Program Modification Form
I Summary of Proposed Changes
Resource Conservation
Department/program
To add two new requirements – one social science course and one ethics
Summary
course.
II Endorsements and Approvals
Please obtain the Program Chair/Director’s approval and Dean’s approval.
Please type / print name Signature
Requestor:
Phone:
Program Chair/Director:
Department Dean
Date
Laurie Yung, Director,
Resource Conservation
Program
6934
Laurie Yung, Director,
Resource Conservation
Perry Brown, Dean,
College of Forestry and
Conservation
Other affected Programs:
(Use additional sheet if
needed)
Are other departments/programs affected by this
Please obtain signature(s) from the
modification because of
Chair/Director of any such department/
(a) required courses incl. prerequisites or corequisites,
program (above) before submission
(b) perceived overlap in content areas
(c) cross-listing of coursework
III Type of Program Modification
(e.g. adding a writing course required of all majors.) Please X check the appropriate box.
Major
Minor
Option
Teaching major/minor
x
Other
Please
We are proposing to add 6.0 credits of requirements
describe
to the Resource Conservation major. These include
(1) a social science course – one from a list of three
and (2) an ethics course. This change does not add to
the total credits required for students in this major. It
simply prescribes some of the credits they are
required to take in the College of Forestry and
Conservation.
IV Catalog Language
If you are proposing a change to an existing program or
major, please cut and paste the requirements as they
appear in the current catalog below.
www.umt.edu/catalog 
Bachelor of Science in Resource Conservation
In addition to special degree requirements listed
previously, students selecting the Bachelor of Science
in Resource Conservation should contact their advisors
to approve curriculum. The challenging and rapidly
evolving field of environmental conservation requires
broad training and the ability to integrate and
communicate
across
disciplines.
Resource
Conservation is an interdepartmental undergraduate
major that prepares students for the diverse
Please provide the proposed copy as you wish
it to appear in the catalog. 
Bachelor of Science in Resource
Conservation
The challenging and rapidly evolving field
of environmental conservation requires
broad training and the ability to integrate
and communicate across disciplines.
Resource
Conservation
is
an
interdepartmental undergraduate major that
opportunities that now exist in environmental
conservation, natural resource management and efforts
to build more sustainable livelihoods and communities.
Students can choose a more structured area of study to
prepare for graduate work in the natural sciences, such
as ecology, hydrology, or soils, or emphasize emerging
sub-disciplines such as fire ecology and adaptive
strategies for climate change. Students can also
integrate across disciplines and focus on natural
resource policy, wilderness studies, community
forestry, or international conservation. Example of
possible program in the conservation option:
Conservation Option
3 Communication Courses:
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1 oral (COMM 111A or THTR 120A (DRAM
111))
WRIT 222 (FOR 220) Tech Writing (or
transfer equivalent)
Upper-division writing (also required for GER)
3 Quantitative Courses:
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1 Mathmatical course from the following: M
121 (MATH 111), M 122 (MATH 112), M 151 (MATH
121), M 162 (MATH 150), or M 115 (MATH 117)
1 statistics course from the following: STAT 216
(MATH 241), SOCI 202 (SOC 202), FOR 201
1 course of either GIS or math (Math of above
not already taken or FOR 250)
FOR 200- Camp
CHMY 121 (CHEM 151)
1 general biology course from the following: BIOB
170N, BIOB 160N, BIOO 105N, BIOE 172N (BIOL 108,
110, 120, 121), or transfer equivalent
1 soils course (FOR 210)
1 ecology course from the following: FOR 330, BIOE
370 (BIOL 340), RSCN 462, or transfer equivalent
1 policy course from the following: FOR 422, RSCN
370, WBIO 410, or transfer equivalent
Student have to take at least 36 traditional lettergraded credits within the College - and courses with the
FOR, RECM, RSCN, or WBIO prefix will work.
prepares students for the diverse
opportunities
that
now
exist
in
environmental
conservation,
natural
resource management and efforts to build
more
sustainable
livelihoods
and
communities. Students can choose a more
structured area of study to prepare for
graduate work in the natural sciences, such
as ecology, hydrology, or soils, or
emphasize emerging sub-disciplines such
as fire ecology and adaptive strategies for
climate change. Students can also integrate
across disciplines and focus on natural
resource policy, wilderness studies,
community forestry, or international
conservation. For more information on
different curricular tracks within the
Resource Conservation major, please see:
www.cfc.umt.edu/rc. In addition to degree
requirements listed below, students
selecting the Bachelor of Science in
Resource Conservation should contact their
advisors to approve their curriculum.
Resource Conservation core requirements
include:
Oral and Written Communication
 COMM 111 or DRAM 111
 WRIT 222 Technical Writing (or
transfer equivalent)
 At least three of the following courses
(to fulfill the general education
requirement for upper division writing:
RSCN 330, RSCN 379, RSCN 403,
RSCN 462, RSCN 497, WBIO 410,
RECM 300, FOR 347, or FOR 489)
Quantitative Skills
 Math, one of the following courses: M
121, M 122, M 151, M 162, or M 115
 Statistics, one of the following courses:
STAT 216, SOCI 202, or FOR 201
 GIS (FOR 250 or equivalent) or an
additional math course (a math course
listed above, but not already taken)
Natural and Social Sciences
 FOR
200
Natural
Resource
Measurement Camp
 Biology, one of the following courses:
BIOB 170, BIOB 160, BIOO 105,
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BIOE 172, or transfer equivalent
CHMY 121 Chemistry
RSCN 210 Soils
Ecology, one of the following courses:
FOR 330, BIOE 370, RSCN 462, or
transfer equivalent
Policy, one of the following courses:
FOR 422, RSCN 370, WBIO 410, or
transfer equivalent
Social science, one of the following
courses: FOR 379, RSCN 424, RSCN
475, RECM 300, or transfer equivalent
RSCN 489 Ethics, Forestry, and
Conservation
Students have to take at least 36 traditional
letter-graded credits within the College of
Forestry and Conservation (courses with
the following prefixes: FOR, RECM,
RSCN, or WBIO, some CCS, and WRIT
222).
Please explain/justify the new proposal or change. 
V Copies and Electronic Submission
Once approved, the original, a paper copy and an electronic file are submitted to the Faculty Senate
Office, UH 221 (camie.foos@mso.umt.edu).
VI Department Summary Required if several proposals are submitted. In a separate document
list program title and proposed change of all proposals.
Revised 11-2009