B.S. FORESTRY AND NATURAL RESOURCES

NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT
Agricultural Sciences Bldg. (11), Room 217
(805) 756-2702

Courses are displayed by Major, Support, Concentration, General Education and Breadth, and Electives. 60 units must be 300-400 level.

Units

MAJOR COURSES

FNR 112 Parks and Outdoor Recreation

3

FNR 140 Career Development and Planning in Natural Resources Management

 
1

FNR 201 Forest Resources

3

FNR 204 Resource Fire Control or
FNR 342 Fire Ecology


2

FNR 208 Dendrology

4

FNR 302 Natural Resources Policy

3

FNR 303 Forest Protection

5

FNR 304 Ecology of Resource Areas

4

FNR 305 Forest Harvesting

3

FNR 314 Forest Mensuration

5

FNR 316 Growth and Yield

3

FNR/LA 318 Appl. GIS Natural Resources

2

FNR 401 Natural Resource Economics

3

FNR 403 Environmental Impact Analysis

3

FNR 406 Natural Resources Administration

2

FNR 407 Silviculture and Vegetation Management

4

FNR 415 Forest and Natural Resources Valuation

3

FNR 418 Integrated Forest Resources Management

4

FNR 440 Watershed Management

3

FNR 442 Watershed Protection

2

FNR 461 Senior Project

3

AE 237 Engineering Surveying I

2

CONS 120 or FNR elective

2

SS 121 Introductory Soil Science

4

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SUPPORT COURSES
* = Courses satisfy General Education and Breadth requirements

AE 345 Aerial Photogram. & Remote Sensing

3

AG 250 Computer Application to Agriculture or
CSC 113 Computers and Computer Applications: Macintosh (F1)*


3

BOT 121 General Botany (B1b)*

4

CHEM 121 General Chemistry (B1a)*

4

ECON 201 Survey of Economics (D3)*

3

ENGL 218 Professional Writing: Argumentation and Reports (A4)*

4

1 MATH 120 Pre-Calculus Algebra and Trig. (B2)*

5

STAT 211 Elem. Probability and Statistics (B2)*

3

STAT 212 Statistical Methods

3

STAT 313 or College calculus

3

Adviser approved science course sequence (B.1.a. or B.1.b.) (BOT 223, BOT 326/BOT 333 or CHEM 122, CHEM 326 or ZOO 131, PHYS 104/PHYS 121)

 

8

Concentration courses (see below)

26

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GENERAL EDUCATION AND BREADTH

For selection of GEB electives, see current Catalog or Class Schedule.
At least 9 units must be 300-400 level.

Area A:

10

A minimum of 14 units is required; 4 of the units are in Support

ENGL 114 (A1)

ENGL 125/PHIL 125/SPC 125 (A2)

SPC 201/SPC 202 (A3)

(A4)* see Support Courses

Area B:

0

A minimum of 18 units is required; 18 of the units are in Support

Physical sciences (B1a)* see Support Courses

Life sciences (B1b)* see Support Courses

Mathematics/statistics (B2)* see Support courses

Area C:

18

PHIL 230 or PHIL 231 (C1)

Critical reading electives (C1) (C1)

Fine and performing arts elective (C2)

Literature, philosophy, arts elective (300-400) (C3)

Arts and humanities elective (Area C)

Area D:

15

A minimum of 18 units is required; 3 of the units are in Support

HIST 202 (USCP) or HIST 204 (D1)

POLS 210 (D1)

HIST 315 (D2)

Economics (D3)* see Support Courses

Social institutions elective (100-200) (D4a)

Social institutions elective (300-400) (D4b)

Area E:

5

PSY 201/PSY 202 (E1)

Self development elective (E2)

Area F:

0

A minimum of 3 units is required; 3 of the units are in Support

Computer literacy (F1)* see Support Courses

Total GEB

A minimum of 76 units is required; 28 units are in Support

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48

 

ELECTIVES

 

8

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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.

 

CONCENTRATIONS (Select one)

 

Environmental Management Concentration

FNR 339/FNR 400

4

FNR/CRP 404 Environmental Law

3

FNR 408 Water Resource Law and Policy

3

CRP 212 Introduction to Urban Planning

3

ENVE 330 Environmental Quality Control

3

SS 433 Land Use Planning

3

Restricted electives with prior written approval of adviser

7

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26

 

Forest Resources-Management Concentration

FNR 332(4) or FNR 434 (2) and FNR 438 (2)

4

FNR 333 Hardwood Management

3

FNR 220/339/AG 485 (prior written approval required)

4

1 FNR 342 Fire Ecology or FNR 204 Resource Fire Control

2/3

Restricted electives with prior written approval of adviser

12/13

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26

 

Forest Resources-Urban Forestry Concentration

FNR 325 Woodlot and Christmas Tree Mgt.

3

FNR 333 Hardwood Management

3

FNR 350 Urban Forestry

3

FNR 450 Community Forestry

3

Restricted electives with prior written approval of adviser

14

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26

 

Forest Resources-Watershed, Chaparral, and Fire Management Concentration

1 FNR 204 Resource Fire Control or
FNR 342 Fire Ecology

 

2/3

FNR 250 Survey & Mgt. of Mediter. Ecosystems

2

FNR 340 Resource Fire Management

2

FNR 345 Chaparral Management

3

FNR 441 Forest and Range Hydrology

3

SS 440 Forest and Range Soils

4

Restricted electives with prior written approval of adviser

9/10

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Parks and Forest Recreation Concentration

FNR 220/339/AG 485 (prior written approval required)

4

FNR 311 Environmental Interpretation

4

LA 363 Rec. Open Space Planning & Design

3

REC 210 Introduction to Program Design

4

Restricted electives with prior written approval of adviser

11

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1 Students cannot take a course as part of the core and as part of a concentration.

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08/20/97