Program Modification Form
I Summary of Proposed Changes
College of Forestry and Conservation
Department/program
Add one course and delete one course from the list of distributed upperSummary
division writing courses available for CFC majors; re-list language that has
disappeared from the catalog
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:
Elizabeth Dodson
5542
Elizabeth Dodson
Department Dean
Other affected Programs:
Michael Patterson
Date
(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
Other
Please
x
Addition of one new course (FORS 349) and deletion
describe
of one old course (FORS 437) from the list of
distributed writing courses for CFC majors; re-listing
of catalog language
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 
Please provide the proposed copy as you wish
it to appear in the catalog. 
Upper-Division Writing Courses within the Upper-Division Writing Courses within the
College of Forestry and Conservation
College of Forestry and Conservation
Students need to take at least three of these
courses for their major in order to fulfill the upperdivision writing requirement for the general
education requirements. Students can take courses
from other degree programs within the College if
necessary to meet this requirement.
BIOE 428
Freshwater Ecology
FORS 330
FORS 341
Forest Ecology
Timber Harvesting and Roads
Students need to take at least three of these
courses for their major (see specific
requirements for Wildlife Biology) in order
to fulfill the upper-division writing
requirement for the general education
requirements. Students can take courses
from other degree programs within the
College if necessary to meet this
requirement.
BIOE 428
Freshwater Ecology
FORS 342
Wood Anatomy, Properties and
Identification
FORS 347
Multiple Resource Silviculture
FORS 437
Forest Operations and Applied
Restoration Capstone
FORS 440
Forest Stand Management I
FORS499
Senior Thesis
NASX 403
Issues
Contemporary Tribal Resource
NRSM379
Decisions
NRSM 444
NRSM 495
Practicum
NRSM 462
NRSM 475
NRSM 489E
NRSM 499
Collaboration in Natural Resources
Ecological Restoration Capstone
(FOR445) Ecological Restoration
Range Ecology
Environment and Development
Ethics Forestry & Conservation
(RSCN 497) Senior Thesis
PTRM 300
Recreation Behavior
PTRM 451W Tourism and Sustainability (this is
a writing course on its own)
PTRM 482W Wilderness and Protected Area
Management (this is a writing course on its own)
WILD410
FORS 330
Forest Ecology
FORS 341
Timber Harvesting and
Roads
FORS 342
Wood Anatomy, Properties
and Identification
FORS 347
Multiple Resource
Silviculture
FORS 349
Practice of Silviculture
FORS 440
Forest Stand Management I
FORS499
Senior Thesis
NASX 403
Contemporary Tribal
Resource Issues
NRSM 379 Collaboration in Natural
Resources Decisions
NRSM 444 Ecological Restoration
Capstone
NRSM 495 (FOR445) Ecological
Restoration Practicum
NRSM 462 Range Ecology
NRSM 475 Environment and
Development
NRSM 489E Ethics Forestry &
Conservation
NRSM 499
(RSCN 497) Senior Thesis
Wildlife Policy and Biopolitics
PTRM 300
Recreation Behavior
PTRM 451W Tourism and Sustainability
(this is a writing course on its own)
PTRM 482W Wilderness and Protected
Area Management (this is a writing course
on its own)
WILD410
Biopolitics
Wildlife Policy and
Additional Credit Requirement
A total of 36 traditional letter-graded
semester credits are required in the College
of Forestry and Conservation, of which a
minimum of 20 credits must be taken while
an approved major within the College of
Forestry and Conservation.
Please explain/justify the new proposal or change. 
Silviculture offerings within the CFC (currently FORS 437 is offered both semesters) have now been
split into two courses: FORS 437 Multiple Resource Silviculture for non-Forestry majors (spring
semester) and FORS 349 Practice of Silviculutre for Forestry majors (fall semester). This new course
will elevate the pace of silviculture instruction for major but will not change the writing component in the
course. FORS 437 is no longer offered.
The Additional Credit Requirement has been a long-approved standard within the CFC but this language
no longer appears within the catalog.
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