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 and Wildlife | 3 |
| ELECTIVE | Forestry Emphasis | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Forestry Emphasis = allows students to tailor their education to career goals with forestry or natural resources topics of their choice. Other science, historic preservation, business, & policy themed courses may substitute with advisor's approval.” 6 of the 9 elective credits must be 200+ level courses.
Spring (Third Year)
| FORS342 | Wildland Fuels Management | 3 |
| HMNT301 | Social and Environmental Ethics | 3 |
| NATR375 | Research and Thesis Seminar | 1 |
| ELECTIVE | Forestry Emphasis | 3 |
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| MATH342 | Statistical Methods | 3 |
| OR | |
| MATH109 | Trigonometry | 3 |
| OR | |
| NATR343 | Data Processing and Visualization in Natural Resources | 3 |
| OR | |
| NATR370 | Ecological Statistics | 3 |
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| ENGL307 | Research Writing for STEM | 3 |
| OR | |
| ENGL306 | Writing Research Papers | 3 |
| OR | |
| GNSD350 | Introduction to Grant Writing | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 16 |
MATH 342, Advanced Statistics, is preferred.
ENGL 307, Writing Research for STEM, is preferred.
Forestry Emphasis Elective allows students to tailor their education to career goals with forestry or natural resources topics of their choice. Other science, historic preservation, business, & policy themed courses may substitute with advisor's approval.” 6 of the 9 elective credits must be 200+ level courses
Fall (Fourth Year)
| NATR319 | Soil Science | 3 |
| FORS442 | Fire Behavior and Meteorology | 3 |
| ELECTIVE | Forestry Emphasis | 3 |
| ELECTIVE | NASL Elective I | 3 |
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| ECON410 | Economic Development on Indian Reservations | 3 |
| OR | |
| OR | |
| BUMG474 | Small Business Management | 3 |
| OR | |
| ECON340 | Philosophy and Politics of Economics | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
ECON 410, Economic Development on Indian Reservations, is preferred.
Forestry Emphasis Elective allows students to tailor their education to career goals with forestry or natural resources topics of their choice. Other science, historic preservation, business, & policy themed courses may substitute with advisor's approval.” 6 of the 9 elective credits must be 200+ level courses
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: 182