University of Missouri – Columbia
Forestry
Associate in Arts
Years 1 and 2 at
Metropolitan Community College
Bachelor of Science in
Forestry
Years 3 and 4 at MU Columbia
General Education Requirements
Credits
Major Requirements
American Institutions
HIST 120
American History I or
3
HIST 121
American History II
POLS 135
Introduction to Political Science or
POLS 136
Introduction to American National Politics or
3
POLS 137
Introduction to State and Local Politics
Communications
ENGL 101
Composition and Reading
3
ENGL 102
Composition and Reading II
3
SPDR 100
Fundamentals of Speech
3
Humanities - One course must be in literature or philosophy (Humanities credit
Departmental Quantitative/Computer Skills - 10 credits
MATH 1400 Calculus for Social-Natural Sciences
NATR 1090 Beginning GIS for Natural Resources
STAT 2530
Statistical Methods in Natural Resources
BioChem 2110 The Living World: Molecular Scale
Science Core - 5 credits
SOILS 2100 Introduction to Soils
SOILS 2106 Introduction to Soils Laboratory
Professional Forestry Core – 29 credits
NATR 3110 Biometrics
NATR 4353 Resource Policy and Administration
NATR 4970 Resource Practicum
FOR 2151
Dendrology
FOR 4320
Forest Ecology
FOR 4330
Silviculture
FOR 4390
Water Quality and Watershed Management
Forestry Summer Field Studies
FOR 2540
Forest Surveying
FOR 2541
Forest Utilization
FOR 2542
Forest Measurement and Inventory
FOR 2543
Forest Ecology Field Studies
FOR 2544
Introduction to Silviculture and Management
FOR 2545
Forest Management Planning
will not be assigned for performance courses)
Art History or ART 108
Foreign Language 101 or higher or SIGN 101 or 102
HUMN (any course)
Literature (any course)
MSCM 112
MUSI 108, 116 or 160
PHIL (any course)
SPDR 103, 104, 106, 110, 112, 114, 128 or 133
Western Civilization (HIST/HUMN 133 or 134)
Mathematics
MATH 120
College Algebra
Social and Behavioral Sciences
PSYC 140
General Psychology
ECON 210
Macroeconomics
Natural Sciences 1
BIOL 104
General Botany
BIOL 202
Ecology
CHEM 101
Survey of Chemistry
GEOL 101
Physical Geology or
GEOL 103
Environmental Geology
Physical Sciences
PHYS 130
General Physics
CSIS 115
Introduction to Microcomputer Applications
General Education Electives
Total Credits Required
9-11
3
Emphasis Areas (one of the areas listed below)
3
3
5
5
5
3-5
5
3
1-3
63
Must include a laboratory.
Total Credits Required
*One course at MU must be designated as Writing Intensive.
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Forest Resource Management - 25 credits
FOR 3240
Wood Technology
3
FOR 4340
Tree Physiology
3
FOR 4360
Forest Information Systems
3
FOR 4380
Forest Resource Management
3
FOR 4350
Forest Economics
3
F&W 4600
Wildlife Conservation I
4
FOR 3212
Forest Health and Protection
4
FOR 3207
Forest Fire Ecology and Control
2
Industrial Forestry - 21 credits
FOR 3240
Wood Technology
3
FOR 4360
Forest Information Systems
3
FOR 4380
Forest Resource Management
3
FOR 4350
Forest Economics
3
FOR 4365
Logging Systems
3
AG ECON 2156 Environmental Law or
AG ECON 3256 Agricultural and Biotechnological Law or
3
AG ECON 3257 Rural and Agricultural Law
FIN 1000
Principles of Finance
3
Urban Forestry - 25 credits
FOR 3212
Forest Health and Protection
4
FOR 3290
Urban Forestry
2
FOR 4340
Tree Physiology
3
PLNT SCI 2210 Ornamental Woody Plants
3
PLNT SCI 3230 Plant Propagation
3
PLNT SCI 2254 Landscape Design
3
PLNT SCI 2355 Landscape Maintenance
3
PLNT SCI 4350 Nursery Crop Production and Management
4
Individualized Studies - 27 credits
Study program to be determined by student and three-member faculty
committee, two of whom must be Forestry faculty.
Student must complete a Writing Intensive course AND either a Human Diversity
course or Learning Community as part of the General Education Requirements.
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Credits
348
127-133*
Metropolitan Community College