Resource Management
Forestry Degree/A.A.
Career Opportunities: Upon completion of the four-year program, the student will be trained in a balanced approach to forest management. Graduates will have a wide range of employment opportunities with state and federal agencies as well as with private industry.
Requirements for Graduation
In order to earn an Associate of Arts Degree in Forestry with a major in Forest Resources 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.
Recommended Two-Year Sequence
FIRST YEAR
|
First Semester |
|
Hrs. |
|
|
ENGL |
101 |
Composition and Rhetoric |
3 |
|
MATH |
126 |
College Algebra |
3 |
|
CHEM |
111 |
Survey of Chemistry |
4 |
|
BIOL |
101 |
General Biology |
3 |
|
BIOL |
103 |
General Biology Lab |
1 |
|
FOR |
101 |
Careers in Natural Resources Management |
1 |
|
GEC Elective |
|
3 |
|
|
Total |
|
|
18 |
|
Second Semester |
|
Hrs. |
|
|
ENGL |
102 |
Composition and Rhetoric |
3 |
|
MATH |
155 |
Calculus or |
|
|
MATH |
150 |
Introduction to Calculus |
4 |
|
CHEM |
112 |
Survey of Chemistry |
4 |
|
CS |
101 |
Introduction to Computer Applications |
4 |
|
Total |
|
|
14 or 15 |
SECOND YEAR
|
First Semester |
|
Hrs. |
|
|
FOR |
203 |
Careers in Natural Resources Management |
1 |
|
FOR |
205 |
Dendrology |
3 |
|
ECON |
201 |
Principles of Microeconomics |
3 |
|
STAT |
211 |
Elementary Statistical Inference |
3 |
|
PLSC |
206 |
Principles of Plant Science |
4 |
|
GEC Elective |
|
3 |
|
|
Total |
|
|
17 |
|
Second Semester |
|
Hrs. |
|
|
AGRN |
202 |
Principles of Soil Science |
3 |
|
AGRN |
203 |
Principles of Soil Science Lab |
1 |
|
ECON |
202 |
Principles of Macroeconomics |
3 |
|
FMAN |
212 |
Forest Ecology |
3 |
|
FMAN |
222 |
Forest Mensuration |
4 |
|
Total |
|
|
14 |
Total Hours: 63 or 64