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Program Sample Plan

Program name: Forest and Natural Resource Management B.S.
Sub-plan: Forest Ecosystem Management and Conservation
Sample Plan: Forest Ecosystem Management and Conservation 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
WRIT 1301/1401 Freshman Composition (4.0 cr) 4.0 cr
COMM 1101 - Introduction to Public Speaking : 3.0 cr : CIV
or AECM 2421W: Written & Oral Comm for Ag (3.0 cr)
FNRM 1001 - Orientation and Information Systems : 1.0 cr
FNRM 1101 - Dendrology: Identifying Forest Trees and Shrubs : 3.0 cr
BIOL 1001 - Introductory Biology: Evolutionary and Ecological Perspectives : 4.0 cr : BIOL
or BIOL 1009: General Biology (4.0 cr) [BIOL]
Year 1 - Spring Semester: 16.0 cr
MATH 1151 - Precalculus II : 3.0 cr : MATH
SOIL 2125 - Basic Soil Science : 4.0 cr : PHYS, ENV
PMB 2022 - General Botany : 3.0 cr
LE (Literature) :3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Year 1 - Summer Semester: 2.0 cr
FNRM 2101 - Identifying Forest Plants : 1.0 cr
FNRM 2104 - Measuring Forest Resources : 1.0 cr
Year 2 - Fall Semester: 13.0 cr
FNRM 3104 - Forest Ecology : 4.0 cr
CHEM 1015 - Introductory Chemistry: Lecture : 3.0 cr : PHYS
CHEM 1017 - Introductory Chemistry: Laboratory : 1.0 cr : PHYS
FNRM 2102 - Northern Forests Field Ecology : 2.0 cr
ESPM 3014 - Tribal and Indigenous Natural Resource Management : 3.0 cr
Year 2 - Spring Semester: 16.0 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
LE (Arts/Humanities) :3.0 cr
LE (Historical Perspectives) :3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Year 3 - Fall Semester: 15.0 cr
FNRM 3411 - Managing Forest Ecosystems: Silviculture : 3.0 cr
FNRM 5413 - Managing Forest Ecosystems: Silviculture Lab : 1.0 cr
FNRM 3262 - Remote Sensing and Geospatial Analysis of Natural Resources and Environment : 3.0 cr
FNRM 3131 - Geographical Information Systems (GIS) for Natural Resources : 4.0 cr : TS
ENT 4251 - Forest and Shade Tree Entomology : 3.0 cr
Elective :1.0 cr
Year 3 - Spring Semester: 14.0 cr
FNRM 3218 - Measuring and Modeling Forests : 3.0 cr
FNRM 3431 - Timber Harvesting and Road Planning : 2.0 cr
ESPM 3261 - Economics and Natural Resources Management : 4.0 cr : SOCS, ENV
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: 16.0 cr
FNRM 3114 - Hydrology and Watershed Management : 3.0 cr
FNRM 3471 - Forest Management Planning : 3.0 cr
FNRM 3562 - Field Remote Sensing : 1.0 cr
FW 2001W - Introduction to Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology : 3.0 cr : ENV, WI
FW 2001W also meets Interdisciplinary Lrng Req (3.0 cr); AGRO 3305 only included to show req met
AGRO 3305 - Agroecosystems of the world : 3.0 cr : GP
Elective :3.0 cr
Year 4 - Spring Semester: 13.0 cr
FNRM 4232W - Managing Recreational Lands : 4.0 cr : WI
ESPM 3202W - Environmental Conflict Management, Leadership, and Planning : 3.0 cr : WI
ESPM 3241W - Natural Resource and Environmental Policy : 3.0 cr : SOCS, CIV, WI
LE (Race, Power, and Justice US) :3.0 cr