Curriculum: Forest Management

Concentration:

Degree earned: Bachelor of Science in Forest Management

Effective: 08/2009
Updated:

FRESHMAN YEAR
Fall Semester Credit   Spring Semester Credit

FOR (WPS) 202 Wood Anatomy & Properties¹
MA 114 Intro. Finite Math with Applications
NR 100Introduction to Natural Resources¹
PB 200 Plant Life
GEP Humanities Elective*

3
3
2
4
3

 

15

 

CH 101 Chemistry – A Molecular Science
CH 102 General Chemistry Lab
ENG 101 Academic Writing & Research¹
FOR 150 Prof. Development I: Critical Thinking¹
MA 121 Elements of Calculus
PE Elective
GEP Interdisciplinary Perspectives Elective*

3
1
4
1
3
1
2-3

15-16

 
SOPHOMORE YEAR
Fall Semester Credit   Spring Semester Credit

CH 201/202 Chemistry – Quant. Science & Lab
  OR PY 211 College Physics I
FOR 172 Forest Sys. Mapping & Mensuration I¹
FOR 339 Dendrology¹
PE 1** Fitness and Wellness Elective
Advised Elective²


4
2
4
1
3

14

 

ARE 201 Intro. Agric. & Resource Economics
  OR EC 205 Fundamentals of Economics
FOR 250 Prof. Development II: Communications¹
FOR 260 Forest Ecology¹
SSC 200 Soil Science
ST 311 Introduction to Statistics


3
1
3
4
3

14

 
SUMMER CAMP
Summer Session
Credit
     

FOR 204 Silviculture¹
FOR 261 Forest Communities¹
FOR 264 Forest Wildlife¹
FOR 265 Fire Management¹
FOR 273 Forest Sys. Mapping & Mensuration II¹

2
2
1
1
3

9

     
 
JUNIOR YEAR
Fall Semester Credit   Spring Semester Credit

FOR 303 Silvics & Forest Tree Physiology¹
FOR 319 Forest Economics¹
FOR 334 Operations Research Applications¹
FOR 353 Air Photo Interp. & Photogrammetry¹
FOR 374 Forest Meas., Modeling & Inventory¹
GEP Humanities Elective

3
3
1
3
3
3

16

 

ENG 331 or ENG 332 or ENG 333 Communicat.
FOR 304 Theory of Silviculture¹
FOR 350 Prof. Development III: Ethics¹
FOR (ENT) 402 Forest Entomology¹
  OR FOR (PP) 318 Forest Pathology¹
Advised Elective²

3
4
1

3
3

14

 
SENIOR YEAR
Fall Semester Credit   Spring Semester Credit

FOR (FW) 404 Forest Wildlife Management¹
FOR 405 Forest Management¹
NR 460 Renew. Nat. Res. Management & Policy¹
GEP Additional Breadth Elective*
Technical Elective³

3
4
3
3
3

16

 

FOR 406 Forest Inventory Analysis & Planning¹
FOR 450 Prof. Development IV: Leadership¹
Technical Electives³
GEP Interdisciplinary Perspectives Elective*

4
1
6
3

14
 
Minimum Credit Hours Required for Graduation: 127
 
Footnotes:        
 

Major/Program Footnotes:
1 A minimum grade of C- is required.
2 Advised Electives. Select any 200-level or higher course not otherwise required from among the following possibilities: (1) courses with the prefix ACC, ARE, BAE, CH, CS, EC, ENT, FOR, FW, HS, MA, NR, PB, PP, PY, ST, SSC, WPS, or ZO; (2) PRT 462; (3) any FL* course not needed to fulfill the language co-requisite; or (4) courses taken in partial fulfillment of an academic minor. All other courses must be approved by the student's faculty advisor.
3 Technical Electives. Select any 200-level or higher course not otherwise required from among the following prefixes: FOR, FW, or NR.

* General Education Program (GEP) requirements and GEP Footnotes:
To complete the requirements for graduation and the General Education Program, the following category credit hours and co-requisites must be satisfied. University approved GEP course lists for each of the following categories can be found at http://www.ncsu.edu/uap/academic-standards/gep/courselists/index.html .

A. Mathematical Sciences (6 credit hours – one course with MA or ST prefix)
Choose from the University approved GEP Mathematical Sciences course list or the following course(s) if completed as part of the Major requirements may fulfill part or all of this requirement: MA 114, MA 121
B. Natural Sciences (7 credit hours – include one laboratory course or course with a lab)
Choose from the University approved GEP Natural Sciences course list or the following course(s) if completed as part of the Major requirements may fulfill part or all of this requirement: CH 101/102, PB 200      
C. Humanities
(6 credit hours selected from two different disciplines/course prefixes)
Choose from the University approved GEP Humanities course list.
D. Social Sciences (6 credit hours selected from two different disciplines/course prefixes)
Choose from the University approved GEP Social Sciences course list or the following course(s) if completed as part of the Major requirements may fulfill part or all of this requirement: (ARE 201 or EC 205) and NR 460      
E. Physical Education/Healthy Living (2 credit hours – at least one 100-level Fitness and Wellness Course)
Choose from the University approved GEP Physical Education/Healthy Living course list.
F. Additional Breadth - (3 credit hours to be selected from the following checked University approved GEP course lists)
X Humanities/Social Sciences/Visual and Performing Arts
G. Interdisciplinary Perspectives (5-6 credit hours)
Choose from the University approved GEP Interdisciplinary Perspectives course list or the following course(s) if completed as part of the Major requirements may fulfill part or all of this requirement:      
H. Introduction to Writing (4 credit hours satisfied by completing ENG 101 with a C- or better )

The following Co-Requisites must be satisfied to complete the General Education Program requirements:
I. U.S. Diversity (USD)
Choose from the University approved GEP U.S. Diversity course list or choose a course identified on the approved GEP course lists as meeting the U.S. Diversity (USD) co-requisite . The following course(s) completed as part of the Major requirements may fulfill this requirement:
J. Global Knowledge (GK)
Choose from the University approved GEP Global Knowledge course list or choose a course identified on the approved GEP course lists as meeting the Global Knowledge (GK) co-requisite . The following course(s) completed as part of the Major requirements may fulfill this requirement:      
K. Foreign Language proficiency - Proficiency at the FL_102 level is required for graduation.