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Program Sample Plan

Program name: Forest Resources B.S.
Sub-plan: Forest Ecosystem Management and Conservation
Sample Plan: Forest Ecosystem Management and Conservation
Total Credits: 119.0
The sample plan below shows you one of several possible ways to complete this degree. Your academic plan may look different if you have already fulfilled some requirements, if you have multiple course options to choose from in your major, or if courses don't fit your schedule in a given term. Use Graduation Planner to make your customized plan, and work with your academic adviser to ensure that you are on track to graduate on time.
Year 1 - Fall Semester: 15.0 cr
CHEM 1015 - Introductory Chemistry: Lecture : 3.0 cr : PHYS
CHEM 1017 - Introductory Chemistry: Laboratory : 1.0 cr : PHYS
FNRM 1001 - Orientation and Information Systems : 1.0 cr
FNRM 1101 - Dendrology: Identifying Forest Trees and Shrubs : 3.0 cr
LE (Global Perspectives, Historical Perspectives) :3.0 cr
Freshman Composition :4.0 cr
Year 1 - Spring Semester: 13.0 cr
COMM 1101 - Introduction to Public Speaking : 3.0 cr : CIV
BIOL 1001 - Introductory Biology: Evolutionary and Ecological Perspectives : 4.0 cr : BIOL
Elective :3.0 cr
LE (Arts/Humanities, Diversity and Soc Justice US) :3.0 cr
Year 2 - Fall Semester: 14.0 cr
MATH 1151 - Precalculus II : 3.0 cr : MATH
FNRM 3131 - Geographical Information Systems (GIS) for Natural Resources : 4.0 cr : TS
FW 2001W - Introduction to Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology : 3.0 cr : ENV, WI
Elective :4.0 cr
Year 2 - Spring Semester: 13.0 cr
PMB 2022 - General Botany : 3.0 cr
SOIL 2125 - Basic Soil Science : 4.0 cr : PHYS, ENV
PLPA 3003 - Diseases of Forest and Shade Trees : 3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Year 2 - Summer Semester: 4.0 cr
FNRM 2101 - Identifying Forest Plants : 1.0 cr
FNRM 2102 - Northern Forests Field Ecology : 2.0 cr
FNRM 2104 - Measuring Forest Resources : 1.0 cr
Year 3 - Fall Semester: 14.0 cr
ESPM 3012 - Statistical Methods for Environmental Scientists and Managers : 4.0 cr : MATH
FNRM 3104 - Forest Ecology : 4.0 cr
FNRM 3114 - Hydrology and Watershed Management : 3.0 cr
LE (Literature) :3.0 cr
Year 3 - Spring Semester: 15.0 cr
FNRM 3411 - Managing Forest Ecosystems: Silviculture : 3.0 cr
FNRM 3218 - Measuring and Modeling Forests : 3.0 cr
FNRM 3262 - Remote Sensing and Geospatial Analysis of Natural Resources and Environment : 3.0 cr
FNRM 3431 - Timber Harvesting and Road Planning : 2.0 cr
FNRM 5413 - Managing Forest Ecosystems: Silviculture Lab : 1.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Year 3 - Summer Semester: 5.0 cr
FNRM 4511 - Field Silviculture : 2.0 cr
FNRM 4515 - Field Resource Survey : 1.0 cr
FNRM 4521 - Field Timber Harvesting and Road Planning : 2.0 cr
Year 4 - Fall Semester: 13.0 cr
ESPM 3261 - Economics and Natural Resources Management : 4.0 cr : SOCS, ENV
Elective :9.0 cr
Year 4 - Spring Semester: 13.0 cr
ESPM 3241W - Natural Resource and Environmental Policy : 3.0 cr : SOCS, CIV, WI
FNRM 4232W - Managing Recreational Lands : 4.0 cr : WI
FNRM 3471 - Forest Management Planning : 3.0 cr
ESPM 3202W - Environmental Conflict Management, Leadership, and Planning : 3.0 cr : WI