Degree Offered
- Associate of Science
Career Opportunities
Upon completion of the two-year program, and ultimately a four-year program at another institution, students are trained in a balanced approach to forest management. Graduates will have a wide range of employment opportunities with state and federal agencies as well as with private industry.
Faculty
Chair
- Jeff Jones - M.S. Forestry
Year @ PSC (2003)
Professor
- Jeff Jones - M.S. Forestry
Year @ PSC (2003)
General Education Foundations
Please use this link to view a list of courses that meet each GEF requirement.
NOTE: Some major requirements will fulfill specific GEF requirements. Please see the curriculum requirements listed below for details on which GEFs you will need to select.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| General Education Foundations | ||
| F1 - Composition & Rhetoric | 3-6 | |
| Introduction to Composition and Rhetoric and Composition, Rhetoric, and Research | ||
or ENGL 103 | Accelerated Academic Writing | |
| F2A/F2B - Science & Technology | 4-6 | |
| F3 - Math & Quantitative Reasoning | 3-4 | |
| F4 - Society & Connections | 3 | |
| F5 - Human Inquiry & the Past | 3 | |
| F6 - The Arts & Creativity | 3 | |
| F7 - Global Studies & Diversity | 3 | |
| F8 - Focus (may be satisfied by completion of a minor, double major, or dual degree) | 9 | |
| Total Hours | 31-37 | |
Please note that not all of the GEF courses are offered at all campuses. Students should consult with their advisor or academic department regarding the GEF course offerings available at their campus.
Curriculum Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| A minimum grade of C- is required in FNRS courses. | ||
| GEF Elective Requirement 6 | 3 | |
| ANRD 191 | First-Year Seminar | 1 |
| ENGL 101 & ENGL 102 | Introduction to Composition and Rhetoric and Composition, Rhetoric, and Research (GEF 1) | 6 |
| Select one of the following sequences (GEF 2): | 4 | |
| General Biology 1 and General Biology 1 Laboratory | ||
| Principles of Biology and Principles of Biology Laboratory | ||
| MATH 124 | Algebra with Applications (GEF 3) | 3 |
| Select one of the following (GEF 4): | 3 | |
| Introductory Agricultural and Agribusiness Economics | ||
| Principles of Microeconomics | ||
| Select one of the following sequences (GEF 8): | 4 | |
| Survey of General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry 1 and Survey of Chemistry 1 Laboratory | ||
| Fundamentals of Chemistry 1 and Fundamentals of Chemistry 1 Laboratory | ||
| STAT 211 | Elementary Statistical Inference (GEF 8) | 3 |
| CS 101 | Intro to Computer Applications | 4 |
| ARE 204 | Agribusiness Management | 3 |
| ESWS 202 & 202L | Principles of Soil Science and Principles of Soil Science Laboratory | 4 |
| FNRS 100 | Forest Resources in United States History (GEF 5) | 3 |
| FNRS 140 | West Virginia's Natural Resources | 3 |
| FNRS 205 & 205L | Dendrology and Dendrology Laboratory | 3 |
| FNRS 212 & 212L | Forest Ecology and Forest Ecology Laboratory | 4 |
| FNRS 222 & 222L | Forest Mensuration and Forest Mensuration Laboratory | 4 |
| WMAN 150 | Principles of Conservation Ecology (GEF 7) | 3 |
| Elective | 2 | |
| Total Hours | 60 | |
Suggested Plan of Study
| First Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| ANRD 191 | 1 | ENGL 102 (GEF 1) | 3 |
| ENGL 101 (GEF 1) | 3 | CS 101 | 4 |
| BIOL 101 & 101L (GEF 2) | 4 | MATH 124 (GEF 3) | 3 |
| FNRS 140 | 3 | WMAN 150 (GEF 7) | 3 |
| ARE 150 (GEF 4) | 3 | GEF 6 | 3 |
| 14 | 16 | ||
| Second Year | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| STAT 211 (GEF 8) | 3 | ESWS 202 & 202L | 4 |
| FNRS 205 & 205L | 3 | FNRS 212 & 212L | 4 |
| CHEM 111 & 111L (GEF 8) | 4 | FNRS 222 & 222L | 4 |
| FNRS 100 (GEF 5) | 3 | ARE 204 | 3 |
| Elective | 2 | ||
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Total credit hours: 60 | |||