Requirements
Applicants for Certified Forester® and Candidate Certified Forester® must meet the following requirements.
Standards of Professional Practice
Every Certified Forester or Candidate Certified Forester and applicant agrees to the Standards of Professional Practice .
Education
Option #1
An earned degree at the baccalaureate or master's level from a SAF-accredited degree program.
Option #2
An earned degree at the baccalaureate, masters or doctorate level in forestry or related natural resources. Examples of "related natural resources" include, but are not limited to, environmental studies, wildlife management, range management, or ecology. The earned degree(s) must have a total of 56 semester credit hours with 51 semester credits as specified in the
forestry-related coursework areas a-d and an additional 5 credit hours in any of the forestry-related coursework areas.