Natural Resource Ecology & Management, B.S.

Semester 1

• CRITICAL: MATH 1021 .

•  

• AGRI 1001 Introduction to Agriculture (1)
• ENGL 1001 English Composition (3)
• MATH 1021 College Algebra (3)
• BIOL 1201 Biology for Science Majors I (3)
• BIOL 1208 Biology Laboratory for Science Majors I (1) ³
• RNR 1001 Natural Resource Conservation (3)
• RNR 1002 Issues in Natural Resource Management (1)

Semester 2

• CRITICAL: CHEM 1201 .

•  

• BIOL 1202 Biology for Science Majors II (3)
• BIOL 1209 Biology Laboratory for Science Majors II (1) ³

•  

• MATH 1022 Plane Trigonometry (3) or
• MATH 1431 Calculus with Business and Economic Applications (3) ²

•  

• CHEM 1201 General Chemistry I (3)
• General Education course - Arts (3)
• General Education course - Humanities (3)

Semester 3

• CRITICAL: MATH 1022 /MATH 1431 .

•  

• RNR 2039 Introduction to Renewable Natural Resource Policy (3)
• RNR 2101 Ecology of Renewable Natural Resources (3)
• RNR 2102 Natural Resource Measurements and GIS (3)
• CHEM 1202 General Chemistry (3)
• Free Elective (3)

Semester 4

• CRITICAL:  RNR 1001 /RNR 1070 ; BIOL 1201 .

•  

• ENGL 2000 English Composition (3)
• CMST 2060 Public Speaking (3)

•  

• SOCL 2001 Introductory Sociology (3) or
• POLI 2051 American Government (3)

•  

• General Education course - Humanities (3)
• Area of Concentration Course (3)¹

•  

• CHEM 2060 Survey of Organic Chemistry (3) or
• CHEM 2261 Organic Chemistry (3) or
• PHYS 2001 General Physics (3)

Semester 5

• CRITICAL: RNR 2102 /RNR 2001 .

•  

• RNR 2001 Trees and Woody Plants of the Southeast (2) or
• RNR 4020 Taxonomy and Ecology of Wetland Plants (4) or
• BIOL 4041 Plant Taxonomy (4)

•  

• AGEC 2003 Introduction to Agricultural Economics (3) or
• POLI 1001 Fundamental Issues of Politics (3) or
• POLI 2051 American Government (3) or
• POLI 2053 Introduction to Comparative Politics (3) or
• POLI 2057 Introduction to International Politics (3)

•  

• EXST 2201 Introduction to Statistical Analysis (4)
• Area of Concentration Courses (0-5)¹
• Free Electives (7-0)

Semester 6

• RNR 4103 Conservation Genetics (3)

•  

• RNR 3002 Silviculture (2) or
• RNR 3105 Forest Biology (2)

•  

• AGRO 2051 Soil Science (4) or
• RNR 4025 Limnology (3) or
• RNR 4900 Watershed Hydrology (3) or
• RNR 4033 Silviculture and Management of Hardwoods (4) or
• RNR 3004 Photogrammetry, GPS and GIS (3)

•  

• Area of Concentration Courses (1-6)¹
• Free Electives (7-1)

Semester 7

• RNR 4023 Marine Fisheries Resources (3) or
• RNR 4040 Fisheries Management (3)

•  

• RNR 4107 Human Dimensions in Natural Resources (3) or
• RNR 4038 Forest Resource Economics (3)

•  

• Area of Concentration Courses (10-5)¹
• Free Electives (0-5)

Semester 8

• RNR 4101 Integrating Natural Resources Management, Policy and Human Dimensions (4)
• Area of Concentration Courses (10-5)¹
• Free Electives (2-7)

128 Total Sem. Hrs.

¹ - Students must take ENTM 4015 , RNR 2031 , RNR 3018 , RNR 4011 , and select two courses from the following–BIOL 4141 , BIOL 4142 , BIOL 4146 , RNR 4037 , RNR 4145 .

² - Calculus is required by many graduate schools.

