Wood Industries

Forestry Degree/A.A.

Career Opportunities: Upon completion of the four-year program students will find that employment opportunities are available in procurement, management, production, marketing, research and development with both primary and secondary wood product industries.
 

Requirements for Graduation

In order to earn an Associate of Arts Degree in Forestry with a major in Wood Industries, a student must complete a minimum of 61 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

BIOL

101

General Biology

3

BIOL

103

General Biology Lab

1

FOR

101

Careers in Natural Resources Management

1

MATH

126

College Algebra

3

ECON

201

Principles of Microeconomics

3

GEC Elective

 

3

Total

 

 

17

 

Second Semester

 

Hrs.

ENGL

102

Composition and Rhetoric

3

CS

101

Introduction to Computer Applications

4

SPA

270

Effective Public Speaking

3

ECON

202

Principles of Macroeconomics

3

Total

 

 

13

 

SECOND YEAR

First Semester

 

Hrs.

FOR

203

Careers in Natural Resources

1

FOR

205

Dendrology

3

CHEM

111

Survey of Chemistry

4

MATH

150

Introduction to Calculus

3

PHYS

101

Introductory Physics

4

GEC Elective

 

3

Total

 

 

18

 

Second Semester

 

Hrs.

STAT

211

Elementary Statistical Inference

3

FMAN

222

Forest Mensuration

4

GEC Electives

 

6

Total

 

 

13

Total Hours: 61