The Faculty of Forestry offers the following four-year degree programs:

  • Bachelor of Science: Forest Bioeconomy Sciences and Technology
  • Bachelor of Science: Forestry (Forest Resources Management Major, Specialization in Integrated Resource Management)
  • Bachelor of Science: Forestry (Forest Resources Management Major, Specialization in Community and Aboriginal Forestry)
  • Bachelor of Science: Forestry (Forest Operations Major, Harvest Planning and Engineering Option)
  • Bachelor of Science: Forest Sciences
  • Bachelor of Science: Natural Resources Conservation (Major in Science and Management or Global Perspectives)
  • Bachelor of Science: Wood Products Processing 
  • Bachelor of Urban Forestry

Useful links when using this course planning worksheet:

UBC Calendar 
UBC Department
BC Transfer Guide 
Langara Diagnostic Tests 

As Langara does not offer Forestry courses, only first-year requirements are listed below. However, some of the required second-year courses are available at Langara. Please check the BC Transfer Guide for details.

 

Bachelor of Science in Forest Bioeconomy Sciences and Technology - First Year

UBC Courses

Credits

Langara Equivalents

Credits

BIOL 1211

          8

BIOL 1115 and 1215

          8

CHEM 121 and CHEM 123

          8

CHEM 1120 & CHEM 1220

          8

CONS 101

          3

Unavailable

          0

ECON 101

          3

ECON 1220

          3

ENGL 1122

          3

ENGL 11282

          3

GEOS 102

          3

GEOG 1180

          3

One of:

MATH 100

MATH 102

MATH 104

          3

One of:

MATH 1171 or MATH 1173/1183 or 1175

Unavailable

MATH 1174

          3

SOCI 101 or 102

         3

Unavailable

          0

Electives

         

Electives

          

 

Footnotes:

1 Students who take LANG BIOL 1115 & LANG BIOL 1215 get credit for UBC BIOL 1st (8) and are exempt from having to take UBC BIOL 111, UBC BIOL 121 & UBC BIOL 140.  BIOL 111 and BIOL 140 will count towards electives for students with Biology 11 or 12 from High School.

2 The transfer agreement for ENGL 1128 ended in August 2020. Please see the BC Transfer Guide for details.  

 

Bachelor of Science in Forestry: Forest Resources Management Major

(Specialization in Integrated Resource Management) - First Year

UBC Courses

Credits

Langara Equivalents

Credits

ENGL 100 level

3

One of:

ENGL 1100 

ENGL 1123

ENGL 1129 or 1130

ENGL 1135

          3

 

BIOL 111 & 1211

8

BIOL 1115 & 12151

8

One of:

CHEM 1212

PHYS 1013

 

 4 

3

One of:

CHEM 1120 & 12202

PHYS 1101

 

 8 

4

ECON 101

3

ECON 1220

3

One of:4

MATH 100

MATH 102

MATH 104

MATH 190

3

One of:

MATH 1171 or MATH 1173/1183 or 1175

Unavailable

MATH 1174

Unavailable

3 - 4

APBI 200

3

Unavailable

0

FRST 100

3

Unavailable

0

FRST 2325

3

Unavailable

0

Electives

        

Electives

 

 

Footnotes:

1Students who take LANG BIOL 1115 & LANG BIOL 1215 get credit for UBC BIOL 1st (8) and are exempt from having to take UBC BIOL 111, UBC BIOL 121 & UBC BIOL 140.   

2 In order to get credit for UBC CHEM 121 (4), Langara students must take both LANG CHEM 1120 & LANG CHEM 1220. Credit will also be given for UBC CHEM 123 (4) which will be applied towards electives. 

3 CHEM 111 and PHYS 100 are intended for students without CHEM 12 and PHYS 12, respectively. If students do not have Grade 12 level in both sciences, they are encouraged to select a science not taken at the Grade 12 level (Students without Physics 12 must replace 3 credits of electives with UBC PHYS 100 (Langara’s PHYS 1118) prior to taking PHYS 101). 

4 Students may take UBC MATH 180, 184, 190 (4 credits) or MATH 110 (6 credits) instead of MATH 100, 102, or 104 (3 credits), but the credit difference cannot be applied towards program elective requirements.

5 Students with strong computing skills, especially in the use of spreadsheets, can replace FRST 232 with 3 credits of electives upon approval by the program director.