³ - Students may elect to take CHEM 1212  in place of BIOL 1208  and BIOL 1209 .

*Students entering the program with 30 or more semester hours will take one additional hour of approved electives in place of AGRI 1001 .

Semester 1

• CRITICAL: MATH 1021 .

•  

• AGRI 1001 Introduction to Agriculture (1)
• ENGL 1001 English Composition (3)
• MATH 1021 College Algebra (3)
• BIOL 1201 Biology for Science Majors I (3)
• BIOL 1208 Biology Laboratory for Science Majors I (1) ³
• RNR 1001 Natural Resource Conservation (3)
• RNR 1002 Issues in Natural Resource Management (1)

Semester 2

• CRITICAL: CHEM 1201 .

•  

• BIOL 1202 Biology for Science Majors II (3)
• BIOL 1209 Biology Laboratory for Science Majors II (1) ³
• CHEM 1201 General Chemistry I (3)

•  

• MATH 1022 Plane Trigonometry (3) or
• MATH 1431 Calculus with Business and Economic Applications (3) ²

•  

• General Education course - Humanities (3)
• General Education course - Arts (3)

Semester 3

• CRITICAL: MATH 1022 /MATH 1431 .

•  

• RNR 2039 Introduction to Renewable Natural Resource Policy (3)
• RNR 2101 Ecology of Renewable Natural Resources (3)
• RNR 2102 Natural Resource Measurements and GIS (3)
• CHEM 1202 General Chemistry (3)
• Free Elective (3)

Semester 4

• CRITICAL: RNR 1001 /RNR 1070 ; BIOL 1201 .

•  

• ENGL 2000 English Composition (3)

•  

• SOCL 2001 Introductory Sociology (3) or
• POLI 2051 American Government (3)

•  

• CMST 2060 Public Speaking (3)
• General Education course - Humanities (3)
• Area of Concentration Courses (2)¹

•  

• CHEM 2060 Survey of Organic Chemistry (3) or
• CHEM 2261 Organic Chemistry (3) or
• PHYS 2001 General Physics (3)

Semester 5

• CRITICAL: RNR 2102 /RNR 2001 .

•  

• RNR 2001 Trees and Woody Plants of the Southeast (2) or
• RNR 4020 Taxonomy and Ecology of Wetland Plants (4) or
• BIOL 4041 Plant Taxonomy (4)

•  

• AGEC 2003 Introduction to Agricultural Economics (3) or
• POLI 1001 Fundamental Issues of Politics (3) or
• POLI 2051 American Government (3) or
• POLI 2053 Introduction to Comparative Politics (3) or
• POLI 2057 Introduction to International Politics (3)

•  

• EXST 2201 Introduction to Statistical Analysis (4)
• Free Electives (7-5)

Semester 6

• RNR 4103 Conservation Genetics (3)

•  

• RNR 3002 Silviculture (2) or
• RNR 2031 Principles of Wildlife Management (3) or
• RNR 3105 Forest Biology (2)

•  

• RNR 4025 Limnology (3)
• Area of Concentration Courses (1-7)¹
• Free Electives (7-0)

Semester 7

• RNR 4023 Marine Fisheries Resources (3) or
• RNR 4040 Fisheries Management (3)

•  

• RNR 4107 Human Dimensions in Natural Resources (3) or
• RNR 4038 Forest Resource Economics (3)

•  

• Area of Concentration Courses (10-6)¹
• Free Elective (0-4)

Semester 8

• RNR 4101 Integrating Natural Resources Management, Policy and Human Dimensions (4)
• Area of Concentration Courses (11-7)¹
• Free Electives (2-6)

128 Total Sem. Hrs.

¹ - Students must take BIOL 2051 , RNR 2002 , RNR 4022 , RNR 4037 , RNR 4061 , RNR 4106 , and RNR 4145 .

² - Calculus is required by many graduate schools.

³ - Students may elect to take CHEM 1212  in place of BIOL 1208  and BIOL 1209 .

*Students entering the program with 30 or more semester hours will take one additional hour of approved electives in place of AGRI 1001 .

