Forestry: Ecosystem Restoration and Management, B.S.

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This major is administered by the Forestry Discipline.

Major study and approved Career Pathway Courses total 120-121 credits of which 104-105 are major and option specific requirements. The remaining 16 credits are general education courses not embedded within the major.

NOTE: Enrollment cap is in effect for this option. Consult the forestry coordinator for advising information and application criteria.

Forestry Core, 57-58 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. (Take 1 credit)
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 8 credits of

NRES 475 - International Field Experiences in Natural Resources Management 1-8 cr.

Forestry Internship or Employment

One summer of adviser-approved forestry internship or employment.

Forest Ecosystem Restoration and Management option, 47 credits

Natural Science, 5 credits

Select one course from the following:

Required

MATH 111 - Applied Calculus 4 cr.
FOR 324 - Fire Management and Ecology 2 cr.
SOIL 361 - Forest Soils 3 cr.
NRES 320 - Natural Resources Public Relations and Social Science 3 cr.
NRES 457 - Ecological Monitoring 3 cr.
NRES 458 - Biodiversity and Conservation Biology 3 cr. or
WLDL 458 - Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Biology 3 cr.
NRES 459 - Ecosystem Management and Restoration 3 cr.
WATR 388 - Aquatic Ecology 3 cr. or
WATR 360 - Wetlands Ecology and Management 3 cr. or
WLDL 360 - Wetlands Ecology and Management 3 cr.

Biology

BIOL 160 - Introduction to Animal Biology 5 cr.
BIOL 342 - Vascular Plant Taxonomy 4 cr.
BIOL 345 - Agrostology 2 cr. or
BIOL 347 - Aquatic Vascular Plants 2 cr.
BIOL 377 - Ornithology 3 cr.

Career Pathway Courses, 3 credits

Choose from:

NRES 377 - Remote Sensing I 3 cr. or
GEOG 377 - Remote Sensing I 3 cr.
GEOG 341 - Geographic Information Systems I 3 cr.

Career Pathway Courses, 1 credit

Choose at least 1 credit from:

Any adviser approved course, or
Any 300-level or higher Biology, Wildlife, or Forestry course

Communication in the Major

Capstone Experience

NRES 459 - Ecosystem Management and Restoration 3 cr.