2016-2017 Catalog

Forestry: Forest Management Emphasis, Bachelor of Science

Career Opportunities

Completion of the Bachelor of Science degree will prepare the student to enter graduate school and also provides the student with the credentials to seek employment as a professional forester.

Requirements

A student must receive a “C” or better in all required courses while maintaining an overall grade point average of 2.0 to graduate. Students transferring into the program after completing an ­Associate of Science from another college may substitute equivalent courses within the first two years of the degree plan. These students must have completed all basic math and science courses. New and transferring students should consult with an advisor to plan a program to meet their specific goals and requirements for this program.

Student Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of the Bachelor of Science in Forestry, a student, will, in addition to the goals listed for the A.S. in Forestry, be able to:

  • Demonstrate broad-based theoretical and technical knowledge of forestry sciences or wildland fire sciences.
  • Demonstrate cultural sensitivity and a knowledge base of the role of forestry in tribal life, and develop an approach to forest research and management or wildland fire research and management that honors a tribe’s cultural values.
  • Understand the economic and political systems of tribal governments and those agencies that interact with tribes.
  • Apply techniques in communication that build support among tribal and non-tribal members for strong and sustainable forest and wildland fire management policies.
  • Complete an individual research problem related to a forestry or wildland fire management issue.

Curriculum

Fall (Third Year)

NATR 319Introduction to Soil Science

3

NATR 320Introduction to Soil Science Lab

1

HYDR 101Intro to Hydrology

3

FORS 310Forest Ecology

3

COOP 285Advanced Internship

0

ELECTIVE
MATH/SCIENCE

3

Total Credit Hours:16

Winter (Third Year)

NASD 210Introduction to Indigenous Science

3

WILD 202Introduction to Fisheries/Wildlife

3

NATR 342Environmental Adaptation of Plants

3

ECON 211Micro Economics

3

MATH 108Adv. Functions & Modeling

3

Total Credit Hours:15

Spring (Third Year)

HMNT 301Social and Environmental Ethics

3

SPCH 360Professional Presentation Skills

3

MATH 109Trigonometry

3

FORS 330Timber Harvest Systems

3

ELECTIVE
MATH/SCIENCE

3

NATR 375Research And Thesis Seminar

1

Total Credit Hours:16

Fall (Fourth Year)

NATR 413Wildland Recreation Management

3

COOP 285Advanced Internship

0

ECON 410Economic Development

3

FORS 410Advanced Silviculture and

3

ELECTIVE
Native Language I

3

Total Credit Hours:15

Winter (Fourth Year)

NATR 440NEPA Process

3

BIOS 410Conservation of Biodiversity

3

FORS 420Fire Ecology

3

NATR 460Restoration Ecology

3

ELECTIVE
Native Language II

3

NATR 465Senior Research and Thesis Devlpmnt

2

Total Credit Hours:17

Spring (Fourth Year)

NATR 470Disturbance Ecology

3

SVLN 450Service to the Environment II

1

FORS 430Issues in Tribal Forest Management

3

ELECTIVE
OPEN

3

NATR 495Senior Thesis

3

Total Credit Hours:13

Total Credit Hours: 186