Bachelor of Science in Resource Conservation
In addition to special degree requirements listed previously, students selecting the Bachelor of Science in Resource Conservation should contact their advisors to approve curriculum. In addition, the student, with advice and consent of his or her advisor from the College of Forestry and Conservation, should design a curriculum addressing their specific needs. Any deviations from the program can be made only with the advice and consent of the student's faculty advisor.
Conservation Option
This program provides students with a foundation in natural resource courses along with courses in the social sciences and liberal arts. It prepares students for specializing in environmental law, business or professional organizations dealing with natural resources.
Example of possible program in the conservation option:
| First Year |
Credits |
| BIOL 120N General Botany |
3 |
| CHEM 151N General Chemistry |
3 |
| COMM 111A Introduction to Public Speaking |
2 |
| ENEX 101 Composition |
3 |
| MATH 121 Pre‑Calculus |
4 |
| Electives and General Education |
15-18 |
| Summer |
Credits |
| FOR 200 Natural Resources Measurements Camp |
2 |
| Second Year |
Credits |
| ECON 111S Introduction to Microeconomics |
3 |
| ECON 112S Introduction to Macroeconomics |
3 |
| PSC 100S Introduction to American Government |
3 |
| FOR 210N Introductory Soils |
3 |
| FOR 220 Technical Writing |
2 |
| Electives and General Education |
16-20 |
Third and Fourth Years: (minimum of 30 credits at the 300‑level or above; and at least two 400‑level or above to include For 422).
Terrestrial Sciences Option
The terrestrial sciences option is designed to provide students with a solid scientific foundation in the biological and physical science aspects of terrestrial conservation. The curriculum consists of a required core of science classes and an individualized curriculum of upper-division science courses chosen by the student in consultation with a faculty advisor. The curriculum must include at least 12 credits in forestry or wildlife biology at the upper-division level in addition to those specified below. This is an ideal option for those students who want to specialize their undergraduate education in areas such as forest ecology, hydrology, forest soils, biometrics, fire, or remote sensing.
| First Year |
Credits |
| ENEX 101 Composition | 3 |
| COMM 111A Introduction to Public Speaking | 2 |
| CHEM 151N General Chemistry | 3 |
| CHEM 152N-154N Organic Chemistry | 5 |
| BIOL 108N-109N Diversity of Life | 5 |
| GEOL 100N General Geology or 109N Environmental Geoscience |
2 |
| GEOL 101N Geology Laboratory | 1 |
| MATH 121 Precalculus | 4 |
| MATH 152 Calculus I | 4 |
| Electives and General Education | 1 |
| Summer |
Credits |
| FOR 200 Natural Resources Measurements Camp |
2 |
| Second Year |
Credits |
| FOR 201 Forest Biometrics |
3 |
| FOR 210N Forest Soils |
3 |
| FOR 220 Technical Writing |
2 |
| FOR 240 Tree Biology |
2 |
| FOR 241 Dendrology |
3 |
| PHYS 221N General Physics I |
5 |
| PHYS 222N General Physics II |
5 |
MATH 153 Calculus II or MATH
158 Differential Equations |
3 |
| Electives and General Education |
1-2 |
| Third and Fourth Years |
Credits |
| FOR 330 Forest Ecology |
3 |
| FOR 385 Watershed Hydrology |
3 |
| FOR 480 Project Design and Analysis |
3 |
| FOR 422 Natural Resource Policy |
3 |
| Electives and General Education |
48 |
Land and People Option
The purpose of this curriculum is to provide a broad program of study, which focuses on the evolving relationship between people and their natural environment. The curriculum is designed to prepare people with career interests in the management of natural resources with a particular human focus involving conservation, law, business or public affairs. The core program of required courses is designed to be supplemented by electives chosen by the student in consultation with a faculty advisor. These electives must include at least two other upper-division courses in forestry, recreation, or wildlife biology.
| First Year |
Credits |
| ENEX 101 Composition |
3 |
| COMM 111A Introduction to Public Speaking |
2 |
| MATH 121 Precalculus |
3 |
| CHEM 151N General Chemistry |
3 |
| CS 101 Introduction to Programming or CS 172 Introduction to Computer Modeling |
3 |
| GEOL 109N Environmental Geoscience |
2 |
| BIOL 121N Introductory Ecology |
4 |
| ECON 111S-112S Micro- and Macro-economics |
6 |
| Electives and General Education |
4 |
| Summer |
Credits |
| FOR 200 Natural Resources Measurements Camp |
2 |
| Second Year |
Credits |
FOR 201 or MATH 241 or SOC 202
or PSYC 220 Statistics |
3 |
| FOR 210N Introductory Soils |
3 |
| FOR 220 Technical Writing |
2 |
| FOR 230 Forest Fire Management |
2 |
| WBIO 275 Wildlife Conservation |
2 |
| RECM 217 Wildland Recreation Management |
3 |
| Electives and General Education |
13 |
| Third and Fourth Years |
Credits |
| FOR 320 Forest Economics |
3 |
| FOR 330 Forest Ecology |
3 |
| FOR 347 Multiple Resource Silviculture |
3 |
| FOR 360 Range Management |
3 |
FOR 385 Watershed Hydrology
or FOR 455 Riparian Ecology and Management |
3 |
| FOR 422 Natural Resource Policy |
3 |
| FOR 424 Community Forestry and Conservation |
3 |
| FOR 480 Project Design and Analysis |
3 |
| FOR 489 Ethics and Management of Public Lands |
3 |
| Electives and General Education |
33 |