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)
| FORS310 | Forest Ecology | 3 |
| HYDR101 | Introduction to Hydrology | 3 |
| NATR319 | Introduction to Soil Science | 3 |
| NATR320 | Introduction to Soil Science Lab | 1 |
| ELECTIVE | Forestry Elective - Policy Law or Tribal Governance | 3 |
| ELECTIVE | Forestry Elective - Upper Division Natural Resources | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 16 |
Elective (Policy, Law, or Tribal Governance) - Choose from one of the following:
BUMG 455, NASD 307, NASD 320, NASD 321, NASD 323, NASD 341, NASD 413, NASD 443, NASD 445, NASD 471, HYDR 422, LFSC 310, NATR 390
Winter (Third Year)
| NASD210 | Introduction to Indigenous Science | 3 |
| WILD202 | Introduction to Fisheries/Wildlife | 3 |
| NATR342 | Environmental Adaptation of Plants | 3 |
| FORS341 | Wildland Fire Management: Fire Suppression | 3 |
| MATH108 | Advanced Functions & Modeling | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Spring (Third Year)
| FORS342 | Wildland Fuels Management | 3 |
| HMNT301 | Social and Environmental Ethics | 3 |
| MATH109 | Trigonometry | 3 |
| NATR375 | Research And Thesis Seminar | 1 |
| SPCH360 | Professional Presentation Skills | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 16 |
Fall (Fourth Year)
| ECON410 | Economic Development on Indian Reservations | 3 |
| NATR413 | Wildland Recreation Management | 3 |
| FORS442 | Fire Behavior and Meteorology | 3 |
| ELECTIVE | Forestry Elective - Upper Division Natural Resources | 3 |
ELECTIVE
| NASL Elective I | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Winter (Fourth Year)
| FORS420 | Fire Ecology | 3 |
| NATR440 | NEPA Process | 3 |
| NATR460 | Restoration Ecology | 3 |
| NATR465 | Senior Research and Thesis Development | 2 |
| NATR441 | Conservation Biology | 3 |
ELECTIVE
| NASL Elective II | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 17 |
Spring (Fourth Year)
| FORS443 | Fire, Fuels & Vegetation Modeling | 3 |
| SVLN450 | Service to the Environment II | 1 |
| FORS430 | Issues in Tribal Forest Management | 3 |
| NATR495 | Senior Thesis | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 13 |
Total Credit Hours: 92
Total Credit Hours: 186