 

Bachelor of Science in Forestry: Forest Resources Management Major

(Specialization in Community and Aboriginal Forestry) - First Year

UBC Courses

Credits

Langara Equivalents

Credits

ENGL 100 level

3

One of:

ENGL 1100 

ENGL 1123

ENGL 1129

ENGL 1130

ENGL 1135

          3

 

BIOL 111 & 1211

8

BIOL 1115 & 1215

8

One of:

CHEM 1212

PHYS 1013

 

 4 

3

One of:

CHEM 1120 & 12202

PHYS 1101

 

 8 

4

ECON 101

3

ECON 1220

3

One of:4

MATH 100

MATH 102

MATH 104

MATH 190

3

One of:

MATH 1171 or MATH 1173/1183 or 1175

Unavailable

MATH 1174

Unavailable

3 - 4

FRST 100

3

Unavailable

0

FRST 2325

3

Unavailable

0

APBI 200

3

Unavailable

0

Electives

 

Electives

 

 

Footnotes:

1Students who take LANG BIOL 1115 & LANG BIOL 1215 get credit for UBC BIOL 1st (8) and are exempt from having to take UBC BIOL 111, UBC BIOL 121 & UBC BIOL 140.   

2 In order to get credit for UBC CHEM 121 (4), Langara students must take both LANG CHEM 1120 & LANG CHEM 1220. Credit will also be given for UBC CHEM 123 (4) which will be applied towards electives. 

3 CHEM 111 and PHYS 100 are intended for students without CHEM 12 and PHYS 12, respectively. If students do not have Grade 12 level in both sciences, they are encouraged to select a science not taken at the Grade 12 level (Students without Physics 12 must replace 3 credits of electives with UBC PHYS 100 (Langara’s PHYS 1118) prior to taking PHYS 101). 

4 Students may take UBC MATH 180, 184, 190 (4 credits) or MATH 110 (6 credits) instead of MATH 100, 102, or 104 (3 credits), but the credit difference cannot be applied towards program elective requirements.

5 Students with strong computing skills, especially in the use of spreadsheets, can replace FRST 232 with 3 credits of electives upon approval by the program director

 

Bachelor of Science in Forestry: Forest Operations Major

(Harvest Planning & Engineering Option) - First Year

UBC Courses

Credits

Langara Equivalents

Credits

ENGL 100 level 1

3

One of:

ENGL 1100

ENGL 1123

ENGL 1129

ENGL 1130

ENGL 1135

          3

BIOL 111 & 1212

8

BIOL 1115 & 12152

 8 

ECON 101

3

ECON 1220

3

MATH 1003

3

MATH 1171 or 1173/1183 or 1175

3 - 4

APBI 200

3

Unavailable

0

FRST 100

3

Unavailable

0

FRST 231

3

Unavailable

0

FRST 232

3

Unavailable

0

Electives4

 

Electives4

 

 

Footnotes:

1 UBC ENGL 112 (LANG ENGL 1127 or 1128) is recommended. However, the transfer agreement for LANG ENGL 1127 and ENGL 1128 ended in August 2020. See the BC Transfer Guide for details

2 Students who take LANG BIOL 1115 & LANG BIOL 1215 get credit for UBC BIOL 1st (8) and are exempt from having to take UBC BIOL 111, UBC BIOL 121 & UBC BIOL 140.

3 Students may take UBC MATH 180 (4 credits) or MATH 110 (6 credits) instead of MATH 100 (3 credits), but the credit difference cannot be applied towards program elective requirements. 

4Students planning to obtain a P. Eng after graduating require UBC MATH 100, 101 and PHYS 170. Students without PHYS 12 should use 3 credits of electives to take PHYS 100.

 

Bachelor of Science: Forest Sciences - First Year

UBC Courses

Credits

Langara Equivalents

Credits

ENGL 100 level

6

6 credits of:

ENGL 1100

ENGL 1123

ENGL 1129 or 1130

ENGL 1135

           6                

BIOL 111, 121 & 1401

8

BIOL 1115 & 12151

8

CHEM 121 & 123

8

CHEM 1120 & 1220

8

MATH 1002

3

MATH 1171 or 1173/1183 or 1175

3 - 4

MATH 1012

3

MATH 1271 or 1273/1283

3 - 4

CONS 101 or FRST 100

3

Unavailable

0

APBI 200

3

Unavailable

0

 

Footnotes:

1 Students who take LANG BIOL 1115 & LANG BIOL 1215 get credit for UBC BIOL 1st (8) and are exempt from having to take UBC BIOL 111, UBC BIOL 121 & UBC BIOL 140.   

2 Students may take UBC MATH 180 (4 credits) or MATH 110 (6 credits) instead of MATH 100 (3 credits), but the credit difference cannot be applied towards program elective requirements. 

