Each student must complete the following:

Core Requirements

Each student chooses one of the following concentrations:

Forest Conservation Requirements

Forest Ecosystem Science Requirements

Core Requirements

The following courses need to be taken by all students in FES&C and total 29-30 credits.

¨      CHY 121 - Introduction to Chemistry Credits: 3

with CHY 123 – Introduction to Chemistry Lab Credits: 1

or

¨      BMB 207 - Fundamentals of Chemistry Credits: 3

with BMB 209 – Fundamentals of Chemistry Lab Credits: 1

¨      ENG 101 - College Composition Credits: 3

¨      FES 100 – Introduction to Forest Biology Credits: 4

¨      FTY 101 – Introduction to Forest Resources Credits: 1

¨      FTY 107 – Forest Vegetation Credits: 4

¨      INT 110 – Modern Economic Problems Credits: 3

¨      MAT 122 – Pre-calculus¹ Credits: 4

¨      MAT 232 – Principles of Statistical Inference Credits: 3

or

¨      FTY 104 – Statistical Inference for Forest Management Credits: 3

¨      PSE 140 – Soil Science Credits: 3

with PSE 141 – Soil Science Lab Credits: 1

or

¨      PSE 250 – Forest Soils Credits: 3

Forest Conservation Concentration Requirements

Required courses for the concentration total 46-53 credits leaving 37-45 credits for electives.  Total credits for core, concentration, and elective courses need to equal at least 120 credits for graduation.

Conservation Biology and Ecology (2 courses required)

¨      WLE 323 – Conservation Biology Credits: 3

and

¨      FES 407- Forest Ecology Credits: 3

or

¨      WLE 200 – Ecology Credits: 3

with WLE 201 – Ecology Laboratory Credits: 2

Plant Biology (1 course required)

¨      BIO 310 – Plant Biology Credits: 4

¨      BIO 452 – Plant Physiology Credits 3

with BIO 453 – Plant Physiology Laboratory Credits 1

¨      BIO 464 – Plant Taxonomy Credits: 4

¨      FES 416 – Structure and Function of Woody Plants Credits: 3

Other organisms (2 courses required)

¨      BIO 200 – Biology of Organisms Credits: 4

¨      BIO 326 – General Entomology Credits: 4

¨      BIO 329 – Vertebrate Biology Credits: 3

with BIO 331 – Vertebrate Biology Laboratory Credits: 1

¨      BIO 353 – Invertebrate Zoology Credits: 4

¨      BIO 432 – Biology of Fungi Credits: 4

¨      INT 256 – Tree Pests and Disease Credits: 4

¨      PSE 469 – Soil Microbiology Credits: 4

¨      WLE 230  - Introduction to Wildlife Conservation Credits: 3

Evolution/Genetics (1 course required)

¨      BIO 465 – Evolution Credits: 3

¨      BIO 445 – Plant Genetics Credits: 3

¨      FTY 415 – Forest Genetics Credits: 3

Soil and Water Conservation (1 course required)

¨      FTY 457 - Forest Watershed Management Credits: 3

¨      PSE 344 – Soil and Water Quality Credits: 3

¨      PSE 413 – Wetland Delineation and Mapping Credits: 4

¨      PSE 423 – Wetland Ecology and Conservation Credits: 4

¨      PSE 442 - Pedology: Science of Soil Morphology, Genesis & Classification Credits: 3

with PSE 444 - Field Soil Morphology and Classification Techniques Credits: 1

Forest Habitat Manipulation  (1 course required)

¨      FES 408 – Silviculture Credits: 3

with FES 409 – Forest Ecology and Silviculture Laboratory Credits: 2

¨      FES 435 – Managing Forest Succession Credits: 3

¨      FTY 349 – Principles of Forest Management Credits: 3

¨      FTY 476 - Forest Management I Credits: 4

Forest Measurements (1 course required)

¨      FTY 105 – Introduction to Forest Measurements Credits 3

¨      FTY 206 – Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing Credits: 3

¨      FTY 208 – Forest Surveying and Mapping Credits: 3

Geographical Information Systems (1 course required)

¨      FTY 480 – Applied Geographic Information Systems Credits: 3

¨      REP 475 – Resource Economics and Policy Applications of GIS Credits: 3

¨      INT 527 - (FTY,WLE) Integration of GIS and Remote Sensing Data Analysis in Natural Resource Applications (for seniors only) Credits: 3

Policy/Social Aspects (3 courses required)

¨      FTY 444 - Forest Resources Economics Credits: 3

and

¨      FTY 446 – Forest Resources Policy Credits: 3

and

¨      FTY 430 - Urban and Community Forestry Credits: 3

or

¨      REP 371 – Introduction to Natural Resource Economics and Policy Credits: 3

or

¨      REP 381 – Sustainable Development Principles and Policy Credits: 3

or

¨      REP 424 - Environmental Assessment and Management Techniques Credits: 3

or

¨      REP 474 - Land Use Planning Credits: 3

or

¨      WLE 470 – Wildlife Policy and Administration Credits: 3

Capstone Courses (2 courses required)

¨      FES 489 – Senior Paper in Forest Conservation Credits: 2 (approval pending)

¨      FTY 477 – Forest Management II Credits: 4

Electives  37-45 credits (120 credits needed for graduation)

Forest Ecosystem Science Concentration Requirements

Required courses for the concentration total 46-48 credits leaving 42-45 credits for electives.  Total credits for core, concentration, and elective courses need to equal at least 120 credits for graduation.

Forest Sciences (all courses required)

¨      FES 407- Forest Ecology Credits: 3

¨      FES 408 – Silviculture Credits: 3

¨      FES 409 – Forest Ecology and Silviculture Laboratory Credits: 2

¨      FES 416 – Structure and Function of Woody Plants Credits: 3

¨      FTY 415 – Forest Genetics Credits: 3

or

¨      BIO 445 – Plant Genetics Credits: 3

¨      INT 256 – Tree Pests and Disease Credits: 4

Botany (all courses required)

¨      BIO 310 – Plant Biology Credits: 4

¨      BIO 452 – Plant Physiology Credits 3

¨      BIO 453 – Plant Physiology Laboratory Credits 1

Quantitative (2 courses required)

¨      FTY 105 – Introduction to Forest Measurements Credits 3

and

¨      WLE 220 –  Introduction to Statistical Ecology Credits: 4

or

¨      MAT 126 – Calculus I Credits: 4

or

¨      MAT 437 –  Statistical Methods in Research Credits: 3

Chemical / Physical Sciences (3 courses required)

¨      BMB 221 – Organic Chemistry Credits: 3

and

¨      CHY 122 – Molecular Basis of Chemical Change Credits: 3

with CHY 124 – Molecular Basis of Chemical Change Laboratory Credits: 1

and

¨      GES 101 – Introduction to Geology Credits: 4

or

¨      PHY 111 – General Physics I Credits: 4

or

¨      WSC 212 - Introduction to Wood Science and Technology Credits: 3

Capstone (both course required)

¨      FES 498 – Senior Research I Credits: 2

¨      FES 499 – Senior Research II Credits: 2

Electives 42-45 credits (120 credits needed for graduation)

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