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The Integrated Environmental Planning (IEP)
program prepares students to meet growing needs
for technologists capable of assisting in all areas of
land use and environmental planning, environmental
chemistry and hydrology, applied ecology and
microbiology, and geographic information systems.
Graduates of this program are trained in Geographic
Information Systems (GIS) data entry and spatial
analysis using Arc GIS and other software. Graduates
possess the practical field and laboratory skills

and technical competencies not only to acquire,
compile, analyze, evaluate and present environmental
information, but also to integrate it effectively into
formal planning and review processes.

COMMON CORE

The first year of Forest Technology, Recreation, Fish
and Wildlife Technology and Integrated Environmental
Planning Technology programs consist of a core

of common courses emphasizing resource skills,
knowledge and professionalism in: fish and wildlife
ecology, botany and terrestrial ecology, inventory,
measurement, mapping, communications, math and
interpretation.

The second year of each program synthesizes the
skills, knowledge, and professionalism of first year
with applied management, planning, and advanced
techniques and principles. Integration of learning in
each program is required.

The common core allows students to obtain an
additional diploma in RFW or Forestry by completing
the relevant third year.

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

In addition to meeting the general admission
requirements to Selkirk College, the applicant
must meet the following Environment and
Geomatics program requirements to be considered
fully-qualified:

ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS

— Graduation from Grade 12 with the following or
equivalent courses:

— Foundations of Mathematics 11 with a grade of
“C+” or Pre-Calculus 11 with a grade of “C+”

— Biology 11 or 12 with a grade of “C+” or higher
— English Studies 12 with a grade of “C+” or higher

NOTE: Applicants in Grade 12 at the time of
application must show proof of registration or
completion of the above courses.

Partially qualified applicants may be required to
successfully complete Preparatory courses in

math, technical writing or basic computers if the
competency tests such as the Computer College
Readiness Tool (CRT) and or the Language Proficiency
Index (LPI) are below a requisite score.

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INTEGRATED ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

One or more of the following certificates or
equivalents are recommended but not required for
admission:

— Class 5 Drivers license
— Physics 11 and Chemistry 11 and 12

— Occupational First Aid Level 1 with Transportation
Endorsement and/or Wilderness First Aid

NON-ACADEMIC SKILLS

Most learning activities within the program reflect
industry norms. Training often occurs in wilderness
back or front country terrain. Therefore, applicants
should be in good health and physical condition.
Activities will be taught which require student
participation walking or canoeing outside for up to 10
hours per day and for up to two weeks in duration.
Students will be required to hike, ski, mountain

bike, snowshoe, etc., for four to eight hours at a

time over rough, sometimes hazardous terrain in

all weather conditions. Students will be required to
maintain a reasonable pace and not hold the class
back. Activities in which the student must participate
may include but are not limited to the following:
hiking and scrambling, orienteering, canoeing, rock
climbing and mountaineering, cross-country and back
country skiing, mountain biking, camping including
snow caving, and operating power equipment

such as chainsaws, snowmobiles, and all-terrain
vehicles. Students will be required to observe all
safety practices and procedures and be safe at all
times. If students are unable to meet the physical
requirements they will be required to contact their
instructor(s) and School Chair to determine a plan of
action.

NOT QUITE THERE?

School of Environment and Geomatics (SEG) staff are
committed to helping students prepare for admission
into their chosen program. If you do not currently
have these prerequisites a variety of options exist

to set you up for success in the program. Students
can take a combination of preparatory and upgrading
courses in a first year which extends the length of
the program to three years, but greatly enhances
success. Applicants interested in this option should
contact student counseling services.

Academic Upgrading classes are available to help
address specific high school course deficiencies.

SEG offers math refresher classes the week before
classes start each fall semester and College Success,
a one-week overview of learning and study skills,
during the same week.

SECOND-YEAR PREREQUISITES

In order to take any second-year courses you must
have successfully completed all first-year courses.

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ADVANCE OR TRANSFER CREDIT AND
PRIOR LEARNING ASSESSMENT

- Students may apply for transfer credit for individual
courses taken at other institutions providing a

grade of “C” or higher was achieved. A student who
applies for advanced program standing from another
resource management program will not necessarily
receive block credit transfer for all courses taken
previously within that program. Course equivalencies
will be considered individually.

Careers

Graduates of the Integrated Environmental Planning
Technology program will be immediately employable
by government, industry, and environmental
consulting.

Many program graduates go directly from Selkirk
to employment in the environmental field. There are
IEPT graduates working as Environmental Planning
technologists, GIS technologists, GIS analysts,
wildlife technologists, environmental coordinators,
environmental compliance technologists, etc. Below
is a partial list of employers where IEP graduates
have found employment:

— BC Government

— Golder & Associates

— Morrow Environmental Consultants

— Environment Canada

— Department of Fisheries and Oceans

— BC Hydro

— Regional District Planning Offices

— Teck Cominco

— Oil and gas exploration firms, Northern BC

Regarding job prospects, sources such as Land
Conservancy organizations, Environmental Science
and Engineering and the Environmental Careers
Organization (eco.ca) have excellent, current
analyses on the status and growth of the Canadian
and international environmental sectors and related
career opportunities. Canada’s environmental sector
is growing faster than the Canadian economy as a
whole, and studies have identified thousands of job
openings in the Canadian environmental sector.

Degree Completion

The Integrated Environmental Planning program
now ladders into the Selkirk College Bachelor In
Geographic Information Systems and counts as the
first two years of this program.

There is a long-standing tradition of our graduates
transferring and successfully completing university
degrees. Selkirk’s Integrated Environmental Planning

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