Eight-Semester Plan for B.S. in Natural Resources Management, Soil and Water Conservation
Concentration
Major Program Guide For: B.S. in Natural Resources Management
Soil and Water Resources Concentration
Suggested Course Sequence
- Students may finish earlier if they attend summer school at WCU or another approved institution.
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Freshman Year
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Fall
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Spring
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| Course Prefix or Liberal Studies Requirement | Course Number | Course Title | Hours | Course Prefix or Liberal Studies Requirement | Course Number | Course Title | Hours |
| MATH | 146 | College Algebra | 4 | CHEM | 132 | Intro Chemistry | 4 |
| BIOL | 140 | Principles of Biology I | 4 | BIOL | 141 | Principles of Biology II | 4 |
| FYC | 190 | First Year Seminar | 3 | Liberal Studies | 9 | ||
| ENGL | 101 | Composition I | 3 | ||||
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Sophomore Year
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Fall
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Spring
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| Course Prefix or Liberal Studies Requirement | Course Number | Course Title | Hours | Course Prefix or Liberal Studies Requirement | Course Number | Course Title | Hours |
| NRM | 210 | Methods in Natural Resources Management | 4 | CHEM | 133 | Organic & Biochemistry | 4 |
| GEOG | 150 | Environ. Geography | 3 | GEOG | 305 | Soils & Hydrology | 4 |
| NRM or BIOL | 351 or 304 | Forest or General Ecology | 3 | GEOG | 300 | Weather & Climate | 3 |
| Liberal Studies | 6 | Liberal Studies | 6 | ||||
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Junior Year
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Fall
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Spring
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| Course Prefix of Liberal Studies Requirement | Course Number | Course Title | Hours | Course Prefix of Liberal Studies Requirement | Course Number | Course Title | Hours |
| MGT | 300 | Intro to Management | 3 | NRM | 460 | Watershed Management | 3 |
| GEOG | 324 | Remote Sensing | 4 | GEOG | 402 | Conserv. of Natural Res. | 3 |
| NRM | 344 | Intro to GIS | 4 | Concentration Elective | 3 | ||
| Liberal Studies | 3 | Liberal Studies | 3 | ||||
| Concentration Elective | 3 | General Elective | 3 | ||||
| After earning ninety hours, the student must file an application form with the Dean after paying a $30 graduation fee to the University Cashier. | |||||||
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Senior Year
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Fall
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Spring
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| Course Prefix or Liberal Studies Requirement | Course Number | Course Title | Hours | Course Prefix of Liberal Studies Requirement | Course Number | Course Title | Hours |
| NRM | 420 | Soil Genesis & Classification | 3 | NRM | 440 | Integrated Res. Management | 3 |
| NRM | 442 | Natural Resource Policy | 3 | General Electives | 12 | ||
| Concentration Elective | 3 | ||||||
| Genearl Electives | 6 | ||||||
NOTES:
- Students may finish earlier if they attend summer school at WCU or another approved institution.