Program Overview

Program Overview

The Bachelor of Science in Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation with a major in Environmental Conservation & Society is designed to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of the complex relationships between human and natural systems. This program aims to equip students with the knowledge, skills, and perspectives necessary to address the environmental challenges of the 21st century.

Program Curriculum

The program curriculum is divided into several components, including:

• Degree Core Requirements: 19 credits
  • FREC 2214: Introduction to Land and Field Measurements (3 credits)
  • FREC 2314: Forest Biology and Dendrology (2 credits)
  • FREC 2324: Dendrology Laboratory (1 credit)
  • FREC 2614: Human-Environment Systems (3 credits)
  • FREC/NR 4004: Professional Skills in Natural Resources (1 credit)
  • FREC/NR 4014: Natural Resources Economics (3 credits)
  • FREC 4114: Information Technologies for Natural Resource Management (3 credits)
  • FREC 4434: Natural Resource Policy (3 credits)
• Major Requirements: 21 credits
  • FIW 2114: Principles of Fish and Wildlife Conservation (3 credits)
  • FREC 1024: Introduction to Environmental Conservation and Society (3 credits)
  • FIW 4464: Human Dimensions of Fisheries and Wildlife (3 credits)
  • FREC 2004: Forest Ecosystems (3 credits)
  • FREC 3314: Forest Ecology and Silvics (3 credits)
  • FREC 3524: Environmental Interpretation (3 credits)
  • FREC 3544: Outdoor Recreation Planning and Management (3 credits)
  • FREC 3774: Implementing Sustainability: Navigating the Human Element (3 credits)
• Environmental Conservation & Society Restricted Electives: 15 credits
  • Business Restricted Electives (3 credits)
  • Environmental Science Restricted Electives (6 credits)
  • Human Dimensions Restricted Electives (6 credits)
• Track Areas with Remaining Required Courses: 9 credits
  • Students must customize their curriculum to complete one of the following three tracks:
    • Recreation and Tourism Management Track
    • Environmental Education & Outreach Track
    • Leadership & Sustainability Track
• Free Electives: 14 credits
• Pathways to General Education: 42 credits
  • Pathways Concept 1 - Discourse
  • Pathways Concept 2 - Critical Thinking in the Humanities
  • Pathways Concept 3 - Reasoning in the Social Sciences
  • Pathways Concept 4 - Reasoning in the Natural Sciences
  • Pathways Concept 5 - Quantitative and Computational Thinking
  • Pathways Concept 6 - Critique and Practice in Design and the Arts
  • Pathways Concept 7 - Critical Analysis of Identity and Equity in the United States

Graduation Requirements

• Minimum credit hours required for graduation: 120
• In-major and overall GPA of 2.0 required for graduation
• In-major GPA computation includes all courses designated as FIW, FREC, GEOG, NR, and SBIO
• Prerequisites: Some courses must be taken in sequence to satisfy prerequisites
• Policy on Student Exchanges: If studying overseas or at another U.S. university, begin planning at least 9 months prior to departure

Acceptable Substitutions

• STAT 3604 Statistics for Social Science or STAT 3615 Biological Statistics: STAT 3005 Statistical Methods
• MATH 1025 Elementary Calculus: MATH 1225 Calculus of a Single Variable

Foreign Language Requirement

A sequence of two (2) foreign language courses is required for graduation unless two (2) high school credits of the same foreign language or six (6) transfer credit hours of foreign language have been earned. These credits do not count toward graduation.