FOREST RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
Bachelor of Science

The Forest Resource Management curriculum combines a broad education in the arts and sciences with applied forest sciences. This combination provides the necessary foundation for the scientific management of forest resources, products, and services.

Foresters are qualified for a broad spectrum of employment opportunities in the public and private sectors. They may be engaged as managers, administrators, or owners of forest lands or forest-based businesses; as technical specialists in the production of timber, useable water, wildlife, and aesthetic values, and in the recreational use of the forest; or as professionals in other areas where the conservation of natural resources is a concern. Foresters earning advanced degrees find employment in academic work and in research conducted by public and private agencies.

The undergraduate curriculum provides a strong program in the basic knowledge and skills required of a professional forester. Forest Resource Management majors will select a minor. The curriculum is also designed to provide the necessary prerequisites for students wishing to continue in graduate study. The Department of Forestry offers graduate programs leading to the Master of Science, Master of Forest Resources, and Doctor of Philosophy degrees. The Forest Resource Management curriculum is accredited by the Society of American Foresters.

Freshman Year

First Semester
4 - BIOL 103 General Biology I
4 - CH 105 Beg. General and Organic Chemistry¹
3 - ENGL 101 Composition I
1 - FOR 101 Introduction to Forestry
3 - MTHSC 102 Intro. to Mathematical Analysis
15

Second Semester
4 - BIOL 104 General Biology II²
3 - CP SC 120 Issues in Computers
3 - ENGL 102 Composition II
3 - FOR 221 Wood Properties I
3 - Elective
16

Sophomore Year

First Semester
4 - CSENV 202 Soils
3 - FOR 205 Dendrology
3 - Literature Requirement³
3 - Social Science Requirement⁴
3 - Elective
16

Second Semester
3 - FOR 206 Forest Ecology
4 - PHYS 200 Introductory Physics
3 - SPCH 250 Public Speaking
3 - Economics Requirement⁵
3 - Humanities Requirement E.2⁴
16

Forestry Summer Camp
2 - FOR 251 Forest Communities
4 - FOR 253 Forest Mensuration
1 - FOR 254 Forest Products
7

Junior Year

First Semester
3 - EX ST 301 Introductory Statistics⁶
3 - FOR 302 Forest Biometrics
3 - FOR 304 Forest Resource Economics
4 - FOR 413 Integrated Forest Pest Management
3 - FOR 460 Silviculture I
3 - Minor⁷
19

Second Semester
3 - ENGL 314 Technical Writing
2 - FOR 308 Remote Sensing and GIS in Forestry
3 - FOR 418 Forest Resource Valuation
3 - FOR 462 Silviculture II
3 - Minor⁷
4 - Elective
18

Senior Year

First Semester
4 - FOR 314 Harvesting Forestry Products
2 - FOR 416 Forest Policy and Administration
3 - FOR 417 Forest Res. Mgt. and Regulation
6 - Minor⁷
15

Second Semester
2 - FOR 406 Forest Watershed Management
3 - FOR 415 Forest Wildlife Management
2 - FOR 423 Current Issues in Natural Resources
2 - FOR 425 Forest Resource Management Plans
2 - FOR 431 Recreation Resource Planning
3 - Minor⁷
14

136 Total Semester Hours

¹CH 101 may be substituted.

²Can be satisfied by CH 102 (if CH 101 is taken) or 106 (if CH 105 is taken).

³ENGL 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, or H210.

⁴See General Education Requirements.

⁵Select ECON course from General Education Requirement F.

⁶MTHSC 203, 301, or equivalent may be substituted.

⁷To be selected by the end of the sophomore year.