Feb 16, 2025

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2015-16 Catalog FINAL VERSION - Closed for Revisions

Forestry: Forest Management, B.S.

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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:

Forestry Internship or Employment

One summer of adviser-approved forestry internship or employment.

Forest Management, 47-48 credits

Natural Science

CHEM 101 - Basic Chemistry 5 cr. or
CHEM 105 - Fundamental Chemistry 5 cr.

One course from

BIOL 160 - Introduction to Animal Biology 5 cr.
CHEM 106 - Fundamental Chemistry 5 cr.
PHYS 101 - General Physics 5 cr.
PHYS 201 - Applied Principles of Physics I 4 cr.
PHYS 203 - College Physics I 5 cr.
PHYS 204 - College Physics II 5 cr.
GEOL 104 - Physical Geology 4 cr.

Required

MATH 109 - Mathematics for the Social and Management Sciences 4 cr. or
MATH 111 - Applied Calculus 4 cr.
MATH 112 - Basic Trigonometry and Applications 2 cr.
FOR 329 - Harvesting Systems 2 cr.
FOR 370 - Forest Products I 2 cr.
FOR 431 - Functional Tree Biology 3 cr.
FOR 433 - Regional Silviculture 2 cr.
FOR 436 - Managing Non-industrial Private Forests 2 cr.
NRES 320 - Natural Resources Public Relations and Social Science 3 cr.
NRES 377 - Remote Sensing I 3 cr. or
GEOG 377 - Remote Sensing I 3 cr.

One course from

Take 6 credits from

FOR 324 - Fire Management and Ecology 2 cr.
FOR 424 - Forest Pathology 3 cr.
FOR 426 - Forest Entomology 3 cr.

Electives, 6 credits

Choose from:

FOR 305 - Pulpcut 1 cr.
FOR 324 - Fire Management and Ecology 2 cr. *
FOR 325 - Range Management 3 cr.
FOR 331 - Landscape Maintenance/Arboriculture 3 cr. *
FOR 335 - Recreational Use of Forests and Parks 3 cr. *
FOR 336 - Pesticides in Natural Resource Management 1 cr.
FOR 339 - Survey of Forest Certification Systems 1 cr.
FOR 381 - Internship in Forestry 1-12 cr. (1-3 cr)
FOR 385 - Applied Landscape Architecture 3 cr. *
FOR 392 - Native American Forestry 3 cr. or
HIST 392 - Native American Forestry 3 cr.
FOR 394 - Forest Recreation Seminar 1 cr.
FOR 424 - Forest Pathology 3 cr. *
FOR 426 - Forest Entomology 3 cr. *
FOR 428 - Forest Products II: Sawmill Operations and Lumber Manufacturing 3 cr.
FOR 431 - Functional Tree Biology 3 cr.
FOR 434 - Field Practices in Silviculture 1-3 cr.
FOR 435 - Nursery Operations and Management 3 cr.
FOR 444 - Urban Forestry 3 cr. *
FOR 480 - Forest Recreation Management 3 cr.
FOR 485 - Forest Recreation Planning and Site Design 3 cr.
FOR 493 - Forestry Field Seminar 1-3 cr.
GEOG 341 - Geographic Information Systems I 3 cr.
NRES 323 - International Resource Management 3 cr.
NRES 388 - Introduction to Urban and Regional Planning 3 cr. or
GEOG 230 - Introduction to Urban and Regional Planning 3 cr.
NRES 459 - Ecosystem Management and Restoration 3 cr.
NRES 465 - Policy Tools for Private Lands 3 cr.
NRES 473 - Resource Policy and Law 3 cr.
NRES 474 - Integrated Resource Management 3 cr.
SOIL 361 - Forest Soils 3 cr.
WATR 389 - Hydrology 3 cr.
WATR 493 - Advanced Hydrologic Analysis 3 cr.
WLDL 451 - Management of Wildlife Habitat 4 cr.

Note

(*If not already taken to satisfy a requirement above.)

Communication in the Major

Capstone Experience

FOR 432 - Silviculture 3 cr.

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