May 16, 2025

Spring 2022 Catalog

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Forestry: Forest Recreation Option, BS

This major is administered by the Forestry Discipline.

Consists of a total of 104-107 credits, plus 16 credits from General Education courses not embedded within the major.

Forestry Core, 58-59 credits

Forestry and Natural Resources

FOR 120 - Preparing for a Career in Forestry Credits: 1
FOR 232 - Dendrology and Silvics Credits: 3
FOR 321 - Natural Resources Data Analysis Credits: 4
FOR 322 - Forest Mensuration Credits: 3
FOR 332 - Forest Ecosystem Ecology Credits: 3
FOR 425 - Forest Management and Finance Credits: 3
FOR 432 - Silviculture Credits: 3
FOR 449 - Basic Forestry Skills Review and Testing Credits: 0
NRES 150 - People, Resources and the Biosphere Credits: 3
NRES 151 - Ecological Basis for Natural Resource Management Credits: 3
NRES 250 - Introduction to Fisheries, Forestry and Wildlife Resources Credits: 4
NRES 251 - Introduction to Soil and Water Resources Credits: 4
NRES 372 - Resource Economics Credits: 3

Required

BIOL 130 - Introduction to Plant Biology Credits: 5
ECON 110 - Principles of Macroeconomics Credits: 3
WATR 391 - GIS Applications in Natural Resources Credits: 3 or
GEOG 341 - Geographic Information Systems I Credits: 3
PHIL 380 - Environmental Ethics Credits: 3

Field Techniques in Natural Resources, 7-8 credits

Take all of the following:

FOR 319 - Land Surveying Credits: 1
FOR 320 - Field Experience in Forest Measurement Credits: 1
NRES 405 - Selected Topics in Natural Resources Credits: 1-3 (Take 1 credit)
SOIL 359 - Soil Conservation and Watershed Inventory Techniques Credits: 1
SOIL 360 - Field Experience in Soil Inventory Methods Credits: 1
WATR 380 - Field Experience in Aquatic Ecosystem Evaluation Credits: 1
WLDL 340 - Field Experience in Wildlife Management Techniques Credits: 1

Or 8 credits of

NRES 475 - International Field Experiences in Natural Resources Management Credits: 1-8

Forestry Internship or Employment

One summer of adviser-approved forestry internship or employment.

Forest Recreation option, 46-48 credits

Natural Science

CHEM 101 - Basic Chemistry Credits: 5 or
CHEM 105 - Fundamental Chemistry Credits: 5

Required

FOR 324 - Fire Management and Ecology Credits: 2 or
FOR 424 - Forest Pathology Credits: 3 or
FOR 426 - Forest Entomology Credits: 3
FOR 331 - Landscape Maintenance/Arboriculture Credits: 3 or
FOR 444 - Urban and Community Forestry Credits: 3
FOR 334 - Forest Recreation and Tourism Credits: 3
FOR 335 - Recreational Use of Forests and Parks Credits: 3
FOR 385 - Applied Landscape Architecture Credits: 3
FOR 394 - Forest Recreation Seminar Credits: 1
FOR 480 - Forest Recreation Management Credits: 3
FOR 485 - Forest Recreation Planning and Site Design Credits: 3
MATH 109 - Mathematics for the Social and Management Sciences Credits: 4 or
MATH 111 - Applied Calculus Credits: 4
MATH 112 - Basic Trigonometry and Applications Credits: 2
NRES 320 - Natural Resources Communication and Public Relations Credits: 3
NRES 368 - Oral Interpretation Methods Credits: 3

Career Pathway Courses, 8-9 credits

Choose from:

Any 300- or higher level Forestry course* or any of the following courses*:

COMM 180 - Foundations of Workplace Communication Credits: 3
ENGL 248 - Introduction to Environmental and Science Writing Credits: 3
ENGL 254 - Introduction to Technical Writing Credits: 3
ENGL 351 - Advanced Business Writing Credits: 3
ENGL 354 - Advanced Scientific and Technical Writing Credits: 3
GEOG 230 - Introduction to Regional Planning and Geodesign Credits: 3 or
NRES 388 - Introduction to Urban and Regional Planning Credits: 3
GEOG 330 - Urban and Regional Planning Analysis Credits: 3 or
NRES 389 - Methods in Social Science Credits: 3
GEOG 377 - Remote Sensing I Credits: 3 or
NRES 377 - Remote Sensing I Credits: 3
NRES 281 - Introduction to Recreation and Parks Credits: 3
NRES 305 - Inclusive Practices for Outdoor Professionals Credits: 2
NRES 324 - Invasive and Exotic Species Credits: 3 or
WATR 324 - Invasive and Exotic Species Credits: 3
NRES 335 - Turf Management Credits: 2
NRES 369 - Interpretive Media Credits: 4
NRES 392 - Conservation Law Enforcement Theory and Principles Credits: 4
NRES 473 - Resource Policy and Law Credits: 3
NRES 474 - Integrated Resource Management Credits: 3
WLDL 450 - Human Dimensions of Wildlife Credits: 3
WLDL 451 - Management of Wildlife Habitat Credits: 4

Note

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