02-333-40 Me. Code R. § 2
An applicant for the intern forester license shall submit evidence of:
An Associate of Science, Associate of Applied Science, Associate of Agriculture, Associate of Applied Agriculture or Diploma (Canada) from a curriculum in forestry or forest technology approved in accordance with subsection 2 below;
A Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Science in Forestry from a curriculum in forestry approved in accordance with subsection 2 below; or
A Master of Science, Master of Forestry, Doctor of Philosophy or Doctor of Forestry from a curriculum in forestry approved in accordance with subsection 2 below.
The Board hereby approves the specific educational programs in forestry and forest technology that are accredited by the Society of American Foresters or the Canadian Institute of Forestry.
[Note: Lists of accredited programs are available from:
Department of Science and Education
Society of American Foresters
5400 Grosvenor Lane
Bethesda, MD 20814-2198
ph: (301) 897-8720, ext. 123
Canadian Forestry Accreditation Board
18 Pommel Crescent
Kanata, Ontario K2M1A2
ph: (613) 599-7259
web: http://www.cfab.ca]
The applicant's degree must have been awarded while the program was accredited or certified.
Applicants who have graduated from a forestry or forest technology program not in the United States or Canada, or from a non-approved forestry or forest technology program from an accredited institution in the United States or Canada, will be considered using the applicable approval standard from paragraph B below.
The Board hereby incorporates by reference the following approval standards:
Accreditation Handbook / Standards, Procedures, and Guidelines for Accrediting Educational Programs in Professional Forestry (Society of American Foresters, 2014 edition, revised December 1, 2013), available from:
Department of Science and Education
Society of American Foresters
5400 Grosvenor Lane
Bethesda, MD 20184
ph: (301) 897-8720 ext. 123
Standards, Procedures, and Guidelines for Accrediting Educational Programs in Forest Technology (Society of American Foresters, January 1, 2013, revised December 1, 2012), available from:
Department of Science and Education
Society of American Foresters
5400 Grosvenor Lane
Bethesda, MD 20184
ph: (301) 897-8720 ext. 123
02-333 C.M.R. ch. 40, § 2