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Academic Standards
Degree Programs 

The following table provides links to the academic standards used in conducting accreditation reviews of four-year degree forestry programs.

Introduction

An introduction to the academic standards for the accreditation of forestry programs in Canada.

Standard 1

Foundational Studies

Standard 2

Communications, Critical Reasoning and Leadership

Standard 3

Professionalism and Ethics

Standard 4

Trees and Stands

Standard 5

Forested Landscape

Standard 6

Information Acquisition and Analysis

Standard 7

Planning and Administration 

Standard 8A

Forest Management

Standard 8B

Natural Resources and Ecosystem Management

Standard 8C

Urban Forestry

Standard 8D

Forest Operations

Standard 8E

Ecological Restoration and Management

Appendix

Bloom's Taxonomy of learning outcomes

(as adapted for the evaluation of forestry programs for accreditation purposes).

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