Forest Technology (BSNRM) - Course Requirements
Forest Technology Course Requirements
Information accurate as of the 2024 - 2025 catalog.
For previous year's catalogs, please see the undergraduate catalog page.
| Num. | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| GSU 100 | The First Year Experience | 0 hours |
| All degree seeking students are required to take GSU 100 during their first semester. | ||
| General Education Requirements | 30 hours | |
| Students must complete BIOL 121 and MATH 115 as part of the General Education requirements. | ||
| Natural Resource Management Core | 32 hours | |
| BIOL 400 | Ecology and Field Biology | 4 |
| ENVR 352 | Air/Water/Soil Quality | 4 |
| ENVR 393 | Environmental Compliance | 3 |
| MGMT 201 | Principles of Management | 3 |
| NRMT 125 | Computer Assisted Mapping | 3 |
| NRMT 201 | Forest Ecology | 3 |
| NRMT 234 | GIS Applications I | 3 |
| NRMT 311 | Natural Resource Permitting | 3 |
| NRMT 334 | GIS Applications II | 3 |
| NRMT 493 | Natural Resource Management | 3 |
| Forest Technology Major | 53 hours | |
| FRST 103 | Forest Measurements I | 3 |
| FRST 108 | Dendrology I | 1 |
| FRST 109 | Dendrology II | 1 |
| FRST 110 | Dendrology III | 1 |
| FRST 193 | Forest Measurements II | 3 |
| FRST 197 | Work Experience | 1 |
| FRST 202 | Forest Recreation and Wildlife Management | 3 |
| FRST 203 | Forest Entomology and Pathology | 3 |
| FRST 205 | Wood Products, Processing and Marketing | 2 |
| FRST 206 | Timber Harvest Planning and Systems | 3 |
| FRST 209 | Silviculture and Vegetation Management | 4 |
| FRST 212 | Timber Harvesting Techniques | 2 |
| FRST 214 | Fire Protection | 2 |
| FRST 216 | Wood Identification | 1 |
| FRST 293 | Forest Management | 3 |
| LAND 121 | Introduction to Land Surveying | 3 |
| LAND 244 | Remote Sensing and Aerial Photo Interpretation | 1 |
| PED 201 | First Aid and Safety | 1 |
| General Block Electives (select from the following): | 15 hours | |
| Courses required for the NRMT Core and selected Major will not fulfill this requirement. | ||
| BIOL | any 300-499 level course | |
| BUSN 470 | Business Law II | |
| ENVR | any 300-499 level course | |
| HIST 303 | West Virginia History | |
| LAND | any 300-499 level course | |
| MGMT | any 300-499 level course | |
| NRMT | any 300-499 level course | |
| PHYS 310 | General Astronomy | |
| SAFE 327 | Legal Aspects and General Safety | |
| STAT | any 300-499 level course | |
| WLMT | any 300-499 level course | |
| General Electives | 5 hours | |
| Total minimum hours required for this degree | 120 hours | |