Registered Forester's Exam
Individuals wishing to practice forestry in the state of Mississippi, must pass the Mississippi Board of Registered Foresters' Exam. Students in the CFR have great success with this exam. More information about the Mississippi Board of Registered Foresters is available at their website. Below are the statistics of forestry undergraduates in the College who have attempted and passed the exam after graduation.
| Year | N exams taken | N passed | Pass rate (%) |
| 2007 | 25 | 25 | 100 |
| 2008 | 23 | 23 | 100 |
| 2009 | 22 | 21 | 95 |
| 2010 | 24 | 24 | 100 |
| 2011 | 20 | 18 | 90 |
| 2012 | 10 | 10 | 100 |
| 2013 | 26 | 26 | 100 |
| 2014 | 29 | 21 | 72.4 |
| 2015 | 30 | 19 | 70.7 |
| 2016 | 28 | 17 | 60.7 |
| 2017 | 33 | 27 | 81.8 |
| AVERAGE | 25 | 21 | 88 |
Results listed above are from the first attempt at the exam. Most, if not all students, pass the exam on the second attempt. Exam questions are changed periodically to reflect changes in the industry. The exam was changed in 2014 and again in 2017.