Semester 1

• CRITICAL: MATH 1021 .

•  

• AGRI 1001 Introduction to Agriculture (1)
• ENGL 1001 English Composition (3)
• MATH 1021 College Algebra (3)
• BIOL 1201 Biology for Science Majors I (3)
• BIOL 1208 Biology Laboratory for Science Majors I (1) ³
• RNR 1001 Natural Resource Conservation (3)
• RNR 1002 Issues in Natural Resource Management (1)

Semester 2

• CRITICAL: CHEM 1201 .

•  

• BIOL 1202 Biology for Science Majors II (3)
• BIOL 1209 Biology Laboratory for Science Majors II (1) ³
• CHEM 1201 General Chemistry I (3)

•  

• MATH 1022 Plane Trigonometry (3) or
• MATH 1431 Calculus with Business and Economic Applications (3) ²

•  

• General Education course - Humanities (3)
• General Education course - Arts (3)

Semester 3

• CRITICAL: MATH 1022 /MATH 1431 .

•  

• RNR 2039 Introduction to Renewable Natural Resource Policy (3)
• RNR 2101 Ecology of Renewable Natural Resources (3)
• RNR 2102 Natural Resource Measurements and GIS (3)
• CHEM 1202 General Chemistry (3)

Semester 4

• CRITICAL:RNR 1001 /RNR 1070 ; BIOL 1201 .

•  

• ENGL 2000 English Composition (3)
• CMST 2060 Public Speaking (3)

•  

• SOCL 2001 Introductory Sociology (3) or
• POLI 2051 American Government (3)

•  

• General Education course - Humanities (3)
• Area of Concentration Course (3)¹

•  

• CHEM 2060 Survey of Organic Chemistry (3) or
• CHEM 2261 Organic Chemistry (3)

Semester 5

• CRITICAL: RNR 2102 /RNR 2001 .

•  

• RNR 2001 Trees and Woody Plants of the Southeast (2) or
• BIOL 4041 Plant Taxonomy (4)

•  

• AGEC 2003 Introduction to Agricultural Economics (3) or
• POLI 1001 Fundamental Issues of Politics (3) or
• POLI 2051 American Government (3) or
• POLI 2053 Introduction to Comparative Politics (3) or
• POLI 2057 Introduction to International Politics (3)

•  

• EXST 2201 Introduction to Statistical Analysis (4)
• Area of Concentration Courses (2-5)¹
• Free Elective (5-0)

Semester 6

• RNR 4103 Conservation Genetics (3)

•  

• RNR 3002 Silviculture (2) or
• RNR 2031 Principles of Wildlife Management (3) or
• RNR 3105 Forest Biology (2)

•  

• AGRO 2051 Soil Science (4)
• Area of Concentration Courses (1-6)¹
• Free Elective (7-1)

Semester 7

• RNR 4023 Marine Fisheries Resources (3) or
• RNR 4040 Fisheries Management (3)

•  

• RNR 4107 Human Dimensions in Natural Resources (3) or
• RNR 4038 Forest Resource Economics (3)

•  

• Area of Concentration Courses (6-4)¹
• Free Electives (6-8)

Semester 8

• RNR 4101 Integrating Natural Resources Management, Policy and Human Dimensions (4)
• Area of Concentration Courses (9-4)¹
• Free Electives (3-8)

128 Total Sem. Hrs.

¹ - Students must take OCS 4165 , RNR 3108 , RNR 4013 , RNR 4020 ; and select one course from OCS 4308 , OCS 4465 , or OCS 4560 ; and select one pair of courses from RNR 2031  and RNR 4011 , or RNR 2002  and RNR 4023 , or RNR 2002  and RNR 4040 .

² - Calculus is required by many graduate schools.

³ - Students may elect to take CHEM 1212  in place of BIOL 1208  and BIOL 1209 .

*Students entering the program with 30 or more semester hours will take one additional hour of approved electives in place of AGRI 1001 .

