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Forestry Undergraduate Program

Related Information

Major Curriculum (PDF)
Forestry Individualized Studies Application (PDF)
Dual Degree: Forestry / Environmental Science (PDF)
Dual Degree: Forestry / Fisheries & Wildlife (PDF)

Minor

The minor requires a minimum of 15 credit hours of coursework in the Forestry curriculum.

Nine of the required hours must be taken in classes numbered at the 3000 level or above from the following courses:

Forestry 2151: Dendrology (4) (required of all students)
Forestry 3240: Wood Technology (3)
Forestry 3207: Forest Fire Control and Use (2)
Forestry 3290: Urban Forestry (2)
Forestry 4320: Forest Ecology (5)
Forestry 4330: Practice of Silviculture (3)
Forestry 4360: Forest Information Systems (3)
Forestry 4390: Watershed Management and Water Quality (3)
Forestry 4350: Forest Economics (3)

Degrees Offered

Bachelor of Science in Forestry (BSF): Emphasis Areas Offered:

Forest Resource Management
Urban Forestry
Forest Resource Entrepreneurship and Business
Individualized Studies (self-designed curriculum)

Dual Degrees:

BSF Forestry with BS Environmental Science
BSF Forestry with BS Fisheries & Wildlife Sciences

Dual B.S. Environmental Science / Forestry

The Forestry Department and the SEAS Department offer a dual B.S. degree in Environmental Science and Forestry. Individuals interested in ecology, environmental quality, and management of forested ecosystems may wish to choose the dual major offered jointly through the Environmental Science Program and the Department of Forestry. From the laboratory to the classroom to the field, this program will expose students to science necessary to manage Earth’s critical zone (bedrock to treetops) with emphasis on forested ecosystems. This dual degree program requires 136 credits (PDF) to graduate, including 25 credits of Environmental Science course work, 31 credits of Forestry course work, and 17 credits of Natural Resource-related courses.

Dual B.S. Forestry / B.S. Fisheries & Wildlife

The Forestry Department and the Department of Fisheries and Wildlife offer a dual B.S. degree program that has been designed for the natural resources specialist who may explore careers in the increasing integrated disciplines of forestry, wildlife and fisheries. This dual degree program requires 140 credits (PDF) to graduate.