 

Bachelor of Science: Natural Resource Conservation - First Year

UBC Courses

Credits

Langara Equivalents

Credits

ENGL 100 level

6

6 credits of:

ENGL 1100

ENGL 1123

ENGL 1129 or 1130

ENGL 1135

 6

   

           

BIOL 1211

3

BIOL 1115 & 12151

8

ECON 101 and 102

6

ECON 1220 & 1221

6

One of:

MATH 100

MATH 102

MATH 104

MATH 190

3

One of:

MATH 1171 or MATH 1173/1183 or 1175

Unavailable

MATH 1174

Unavailable

 3 - 4

 

 

GEOS 103

3

GEOG 1190

3

CONS 101

3

Unavailable

0

APBI 200      

3

Unavailable

0

Electives

 

Electives

 

 

Footnotes:

1 Students who take LANG BIOL 1115 & LANG BIOL 1215 get credit for UBC BIOL 1st (8) and are exempt from having to take UBC BIOL 111, UBC BIOL 121 & UBC BIOL 140.  BIOL 111 and BIOL 140 will count towards electives for students with Biology 11 or 12 from High School.

 

Bachelor of Science: Wood Products Processing - First Year

UBC Courses

Credits

Langara Equivalents

Credits

One of:

ENGL 110

ENGL 111

ENGL 1121

3

One of:

ENGL 1129

Unavailable

ENGL 1127 or 11281 

 

3

CHEM 121 & 123

8

CHEM 1120 & 1220

8

One of:

MATH 100

MATH 102

MATH 104

3

One of:

MATH 1171 or 1173/1183 or 1175

Unavailable

MATH 1174

3 - 4

One of:

MATH 101

MATH 103

MATH 105

3

One of:

MATH 1271 or 1273/1283

Unavailable

MATH 1274

3 - 4

One of:2

PHYS 101

PHYS 117

PHYS 131

3

One of:

PHYS 1101

PHYS 1125

Unavailable

4

WOOD 120

3

Unavailable

0

Electives

9

Electives

 

 

Footnotes:

1 The transfer agreement for LANG ENGL 1127 and ENGL 1128 ended in August 2020. Please see the BC Transfer Guide for details.  

2 Students without Physics 12 must replace 3 credits of electives with PHYS 100 prior to taking PHYS 101 or PHYS 131. PHYS 101, 106, or 107 may substitute for PHYS 131.

 

 

Bachelor of Science in Forest Bioeconomy Sciences and Technology (Minor in Commerce)

Students desiring a stronger foundation in business are encouraged to consider the Minor in Commerce, offered through the UBC Sauder School of Business.  In the Minor, students focus their senior electives on commerce courses in organizational behaviour, marketing, business finance and strategic management.  This option enables students to develop their business knowledge and management skills, and prepares them for management roles and advanced business degrees.

Interested students can apply in Term 2 of their second year (non-co-op students) or third year (co-op students).  To be eligible for admission, students must have:

  • a cumulative average of at least 68% in the previous two years and completed the following courses:

UBC Courses

Credits

Langara Equivalents

Credits

ECON 101

3

ECON 1220

3

ECON 102

3

ECON 1221

3

MATH 100 or 104

3

MATH 1171 or 1173/1183 or 1174 or 1175

3 - 4

 

 

Bachelor of Urban Forestry - First Year

UBC Courses

Credits

Langara Equivalents

Credits

APBI 200

3

Unavailable

0

BIOL 1211

3

BIOL 1115 & 12151

6

CONS 200

3

Unavailable

0

ECON 101

3

ECON 1220

3

One of:

ENGL 110

ENGL 111

ENGL 1122

3

One of:

ENGL 1129

Unavailable

ENGL 1127 or ENGL 11282

 3

SOCI 101 or SOCI 102

3

 Unavailable

0

UFOR 100

UFOR 110

3

3

Unavailable

Unavailable

0

0

Restricted Electives3

6

Restricted Electives3

 

 

Footnotes:

1 Students who take LANG BIOL 1115 & LANG BIOL 1215 get credit for UBC BIOL 1st (8) and are exempt from having to take UBC BIOL 111, UBC BIOL 121 & UBC BIOL 140. BIOL 111 will count towards restricted elective for students with Biology 11 or 12 from high school.

2 The transfer agreement for LANG ENGL 1127 and ENGL 1128 ended in August 2020. Please see the BC Transfer Guide for details.  

3 Please refer to the UBC Calendar to see a list of restricted electives.

This course planning outline is created by the Langara College Counselling Department and is intended for use only as a guide. It is the student’s responsibility to consult original sources to ensure accuracy.

Updated August 2022