Semester 1

• CRITICAL: MATH 1021 

•  

• AGRI 1001 Introduction to Agriculture (1)
• ENGL 1001 English Composition (3)
• MATH 1021 College Algebra (3)
• BIOL 1201 Biology for Science Majors I (3)
• BIOL 1208 Biology Laboratory for Science Majors I (1) ³
• RNR 1001 Natural Resource Conservation (3)
• RNR 1002 Issues in Natural Resource Management (1)

Semester 2

• CRITICAL: CHEM 1201 .

•  

• BIOL 1202 Biology for Science Majors II (3)
• BIOL 1209 Biology Laboratory for Science Majors II (1) ³
• CHEM 1201 General Chemistry I (3)

•  

• MATH 1022 Plane Trigonometry (3) or
• MATH 1431 Calculus with Business and Economic Applications (3) ²

•  

• General Education course - Arts (3)
• General Education course - Humanities (3)

Semester 3

• CRITICAL: MATH 1022 /MATH 1431 .

•  

• RNR 2039 Introduction to Renewable Natural Resource Policy (3)
• RNR 2101 Ecology of Renewable Natural Resources (3)
• RNR 2102 Natural Resource Measurements and GIS (3)
• CHEM 1202 General Chemistry (3)
• Free Elective (3)

Semester 4

• CRITICAL: RNR 1001 /RNR 1070 ; BIOL 1201 .

•  

• ENGL 2000 English Composition (3)
• CMST 2060 Public Speaking (3)

•  

• POLI 2051 American Government (3) or
• SOCL 2001 Introductory Sociology (3)

•  

• General Education course - Humanities (3)
• Area of Concentration Course (5)¹

Semester 5

• CRITICAL: RNR 2102 /RNR 2001 .

•  

• RNR 2001 Trees and Woody Plants of the Southeast (2) or
• RNR 4020 Taxonomy and Ecology of Wetland Plants (4) or
• BIOL 4041 Plant Taxonomy (4)

•  

• AGEC 2003 Introduction to Agricultural Economics (3) or
• POLI 1001 Fundamental Issues of Politics (3) or
• POLI 2051 American Government (3) or
• POLI 2053 Introduction to Comparative Politics (3) or
• POLI 2057 Introduction to International Politics (3)

•  

• EXST 2201 Introduction to Statistical Analysis (4)
• Free Electives (5-3)

•  

• CHEM 2060 Survey of Organic Chemistry (3) or
• CHEM 2261 Organic Chemistry (3) or
• PHYS 2001 General Physics (3)

Semester 6

• RNR 4103 Conservation Genetics (3)

•  

• RNR 3002 Silviculture (2) or
• RNR 2031 Principles of Wildlife Management (3) or
• RNR 3105 Forest Biology (2)

•  

• AGRO 2051 Soil Science (4) or
• RNR 4025 Limnology (3) or
• RNR 4900 Watershed Hydrology (3) or
• RNR 3004 Photogrammetry, GPS and GIS (3)

•  

• Area of Concentration Courses (6)¹
• Free Electives (4-2)

Semester 7

• RNR 4023 Marine Fisheries Resources (3) or
• RNR 4040 Fisheries Management (3)

•  

• RNR 4107 Human Dimensions in Natural Resources (3) or
• RNR 4038 Forest Resource Economics (3)

•  

• Area of Concentration Courses (7-10)¹
• Free Electives (3-0)

Semester 8

• RNR 4101 Integrating Natural Resources Management, Policy and Human Dimensions (4)
• Area of Concentration Courses (9-8)¹
• Free Elective (1-2)

128 Total Sem. Hrs.

¹ - Students must take RNR 2043 , RNR 3103 , RNR 3105 , RNR 3018 , RNR 4033 ; and select one course from RNR 2003  or RNR 4001 ; and select one course from RNR 3108  or AGRO 3040 ; and select one course or course pair (two-four hours) from RNR 4032  or RNR 3106  and RNR 3107 ; and select one pair from RNR 4036  and RNR 4038  or EMS 1011  and EMS 3040 .

² - Calculus is required by many graduate schools.

