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:
- Ability to communicate complex Natural Resource issues to a wide variety of audiences
- Understand the Cultural, Economic, and Political systems of tribal governments in relation to natural resource issues
- Complete an individual project related to a forestry or wildland fire management issue that demonstrates the ability to think critically and analytically
Curriculum
Fall (Third Year)
| FORS310 | Forest Ecology | 3 |
| HYDR101 | Introduction to Hydrology | 3 |
| NATR413 | Wildland Recreation Management | 3 |
| CHEM124 | Introduction to General & Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry | 4 |
| CHEM125 | Introduction to General & Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry lab | 1 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 14 |
Winter (Third Year)
| ECON211 | Microeconomics | 3 |
| MATH108 | Advanced Functions & Modeling | 3 |
| NATR342 | Environmental Adaptation of Plants | 3 |
| WILD202 | Introduction to Fisheries/Wildlife | 3 |
| ELECTIVE | Forestry Elective - Upper Division Natural Resources | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Spring (Third Year)
| ENGL306 | Writing Research Papers | 3 |
| FORS342 | Wildland Fuels Management | 3 |
| HMNT301 | Social and Environmental Ethics | 3 |
| MATH342 | Statistical Methods | 3 |
| NATR376 | Research and Thesis Seminar | 2 |
| ELECTIVE | Forestry Elective - Upper Division Natural Resources | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 17 |
Fall (Fourth Year)
| ECON410 | Economic Development on Indian Reservations | 3 |
| NATR319 | Soil Science | 3 |
| NATR320 | Soil Science Lab | 1 |
| FORS442 | Fire Behavior and Meteorology | 3 |
| ELECTIVE | NASL Elective I | 3 |
| ELECTIVE | Forestry Elective - Upper Division Natural Resources | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 16 |
Winter (Fourth Year)
Spring (Fourth Year)
| FORS430 | Issues in Tribal Forest Management | 3 |
| FORS443 | Fire, Fuels & Vegetation Modeling | 3 |
| NATR495 | Senior Thesis | 3 |
| SVLN450 | Service to the Environment II | 1 |
| ELECTIVE | Forestry Elective - Policy Law or Tribal Governance | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 13 |
Total Credit Hours: 91
Total Credit Hours: 187