Curriculum: Natural Resources Ecosystem Assessment

Concentration:

Degree earned: Bachelor of Science in Natural Resources Ecosystem Assessment

Effective: 08/2009
Updated:

FRESHMAN YEAR
Fall Semester Credit   Spring Semester Credit

BIO 181 Intro Biology: Ecology, Evol. & Biodiversity
PE 1XX Fitness and Wellness1
ENG 101 Acad. Writing & Research1
MA 131 Calculus for Life & Mgmt Sci A
NR 100 Introduction to Natural Resources
FOR 150 Critical Thinking

4
1
4
3
2
1

15

 

CH 101 Chemistry-A Molecular Science
CH 102 General Chemistry Lab
MEA 101 Geology I: Physical
MEA 110 Geology I Lab
MA 231 Calculus for Life &Mgmt Sci B
ARE 201 Intro to Agric& Resource Econ or
   EC 201 Principles of Microeconomics
PE 2XX Elective1

3
1
3
1
3
3

1

15

 
SOPHOMORE YEAR
Fall Semester Credit   Spring Semester Credit

PY 211 College Physics I
CH201 Chemistry-A Quantitative Science
CH 202 Quantitative Chemistry Lab
FOR 339 Dendrology
Technical Elective2

4
3
1
4
4

16

 

FOR 252 Introduction to Forest Science
SSC 200 Soil Science
COM 110 Public Speaking or
   COM 112 Interpersonal Comm.
PS 201 Intro to American Government or
   PS 202 State and Local Government
General Education Elective1

3
4
3

3

3

16

 
JUNIOR YEAR
Fall Semester Credit   Spring Semester Credit

PB 360 Intro to Ecology
PB 365 Ecology Lab
NR 301 Practicum for Prof. Development I3
FOR 353 Air Photo Interpret & Photogram.
ST 311 Intro to Statistics
Technical Elective2

3
1
1
3
3
4

15

 

ARE (EC) 336 Intro Res & Environ. Economics
ENG 333 Comm. For Sci & Research
NR 300 Natural Resource Measurements
General Education Elective1
Technical Elective2

3
3
4
3
3

16

SUMMER
NR 360 Internship Experience3 3      
 
SENIOR YEAR
Fall Semester Credit   Spring Semester Credit

NR 401 Practicum for Prof. Development II3
NR 460 Renew Resource Pol. & Mgmt.
NR 484 Practice of Environ Impact Assessment
FW 353 Wildlife Management or
   FW404 Forest Wildlife Management
Technical Elective2

1
3
4
3
4

15

 

NR 400 Natural Resources Management
General Education Electives1
Technical Electives2

4
5-6
6

15-16

 
Minimum Credit Hours Required for Graduation: 126
 
Footnotes:        
 

1 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.

  1. Mathematical Sciences (6 credit hours – one course with MA or ST prefix)
    Curriculum requirements automatically fulfill this category.
  2. Natural Sciences (7 credit hours – include one laboratory course or course with a lab)
    Curriculum requirements automatically fulfill this category.
  3. Humanities (6 credit hours selected from two different disciplines/course prefixes)
    Choose from the University approved GEP Humanities course list.
  4. Social Sciences (6 credit hours selected from two different disciplines/course prefixes)
    Curriculum requirements in economics and political science automatically fulfill this category.
  5. 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.
  6. 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 or        Mathematical Sciences/Natural Sciences/Engineering
  7. Interdisciplinary Perspectives (5-6 credit hours)
    Choose from the University approved GEP Interdisciplinary Perspectives course list. ARE 336 meets 3 hours of this requirement.
  8. 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:
  9. 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 or choose a course identified on the approved GEP course lists as meeting the U.S. Diversity co-requisite..
  10. 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.
  11. Foreign Language proficiency - Proficiency at the FL_102 level is required for graduation.

2 Technical Electives- 21 credit hours: Ecosystem Assessment students select 15 credit hours from the resource science courses and 6 credit hours from the management science courses shown on the following table, selecting at least one course from each of the resource science categories.

3 A professional development program integrated into the curriculum consists of a required summer work experience between the junior and senior years and two professional development courses. Students take NR 301 in the junior year to prepare for NR 360 and seek a summer job for the following summer and will participate in presentations made by seniors enrolled in NR 401 that focus on the previous summer's work experience. A member of the teaching faculty will assist students in finding an appropriate summer job. NR 401 for the seniors will consist of written and oral reports on summer work experiences and professional development activities.

TECHNICAL ELECTIVES

 

RESOURCE SCIENCES

 

Flora

Fauna

Earth Sciences

CS 414 Weed Science

ENT 425 General Entomology

FOR 420/520 Watershed & Wetlands Hydrology

FOR 303 Silvics & Forest Tree Phys.

FOR 402 Forest Entomology

GEO 200 Principles of Geography

FOR 318 Forest Pathology

FW 404 Forest Wildlife Mgmt.

MEA 200/210 Intro. Oceanography/Lab

FOR 411 Forest Tree Genetics/Biology

FW 420 Fisheries Science

MEA 250/251 Intro. Coastal Environments & Lab

FOR 540 Advanced Dendrology

MEA 220 Marine Biology

MEA 300 Environmental Geography

PB 222 Kingdom of Fungi

BIO  441/2 Biology of Fishes/Lab

NR  421 Wetland Assessment, Delineation and Regulation

PB 400 Plant Structure/Diversity

ZO 501 Orinthology

SSC 361 Role of Soils in Envir. Mgmt.

PB 403 Systematic Botany

ZO 509 Eco. of Stream Invertebrates

SSC 452 Soil Classification

 PB 405 Wetland Plants

ZO 586 Aquaculture I

SSC 461 Soil Phys. Properties & Plant Growth

PB 421 Plant Physiology

 

SSC 470 Wetland Soils

 

 

SSC 472 Forest Soils

 

 

BIO  419 Limnology

 

MANAGEMENT SCIENCES

 

 

 

 

 Management

Economics

Policy

ACC 200 Managerial Accounting

ARE 301 Intermediate Microecon.

ARE 309 Envir. Law & Econ. Policy

BUS 455 Quant. Methods for Mgmt.

ARE 436 Environmental Economics

BUS 305 Legal & Regulatory Envir.

FOR 248 Forest Hist., Tech, and Soc.

EC 348 Intro. to Int'l Economics

FOR 414 World Forestry

 LAR 430 Site Planning

EC 410 Public Finance

FW 411 Human Dimensions & Wildlife

NR350 Sustainable Use of Natural Resources

EC 448 International Trade

LAR 443 Landscape History

PRT 350 Outdoor Recreation Mgmt.

FOR 319 Forestry Economics

NR 406 Conservation of Biological Div.

PRT 451 Rec. Planning/Facility Development

FOR 512 Forest Economics

PS 201 Intro. to American Government

 PRT 462 Introduction to GIS

 

PS 202 State & Local Government

 

 

PS 312 Intro. to Public Administration

 

 

PS 320 US Environmental Law & Politics

 

 

PS 336 Global Environmental Politics

 

 

PS 401 American Parties & Interest Groups