Major in Environmental Planning (BPl) at University of Northern British Columbia

Programme overview

The Environmental Planning major builds grounding in environmental science and provincial land use policy, with exposure to conservation, environmental assessment, Indigenous rights and title, integrated resource management and watershed planning in northern British Columbia. The Bachelor of Planning is a 120 credit-hour accredited professional degree (72 credit hours common requirements plus 36 major-specific credit hours) with studio courses working on applied projects with community partners. Accredited degree status gives free student membership of the Planning Institute of British Columbia and a fast-tracked path to Registered Professional Planner.

Faculty: Environment | Department: School of Planning and Sustainability | Duration: 120 credit hours | Study mode: full-time | Location: Prince George, British Columbia, Canada

What you will study

Common planning requirements and studios, plus a major requirement of 36 credit hours including BIOL, ENSC, GEOG, NREM and PLAN courses.

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Entry requirements

Bachelor of Planning group (BC/Yukon high school entry): English Studies 12 or English First Peoples 12, three approved academic Grade 12 courses and one additional Grade 12 course (academic or elective), minimum 65% average; no major-specific high school course is listed for the planning majors. Applicants from other provinces present the equivalent (for example, Ontario: OSSD with five 4U/4M courses including ENG4U, 65% overall). International applicants whose first language is not English show proficiency, for example TOEFL iBT 90 (at least 20 in each component), IELTS Academic 6.5 overall (at least 6.0 in each module), Duolingo 125 (at least 115 in each component) or PTE Academic 65 (at least 60 in each component).

Requirements published at program group level.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the courses you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Intakes: September, January and May semesters for general entry BA, BComm, BPl and BSc programs. Competitive entry programs (BASc Engineering, BHSc, BEd, BSW, Nursing) admit for the September semester only, with no January intake.

General entry (BA, BComm, BPl, BSc): domestic applicants are accepted continually; international deadlines are 11 July for September, 8 November for January and 9 March for May. Applications for the 2027-2028 intake open in early October.

BASc (Engineering) applications close 1 March 2027 for September 2027; BHSc closes 15 May 2027; BEd closes 15 February 2027; BSW closes 1 February 2027; Northern Collaborative Baccalaureate Nursing (domestic only) closes 31 March 2027; Northern Baccalaureate Nursing LPN pathway closes 15 January 2027.

Graduate application fee: CAD 76.50 for domestic applicants and CAD 153.00 for international applicants, non-refundable and paid at submission online or through the Cashier's Office.

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