field Course
  • FOR307H1Forest Insect Ecology & Management
  • FOR310H1Bioenergy from Sustainable Forest Management
  • EEB321H1Community Ecology
  • JGE321H1Multicultural Perspectives on Environmental Management
  • JGE331H1Resource and Environmental Theory
  • ENV320H1National Environmental Policy
  • ENV323H1Ontario Environmental Policy
  • ENV347H1The Power of Economic Ideas
  • JIG322H1Indigenous Worlds, Worldviews and the Environment
  • FOR400Y1Advanced Seminar in Forest Conservation
  • FOR401H1Research Paper/Thesis in Forest Conservation
  • ANT450H1Multispecies Cities last in the 2025-2026 Calendar
  • FOR403H1Directed Readings
  • FOR416H1Green Urban Infrastructure
  • FOR417H1Agroforestry
  • FOR418H1Urban Forest Conservation Field Camp
  • ENV421H1Environmental Research last in the 2021-2022 Calendar
  • ENV422H1Environmental Law
  • ENV440H1Professional Experience Course
  • GGR416H1Environmental Impact Assessment

Forest Conservation Major

  • Arts program
  • 8.0 credits
  • Open enrolment
  • ASMAJ1100

Enrolment

This is an open enrolment program. A student who has completed 4.0 credits may enrol in the program. The full enrolment requirements are on the Calendar's page for this program.

Completion requirements

(8.0 credits, including at least 1.5 credits at the 300-level and 1.0 credit at the 400-level; other equivalent and approved courses offered by other Faculties, University of Toronto Mississauga or University of Toronto Scarborough may be eligible for inclusion.)

First Year: BIO120H1; plus 1.5 first year Social Science credits

Second Year:

1ENV234H1/ EEB240H1; FOR200H1, FOR201H1

21.0 credit from ANT204H1; ECO220Y1, ECO227Y1; GGR270H1; INS201Y1; STA221H1; ENV221H1, ENV222H1; PHL273H1; STA220H1, STA255H1

Third Year: FOR305H1; 1.0 credit from FOR300H1, FOR301H1, FOR302H1, FOR303H1, FOR306H1, FOR307H1, FOR310H1; EEB321H1

Fourth Year: FOR400Y1

An additional 1.0 credit can be taken from any 3rd or 4th year elective listed above or under the Forest Conservation Specialist (Arts Program).

To substitute courses not currently on offer, please contact the Forestry Undergraduate Administrator to discuss course options from other departments.

Courses these requirements name

  • BIO120H1Adaptation and Biodiversity
  • ENV234H1Environmental Biology: Structure and Function of Ecosystems last in the 2021-2022 Calendar
  • EEB240H1Environmental Biology: From Organisms to Ecosystems
  • FOR200H1Conservation of Canada's Forests
  • FOR201H1Conservation of Tropical and Subtropical Forests
  • ANT204H1Social Cultural Anthropology and Global Issues
  • ECO220Y1Introduction to Data Analysis and Applied Econometrics
  • ECO227Y1Foundations of Econometrics
  • GGR270H1Introductory Analytical Methods
  • INS201Y1Introduction to Indigenous Studies: Foundations, History and Politics last in the 2024-2025 Calendar
  • STA221H1The Practice of Statistics II
  • ENV221H1Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Environment
  • ENV222H1Pathways to Sustainability: An Interdisciplinary Approach
  • PHL273H1Environmental Ethics
  • STA220H1The Practice of Statistics I
  • STA255H1Statistical Theory
  • FOR305H1Biology of Trees and Forests
  • FOR300H1Forest Products in Sustainable Forestry
  • FOR301H1Field Methods in Forest Conservation
  • FOR302H1Societal Values and Forest Management
  • FOR303H1Human Dimensions of Global Forests
  • FOR306H1Tropical Forest Ecology and Conservation Field Course
  • FOR307H1Forest Insect Ecology & Management
  • FOR310H1Bioenergy from Sustainable Forest Management
  • EEB321H1Community Ecology
  • FOR400Y1Advanced Seminar in Forest Conservation

Forest Conservation Minor

  • Arts program
  • 4.0 credits
  • Open enrolment
  • ASMIN1100

Enrolment

This is an open enrolment program. A student who has completed 4.0 credits may enrol in the program. The full enrolment requirements are on the Calendar's page for this program.

Completion requirements

(4.0 credits)

First Year: 1.0 credit from ANT100Y1; ECO101H1, ECO102H1; ENV200H1; GGR101H1, JEG100H1

Higher Years: 3.0 credits from FOR200H1, FOR201H1, FOR300H1, FOR301H1, FOR302H1, FOR303H1, FOR305H1, FOR306H1, FOR307H1, FOR310H1, FOR400Y1, FOR401H1

To substitute courses not currently on offer, please contact the Forestry Undergraduate Administrator to discuss course options from other departments.

Courses these requirements name

  • ANT100Y1Introduction to Anthropology
  • ECO101H1Principles of Microeconomics
  • ECO102H1Principles of Macroeconomics
  • ENV200H1Assessing Global Change: Science and the Environment
  • GGR101H1Histories of Environmental Change
  • JEG100H1Introduction to Physical Geography and Earth Science
  • FOR200H1Conservation of Canada's Forests
  • FOR201H1Conservation of Tropical and Subtropical Forests
  • FOR300H1Forest Products in Sustainable Forestry
  • FOR301H1Field Methods in Forest Conservation
  • FOR302H1Societal Values and Forest Management
  • FOR303H1Human Dimensions of Global Forests
  • FOR305H1Biology of Trees and Forests
  • FOR306H1Tropical Forest Ecology and Conservation Field Course
  • FOR307H1Forest Insect Ecology & Management
  • FOR310H1Bioenergy from Sustainable Forest Management
  • FOR400Y1Advanced Seminar in Forest Conservation
  • FOR401H1Research Paper/Thesis in Forest Conservation

Requirements are quoted from the 2026-2027 Arts & Science Calendar, which is the official version. Atlas is independent of U of T, so confirm important decisions with your department or college registrar. See how to read program requirements or browse every program.

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