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University Catalog 2015-2016 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Forestry (BSF)


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Forestry Curriculum (BSF)


Forestry is an incorporative profession that draws from the biological, physical, social and managerial sciences. The degree offers a strong background in the understanding of the complexities of forest resources and the interactions between biological, economic, and social demands placed on them. The 130 semester credit hour Forestry program contains a professional core of 67 credit hours of forestry and related natural resource courses, including 8 credit hours of Geographic Information Science. The concentrations consist of 16 credit hours of either forest management or wildlife habitat management related natural resources courses.

The Bachelor of Science in Forestry is a professional program that emphasizes the biological and managerial skills needed to ensure the sustainability of the many renewable forest and wildlife resources on which society depends. Successful completion of the curriculum will provide competency in the areas of basic science; forest biology, ecosystem processes, structure and function; timber inventory and growth; soil formation, properties and classification; site productivity; silvicultural principles of stand structure and composition; regeneration and intermediate operations; resource protection; decision making and problem solving; communications and many other activities carried out in the production and management of forest and wildlife resources.

Graduates of the Forestry program will find employment as professional foresters or wildlife managers in private forest industries and organizations; forestry and environmental consulting firms; public agencies, including the U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Bureau of Land Management, Natural Resources Conservation Service; state and local government natural resource agencies, and many others. Graduates are also qualified for employment as research technicians in government, university and private laboratories, or may continue their education through specialized degrees at universities across the country.

Freshman Year


English (GER)


Fine Arts (GER)


Mathematics (GER)


Natural Sciences (GER)


Social/Behavioral Sciences (GER)


  • Social/Behavioral Sciences (GER) 3 Semester Credit Hours

Major Courses


Total: 30 SCH


Sophomore Year


Humanities (GER)


Natural Sciences (GER)


Social/Behavioral Science (GER)


  • Social/Behavioral Science (GER) 3 Semester Credit Hours

Major Courses


Total: 30 SCH


Junior Year


Humanities (GER)


Social/Behavioral Sciences (GER)


Major Courses


Total: 39 SCH


Senior Year


Humanities (GER)


Major Courses


Total: 31 SCH


Total Semester Hours 130


Concentration areas offered


*Concentration courses chosen by student in consultation with advisor from one of the following concentrations:

Note:


**Mathematics Elective chosen by student in consultation with advisor from MATH 112  or higher.
**Statistics Elective: AGSC 320 , QA 233 , PSYC 300 , or STAT 200 , or equivalent.
***10 credit hours are taken during a required Summer Field Session between the Junior and Senior years.

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