Potomac State College West Virgina University.

Parks and Recreation

Forestry Degree/A.A.

Career Opportunities: Upon completion of the four-year program, students are prepared for a wide variety of professional recreation and parks responsibilities with local, state and federal government agencies, land managing agencies, private and commercial recreational organizations, and agencies serving special populations.

 

Requirements for Graduation

In order to earn an Associate of Arts Degree in Forestry with a major in Recreation and Parks Management, a student must complete a minimum of 63 credit hours of required and elective course work.

Note: FOR 101 replaces WVUe 191 as a first-semester requirement.

FIRST YEAR

First Semester			Hrs.
ENGL	101	Composition and Rhetoric	3
BIOL	101	General Biology	3
BIOL	103	General Biology Lab	1
MATH	126	College Algebra	3
CS	101	Introduction to Computer Applications	4
FOR	101	Careers in Natural Resources Management	1
Total			15

 

Second Semester			Hrs.
ENGL	102	Composition and Rhetoric	3
FOR	203	Careers in Natural Resources	1
WMAN	150	Principles of Conservation Ecology	3
GEC Electives			9
Total			16

 

SECOND YEAR

First Semester			Hrs.
PSYC	101	Introduction to Psychology	3
CHEM	111	Survey of Chemistry	4
FOR	140	West Virginia’s Natural Resources	3
FOR	205	Dendrology	3
PLSC	206	Principles of Plant Science	4
Total			17

 

Second Semester			Hrs.
SOCA	101	Introduction to Sociology or
SOCA	105	Introduction to Anthropology	3
COMM	104	Public Communication	3
STAT	211	Elementary Statistical Inference	3
GEC Elective			3
FMAN	212	Forest Ecology	3
Total			15

Total Hours: 63