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To be admitted to the Master of Forestry program, students must have completed an undergraduate bachelor’s degree at an accredited institution. An undergraduate GPA of 3.0 or higher is expected. Students with a lower GPA can be admitted if a faculty member makes the recommendation. Up to 6 credits of senior level courses can be transferred for credit to the MF program. Students from the University of Maine can request 9 transfer credits if the master’s degree can be completed within 18 months, also known as the “4+1” program.
The Master of Forestry (MF) has two sets of requirements. The University of Maine Graduate School requires 30 credits for a masters degree, with at least 12 credit hours at the 500 level. All MF students must also complete at least 3 credits for SFR 690 Master of Forestry Project. All MF graduates are also required to meet SAF accreditation standards as indicated below. Prerequisites can be met with similar course content from previous institutions, taken at UMaine, or fulfilled through a portfolio. Additional courses may be waived based on work experience. Students without any prior education in forestry or a related sciences major may need to take prerequisite courses in biology, chemistry, and math prior to beginning the MF program. If students complete a Khan Academy course in a prerequisite topic, that is accepted as demonstrating competency in the topic such that required courses for the MF can be taken.
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Course Requirements to complete the MF program without prior courses in forestry or sciences.
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Course NumberCourse TitleCreditsSemester OfferedCourse takenTransfer# of Credits Fall 24# of Credits Spring 25# of Credits Fall 25# of Credits Spring 26total5xx creditDate Completed
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Prerequisites4008121294132
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SFR 100 or SFR 605 Topic: Forest BiologyForest Biology - Often met through any previous biology with lab course. Contact SFR100 instructor to see about 1-credit graduate level options (SFR 605). Can also complete the Khan Acedemy College Biology course.0Spring11
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MAT 116Pre-Calculus - Often met through previous mathematics course. Can also complete the Khan Academy pre-calculus course.0All
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CHY 121Intro to Chemistry - If not previously taken, can be met by taking SFR100 or equivalent while at UMaine. Frequently waived depending on circumstances. Can also complete the Khan Academy College Chemistry course.0All
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SFR 205 or SFR 603 Topic: MF OrientationForest Measurements and Statistics0Spring
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Often met through previous statistics course. Can also attend SFR 101 camp (get 1 cr for SFR 605) to get basic experience in forest measurement field skills.
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EES 140 or SFR 605 Topic: SoilsSoil Science - Often met through previous soil, geology or environmental science course. Contact EES140 instructor to see about possible 1-credit graduate level options (SFR 605).1Spring11
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SFR 603 Topic: MF OrientationTanglewood Orientation1August11
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SFR 605 Topic: Forest Vegetation or 107Forest Vegetation1Fall11
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SFR 400 (spr) Geographic Information Systems 4Spring4
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SFR 406 (fall)Remote Sensing3fall3
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SFR 502Timber Harvesting3Fall33
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SFR 503Advanced Forest Measurements3Spring33
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SFR 507Forest Ecology3Fall33
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SFR 509Silviculture3Fall33
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SFR 409Silviculture and Ecology Field Lab2Fall2
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SFR 544 (Fall) Forest Economics3Fall33
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 SFR 546 (3 cr) or SFR 411 (1 cr)Forest Policy or Forest Rules of Maine3Spring33
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SFR 557Tree Pests and Diseases3Spring33
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SFR 577Forest Landscape Mgmt & Planning3Spring33
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SFR589 Tools for Consulting Foresters 1fall11
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SFR690 (Variable)MF Project3spr for Mgt Plan, var for other33
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