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Program Sample Plan

Program name: Forest and Natural Resource Management B.S.
Sub-plan: Urban & Community Forestry
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
FNRM 1101 - Dendrology: Identifying Forest Trees and Shrubs : 3.0 cr
COMM 1101 - Introduction to Public Speaking : 3.0 cr : CIV
or AECM 2421W: Written & Oral Comm for Ag (3.0 cr)
CHEM 1015 - Introductory Chemistry: Lecture : 3.0 cr : PHYS
CHEM 1017 - Introductory Chemistry: Laboratory : 1.0 cr : PHYS
WRIT 1301/1401 Freshman Composition (4.0 cr) 4.0 cr
Year 1 - Spring Semester: 14.0 cr
MATH 1151 - Precalculus II : 3.0 cr : MATH
BIOL 1001 - Introductory Biology: Evolutionary and Ecological Perspectives : 4.0 cr : BIOL
or BIOL 1009: General Biology (4.0 cr) [BIOL]
Elective :4.0 cr
LE (Literature, Writing Intensive - Lower Division) :3.0 cr
Year 2 - Fall Semester: 14.0 cr
HORT 1015 - Plant Families for Plant People : 4.0 cr
SOIL 2125 - Basic Soil Science : 4.0 cr : PHYS, ENV
LE (Historical Perspectives) :3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Year 2 - Spring Semester: 15.0 cr
PMB 2022 - General Botany : 3.0 cr
PMB 3002 - Plant Biology: Function : 2.0 cr
ESPM 3012 - Statistical Methods for Environmental Scientists and Managers : 4.0 cr : MATH
LE (Race, Power, and Justice US) :3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Year 2 - Summer Semester: 2.0 cr
FNRM 2101 - Identifying Forest Plants : 1.0 cr
FNRM 2104 - Measuring Forest Resources : 1.0 cr
Year 3 - Fall Semester: 16.0 cr
FNRM 2102 - Northern Forests Field Ecology : 2.0 cr
ENT 4251 - Forest and Shade Tree Entomology : 3.0 cr
FNRM 3104 - Forest Ecology : 4.0 cr
FNRM 3131 - Geographical Information Systems (GIS) for Natural Resources : 4.0 cr : TS
ESPM 3014 - Tribal and Indigenous Natural Resource Management : 3.0 cr
Year 3 - Spring Semester: 16.0 cr
FNRM 3501 - Arboriculture: Selection and Maintenance of Trees : 3.0 cr
PLPA 3003 - Diseases of Forest and Shade Trees : 3.0 cr
FNRM 3218 - Measuring and Modeling Forests : 3.0 cr
ESPM 3261 - Economics and Natural Resources Management : 4.0 cr : SOCS, ENV
Elective :3.0 cr
Year 4 - Fall Semester: 15.0 cr
FNRM 3114 - Hydrology and Watershed Management : 3.0 cr
FNRM 3411 - Managing Forest Ecosystems: Silviculture : 3.0 cr
URBS 3001W - Introduction to Urban Studies: The Complexity of Metropolitan Life : 3.0 cr : WI
LA 3501 - Environmental Design and Its Biological and Physical Context : 3.0 cr : ENV
LE (Arts/Humanities) :3.0 cr
Year 4 - Spring Semester: 13.0 cr
FNRM 4501 - Urban Forest Management: Managing Greenspaces for People : 3.0 cr
FNRM 4232W - Managing Recreational Lands : 4.0 cr : WI
ESPM 3241W - Natural Resource and Environmental Policy : 3.0 cr : SOCS, CIV, WI
Elective :3.0 cr