Undergraduate Program

Majors in Forest Science

The following is from undergraduate catalog # 126; your required courses will vary by catalog number.

Core Courses

Required Course

Course No Course Name Credits
AGEC 105
or
ECON 202		 Inroduction to Agricultural Economics
-
Principles of Economics		 3
AGLS 201 Computer Applications in Agriculture 3
BIOL 113 Introductory Biology 3
BIOL 114 Introductory Biology 3
BIOL 123 Introductory Biology Lab 1
CHEM 101 Fundamentals of Chemistry I 4
CHEM 102
or
PHYS 201		 Fundamentals of Chemistry II
-
College Physics		 4
ENGL 104 Composition and Rhetoric 3
ENGL 210
or
ENGL 301		 Scientific and Technical Writing
-
Technical Writing		 3
MATH 141 Business Mathematics I 3
MATH 142 Business Mathematics II 3
POLS 206 American National Government 3
POLS 207 State and Local Government 3
RENR 205 Fundamentals of Ecology 3
RENR 215 Fundamentals of Ecology Lab 1
COMM 203
or
COMM 243
or
COMM 325		 Public Speaking
-
Argumentation and Debate
-
Persuasion 		3
STAT 302 Statistical Methods 3
---- American history electives (see note 1) 6
---- Humanities elective (see note 1) 3
---- Visual and performing arts elective (see note 1) 3
KINE 198 Health and Fitness Activity 1
KINE 199 Required Physical Activity 1
  Total 63

Basic Forest Resource Courses

Required Courses

Course No Course Name Credits
AGRO 301 Soil Science 4
FRSC 203 Dendrology 3
FRSC 302 Fundamentals of Environmental Decision Making 3
FRSC 304 Forest Ecology 3
FRSC 305 Silviculture 4
FRSC 311 Wood Properties and Utilization 3
FRSC 398
or
FRSC 461		 Interpretation of Aerial Photographs
-
Geographic Information Systems for Resource Management		 3
FRSC 406 Forest Policy 3
---- Business elective (see note 2) 3
  Total 29

Forest Resource Management Option

Required Course (Students approved for individually designed program emphasis may substitute for the courses required for the Forest Resource Management Option).

Course No Course Name Credits
FRSC 300 Forest Practices 5
FRSC 306 Forest Measurements 4
FRSC 307 Forest Protection 4
FRSC 308 Tree Structure and Function 1
FRSC 314 Forest Economics and Valuation 4
FRSC 404 Forest Management 3
FRSC 405 Integrated Forest Resource Analysis and Planning 4
FRSC 409 Manufacturing and Applications of Wood Products 3
FRSC 414 Modeling Forest Resources 3
---- Multiple use elective (see note 4) 3
---- Free electives 5
  Total 39

Urban Forestry Option

Required Courses

Course No Course Name Credits
AGRO 302 Recreational turf 3
FRSC 307 Forest Protection 4
FRSC 420 Arboriculture 3
HORT 206 Woody Ornamental Plants 3
HORT 308 Landscape Plant Materials 3
HORT 425 Landscape Maintenance and Contruction 3
MEPS 313 Introduction to Plant Physiology 3
RENR 444 Remote Sensing in Renewable Natural resources 3
---- Direct technical electives(see note.3) 7
---- Free electives 7
  Total 39

Notes:

  1. To be selected from the University Core Curriculum. The University Core Curriculum includes a requirement for 6 hours of international and cultural diversity courses. A course satisfying another Core category, a college / department requirement or used as a free elective can be used to satisfy these requirements. See academic advisor.
  2. To be selected from an approved list in consultation with the student's advisor.
  3. Directed technical electives are to be used to develop an area of specialization and must be chosen from an approved list in consultation with the student's advisor.
  4. Multiple use electives must be chosen from an approved list in consultation with the student's advisor.