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Program Sample Plan

Program name: Forest and Natural Resource Management B.S.
Sub-plan: Forest Ecosystem Management and Conservation Track
Sample Plan: Forest Ecosystem Management and Conservation Sample Plan
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: 14.0 cr
FNRM 1001 - Orientation and Information Systems : 1.0 cr
CHEM 1015 - Introductory Chemistry: Lecture : 3.0 cr : PHYS
CHEM 1017 - Introductory Chemistry: Laboratory : 1.0 cr : PHYS
MATH 1151 - Precalculus II : 3.0 cr : MATH
LE (Historical Perspectives) :3.0 cr
LE (Diversity and Soc Justice US) :3.0 cr
Year 1 - Spring Semester: 14.0 cr
BIOL 1001 - Introductory Biology: Evolutionary and Ecological Perspectives : 4.0 cr : BIOL
ESPM 3012 - Statistical Methods for Environmental Scientists and Managers : 4.0 cr : MATH
Freshman Composition :3.0 cr
LE (Arts/Humanities) :3.0 cr
Year 2 - Fall Semester: 13.0 cr
FNRM 1101 - Dendrology: Identifying Forest Trees and Shrubs : 3.0 cr
COMM 1101 - Introduction to Public Speaking : 3.0 cr : CIV
SOIL 2125 - Basic Soil Science : 4.0 cr : PHYS, ENV
FW 2001W - Introduction to Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology : 3.0 cr : ENV, WI
FW 2001W also fulfills the Interdisciplinary Learning requirement
Year 2 - Spring Semester: 14.0 cr
ESPM 3202W - Environmental Conflict Management, Leadership, and Planning : 3.0 cr : WI
PMB 2022 - General Botany : 3.0 cr
PLPA 3003 - Diseases of Forest and Shade Trees : 3.0 cr
LE (Global Perspectives) :3.0 cr
Elective :2.0 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
FNRM 3104 - Forest Ecology : 4.0 cr
FNRM 3114 - Hydrology and Watershed Management : 3.0 cr
STAT 3011 - Introduction to Statistical Analysis : 4.0 cr : MATH
ENT 4251 - Forest and Shade Tree Entomology : 3.0 cr
Year 3 - Spring Semester: 13.0 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 5413 - Managing Forest Ecosystems: Silviculture Lab : 1.0 cr
FNRM 3411 - Managing Forest Ecosystems: Silviculture : 3.0 cr
FNRM 3431 - Timber Harvesting and Road Planning : 2.0 cr
Elective :1.0 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: 14.0 cr
ESPM 3261 - Economics and Natural Resources Management : 4.0 cr : SOCS, ENV
FNRM 3131 - Geographical Information Systems (GIS) for Natural Resources : 4.0 cr : TS
LE (Literature) :3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Year 4 - Spring Semester: 14.0 cr
FNRM 3471 - Forest Management Planning : 3.0 cr
FNRM 4232W - Managing Recreational Lands : 4.0 cr : WI
FNRM 4232W also fulfills Experiental Learning requirement
ESPM 3241W - Natural Resource and Environmental Policy : 3.0 cr : SOCS, CIV, WI
Elective :4.0 cr