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Course Registration Information

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Tuition and Fees

The General Forestry Course registration fee is $300.00 before the course begins, with a late registration fee of $400.00 after the start of the course.

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 and appendices, 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 CD 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 opens January 4 for the Spring 2010 Semester and August 2 for the Fall 2010 Semester.  Enrollment is based on a first-come, first-served basis.  If the class is full and you are unable to enroll, you will be placed on a waiting list for the next semester.  The registration fee is $300.00 before the first day of class and $400.00 for late registration. 

Online registration is not available at this time. When registering by mail, we only accept a check or money order made out to University of Maryland.  Send your registration form (Mail-in Registration Form) and your registration fee ($300.00 before 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. 112, or by email at nstewar1@umd.edu.

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

Last updated: 10/5/2009