³ - Students may elect to take CHEM 1212  in place of BIOL 1208  and BIOL 1209 .

*Students entering the program with 30 or more semester hours will take one additional hour of approved electives in place of AGRI 1001 .

Semester 1

• CRITICAL: MATH 1021 .

•  

• AGRI 1001 Introduction to Agriculture (1)
• ENGL 1001 English Composition (3)
• MATH 1021 College Algebra (3)
• BIOL 1201 Biology for Science Majors I (3)
• BIOL 1208 Biology Laboratory for Science Majors I (1) ³
• RNR 1001 Natural Resource Conservation (3)
• RNR 1002 Issues in Natural Resource Management (1)

Semester 2

• CRITICAL: CHEM 1201 .

•  

• BIOL 1202 Biology for Science Majors II (3)
• BIOL 1209 Biology Laboratory for Science Majors II (1) ³
• CHEM 1201 General Chemistry I (3)

•  

• MATH 1022 Plane Trigonometry (3) or
• MATH 1431 Calculus with Business and Economic Applications (3) ²

•  

• General Education course - Arts (3)
• General Education course - Humanities (3)

Semester 3

• CRITICAL: MATH 1022 /MATH 1431 .

•  

• RNR 2039 Introduction to Renewable Natural Resource Policy (3)
• RNR 2101 Ecology of Renewable Natural Resources (3)
• RNR 2102 Natural Resource Measurements and GIS (3)
• CHEM 1202 General Chemistry (3)
• General Education course - Humanities (3)
• Free Elective (3)

Semester 4

• CRITICAL:  RNR 1001 /RNR 1070 ; BIOL 1201 .

•  

• ENGL 2000 English Composition (3)
• CMST 2060 Public Speaking (3)

•  

• SOCL 2001 Introductory Sociology (3) or
• POLI 2051 American Government (3)

•  

• Area of Concentration Course (3)¹

•  

• CHEM 2060 Survey of Organic Chemistry (3) or
• CHEM 2261 Organic Chemistry (3) or
• PHYS 2001 General Physics (3)

Semester 5

• CRITICAL: RNR 2102 /RNR 2001 .

•  

• RNR 2001 Trees and Woody Plants of the Southeast (2) or
• RNR 4020 Taxonomy and Ecology of Wetland Plants (4) or
• BIOL 4041 Plant Taxonomy (4)

•  

• AGEC 2003 Introduction to Agricultural Economics (3) or
• POLI 1001 Fundamental Issues of Politics (3) or
• POLI 2051 American Government (3) or
• POLI 2053 Introduction to Comparative Politics (3) or
• POLI 2057 Introduction to International Politics (3)

•  

• EXST 2201 Introduction to Statistical Analysis (4)
• Area of Concentration Courses (0-5)¹
• Free Electives (7-0)

Semester 6

• RNR 4103 Conservation Genetics (3)

•  

• RNR 3002 Silviculture (2) or
• RNR 3105 Forest Biology (2)

•  

• AGRO 2051 Soil Science (4) or
• RNR 4025 Limnology (3) or
• RNR 4900 Watershed Hydrology (3) or
• RNR 4033 Silviculture and Management of Hardwoods (4) or
• RNR 3004 Photogrammetry, GPS and GIS (3)

•  

• Area of Concentration Courses (1-6)¹
• Free Electives (7-1)

Semester 7

• RNR 4023 Marine Fisheries Resources (3) or
• RNR 4040 Fisheries Management (3)

•  

• RNR 4107 Human Dimensions in Natural Resources (3) or
• RNR 4038 Forest Resource Economics (3)

•  

• Area of Concentration Courses (10-5)¹
• Free Electives (0-5)

Semester 8

• RNR 4101 Integrating Natural Resources Management, Policy and Human Dimensions (4)
• Area of Concentration Courses (10-5)¹
• Free Electives (2-7)

128 Total Sem. Hrs.

¹ - Students must take RNR 2031 , RNR 3005 , RNR 4011 , ENGL 3002 , ENTM 4015 ; and select two courses from BIOL 4141 , BIOL 4142 , BIOL 4146 , RNR 3018 , RNR 4145 .

