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Program Sample Plan

Program name: Forest and Natural Resource Management B.S.
Sub-plan: Urban & Community Forestry Track
Sample Plan: Urban and Community Forestry Sample Plan
Total Credits: 120.0
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
FNRM 1001 - Orientation and Information Systems : 1.0 cr
COMM 1101 - Introduction to Public Speaking : 3.0 cr : CIV
CHEM 1015 - Introductory Chemistry: Lecture : 3.0 cr : PHYS
CHEM 1017 - Introductory Chemistry: Laboratory : 1.0 cr : PHYS
Freshman Composition :4.0 cr
LE (Historical Perspectives) :3.0 cr
Year 1 - Spring Semester: 13.0 cr
BIOL 1001 - Introductory Biology: Evolutionary and Ecological Perspectives : 4.0 cr : BIOL
MATH 1151 - Precalculus II : 3.0 cr : MATH
LE (Diversity and Soc Justice US) :3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Year 2 - Fall Semester: 14.0 cr
FNRM 1101 - Dendrology: Identifying Forest Trees and Shrubs : 3.0 cr
HORT 1015 - Plant Families for Plant People : 4.0 cr
URBS 1001W - Introduction to Urban Studies: The Complexity of Metropolitan Life : 3.0 cr : WI
SOIL 2125 - Basic Soil Science : 4.0 cr : PHYS, ENV
Year 2 - Spring Semester: 15.0 cr
ESPM 3241W - Natural Resource and Environmental Policy : 3.0 cr : SOCS, CIV, WI
PMB 2022 - General Botany : 3.0 cr
LE (Literature) :3.0 cr
Interdisciplinary Learning requirement 3.0 cr
LE (Arts/Humanities) :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: 15.0 cr
FNRM 3104 - Forest Ecology : 4.0 cr
FNRM 3114 - Hydrology and Watershed Management : 3.0 cr
ENT 4251 - Forest and Shade Tree Entomology : 3.0 cr
Elective :5.0 cr
Year 3 - Spring Semester: 15.0 cr
FNRM 3411 - Managing Forest Ecosystems: Silviculture : 3.0 cr
FNRM 3501 - Arboriculture: Selection and Maintenance of Trees : 3.0 cr
ESPM 3012 - Statistical Methods for Environmental Scientists and Managers : 4.0 cr : MATH
PLPA 3003 - Diseases of Forest and Shade Trees : 3.0 cr
PMB 3002 - Plant Biology: Function : 2.0 cr
Year 4 - Fall Semester: 15.0 cr
FNRM 3131 - Geographical Information Systems (GIS) for Natural Resources : 4.0 cr : TS
ESPM 3261 - Economics and Natural Resources Management : 4.0 cr : SOCS, ENV
HORT 4141W - Scheduling Crops for Protected Environments : 4.0 cr : WI
LE (Global Perspectives) :3.0 cr
Year 4 - Spring Semester: 14.0 cr
FNRM 3218 - Measuring and Modeling Forests : 3.0 cr
FNRM 4501 - Urban Forest Management: Managing Greenspaces for People : 3.0 cr
FNRM 4232W - Managing Recreational Lands : 4.0 cr : WI
FNRM 4232W also fulfills Experiental Learning requirement
Elective :4.0 cr