At University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon, Canada, BA/BS in Applied Plant Ecology is offered as a bachelor's degree in Ecology & Conservation programme. The programme runs for 4 years. Tuition for international students is CAD 41,964 per year (CAD 8,670 per year for local students).
This four-year Bachelor of Science in Agriculture program teaches students to apply ecological principles to managed and natural landscapes, including rangelands, forests, wetlands, and croplands. Coursework covers plant-ecosystem interactions, soil-plant-animal relationships, and landscape-level management, with fieldwork components such as grassland ecology and further study in advanced plant ecology and research methods. Students who want to pursue original research in plant sciences can take a dedicated research thesis course. Offered by the College of Agriculture and Bioresources, the program runs full- or part-time, can be started off-campus, and accepts students directly from high school. Upper-year classes are kept small. The program suits students interested in environmental management and conservation rather than production agriculture alone, preparing graduates for work as environmental scientists responsible for rangelands, forests, wetlands, and conservation areas. Typical employers include conservation agencies, parks authorities, government environmental departments, and environmental consulting firms. It is a fit for students who want a science-based, field-oriented degree focused on ecosystem processes and land stewardship, with the option to move toward graduate research through the thesis stream.
Requirements
Minimum GPA:70.00 / %
Admission Requirements: University of Saskatchewan's own Applied Plant Ecology admissions page states the direct-entry high-school requirements for Saskatchewan applicants: Biology 30, Chemistry 30, and Foundations of Mathematics 30 or Pre-Calculus 30. Applicants may be admitted into the College of Agriculture and Bioresources with one subject deficiency, which must be cleared before the second year of study. The programme page publishes a minimum admission average of 70%, calculated on the required Grade 12 subjects, with admission offered on a rolling basis until seats are filled. For English proficiency the page defers to USask's institution-wide requirement: IELTS Academic 6.5 (minimum 6.0 per band), TOEFL iBT 86 (minimum 19 per section), Duolingo English Test 120 (minimum 100 per subscore), PTE Academic 63 (minimum 59 per skill), or CAEL 70 (minimum 60 per skill). International applicants apply through the same process, pay the $120 CAD application fee, and are assessed against their own curriculum.
Application Details
Start Date:January, May, July and September
Application Deadline:The University of Saskatchewan does not publish fixed general application deadlines for its direct-entry undergraduate colleges (Agriculture and Bioresources, Arts and Science, Education, Edwards School of Business, Engineering, Kinesiology, Dental Hygiene, Dental Therapy): admission requirements and deadlines for the 2027-28 cycle become available only once applications open on 25 September 2026, and the site gives no separate international closing date. Non-direct professional programs set their own dates instead: for September 2027 entry, the College of Law's JD opens 15 October 2026 with rolling review to a 1 February 2027 documents deadline and is not currently accepting international applicants; the College of Medicine's MD applications close 1 October 2026 for domestic (Canadian citizen/PR) applicants only; and the Nutrition program's single deadline is 15 March 2027 for both domestic and international applicants, with no late applications considered. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
