Forestry: Forest Administration and Utilization, B.S.

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Please note - As of April 24, 2015, this program is not currently accepting new students.

This major is administered by the Forestry Discipline.

Major study and approved electives total 132 credits.

Forestry Core, 56 credits

Forestry and Natural Resources

Required

Field Techniques in Natural Resources, 7-8 credits

Take all of the following:

FOR 319 - Land Surveying 1 cr.
FOR 320 - Field Experience in Forest Measurement 1 cr.
NRES 405 - Selected Topics in Natural Resources 1-3 cr.
SOIL 359 - Soil Conservation and Watershed Inventory Techniques 1 cr.
SOIL 360 - Field Experience in Soil Inventory Methods 1 cr.
WATR 380 - Field Experience in Aquatic Ecosystem Evaluation 1 cr.
WLDL 340 - Field Experience in Wildlife Management Techniques 1 cr.
or only:
NRES 475 - European Environmental Studies Seminar 1-8 cr.

Forestry Internship or Employment

One summer of adviser-approved forestry internship or employment.

Forest Administration and Utilization option, 49-52 credits

Required

Forestry

FOR 329 - Harvesting Systems 2 cr.
FOR 370 - Forest Products I 2 cr.
FOR 436 - Managing Non-industrial Private Forests 2 cr.

Select one class from either

Two courses from

Natural Resources or Geography

NRES 377 - Remote Sensing I 3 cr. or
GEOG 377 - Remote Sensing I 3 cr.

Electives

At least 6 adviser approved credits from 300-400 level forestry, natural resources, business, economics courses; 200-400 level accounting courses; 100-400 level paper science and engineering courses.

Communication in the Major

Capstone Experience

FOR 432 - Silviculture 3 cr.

Forestry: Forest Administration and Utilization, B.S.

Forestry Core, 56 credits

Forestry and Natural Resources

Required

Field Techniques in Natural Resources, 7-8 credits

Forestry Internship or Employment

Forest Administration and Utilization option, 49-52 credits

Natural Science

One course from

Mathematics

Required

Forestry

Select one class from either

Two courses from

Natural Resources or Geography

Electives

Communication in the Major

Capstone Experience