² - Calculus is required by many graduate schools.

³ - Students may elect to take CHEM 1212  in place of BIOL 1208  and BIOL 1209 .

*Students entering the program with 30 or more semester hours will take one additional hour of approved electives in place of AGRI 1001 .

Semester 1

• CRITICAL: MATH 1021 .

•  

• AGRI 1001 Introduction to Agriculture (1)
• ENGL 1001 English Composition (3)
• MATH 1021 College Algebra (3)
• BIOL 1201 Biology for Science Majors I (3)
• BIOL 1208 Biology Laboratory for Science Majors I (1) ³
• RNR 1001 Natural Resource Conservation (3)
• RNR 1002 Issues in Natural Resource Management (1)

Semester 2

• CRITICAL: CHEM 1201 .

•  

• BIOL 1202 Biology for Science Majors II (3)
• BIOL 1209 Biology Laboratory for Science Majors II (1) ³
• CHEM 1201 General Chemistry I (3)

•  

• MATH 1022 Plane Trigonometry (3) or
• MATH 1431 Calculus with Business and Economic Applications (3) ²

•  

• General Education course - Humanities (3)
• General Education course - Arts (3)

Semester 3

• CRITICAL: MATH 1022 /MATH 1431 .

•  

• RNR 2039 Introduction to Renewable Natural Resource Policy (3)
• RNR 2101 Ecology of Renewable Natural Resources (3)
• RNR 2102 Natural Resource Measurements and GIS (3)
• CHEM 1202 General Chemistry (3)
• Free Elective (3)

Semester 4

• CRITICAL : RNR 1001 /RNR 1070 ; BIOL 1201 .

•  

• ENGL 2000 English Composition (3)
• CMST 2060 Public Speaking (3)
• SOCL 2001 Introductory Sociology (3)

•  

• CHEM 2060 Survey of Organic Chemistry (3) or
• CHEM 2261 Organic Chemistry (3) or
• PHYS 2001 General Physics (3)

•  

• General Education course - Humanities (3)
• Area of Concentration Course (3)¹

Semester 5

• CRITICAL:  RNR 2102 /RNR 2001 .

•  

• RNR 2001 Trees and Woody Plants of the Southeast (2) or
• RNR 4020 Taxonomy and Ecology of Wetland Plants (4) or
• BIOL 4041 Plant Taxonomy (4)

•  

• AGEC 2003 Introduction to Agricultural Economics (3) or
• POLI 1001 Fundamental Issues of Politics (3) or
• POLI 2053 Introduction to Comparative Politics (3) or
• POLI 2057 Introduction to International Politics (3)

•  

• EXST 2201 Introduction to Statistical Analysis (4)
• Free Electives (7-5)

Semester 6

• RNR 4103 Conservation Genetics (3)

•  

• RNR 3002 Silviculture (2) or
• RNR 3105 Forest Biology (2)

•  

• AGRO 2051 Soil Science (4) or
• RNR 4025 Limnology (3) or
• RNR 4900 Watershed Hydrology (3) or
• RNR 4033 Silviculture and Management of Hardwoods (4) or
• RNR 3004 Photogrammetry, GPS and GIS (3)

•  

• Area of Concentration Courses (4-5)¹
• Free Electives (6-4)

Semester 7

• RNR 4023 Marine Fisheries Resources (3) or
• RNR 4040 Fisheries Management (3)

•  

• RNR 4107 Human Dimensions in Natural Resources (3) or
• RNR 4038 Forest Resource Economics (3)

•  

• Area of Concentration Courses (7)¹
• Free Elective (3)

Semester 8

• RNR 4101 Integrating Natural Resources Management, Policy and Human Dimensions (4)
• Area of Concentration Courses (9-8)¹
• Free Elective (1-2)

128 Total Sem. Hrs.

¹ - Students must take RNR 2031 , RNR 3018 , RNR 4011 , POLI 2051 ; and select two courses from SOCL 3371 , SOCL 3501 , SOCL 4461 , or SOCL 4471 ; and select one course from POLI 4015 , POLI 4020 , POLI 4021 , or POLI 4023 .

