Mar 28, 2024  
2019-20 Undergraduate Bulletin 
    
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General Forestry, 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. A 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 hours):


B. Mathematics Component Area (3 hours):


C. Life and Physical Sciences (6 hours):


Three hours from:


Three hours from:


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


E. Creative Arts (3 hours):


F. American History (6 hours):


G. Government/Political Science (6 hours):


H. Social and Behavioral Sciences (3 hours):


I. Component Area Option-Communication (6 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.

Two hours from:


(Lab required)

Three hours from:


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Three hours from:


(Lab required)

Three hours from:


Six hours from:


(Labs required)

Three hours from:


Four hours from:


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3. Forestry Field Station (6 hours)


All students pursuing the Bachelor of Science 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.

General Forestry Tailored Program: (35 hours)


Students in the tailored program complete the general education core and the forestry core (including field station) plus sufficient additional courses to total 130 credit hours of acceptable credit. These tailored programs are available for qualified students with specific career objectives. Students in the general forestry program must be advised by the student services coordinator and a faculty member with expertise in their area of study.

Individually tailored programs include:

  • human dimensions in natural resources
  • urban forestry
  • fire management
  • and agroforestry.

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