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2018-19 Undergraduate Bulletin 
    
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Forestry, Forest Management, B.S.F.


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Forest management, forest wildlife management and general forestry. Individually tailored programs under this broad category include human dimensions in natural resources, urban forestry, fire management and agroforestry.

The Bachelor of Science in forestry requires 130 semester credit hours of coursework, depending upon the major. Specifically, it requires completion of:

1. A General Education core designed to provide broad education in the arts, mathematics and social and natural sciences: (42 hours)


A. Communication Component Area (6 semester hours):


B. Mathematics Component Area (3 semester hours):


C. Life and Physical Sciences (6 semester hours):


Three hours from:


Three hours from:


D. Language, Philosophy and Culture (3 semester hours):


E. Creative Arts (3 semester hours):


F. American History (6 semester hours):


G. Government/Political Science (6 semester hours):


H. Social and Behavioral Sciences (3 semester hours):


I. Component Area Option-Communication (6 semester hours):


2. A forestry core designed to provide broad exposure to all fields of forest resource management: (47 hours)


A minimum grade of C is required for each course in the forestry core, including forestry field station.

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Six hours from:


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3. Forestry Field Station (6 hours)


All students pursuing the B.S. in forestry are required to attend forestry field station. Students participate with faculty in an integrated sequence of six courses for a total of six semester credit hours. Students attend field station for six weeks during the summer between their sophomore and junior years. Students must have an overall GPA of 2.0 at the end of the fall semester prior to attending field station. The following courses are prerequisites for field station:

4. A major


designed to provide added expertise in a specialized field of forestry.

Forest management major: (35 hours)


(The emphasis is on production of wood fiber and other forest resources.)

  • six hours from business courses
  • one to three hours of elective courses approved by an advisor

Three hours from:


(Lab required)

Three hours from:


(Lab required)

Six hours from:


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(Lab required)

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