² - Calculus is required by many graduate schools.

³ - Students may elect to take CHEM 1212  in place of BIOL 1208  and BIOL 1209 .

*Students entering the program with 30 or more semester hours will take one additional hour of approved electives in place of AGRI 1001 .

Semester 1

• CRITICAL: MATH 1021 .

•  

• AGRI 1001 Introduction to Agriculture (1)
• ENGL 1001 English Composition (3)
• MATH 1021 College Algebra (3)
• BIOL 1201 Biology for Science Majors I (3)
• BIOL 1208 Biology Laboratory for Science Majors I (1)
• RNR 1001 Natural Resource Conservation (3)
• RNR 1002 Issues in Natural Resource Management (1)

Semester 2

• CRITICAL: CHEM 1201 .

•  

• BIOL 1202 Biology for Science Majors II (3)
• BIOL 1209 Biology Laboratory for Science Majors II (1)
• CHEM 1201 General Chemistry I (3)

•  

• MATH 1022 Plane Trigonometry (3) or
• MATH 1431 Calculus with Business and Economic Applications (3) ¹

•  

• General Education course - Arts (3)
• General Educaiton course - Humanities (3)

Semester 3

• CRITICAL: MATH 1022 /MATH 1431 .

•  

• PHYS 2001 General Physics (3)
• RNR 2101 Ecology of Renewable Natural Resources (3)
• RNR 2102 Natural Resource Measurements and GIS (3)
• CHEM 1202 General Chemistry (3)
• CHEM 1212 General Chemistry Laboratory (2)
• RNR 2031 Principles of Wildlife Management (3)

Semester 4

• CRITICAL: RNR 1001 /RNR 1070 ; BIOL 1201 .

•  

• ENGL 2000 English Composition (3)
• CMST 2060 Public Speaking (3)
• RNR 2039 Introduction to Renewable Natural Resource Policy (3)
• PHYS 2002 General Physics (3)

•  

• SOCL 2001 Introductory Sociology (3) or
• POLI 2051 American Government (3)

•  

• General Education course - Humanities (3)

Semester 5

• CRITICAL: RNR 2102 /RNR 2001 .

•  

• RNR 2001 Trees and Woody Plants of the Southeast (2) or
• RNR 4020 Taxonomy and Ecology of Wetland Plants (4) or
• BIOL 4041 Plant Taxonomy (4)

•  

• AGEC 2003 Introduction to Agricultural Economics (3) or
• POLI 1001 Fundamental Issues of Politics (3) or
• POLI 2051 American Government (3) or
• POLI 2053 Introduction to Comparative Politics (3) or
• POLI 2057 Introduction to International Politics (3)

•  

• EXST 2201 Introduction to Statistical Analysis (4)
• BIOL 2051 General Microbiology (4)

•  

• CHEM 2060 Survey of Organic Chemistry (3) or
• CHEM 2261 Organic Chemistry (3)

Semester 6

• After sixth semester, transfer to four year curriculum if not admitted into the Vet School or first year Vet School if admitted (44 hours)

•  

• RNR 4103 Conservation Genetics (3)

•  

• RNR 3002 Silviculture (2) or
• RNR 3105 Forest Biology (2)

•  

• AGRO 2051 Soil Science (4) or
• RNR 4025 Limnology (3) or
• RNR 4900 Watershed Hydrology (3) or
• RNR 4033 Silviculture and Management of Hardwoods (4) or
• RNR 3004 Photogrammetry, GPS and GIS (3)

•  

• BIOL 2083 The Elements of Biochemistry (3) or
• BIOL 4087 Basic Biochemistry (4)

•  

• Free Electives (3-0)

140 Total Sem. Hrs.

¹ - Calculus is required by many graduate schools.

*Students entering the program with 30 or more semester hours will take one additional hour of approved electives in place of AGRI 1001 .