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Program Sample Plan

Program name: Forest and Natural Resource Management B.S.
Sub-plan: Park and Protected Area Management
Sample Plan: Park and Protected Area Mgmt 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
MATH 1051 - Precalculus I : 3.0 cr : MATH
CHEM 1015 - Introductory Chemistry: Lecture : 3.0 cr : PHYS
CHEM 1017 - Introductory Chemistry: Laboratory : 1.0 cr : PHYS
Freshman Composition :4.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Year 1 - Spring Semester: 14.0 cr
COMM 1101 - Introduction to Public Speaking : 3.0 cr : CIV
ESPM 1011 - Issues in the Environment : 3.0 cr : ENV
BIOL 1009 - General Biology : 4.0 cr : BIOL
LE (Arts/Humanities, Global Perspectives) :4.0 cr
Year 2 - Fall Semester: 14.0 cr
SOC 1001 - Introduction to Sociology : 4.0 cr : SOCS, DSJ
PSY 3201 - Introduction to Social Psychology : 3.0 cr
FNRM 1101 - Dendrology: Identifying Forest Trees and Shrubs : 3.0 cr
FNRM 3104 - Forest Ecology : 4.0 cr
Year 2 - Spring Semester: 14.0 cr
ESPM 3012 - Statistical Methods for Environmental Scientists and Managers : 4.0 cr : MATH
ESPM 3202W - Environmental Conflict Management, Leadership, and Planning : 3.0 cr : WI
BIOL 1001 - Introductory Biology: Evolutionary and Ecological Perspectives : 4.0 cr : BIOL
FW 2001W - Introduction to Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology : 3.0 cr : ENV, WI
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 3101 - Park and Protected Area Tourism : 3.0 cr
ESPM 3245 - Sustainable Land Use Planning and Policy : 3.0 cr : ENV
FNRM 3114 - Hydrology and Watershed Management : 3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
URBS 3001W - Introduction to Urban Studies: The Complexity of Metropolitan Life : 3.0 cr : WI
Year 3 - Spring Semester: 15.0 cr
FNRM 3131 - Geographical Information Systems (GIS) for Natural Resources : 4.0 cr : TS
ESPM 3241W - Natural Resource and Environmental Policy : 3.0 cr : SOCS, CIV, WI
Elective :4.0 cr
SOIL 2125 - Basic Soil Science : 4.0 cr : PHYS, ENV
Year 4 - Fall Semester: 15.0 cr
FNRM 5259 - Visitor Behavior Analysis : 3.0 cr
LE (Literature) :3.0 cr
PMB 2022 - General Botany : 3.0 cr
LE (Historical Perspectives) :3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Year 4 - Spring Semester: 14.0 cr
ESPM 4811 - Environmental Interpretation : 3.0 cr
FNRM 4232W - Managing Recreational Lands : 4.0 cr : WI
FNRM 4232W also fulfills Experiential Learning requirement
Elective :3.0 cr
ESPM 3261 - Economics and Natural Resources Management : 4.0 cr : SOCS, ENV