College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

Curricula in Renewable Natural Resources

UNIVERSITY CORE CURRICULUM
Required Courses (Th-Pr) Cr
AGEC 105 Introduction to Agricultural Economics (3-0) 3
BIOL 101 Botany (3-3) 4
CHEM 101 and 111 Fund. 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    
MATH 131 Mathematical Concepts—Calculus    
POLS 206 American National Government (3-0) 3
POLS 207 State and Local Government (3-0) 3
History electives   6
Humanities elective   3
Visual and performing arts elective   3
*KINE 198 Health and Fitness Activity (0-2) 1
*KINE 199 Required Physical Activity1 (0-2) 1
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Notes:
  1. Must be taken Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory (SU).

* See University Core Curriculum, item 7.

RENEWABLE NATURAL RESOURCES CORE
Course (Th-Pr) Cr
AGRO 301 Soil Science (3-2) 4
ENGL 210 Scientific and Technical Writing (3-0) 3
RENR 205 Fundamentals of Ecology (3-0) 3
RENR 215 Fundamentals of Ecology—Laboratory (0-3) 1
RENR 375 Conservation of Natural Resources (3-0) 3
RENR 410 Ecosystem Management (3-3) 4
RLEM 301 Range and Forest Watershed Management (2-2) 3
WFSC 201 Wildlife Conservation and Management (3-0) 3
BIOL 107 Zoology (3-3) 4
     
Introduction to Natural Resources    
One of the following:    
FRSC 101 Introduction to Forestry (1-3) 2
RLEM 102 Introduction to Rangeland Systems (1-0) 1
RPTS 101 Introduction to Recreation and Parks (1-0) 1
WFSC 101 Introduction to Wildlife and Fisheries (1-0) 1
     
Plant or Animal Taxonomy    
One of the following:    
FRSC 203 Dendrology (2-2) 3
RLEM 302 Rangeland Plants of North America (2-2) 3
RLEM 303 Agrostology (1-6) 3
RLEM 304 Rangeland Plant Taxomomy (2-6) 4
WFSC 311 Ichthyology (2-3) 3
WFSC 315 Herpetology (2-2) 3
WFSC 335 Natural History of the Invertebrates (3-3) 4
WFSC 401 General Mammalogy (2-3) 3
WFSC 402 General Ornithology (2-3) 3
     
Vegetation Sampling    
One of the following:    
FRSC 306 Forest Measurements (3-3) 4
RLEM 315 Vegetation Inventory and Analysis1 (2-2) 3
     
Natural Resource Policy    
One of the following:    
AGEC 350 Environmental and Natural Resource Economics (3-0) 3
FRSC 406 Forest Policy1 (3-0) 3
RENR 470 Environmental Impact Assessment (3-0) 3
RPTS 420 Natural Resource Law (3-0) 3
WFSC 303 Fish and Wildlife Laws and Administration (3-0) 3
     
Geographic Information Systems    
One of the following:    
FRSC 461 Geographic Information Systems for Resource Management (2-2) 3
RENR 405 GIS for Environmental Problem Solving (2-2) 3
AGSM 461 Geographic Information Systems for Resource Management (2-2) 3
GEOG 390 Principles of Geographic Information Systems (2-2) 3
LAND 461 Geographic Information System Application in Resource Management (2-4) 3
     
Work Experience    
One of the following:    
FRSC 484 Internship   3
RLEM 484 Internship   3
RPTS 484 Internship   3
WFSC 484 Internship   3
     
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Notes:
  1. Designated writing intensive course in major.
Required Emphasis Area Electives
Course (Th-Pr) Cr
Directed Technical Electives   24
Free Electives
Course (Th-Pr) Cr
Free Electives   9