The General Arts and Science – Environmental and Natural Resource Studies Option is designed specifically to prepare students for entry into one of our School of Environmental and Natural Resource Sciences diploma programs.

Program Highlights

Upon successful completion of this two-semester certificate program, you will receive credit for all Common First Semester courses and entrance directly into semester 2 of one of the following programs in the School of Environmental and Natural Resource Sciences:

• Conservation Biology
• Earth Resources Technician Co-op
• Ecosystem Management Technician
• Environmental Technician
• Fish and Wildlife Technician
• Forestry Technician
• Resources Drilling and Blasting

You will also be eligible for entry to semester 1 of the Urban Forestry Technician Co-op program.

Discover your options while you discover nature. Explore the campus. Learn hands-on ecosystem skills and the wider world of ecology and the environment to prepare you for your environmental or natural resources sciences diploma program. Belong to a field crew in a camp setting while you learn outdoor skills. Prepare yourself with courses in math or chemistry. Study computing and communications, to build skills set for a successful future. The program will enable you to:

• discover and explore the programs and related career fields within the School of Environmental and Natural Resource Sciences
• get to know yourself better and make an informed choice about your career path
• learn more about the natural world we live in
• develop field skills and improve your academic and vocational skills
• gain confidence and a head start on your college diploma program

Program progression

If you complete the General Arts and Science - Environmental and Natural Resource Studies Option and choose to continue on to a diploma program, you will be attending college for a total of 5 consecutive semesters. For example:

General Arts and Science - Environmental and Natural Resource Studies Option:

• Semester 1: September - December
• Semester 2: January - April

Then, if you successfully complete the program, you could be eligible for entry into semester 2 of your diploma program in May.

Diploma Program (excluding Urban Forestry Technician Co-op):

• Semester 2: May - August
• Semester 3: September - December
• Semester 4: January - April (Graduate with Technician Diploma)

You would have the option to apply to a Technology diploma program if offered, or to take a dual diploma, with 2 additional semesters of study.