Forest Resources Management B.S.
Bachelor of Science - Forestry; Forest Resources Mgmt Concentration
W.A Franke College of Forestry & Conservation
Degree Specific Credits: 90
Required Cumulative GPA: 2.0
Catalog Year: 2017-2018
General Education Requirements
Information regarding these requirements can be found in the General Education Section of the catalog.
Summary
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Major Required Courses | 22 | |
| Outside Major Courses Required | 24-27 | |
| Major Required Courses | 26 | |
| Professional Electives | 18 | |
Biophysical Sciences | ||
Management Application | ||
Policy and Social Science | ||
Measurement and Analysis | ||
| Writing within Major | 14-15 | |
| Math within Major | 4-6 | |
| Exception to the Modern/Classical Languages Requirement | 3-4 | |
| Expressive Arts Requirement | 3 | |
| Social Science within Major | 3 | |
| Ethical & Human Values Elective within Major | 3 | |
| Natural Sciences within Major | 6 | |
| Total Hours | 126-133 | |
Major Required Courses
Rule: Must take all courses
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| FORS 130 | Intro Forestry Field Skills | 2 |
| FORS 201 | Forest Biometrics | 3 |
| FORS 202 | Forest Mensuration | 3 |
| FORS 240 | Tree Biology | 2 |
| FORS 241N | Dendrology | 3 |
| FORS 250 | Intro to GIS for Forest Mgt | 3 |
| NRSM 200 | Nat.Resource Professional Wrtg | 3 |
| NRSM 210N | Soils, Water and Climate | 3 |
| Total Hours | 22 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Outside Major Courses Required
Rule: Must take all courses
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| BIOB 160N | Principles of Living Systems | 3 |
| BIOB 161N | Prncpls of Living Systems Lab | 1 |
| CHMY 121N | Introduction to General Chemistry | 3 |
| COMX 111A | Intro to Public Speaking | 3 |
| or THTR 120A | Introduction to Acting I | |
| ECNS 201S | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
| Select one of the following: | 4-6 | |
M 151 | Precalculus | |
M 121 & M 122 | College Algebra and College Trigonometry | |
| Select one of the following: | 4-5 | |
M 162 | Applied Calculus | |
PHSX 205N & PHSX 206N | College Physics I and College Physics I Laboratory | |
| WRIT 101 | College Writing I | 3 |
| Total Hours | 24-27 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Major Required Courses
Rule: Must take all courses
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| FORS 320 | Forest Environmental Economics | 3 |
| FORS 330 | Forest Ecology | 3 |
| FORS 340 | Forest Product Manufacturing | 2 |
| FORS 341 | Timber Harvesting & Roads | 3 |
| FORS 349 | Practice of Silviculture | 3 |
| FORS 440 | Forest Stand Management | 3 |
| FORS 481 | Forest Planning | 3 |
| NRSM 385 | Watershed Hydrology | 3 |
| NRSM 422 | Nat Res Policy/Administration | 3 |
| Total Hours | 26 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Professional Electives
Rule: Must take at least 18 total credits from the combined subcategories
Note: Must take 6 credits beyond major requirements to earn a minor
Minimum Required Grade: C-
18 Total Credits Required
Biophysical Sciences
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Select at least one of the following: | 3 | |
BIOE 370 | General Ecology | |
BIOO 335 | Rocky Mountain Flora | |
BIOO 433 | Plant Physiology | |
FORS 333 | Fire Ecology | |
FORS 342 | Wood Anatomy, Properties, & ID | |
NRSM 418 | Ecosystem Climatology | |
WILD 370 | Wildlife Habitat Cons & Mgmt | |
| Total Hours | 3 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Management Application
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Select at least two of the following: | 4-6 | |
FORS 230 | Fire Management & Environmental Change | |
FORS 232 | Forest Insects & Diseases | |
FORS 331 | Wildland Fuel Management | |
FORS 434 | Advanced Forest Roads | |
FORS 435 | Advaced Timber Harvesting | |
NRSM 360 | Rangeland Mgt (equiv 260) | |
WILD 275 | Wildlife Conservation | |
| Total Hours | 4-6 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Policy and Social Science
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Select at least one of the following: | 3 | |
ENST 230H | Nature and Society | |
FORS 436 | Project Appraisal | |
NASX 303E | Ecol Persp in Nat Amer Trad | |
NRSM 370S | Wildland Conserv Pol/Govrnance | |
NRSM 379 | Collab in Nat Res Decisions | |
NRSM 389E | Ethics Forestry & Conservation | |
NRSM 424 | Community Forestry & Conservtn | |
NRSM 425 | Nat Res & Envir Economics | |
NRSM 426 | Climate and Society | |
NRSM 475 | Environment & Development | |
PTRM 217S | Parks & Outdoor Rec. Mgmt. | |
PTRM 300 | Recreation Behavior | |
PTRM 310 | Nat Res Interp and Comm | |
PTRM 380 | Rec Admin & Leadership | |
PTRM 451 | Tourism & Sustainability | |
PTRM 482 | Wilderness & Protctd Area Mgt | |
| Total Hours | 3 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Measurement and Analysis
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Select at least one of the following: | 2-3 | |
FORS 350 | Forestry Apps of GIS | |
FORS 351 | Env Remote Sensing | |
GEO 421 | Hydrology | |
| Total Hours | 2-3 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Writing within Major
Rule: Must complete the following subcategories
15 Total Credits Required
Lower Division Writing
Rule: All are required
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| NRSM 200 | Nat.Resource Professional Wrtg | 3 |
| WRIT 101 | College Writing I | 3 |
| Total Hours | 6 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Upper Division Writing
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Select at least three of the following: | 8-9 | |
FORS 330 | Forest Ecology | |
FORS 340 | Forest Product Manufacturing | |
FORS 341 | Timber Harvesting & Roads | |
FORS 349 | Practice of Silviculture | |
| Total Hours | 8-9 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Math within Major
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Select one of the following: | 4-6 | |
M 151 | Precalculus | |
M 121 & M 122 | College Algebra and College Trigonometry | |
| Total Hours | 4-6 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Exception to the Modern/Classical Languages Requirement
Rule: The Forestry major has been granted an exception to the Modern/Classical Language Requirement. Must take one of the following courses to will satisfy this requirement.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| FORS 201 | Forest Biometrics | 3-4 |
| or STAT 216 | Introduction to Statistics | |
| Total Hours | 3-4 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Expressive Arts Requirement
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| COMX 111A | Intro to Public Speaking | 3 |
| or THTR 120A | Introduction to Acting I | |
| Total Hours | 3 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Social Science within Major
Rule: Must take the following course
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ECNS 201S | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
| Total Hours | 3 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Ethical & Human Values Elective within Major
Rule: Can take the elective course
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| NRSM 389E | Ethics Forestry & Conservation | 3 |
| Total Hours | 3 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Natural Sciences within Major
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Select at least two of the following including a lab course: | 6 | |
BIOB 160N | Principles of Living Systems | |
BIOB 161N | Prncpls of Living Systems Lab | |
CHMY 121N | Introduction to General Chemistry | |
FORS 241N | Dendrology | |
NRSM 210N | Soils, Water and Climate | |
| Total Hours | 6 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C-