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2009-2010 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2009-2010 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Forestry, Wildlife and Fisheries


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http://fwf.ag.utk.edu/

Keith L. Belli, Head

Professors
Belli, K.L., PhD - Minnesota
Buehler, D.A., PhD - Virginia Tech
Clatterbuck, W.W., PhD - Mississippi State
Dearden, B.L., PhD - Colorado State
Fly, J.M., PhD - Michigan
Hodges, D.G., PhD - Georgia
Houston, A.T., PhD - Tennessee
Ostermeier, D.M., PhD - Syracuse
Rials, T.G., PhD - Virginia Tech
Schlarbaum, S.E., PhD - Colorado State
Strange, R.J., PhD - Oregon State
Wilson, J.L., PhD - Tennessee
 
Associate Professors
Buckley, D.S., PhD - Michigan Tech
Bozell, J.J., PhD - Colorado State
Harper, C.A., PhD - Clemson
Hickling, G.J., PhD - Western Ontario (Canada)
Keyser, P.D., PhD - Clemson
Muller, L.I., PhD - Georgia
Wang, S., PhD - Nanjing Forestry (China)
Young, T.M., PhD - Tennessee
 
Assistant Professors
Eda, S., PhD - Japan
Franklin, J.A., PhD - Alberta (Canada)
Gray, M.J., PhD - Texas Tech
Harper, D.P., PhD - Washington State
Henning, J.G., PhD - Virginia Tech
Henry, T.B., PhD - Auburn
Labbe, N., PhD - Bordeaux (France)
Taylor, M.M., PhD - Oregon State
 
Instructor
Minser, W.G., MS - Tennessee
 
Adjunct Faculty
Albright, R., PhD - Southern Illinois
Clark, J.D., PhD - Arkansas
Franzreb, K., PhD - Arizona State
Lannom, K.O., PhD - Michigan Tech
Peine, J., PhD - Arizona
Van Manen, F., PhD - Tennessee
 
Emeriti Faculty
Dimmick, R.W., PhD - Wyoming
Hill, Sr., T.K., PhD - Auburn
Pelton, M.R., PhD - Georgia
Rennie, J.C., PhD - North Carolina State
Schneider, G., PhD - Michigan State
Speer, C.A., PhD - Utah State
Stumbo, D.A., PhD - Minnesota
 
Forestry Advisors
Buckley, Fly, Franklin, Henning, Hodges, Ostermeier, Schlarbaum
 
Wildlife and Fisheries Advisors
Buehler, Gray, Hickling, Minser, Muller, Strange, Wilson

The mission of the Department of Forestry, Wildlife and Fisheries is to advance the management, utilization, and appreciation of natural resources in Tennessee, the region, and beyond through programs in teaching, research, and extension.

The department offers two majors. The major in forestry leads to the Bachelor of Science in Forestry and the major in wildlife and fisheries science leads to the Bachelor of Science in Wildlife and Fisheries Science. The forestry major has concentrations in forest resources management and wildland recreation. The wildlife and fisheries science major has concentrations in wildlife and fisheries management and wildlife health.

Enrollment Management Plan

All majors in the Department of Forestry, Wildlife and Fisheries must submit an application for progression with relevant career goals, names of three references, work experience (both volunteer and paid positions) related to natural resources and service and professional activities, and a transcript before registering for junior classes.

To be considered for progression into the upper division of the program, applicants must have submitted all required documents (application form, resume, and transcript) by a March 15 deadline late in the spring semester.

Those students who have met all preliminary requirements for progression, including having relevant career goals, will be ranked based on the combined score of their cumulative grade point average (GPA) and GPA in core courses. The combined score will be 50% cumulative GPA (minimum 2.2) and 50% cumulative GPA (minimum 2.2) in core courses. Applicants with the highest scores will be accepted into the programs. The number of applicants accepted into each program will be determined based on resources available. Applicants will be notified of their acceptance by the start of registration for summer semester.

Applicants who are not accepted into the program and who believe that extenuating circumstances prevented their acceptance into the program may appeal the decision to a faculty committee (i.e., S.A.C.). A written statement in which the case is made for acceptance is required for all applicants. It must be submitted within one week of the rejection notice.

Appellants receiving a positive response from the appeals committee will be accepted into programs on a provisional basis through the first semester of their junior year. The progress of provisional students will be reviewed at the end of the fall semester. At that time, they will either be fully admitted or released from the program.

Core Courses

Students must have completed or be enrolled in all core courses by the end of the semester in which they apply for acceptance into upper-division courses. They must complete all core courses before entering upper-division courses. They will also need the prerequisites to the individual upper-division courses.

Forestry

Two courses in first year composition (ENGL 101  and ENGL 102  or equivalent); calculus (MATH 125  or equivalent); general chemistry (CHEM 100  or equivalent); two courses in general botany (BIOL 111  and BIOL 112  or equivalent); general economics (ECON 201  or equivalent); public speaking (CMST 210  or CMST 240  or equivalent); statistics (STAT 201  or equivalent); ecology (FORS 215  or BIOL 250  or  equivalent).

Wildlife and Fisheries Science

Two courses in first year composition (ENGL 101  and ENGL 102  or equivalent); calculus (MATH 125  or equivalent); two courses in general chemistry (CHEM 100 /CHEM 130  or CHEM 100 /CHEM 110  or equivalent); two courses in general biology (BIOL 130 /BIOL 140  or BIOL 101 /BIOL 102  or equivalent); general economics (ECON 201  or equivalent); public speaking (CMST 210  or CMST 240  or equivalent); statistics (STAT 201  or equivalent); microcomputer applications (AGNR 290  or equivalent); general ecology (BIOL 250  or equivalent). 

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