Transitioning from high school to university can seem daunting at first. To make the move as easy as possible, 中出影院 offers a selection of first-year study options designed to help you build a community and take the stress out of registering for classes.
If you have been accepted into the Forestry or Land and Food Systems faculties, you are eligible to apply for the聽聽study option.
What is Land One?
Land One includes a selection of core courses in Biology, Economics, Math, and English, as well as an integrative seminar. You鈥檒l take all of these key classes with a maximum of 50 to 60 other students. You will also take part in a seminar, where you鈥檒l enjoy hands-on experiences, build relationships with your instructors, and learn how to solve the problems that are negatively impacting our land.
Why should you choose a first-year study option?
If you鈥檙e looking to make new friends from your first day, Land One could be the right path for you. You鈥檒l benefit from smaller class sizes in select courses and your seminar group, a dedicated study space, and low student-to-instructor ratios. Also, you will get to participate in experiential learning opportunities such as field trips and other hands-on activities.
Is Land One right for you?
To take part in Land One, you鈥檒l need to take all of the classes required for the program, which will provide you with 16 credits that can be applied to meet your program requirements. On top of that, you鈥檒l have time to choose additional courses in your first year that help you meet your program requirements and build your own educational path.
Land One鈥檚 seminar course covers a range of issues related to land use, climate change, food security, and sustainability. Much of your time will be spent discussing and addressing how to solve these problems. You鈥檒l also take part in some hands-on activities, such as a visit the 中出影院 Farm to learn more about sustainable food systems and a two-day field trip to 中出影院鈥檚 Malcolm Knapp Research Forest, where you鈥檒l experience the coastal old-growth rainforest first-hand.
If you鈥檙e in Forestry, Land One is particularly useful if you have enrolled in the Bachelor of Science in Natural Resources or the Bachelor of Urban Forestry. It is a particularly good fit for the Bachelor of Science in Natural Resources.
If you鈥檙e in Land and Food Systems, you鈥檙e eligible for enrolment in Land One if you鈥檙e taking a Bachelor of Science in Applied Biology, a Bachelor of Science in Food, Nutrition, and Health, or a Bachelor of Science in Food and Resource Economics . Land One is also a good fit if you plan to apply in second year to the Global Resource Systems program.
How to apply
Applications to Land One are now open and the deadline is May 15,听2025.听Once you have been accepted into your Forestry or Land and Food Systems degree program, you will need to聽聽through Land One鈥檚 website. As part of the process, you鈥檒l be asked to write a letter of intent (500 words maximum) explaining why you want to join the Land One cohort. Land One is limited by size, so apply early!
Enrolment in the study option may require additional high school courses not required for admission, so it鈥檚 important to聽听辞苍濒颈苍别.