Subjects requirements:

A relevant 360-credit Diploma in Forestry or an equivalent qualification. Although not a requirement, it is regarded as desirable that an applicant has completed at least two years' applicable practical service after having graduated. Candidates will only be considered if their average pass mark for the diploma is at least 60%. Prospective students who have not completed modules in Forest Management, Forest Engineering, Silviculture, Forest Economics and Utilisation on a third-year level of study, with a specific focus on the commercial plantation forestry sector, who apply for admission to the full-time Advanced Diploma in Forestry Programme, will be required first to do the third (final) year of the Diploma in Forestry offered by Nelson Mandela University and pass with a 60% average. Failing to maintain a 60% average will mean that students will only be considered for the Advanced Diploma in Forestry Programme after completing at least two years of service as a forest manager on a commercial plantation. Prospective students will not be allowed to register for any Advanced Diploma modules during this year and all 3rd-year subjects must be completed successfully before a student can commence to the Advanced Diploma Programme. These students will be registered as occasional students and will not be awarded the Nelson Mandela University Diploma in Forestry.