Forestry: Ecosystem Restoration and Management Option, BS

This major is administered by the Forestry Discipline.

Major study and approved Career Pathway Courses total 119-122 credits of which 103-106 are major and option specific requirements. The remaining 16 credits are general education courses not embedded within the major.

NOTE: There is a separate application process for this option. Consult the forestry coordinator for advising information and application criteria.

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 Ecosystem Restoration and Management option, 47 credits

Natural Science, 5 credits

Select one course from the following:

CHEM 101 - Basic Chemistry Credits: 5
CHEM 105 - Fundamental Chemistry Credits: 5
CHEM 106 - Fundamental Chemistry Credits: 5
PHYS 101 - General Physics Credits: 5
PHYS 203 - College Physics I Credits: 5
PHYS 204 - College Physics II Credits: 5

Required

MATH 111 - Applied Calculus Credits: 4
FOR 324 - Fire Management and Ecology Credits: 2
SOIL 361 - Forest Soils Credits: 3
NRES 320 - Natural Resources Communication and Public Relations Credits: 3
NRES 457 - Ecological Monitoring Credits: 3
NRES 458 - Biodiversity and Conservation Biology Credits: 3 or
WLDL 458 - Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Biology Credits: 3
NRES 459 - Ecosystem Management and Restoration Credits: 3
WATR 388 - Aquatic Ecology Credits: 3 or
WATR 360 - Wetlands Ecology and Management Credits: 3 or
WLDL 360 - Wetlands Ecology and Management Credits: 3

Biology

BIOL 160 - Introduction to Animal Biology Credits: 5
BIOL 342 - Vascular Plant Taxonomy Credits: 4
BIOL 345 - Agrostology Credits: 2 or
NRES 405 - Selected Topics in Natural Resources Credits: 1-3
BIOL 376 - Herpetology Credits: 3 or
BIOL 377 - Ornithology Credits: 3 or
WLDL 378 - Mammalogy Credits: 3

Career Pathway Courses, 2-4 credits

Take at least 2 credits from:

BIOL 335 - Mycology Credits: 4
BIOL 351 - Plant Physiology Credits: 4
BIOL 355 - Plant Ecology Credits: 4
BIOL 376 - Herpetology Credits: 3 *
BIOL 477 - Raptor Ecology Credits: 2
FOR 426 - Forest Entomology Credits: 3
FOR 431 - Functional Tree Biology Credits: 3
NRES 324 - Invasive and Exotic Species Credits: 3
WATR 324 - Invasive and Exotic Species Credits: 3
SOIL 384 - Environmental Microbiology Lecture Credits: 3
WATR 388 - Aquatic Ecology Credits: 3 *
WATR 488 - Aquatic Insects Credits: 3
WLDL 305 - Selected Topics in Wildlife Ecology and Management Credits: 1-3
WLDL 332 - Carnivore Ecology Credits: 2
WLDL 334 - Ungulate Ecology Credits: 3
WLDL 361 - Waterfowl Ecology and Management Credits: 3
WLDL 378 - Mammalogy Credits: 3 *
WLDL 451 - Management of Wildlife Habitat Credits: 4

Note

(*if not take to satisfy a requirement above)