The midcareer Master of Environmental Management (MEM) or Master of Forestry (MF) degree program allows practicing environmental and forest managers to build on their work experience in order to learn additional skills that will permit them to pursue their career goals more effectively. The program provides professionals with the opportunity to update their knowledge base with the most current developments in the fast-changing environmental field. Those admitted to the program must have at least seven years of directly relevant professional experience in the environmental or forestry field that is sufficient to provide a corpus of experiential learning equivalent to one year of academic study at the School.So that the admissions committee may fairly judge each applicant's work record in light of this requirement, the applicant must explain how his/her work experience has provided a strong foundation in environmental or forestry science, management or policy. A supplemental form is required by one-year applicants for this purpose and is included with the application form. Relevant work experience is not the sole criterion for admission into this program, the breadth of prior academic training is also considered, and those applicants who are better prepared are more likely to succeed in this competitive admission process. Unless otherwise requested, all applicants will be considered automatically for admission into the two-year program should they not be offered admission to the one-year program.