BS FORESTRY AND NATURAL RESOURCES – 2003-05 Catalog
Natural Resources Management Department
Agricultural Sciences Bldg. (11), Room 217
(805) 756-2702

            o  60 units upper division

   o  GWR

            o  2.0 GPA

   o  USCP

            * = Satisfies General Education requirement

MAJOR COURSES

 

FNR 140 Career Development and Planning NRM

1

FNR 201 Introduction to Forest Ecosystem Mgmt

3

FNR 208 Dendrology

4

FNR 215 Land and Resource Measurements

1

FNR 260 Forest Practices and Environ. Protection

4

FNR 306 Natural Resource Ecology & Habitat Mgt

4

FNR 307 Fire Ecology

3

FNR 315 Measuremts & Sampling in Forested Env.

4

FNR 318 Applications in GIS

3

FNR 326 Natural Resources Econ. & Valuation

4

FNR 335 Conflict Mgmt. in Natural Resources

4

FNR 365 Silviculture and Vegetation Management

4

FNR 402 Forest Health

4

FNR 412 Forest and Natural Resources Senior Assessment Project or FNR 461 Sr. Project

3/4

FNR 414 Sustainable Forest Management

4

FNR 416 Environmental Impact Analysis & Mgmt.

4

FNR 419 Watershed Management

4

FNR 435 Natural Resources Policy Analysis

4

FNR 465 Ecosystem Management

4

Concentration courses

25

 

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SUPPORT

 

AGB 212 Agricultural Economics

4

BIO 227 Wildlife Biology (B2)*

4

BOT 121 General Botany 

4

BRAE/FNR 247 Forest Surveying

2

BRAE 345 Aerial Photogram. & Remote Sensing

3

CHEM 111 Survey of Chemistry (B3&B4)*

5

1  MATH 120 Pre-Calculus Algebra and Trig. (B1)*

5

SS 121 Introductory Soil Science

4

STAT 218 Applied Stats in the Life Sciences (B1)*

4

STAT 313 or MATH 221

4

Advisor approved science course
BOT 223/313, CHEM 212/312, PHYS 121

4/5

 

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43/44

GENERAL EDUCATION (GE)

 

72 units required; 16 units are in Support.

 

®Minimum of 12 units required at the 300-400 level.

 

Area A  Communication (12 units)

 

A1 Expository Writing

4

A2 Oral Communication

4

A3 Reasoning, Argumentation, and Writing

4

Area B  Science and Mathematics (no additional units are required)

 

B1 Mathematics/Statistics  * 8 units in Support

0

B2 Life Science * 4 units in  Support

0

B3 Physical Science * 4 units in Support

0

B4 One lab taken with either a B2 or B3 course

 


Area C  Arts and Humanities (20 units)

 

C1 Literature

4

C2 Philosophy

4

C3 Fine/Performing Arts

4

C4 Upper-division elective

4

Area C elective (Choose one course from C1-C4)

4

Area D/E  Society and the Individual (20 units)

 

D1 The American Experience (40404)

4

D2 Political Economy

4

D3 Comparative Social Institutions

4

D4 Self Development (CSU Area E)

4

D5 Upper-division elective

4

Area F Technology Elective (upper division)
(4 units)


4

 

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56

ELECTIVES

0-2

 

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CONCENTRATIONS (Select one)

Environmental Management Concentration

 

CRP 212 Introduction to Urban Planning

4

ENVE 330 Environmental Quality Control

4

FNR 339 Internship

6

FNR/CRP 404 Environmental Law or FNR 408
Water Resource Law and Policy


3

FNR 425 Applied Resource Analysis

4

Restricted electives, advisor's prior written approval

4

 

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25

Forest Resources Management Concentration

 

FNR 204 Resource Fire Control

3

FNR 339 Internship

6

FNR 434 Wood Properties and Products

4

Restricted electives, adviser's prior written approval

12

 

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25


Natural Resources Recreation Concentration

 

FNR 311 Environmental Interpretation

4

FNR 339 Internship

6

FNR 410 Resource Recreation Management

4

FNR 417 Resource Recreation Planning

3

REC 101 Intro Recreation Parks and Tourism or FNR 112 Parks and Outdoor Recreation

3

Restricted electives, advisor's prior written approval

5

 

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25

Urban Forestry Concentration

 

FNR 311/EHS 421

4

FNR 339 Internship

6

FNR 350 Urban Forestry

3

FNR 450 Community Forestry

3

Restricted electives, advisor's prior written approval

9

 

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25

Watershed Management and Hydrology Concentration

 

FNR 420 Advanced Watershed Hydrology

4

SS 321 Soil Morphology

4

SS 440 Forest and Range Soils

4

Restricted electives, advisor's prior written approval

13

 

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25

Wildland Fire and Fuels Management Concentration

 

FNR 204 Resource Fire Control

3

FNR 339 Internship

6

FNR 340 Resource Fire Management

2

FNR 455 Urban-Wildland Interface Fire Protection

3

Restricted electives, advisor's prior written approval

11

 

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25

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1  MATH 118 and 119 will substitute for MATH 120 and are taught at a slower pace for those who need more review. Also, MATH 116 and 117 will substitute for MATH 118 for those people who need extra review.