Forestry, Major

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Degree Requirements

To review the overall degree requirements for the Forestry major, select the following:

Forestry, B.S.F.

Forestry Core Courses

A minimum grade of C is required for each of the courses listed below:

FORS 3237 - Intro to Fire Management Credit(s): 2
FORS 3313 - Forest Insects and Diseases Credit(s): 3
FORS 3013 - Forest Insects and Diseases Lab Credit(s): 0
FORS 3347 - Silviculture Credit(s): 3
FORS 3047 - Silviculture Lab Credit(s): 0
FORS 3348 - Natural Resource Policy Credit(s): 3
FORS 3349 - Principles of Forest Soils Credit(s): 3
FORS 3049 - Principles of Forest Soils Lab Credit(s): 0
FORS 4309 - Forest Hydrology Credit(s): 3
FORS 4009 - Forest Hydrology Lab Credit(s): 0
FORS 4335 - Forest Economics Credit(s): 3
FORS 4458 - Forest Resource Management Credit(s): 4
FORS 4058 - Forest Resource Management Lab Credit(s): 0

Field Station Prerequisite Courses

The following courses are prerequisites for field station. A minimum grade of C is required for each of the courses listed below:

FORS 1311 - Careers in Forestry Credit(s): 3
FORS 1011 - Careers in Forestry Lab Credit(s): 0
FORS 1352 - Intro to Wildlife Credit(s): 3
FORS 1052 - Introduction to Wildlife Lab Credit(s): 0
FORS 2305 - Forest Biometrics Credit(s): 3
FORS 2005 - Forest Biometrics Lab Credit(s): 0
FORS 2309 - Forest Ecology Credit(s): 3
FORS 2009 - Forest Ecology Lab Credit(s): 0
FORS 2319 - Dendrology Credit(s): 3
FORS 2019 - Dendrology Lab Credit(s): 0
FORS 2240 - Wood Science Credit(s): 2
FORS 2040 - Wood Science Lab Credit(s): 0
FORS 2351 - Introduction to Human Dimensions and Recreation Credit(s): 3
GISC 2324 - Introduction to Spatial Science Credit(s): 3
GISC 2024 - Introduction to Spatial Science Lab Credit(s): 0

Field Station

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.

FORS 3110 - Field Silviculture Credit(s): 1
FORS 3123 - Land Measurement Credit(s): 1
FORS 3125 - Timber Cruising Credit(s): 1
FORS 3129 - Harvesting and Processing Credit(s): 1
FORS 3135 - Human Dimensions of Resources Management Credit(s): 1
FORS 3136 - Field Wildlife Techniques Credit(s): 1

Forestry Concentrations

Select one of the following concentrations for course requirements: