Forestry: Wildland Fire 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 319 | Introduction to Soil Science | 3 |
| NATR 320 | Introduction to Soil Science Lab | 1 |
| HYDR 101 | Intro to Hydrology | 3 |
| FORS 310 | Forest Ecology | 3 |
| COOP 285 | Advanced Internship | 0 |
ELECTIVE
| MATH/SCIENCE | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 16 |
Winter (Third Year)
| NASD 210 | Introduction to Indigenous Science | 3 |
| WILD 202 | Introduction to Fisheries/Wildlife | 3 |
| NATR 342 | Environmental Adaptation of Plants | 3 |
| FORS 341 | Wldlnd Fire Mgmnt: Fire Suprson | 3 |
| MATH 108 | Adv. Functions & Modeling | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Spring (Third Year)
| HMNT 301 | Social and Environmental Ethics | 3 |
| SPCH 360 | Professional Presentation Skills | 3 |
| MATH 109 | Trigonometry | 3 |
| FORS 342 | Wildland Fuels Mgmnt | 3 |
ELECTIVE
| MATH/SCIENCE | 3 |
| NATR 375 | Research And Thesis Seminar | 1 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 16 |
Fall (Fourth Year)
| NATR 413 | Wildland Recreation Management | 3 |
| COOP 285 | Advanced Internship | 0 |
| ECON 410 | Economic Development | 3 |
| FORS 442 | Fire Behavior and Meterology | 3 |
ELECTIVE
| Native Language I | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Winter (Fourth Year)
| NATR 440 | NEPA Process | 3 |
| BIOS 410 | Conservation of Biodiversity | 3 |
| FORS 420 | Fire Ecology | 3 |
| NATR 460 | Restoration Ecology | 3 |
ELECTIVE
| Native Language II | 3 |
| NATR 465 | Senior Research and Thesis Devlpmnt | 2 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 17 |
Spring (Fourth Year)
| FORS 443 | Fire Fuels & Veget Modeling | 3 |
| SVLN 450 | Service to the Environment II | 1 |
| FORS 430 | Issues in Tribal Forest Management | 3 |
ELECTIVE
| OPEN | 3 |
| NATR 495 | Senior Thesis | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 13 |
Total Credit Hours: 92
Total Credit Hours: 186