College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Curricula in Rangeland Ecology and Management
UNIVERSITY CORE CURRICULUM
| Required Course | (Th-Pr) | Credit |
|---|---|---|
| AGEC 105 Introduction to Agricultural Economics | (3-0) | 3 |
| BIOL 101 Botany | (3-3) | 4 |
| CHEM 101 and 111 Fundamentals of Chemistry I and Lab. | 4 | |
| COMM 203 Public Speaking | (3-0) | 3 |
| ENGL 104 Composition and Rhetoric | (3-0) | 3 |
| MATH 166 Topics in Contemporary Mathematics II (or MATH 141) | (3-0) | 3 |
| MATH 131 Mathematical Concepts--Calculus (or MATH 142) | (3-0) | 3 |
| POLS 206 and 207 1 | (3-0) | 6 |
| American and Texas history electives 2 | 6 | |
| Humanities elective 2 | 3 | |
| Visual and performing arts elective 2 | 3 | |
| * KINE 198 Health and Fitness Activity | (0-2) | 1 |
| * KINE 199 Required Physical Activity | (0-2) | 1 |
| 43 |
RANGELAND ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT
CORE COURSES
| Required Course | (Th-Pr) | Credit |
|---|---|---|
| RLEM 102 Introduction to Rangeland Systems | (1-0) | 1 |
| RLEM 301 Range and Forest Watershed Management | (2-2) | 3 |
| RLEM 303 Agrostology | (1-6) | 3 |
| RLEM 304 Rangeland Plant Taxonomy | (2-6) | 4 |
| RLEM 314 Principles of Rangeland Ecology and Management | (3-0) | 3 |
| RLEM 315 Vegetation Inventory and Analysis | (2-2) | 3 |
| RLEM 316 Rangeland Communities and Ecosystems | (2-2) | 3 |
| RLEM 317 Rangeland Vegetation Manipulation or RLEM 320 Landscape Restoration |
(2-0) | 2 |
| RLEM 324 Application of Rangeland Management Principles | (0-2) | 1 |
| RLEM 401 Plant-Herbivore Dynamics | (2-2) | 3 |
| RLEM 415 Range Analysis and Management Planning
3 or RENR 410 Ecosystem Management |
4 | |
| RLEM 481 Seminar | (1-0) | 1 |
| 31 |
Required Technical Support
| Required Course | (Th-Pr) | Credit |
|---|---|---|
| AGRO 301 Soil Science | (3-2) | 4 |
| AGRO 310 Soil Morphology and Interpretations | (1-3) | 2 |
| MEPS 313 Introduction to Plant Physiology | (3-0) | 3 |
| RENR 205 Fundamentals of Ecology | (3-0) | 3 |
| RENR 215 Fundamentals of Ecology Laboratory | (0-3) | 1 |
| Geographic Information Systems Elective | ||
| Choose from: RENR 405, FRSC 461, GEOG 390, LAND 461, or others approved by department head | 3 | |
| 16 | ||
total hours |
904 | |
NOTES:
- Credit by examination may be used to substitute for 3 hours of POLS 206 or POLS 207.
- To be selected from the University Core Curriculum. The University Core Curriculum includes a requirement for 6 hours of international and cultural diversity courses. Refer to University Core Curriculum, item 6 for a list of acceptable 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.
- Students must take RLEM 415 for the Ranch Management Option and the Range/Soil Conservation emphasis in the Rangeland Resources Option.
- A total of 120 semester hours will be required for a B.S. degree.
* See University Core Curriculum, item 7.