Careers & Transfers
Our diploma program will prepare you for work in a wide variety of environmental and natural resource management career opportunities, including employment as:
- Biological Technician
- Field Research Technician
- Environmental Technician
- Resource Management Technician
TRANSFERS
Interested students can obtain further information on these partnerships from the School of Environmental Science Chair. Students wishing to continue studies at other institutions must meet the entrance requirements of that institution.
University of Lethbridge
Graduates of the two-year diploma program in Environmental Assessment and Restoration or Renewable Resource Management receive two years credit toward a post-diploma Bachelor of Science Degree in Environmental Science from the University of Lethbridge. Students who obtain Lethbridge College’s Fish and Wildlife Technology Post-Diploma Certificate are eligible for a half year extra credit toward the degree.
University of Alberta
Graduates of the two-year diploma in Environmental Assessment and Restoration or Renewable Resource Management receive two years full credit toward a Post-Diploma Bachelor of Science degree in Environmental and Conservation Sciences, Land Reclamation program. Students must meet the U of A’s entrance requirements.
University of Northern British Columbia
Graduates of the two-year Renewable Resource Management Diploma program may receive up to 1.5 years credit toward a Bachelor of Science Degree in Natural Resource Management at the University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC).
Credit depends on academic performance, course selection and approval of course equivalencies by the UNBC Program Leader of Forestry for degree specializations (Forestry, Fisheries, Wildlife and Outdoor Recreation).
Athabasca University
Graduates of the two-year Renewable Resource Management Diploma program receive 30 credits towards a three or four year Bachelor of Management (Post-Diploma) Degree or 60 credits towards a Bachelor of Science (Post-Diploma) Degree.
The Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT)
Graduates of the Renewable Resource Management Diploma program with a minimum grade point average of C+ or 2.3 on standard grading scales will be conditionally accepted into the BTech (Bachelor of Technology in Technology Management) degree program. Applicants for transfer of credit under this Agreement shall complete all of the requested application procedures of NAIT including, but not limited to, written statements outlining personal objectives, career goals, letters of reference, work experience and community involvement, and such other information as may be requested and used by NAIT to determine whether the applicant complies with the requirements as set out or intended.
University of Saskatchewan
Graduates of the Renewable Resource Management Diploma may be eligible for up to 60 credits towards BSc. in Renewable Resource Management - Resource Sciences specialization.
Griffith University, Australia
Renewable Resource Management Diploma graduates may enter into the fourth semester of the Bachelor of Science in Ecology and Conservation Biology degree at Griffith University, Gold Coast and Nathan campuses. Please visit www.griffith.edu.au/credit for more information.
