Course Registration Information

Schedule

Fall Semester: September 1 - December 15
Spring Semester: February 1 - May 20

Tuition and Fees

The registration fee for the General Forestry Course is $300.00 prior to the start of the course. An additional $100 late registration fee is applied, raising the fee to $400, on September 2 for the fall semester and February 2 for the spring semester. Registration is not accepted two weeks after the course begins.

Online Version: For students enrolling in the online version of the course, the registration fee covers all the materials for the course including: electronic text, appendices, and lesson quizzes; paper copies of the supplemental readings (A Sand County Almanac, American Forests: A History of Resiliency and Recovery, and The Woodland Steward: A Practical Guide to the Management of Small Private Forests); and a small tree identification brochure entitled What Tree is That? (paper copies of materials will be sent upon registration). Students enrolled in the web-based version will receive a flash drive of the course text and appendices as a reference for use after the course has ended.

Paper Version: For students enrolling in the paper version of the course, the registration fee covers all the materials for the course including a binder of the text and lesson quizzes, a binder of the appendices, paper copies of the supplemental readings (A Sand County Almanac, American Forests: A History of Resiliency and Recovery, and The Woodland Steward: A Practical Guide to the Management of Small Private Forests), and a small tree identification brochure entitled What Tree Is That?

System Requirements

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Network connection: A broadband network connection such as DSL or cable is recommended for the best performance. You will experience longer loading time with a dial-up connection.

How to Register

Registration for the Fall 2012 Semester will open on July 1 with the General Forestry Course beginning on September 1. Enrollment is on a first-come, first-served basis. If the class is full, your name will be placed on a waiting list for the next semester.

Online registration and payment by credit card is not available at this time. When registering by mail, a check or money order should be made payable to University of Maryland. Please send your registration form (Mail-in Registration Form) and your registration fee ($300.00 from August 1 until the first day of the semester, and $400.00 for late registration) to the following address:

General Forestry Course

Attn: Carol Taylor

University of Maryland Extension

Wye Research and Education Center

PO Box 169

Queenstown, MD 21658

Questions about registration or the course?

Please contact Nancy Stewart, course instructor, by phone at 410.827.8056, ext. 107, or by email at nstewar1@umd.edu.

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For more information, contact Nancy Stewart, General Forestry Course Instructor

Last updated: 11/15/2011