Registration Exams

Examinations are given twice each year.

Exam Dates
Level 1 Exam Date & Time: February 3, 2012 from 9:00am to 4:30 pm
Level 2 Exam Date & Time: February 3, 2012 from 12:00 noon to 4:30 pm
Location: Pitt County Agricultural Center, Greenville, NC

Level 1 Exam Date & Time: August xx, 2012 from 9:00am to 4:30 pm
Level 2 Exam Date & Time: August xx, 2012 from 12:00 noon to 4:30 pm
Location: Burke County Agricultural Center, Morganton, NC

The NC Forestry Educatioal Outreach Program offers Review and Preparation Sessions

These review and exam prep sessions were developed by North Carolina State University's Forestry and Environmental Outreach Program in cooperation with the NC Division of Forest Resources, NC State University Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources, and NCSU Cooperative Extension Forestry. Limited guidance for the sessions was provided by the North Carolina Board of Registration for Foresters.

NCSU - Forestry and Environmental Outreach Program, NCSU-FEOP, Campus Box 8008, Raleigh, NC 27695-8008, phone: (919) 515-9563, fax (919) 515-6883,
homepage: http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/nreos/forest/feop/programs.html

Exam Info

To be eligible to take any examination, you must file an application with the Board. All applications, official transcripts, and payment must be in the NCBRF office at least 2 weeks prior to the set exam date. Individuals with active applications on file will be notified of each examination by mail. For an application contact Sara Koch at 919-847-5441 or info@ncbrf.org or visit http://www.ncbrf.org/apply.htm

In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, it is the policy of the North Carolina State Board of Registration for Foresters to provide accommodations in testing conditions to applicants with disabilities who are qualified candidates for the examination to the extent such accommodations are timely requested, reasonable, not unduly burdensome, consistent with the nature and purpose of the examination and necessitated by the applicant's disability. At least two weeks prior to the exam date, please contact Sara Koch at 919-847-5441 or info@ncbrf.org for more information.

Two types of examinations are given as part of the registration process.

People seeking registration without a Bachelor’s or higher forestry degree from an SAF-accredited forestry school must pass the Level 1 examination. The Level 1 exam consisting of two parts: Part 1 is a two hour closed book exam testing the applicant’s knowledge of forestry approximating that obtained through graduation from a four-year curriculum in forestry. Part 2 is a four hour open book exam focusing on the practice of forestry in NC.

People who meet the Education Requirements used by the Society of American Foresters (SAF) to become a Certified Forester (see Education Requirements at http://www.safnet.org/certifiedforester/become/eligibility.cfm) must pass the Level 2 examination which is a four hour open book exam focusing on the practice of forestry in NC.

The range of questions on the examinations is broad. It includes any material covered in forestry and forestry-related courses. The following critically important subject areas are always covered: mensuration, management, silviculture, dendrology, silvics/physiology, genetics, soils, economics, entomology, pathology, fire, and aerial photography. A score of 70 percent or higher is required to pass either examination.

Following general policy, the Board does not offer study sessions, practice examinations, or recommendations for references, but sample examination questions are available. The samples provided are reasonably representative of some of the questions found on the Registration Examination. Most questions were asked on an exam at one time or another. The questions are intended as examples, not an exhaustive study guide. All possible types, categories, and styles of questions are not included.

Detailed information about the Level 1 Examination.

Detailed information about the Level 2 Examination.

Application to sit for Exam

To be eligible to take any examination, you must file an application with the Board.

NCBRF Application to sit for Exam (MS Word Format) (Adobe PDF Format)