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Soil & Water Resources Concentration
8-Semester Plan
 
Suggested Course Sequence for B.S. in Natural Resources Management, Soil and Water Resources concentration
 
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FRESHMAN YEAR
 
COURSE PREFIX OR CAT. COURSE NUMBER COURSE TITLE HRS   COURSE PREFIX OR CAT. COURSE NUMBER COURSE TITLE HRS
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 3
ENGL 101 Composition I 3       Liberal Studies 3
JS 101 Jumpstart 0       Liberal Studies 3
                 
      14         17
 
SOPHOMORE YEAR
 
GEOG 150 Environ. Geography 3   CHEM 133 Organic & Biochemistry 4
NRM 210 Nat. Res. Measurement 4   GEOG 305 Soils & Hydrology 4
NRM or BIOL 351 or 304 Forest or General Ecology 3   GEOG 300 Weather & Climate 3
    Liberal Studies 3       Liberal Studies 3
    Liberal Studies 3       Liberal Studies 3
      17         17
 
JUNIOR YEAR
 
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 Electives 3
      17         15
After ninety (90) hours, the student must file an application form with the Dean after paying a $30 graduation fee to the University Cashier.
 
SENIOR YEAR
 
NRM 420 Soil Genesis & Classification 3   NRM 440 Integrated Res. Mgt. 4
NRM 442 Natural Resource Policy 3       General Elective 3
    Concentration Elective 3       General Elective 3
    General Electives 3       General Elective 3
    General Electives 3       General Elective 3
      15         16
Total 128
 
Students may finish earlier if they attend summer school at Western or another approved institution.
Western's Natural Resources Management program is housed in the Department of Geosciences and Natural Resources Management within the College of Arts and Sciences.
 
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