Ecological Restoration Minor

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Minor - Ecological Restoration (Minor)

Degree Specific Credits: 24

Required Cumulative GPA: 2.0

Course List
Code	Title	Hours
Major Required Course		9-10
Required Courses		9-11
Natural Science Electives		3-5
Social Science Electives		3
Ethical & Human Values Elective Within Minor		6
Natural Sciences Within Minor		3
Total Hours		33-38

Rule: must take the following course

Note: FORS 201 can be substituted for either STAT 216 OR WILD 240

Course List
Code	Title	Hours
Select one of the following:		3-4
FORS 201	Forest Biometrics
STAT 216	Introduction to Statistics
WILD 240	Intro to Biostatistics
NRSM 210N	Soils, Water and Climate	3
NRSM 265	Elements of Ecological Restora	3
Total Hours		9-10

Minimum Required Grade: C-

Rule: Must complete all of the following courses

Note: FORS 330 can be substituted for either BIOE 370 OR BIOE 428 OR NRSM 462; NRSM 385BIOO 335

Course List
Code	Title	Hours
Select one of the following:		3-5
FORS 330	Forest Ecology
BIOE 370	General Ecology
BIOE 428	Freshwater Ecology
NRSM 462	Rangeland Ecology
NRSM 385	Watershed Hydrology	3
or BIOO 335	Rocky Mountain Flora
NRSM 465	Foundations of Restoration Ecology	3
Total Hours		9-11

Minimum Required Grade: C-

Rule: Must take one of the following courses, but not a course already used for a core or above requirement

Course List
Code	Title	Hours
Select one of the following:		3-5
BIOE 342	Field Ecology
BIOE 370	General Ecology
BIOE 416	Alpine Ecology
BIOE 428	Freshwater Ecology
BIOE 439	Stream Ecology
BIOE 448	Terrestrial Plant Ecology
BIOE 451	Landscape Ecology
BIOE 453	Ecology of Small & Large Lakes
BIOE 458	Forest and Grassland Ecol
BIOO 335	Rocky Mountain Flora
BIOO 340	Biology and Mgmnt of Fishes
BIOO 433	Plant Physiology
FORS 202	Forest Mensuration
FORS 330	Forest Ecology
FORS 331	Wildland Fuel Management
FORS 333	Fire Ecology
FORS 347	Multiple Resource Silviculture
GEO 420	Hydrogeology
GEO 460	Process Geomorphology
NRSM 385	Watershed Hydrology
NRSM 408	Global Cycles and Climate
NRSM 415	Environmental Soil Science
NRSM 418	Ecosystem Climatology
NRSM 455	Riparian Ecology & Management
NRSM 462	Rangeland Ecology
WILD 470	Conserv of Wildlife Populatns
WILD 485	Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology
Total Hours		3-5

Minimum Required Grade: C-

Rule: take at least one course from the following, but if one of these courses are required for the major a second elective must be taken

Course List
Code	Title	Hours
Select at least one of the following:		3
ECNS 433	Economics of the Environment
FORS 320	Forest Environmental Economics
GPHY 335	Water Policy
NRSM 379	Collab in Nat Res Decisions
NRSM 422	Nat Res Policy/Administration
NRSM 426	Climate and Society
NRSM 449E	Climate Change Ethics/Policy
NRSM 475	Environment & Development
NRSM 389E	Ethics Forestry & Conservation
PTRM 482	Wilderness & Protctd Area Mgt
Total Hours		3

Minimum Required Grade: C-

Rule: Can take the elective courses

Note: can take these courses for Social Science Electives in the minor and will work for this General Education Requirement

Course List
Code	Title	Hours
NRSM 449E	Climate Change Ethics/Policy	3
NRSM 389E	Ethics Forestry & Conservation	3.000
Total Hours		6

Minimum Required Grade: C-

Rule: must take the following course

Course List
Code	Title	Hours
NRSM 210N	Soils, Water and Climate	3
Total Hours		3

Minimum Required Grade: C-