CHECKLIST, FOREST SCIENCE CONTENTRATION (OPTION), 2011-2014 (128 hrs)
(Follow course sequence as closely as possible; see footnotes)
Freshman Year
First Semester
ORI
ENG
MTH
CHE
CHE
NRE
101
101
112
101
101
281
Sem. Hrs.
Survival Skills
Composition I1
Pre-Calculus Algebra2
General Chemistry I
General Chemistry I Lab
Intro to Forestry
1
3
3
3
1
3
14
Second Semester
ENG
MTH
CHE
CHE
BIO
BIO
HIS
102
113
102
102
101
101
Sem. Hrs.
1
Composition II
Pre-Calculus Trig.2
General Chemistry II
General Chemistry II Lab
General Biology I
General Biology I Lab
History3
3
3
3
1
3
1
3
17
Sophomore Year
First Semester
Sem. Hrs.
5
NRE
101
NRE
NRE
251
282
Literature
Introduction to Plant Science
Social Science 6
Intro to Soil Science
Dendrology12
3
4
3
4
3
17
Second Semester
Sem. Hrs.
5
ENG
205
ECO
AGB
232
199
Literature
General Speech
Social Science 6
Health/PE/Military Science4
Principles of Microeconomics
Computers in Agriculture
3
3
3
2
3
3
17
(Summer)
NRE
380
Forestry Field Techniques
6
Junior Year
First Semester
MUS
ART
NRE
NRE
101
101
Sem. Hrs.
Music Appreciation or
Art Appreciation
Req. Courses (365, 379, 430)
Forestry Elective8
Advisor Approved Elective7
3
3
9
3
3
18
Second Semester
NRE
NRE
NRE
NRE
NRE
371
375
376
387
Sem. Hrs.
Forest Mensuration10, 11
Silviculture10, 11
Forest Pest Management
Forestry/Wildlife Relationships
Forestry Elective8
4
4
3
3
2
16
Senior Year
First Semester
NRE
NRE
Sem. Hrs.
Required Courses (474, 483)
Forestry Elective8
Advisor Approved Elective7
5
6
2
13
Second Semester
NRE
NRE
NRE
NRE
480
491
497
Sem. Hrs.
Natural Resource Policy
Seminar
Forest Ecol. Manag. Project
Advisor Approved Elective7
3
1
4
2
10
1
Must earn grade of C or better. Must earn a grade of C or berrer in all NRE (core) courses
The listed mathematics courses are the minimum requirement. Upper level mathematics courses other than the above may be substituted.
3
3 hours from: HIS 101, HIS 102, HIS 201, HIS 202 or HIS 204
4
2 hours from: FAS 101, HED 101, NHM 103, PED 101, 107, 109, 131, 133, 140, or MSC 101
5
ENG 201, ENG 202 OR ENG 203, ENG 204
6
6 hours from: GEO 214, PSY 201, SOC 201, UPL 103, SWK 205, SOC 210, SOC 213
2
7
7 hours must be chosen, with approval of advisor
11 hours from: NRE 286, 370, 372, 381, 384, 385, 386, 388, 389, 471, 477, 481, 484, 486, 488
8
9
Biometry (NRE 430) should be taken prior to Forest Mensuration (NRE 371)
Forest Mensuration (NRE 371) and Silviculture (NRE 375) are corequisites and must be taken during the same semester
Transfer students should consider taking Forest Mensuration and Silviculture during their first spring semester
12
Transfer students should consider taking Dendrology (NRE 282) during their first fall semester
10
11
-Required Forestry Core Courses (all NRE): 101, 251, 281, 282, 365, 371, 375, 376, 379, 380, 387, 430, 474, 480, 483, 491, 497
-Forest
Science Option students should choose a specialty track; see following page or on back and refer
to Undergraduate Bulletin
FOREST SCIENCE OPTION SPECIALITY TRACKS
The Forest Science Option curriculum contains 11 restricted (forestry) and 7 general (advisor-approved) elective hours. This
gives students who choose this option the flexibility to specialize in a variety of areas. Such specialization can be of advantage in
qualifying graduates for a greater variety of employment opportunities and allows students to better tailor their studies toward specific
career goals. Additionally, students interested in post-graduate study have the option of tailoring their curricula to enhance
preparation for graduate school. Each student choosing the Forest Science Option should select from one of the specialty tracks listed
below. Each track contains 15-18 hours of coursework associated with a specialty; the “tailor-your-own” track provides students the
opportunity to develop their own specialty track, with advisor input and approval required. Students must adhere to the courses
associated with the track they choose; course substitutions are not allowed. These courses serve to fill most or all of the elective
requirement in this curriculum option. It should be noted that students still must adhere to the forest science curriculum requirement
of at least 11 h of restricted forestry electives (see list) and 7 h of advisor approved electives (forestry electives can also be used as
general electives, with advisor approval).
Wildlife
Wild. Biol. & Id.
Prin. Wild. Mt.
Wildlife Tech
Prin. Fish. Mt.
Fish. Man. & Aqua.
Ecology
Nat. Res. Con. & Mt.
Forest Fire Ecol. & Mt.
Insect Biol. & Pest Mt.
Ecological Processes
Environ. Policy & Law
*Forest Business
Wood Products
For. Op. Sys & Mt.
Prin of Management
Int Log & Supp. Chain Mt
Agricultural Financing
Principles of Real Estate
*GIS/Rem.Sensing
Appl Geostat
Use Int Aer Photo
Remote Sens Env
GIS, Spat. Anal.
Hyd./Watersh. Mt.
Tailor-Your-Own
Student builds own
specialty track;
faculty advisor
approval required