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2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Forestry Major, BS in Forestry – Wildland Recreation Concentration


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The profession of forestry is the science, the art, and the practice of managing and using for human benefit the natural resources that occur on and in association with forest lands. Benefits are derived from the multiple resources of the forest – wood, water, wildlife, recreation, forage, and environmental amenities. Foresters are managers of these resources. Thus, our principal instructional objective is to provide the broad education needed to deal effectively with the complex of forest resources.

The wildland recreation concentration is an interdisciplinary program that prepares students to work in natural resource based recreation settings on private and public lands, including local, state, and national parks, and other state and federal agencies, and private or non-profit organizations providing outdoor recreational opportunities.

Students prepare for professional positions in the planning, development, interpretation, and management of private and public lands for recreational purposes. Students also learn the basic philosophy and principles associated with the use of leisure time and the relationship of natural resources to the constructive use of leisure time.

Elective credits may be used to obtain specializations in complementary areas such as education, cultural and natural history interpretation, forestry, wildlife, fisheries, communication and public relations, agricultural extension education, ornamental horticulture and landscape design, business and public administration; and the natural sciences, including ecology and geology, as well as recreation and leisure studies.

Ten weeks of professional internship experience (6 credits) are required during the final 45 hours of credit in the program. The internship is a highly structured field experience guided by specific learning objectives pre-approved by the instructor and the field supervisor. The student receives one credit per two weeks of full-time field experience. Preparations for the internship should be made well in advance of actual placement. Summer employment or volunteer work in a related field prior to the internship is highly encouraged.

To remain in the Wildland Recreation concentration, students must maintain a 2.5 cumulative GPA and earn no less than a C grade in FWF 212 . If a student does not meet the aforementioned criteria, the student will be removed from the Wildland Recreation concentration, and the student must meet with their advisor to identify an alternative major.

uTrack Requirements

Universal Tracking (uTrack) is an academic monitoring system designed to help students stay on track for timely graduation. In order to remain on track, students must complete the minimum requirements for each tracking semester, known as milestones. Milestones include successful completion of specified courses and/or attainment of a minimum GPA. uTrack requirements only affect full-time, degree-seeking students who first entered Fall 2013 or later. uTrack does not apply to transfer students who entered prior to Fall 2015.

Requirements for the Bachelor of Science in Forestry – Forestry Major – Wildland Recreation Concentration


Term 1 Hours Milestone Notes
1Arts and Humanities Elective  or Cultures and Civilizations Elective * 3 2.5 cumulative GPA
BIOL 101 * or BIOL 113 */BIOL 115 * or BIOL 150 */BIOL 159 * or BIOL 158 */BIOL 167  4-5  
ENGL 101 * or ENGL 118  3  
FORS 100   3  
2Unrestricted Elective (GEOL 203 * recommended) 2-3  
Term 2
BIOL 102 * or BIOL 114 * or BIOL 160 * or BIOL 168  3-4 2.5 cumulative GPA
CHEM 100 * or CHEM 120 * or CHEM 128  4 One general education elective*
ENGL 102  3  
MATH 125  3  
3Social Sciences Elective* 3  
Term 3
1Arts and Humanities Elective  or Cultures and Civilizations Elective * 3 2.5 cumulative GPA
ALEC 240 * or CMST 210 * or CMST 217 * or CMST 240 * or CMST 247  3 FWF 212  with grade C or better
ESS 210   4  
FORS 214  or FORS 217   3  
FWF 212   3
 
Term 4
AREC 201 * or AREC 270 * or ECON 201 * or ECON 207 * or ECON 211 * or ECON 213 * 3-4 2.5 cumulative GPA
1Arts and Humanities Elective  or Cultures and Civilizations Elective * 3 2.5 major GPA
4Communications Elective 3 ENGL 101 * or ENGL 118 *; ENGL 102 *; MATH 125 *; CHEM 100 * or CHEM 120 *; BIOL 101 */BIOL 102 * or BIOL 113 */BIOL 114 */BIOL 115 * or BIOL 150 */BIOL 160 *; MATH 115 * or STAT 201 * or STAT 207 *; BIOL 260  or FORS 215  
FORS 215   3  
MATH 115 * or STAT 201 * or STAT 207  3  
Term 5
FORS 321 * or FORS 327  3 2.5 cumulative GPA
FWF 315   3 2.5 major GPA
FWF 320  or FWF 420  or FWF 427  or SOCI 360 * or SOCI 465   3  
5GIS Electives 3-4  
6Plant Sciences Elective 3  
Term 6
FORS 423   3 2.5 cumulative GPA
FWF 312 *, FWF 313   6 2.5 major GPA
7Recreation Elective 3  
8Sociology Elective 3  
Term 7
1Arts and Humanities Elective  or Cultures and Civilizations Elective * 3 Apply to graduate
FORS 495   6  
2Unrestricted Elective 3  
WFS 434 , WFS 443 , WFS 444 , WFS 445 , WFS 450 , WFS 452   3  
Term 8
FORS 422   3 No milestones
FWF 416   3  
9Technical Elective 2-3  
2Unrestricted Electives 4  
TOTAL 120  
1 Chosen from the University General Education list . Students must complete two courses from the Arts and Humanities list and two courses from the Cultures and Civilizations list.
2 Any courses not already required for the major.
3 Chosen from ANTH 130 *, ANTH 137 *; POLS 102 *; PSYC 110 *, PSYC 117 *; SOCI 110 *, SOCI 120 *, SOCI 127 *.
4 Communications elective chosen from ENGL 295 *; JREM 390 , JREM 422 , JREM 450 *, JREM 451 *; PBRL 270 .
5 GIS elective chosen from ESS 326 ; FWF 430 ; GEOG 311 , GEOG 413 , or a related Geographic Information Systems (GIS) course.
6 Plant Sciences elective chosen from FORS 335 ; PLSC 280 , PLSC 350 , PLSC 421 , PLSC 437 .
7 Recreation elective chosen from RSM 310 , RSM 320 , RSM 415 , RSM 426 , RSM 430 .
8 Sociology elective chosen from GEOG 320 , GEOG 345 ; PHIL 346 *; SOCI 345 .
9 Technical electives chosen from FORS 314  or FORS 317 ; MGT 440 ; PLSC 437 ; POLS 440 , POLS 441 .

* Meets University General Education Requirement .  

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