Master of Forestry 4+1 Program

Faculty Advisor: Rob York (formerly Scott Stephens until April 2021)                     

Staff Advisor/Graduate Student Affairs Officer (GSAO): Ryann Madden

Undergraduate Forestry Advisor: Sarah Rose

From the ESPM Department Website: "Students currently enrolled on the UC Berkeley campus may apply for the Master of Forestry 4+1 (or 5th year) program. This will allow students who plan to graduate with a bachelor's degree in one of the ESPM majors to apply to the program. If admitted, students could take up to three courses in the final term of their senior year which may apply to the master's degree (provided the class is not also a requirement of their undergraduate program). This program will allow students to earn their degree in one academic year instead of two years."

Students of any undergraduate background at UC Berkeley may apply. The program encourages you to apply in your junior year of undergrad at UC Berkeley, so in your senior year you can receive credit for graduate level classes. 

Course work

24 semester units of upper division and graduate courses, of which at least 12 units are at the graduate level. The Forestry Graduate Advisor and the student’s Guiding Professor must approve the program of study to assure advanced specialized training in professional forest resource management.  Advanced courses in forest measurements, silviculture and management are required.

For more detailed information, see the Masters of Forestry Program