Prescribed Courses for the Urban Forestry option:
- ENT 313 - Introduction to Entomology (2)
- ENT 314 - Management of Insect and Pests of Ornamentals (1)
- FOR 204* - Silvics and Forest Dynamics (2)
- FOR 401* - Urban Forest Management (3)
- FOR 450W* - Human Dimensions of Natural Resources (3)
- FOR 480 - Policy and Administration (3)
- GEOG 430 - Human Use of Environment (3)
- HORT 138 - Ornamental Plant Materials (3)
- HORT 301 - Principles of Arboriculture (3)
- HORT 408 - Landscape Plant Establishment and Maintenance (4)
- PLANT 217 - Landscape Soil and Water Management (3)
- PPEM 318 - Diseases of Forest and Shade Trees (2)
Additional Courses for the Urban Forestry option:
- BIOL 110 GN (4) or BIOL 127 GN (3)
- MATH 22 GQ* (3) and MATH 33 GQ* (3); or MATH 22 GQ* (3) and MATH 34 (GQ)* (3); or MATH 22 GQ* (3) and
AGBM 106 (3); or MATH 110 GQ* (4); or MATH 140 GQ* (4)
- 3 credits from LARCH 60 GA (3) or LARCH 65 GA (3), or ARCH 316 GA (3)
- 3 credits from ERM 448 (3); FOR 439 (3); FOR 475 (3); or FOR 409 (2) and SOILS 102 (1)
- 3 credits from FOR 495*© (3) or FOR 496* (3)
- 3 credits from RPTM 320 (3) or RPTM 325 (3) or RPTM 435 (3) or RPTM 470 (3)
- 3 credits from FOR 455 (3) or GEOG 363 (3) or SOILS 450 (3)
- 8-9 credits from Supporting Courses and related areas from one grouping:
- Municipal Forestry –
AGECO 457, CAS 404, CED 309, CED 417, ERM 411, FOR 466W, HORT 201, LARCH 241
- Commercial Arboriculture –
ACCTG 211, AGECO 457, BA 250, BLAW 243, FIN 100, HORT 201, MGMT 100, MKTG 221
- Env. Outreach & Planning –
CAS 404, CED 309, CED 409, CED 417, CED 427W, ERM 411, FOR 410, FOR 430, FOR 470, LARCH 241, LARCH 341, WFS 209N
*Courses requiring at least a C grade.
© Please see the Internship Handbook.
Suggested Academic Plan for Forest Ecosystem Management – Community and Urban Forest Management Option
Commonwealth Campuses and University Park, Effective Summer 2023
Semester 1 (fall)
| Courses |
Credits |
| First-Year Seminar |
0-3 |
| MATH 22 & 33 (GQ), or MATH 22 & 34 (GQ), or MATH 22 & AGBM 106 (GQ), or MATH 110 (GQ), or MATH 140 (GQ) |
4-6 |
| BIOL 110 or 127 (GN) Introductory Biology |
3-4 |
| ENGL 15 or 30 (GWS) Rhetoric & Comp |
3 |
| General Education selection* |
3 |
| credits: |
13-19 |
Semester 2 (Spring)
| Course |
Credits |
| CHEM 110 (GN) Chemical Principles |
3 |
| CHEM 111 (GN) Experimental Chemistry |
1 |
| AGBM 101 (GS) or ECON 102 (GS) or ECON 104 (GS) |
3 |
| STAT 200, 240, or 250 (GQ) Statistics |
3-4 |
| CAS 100 (GWS) Effective Speech |
3 |
| General Education selection* |
3 |
| credits: |
16-17 |
Semester 3
| Course |
Credits |
| FOR 200 Profession of Forestry |
1 |
| FOR 203 Field Dendrology |
3 |
| FOR 255 GPS/GIS for Natural Resources |
3 |
| SOILS 101 (GN) Introduction to Soils |
3 |
| LARCH 60, 65, or ARCH 316 (GA) |
3 |
| General Education (GHW) |
1.5 |
| credits: |
14.5 |
Semester 4
| Course |
Credits |
| FOR 204 Silvics and Forest Dynamics |
2 |
| FOR 266 Forest Resources Measurements |
4 |
| HORT 301 Principles of Arboriculture |
3 |
| ENT 313 Intro to Entomology |
2 |
| ENT 314 Insect Pests of Ornamentals |
1 |
| ENGL 202C or 202D (GWS) |
3 |
| credits: |
15 |
Semester 5
| Course |
Credits |
| FOR 308 Forest Ecology |
3 |
| HORT 138 Ornamental Plant Materials - Shrubs |
3 |
| Supporting Course |
3 |
| ERM 448 Rural Roads, or FOR 439 Timber Sale Admin, or FOR 475 Forest Soils, or Supporting Course © |
3 |
| RPTM 320, 325, 435, or 470 |
3 |
| credits: |
15 |
Semester 6
| Course |
Credits |
| PPEM 318 Forest Pest Management |
2 |
| PLANT 217 Landscape Soil & Water Mgmt |
3 |
| FOR 455, GEOG 363, or SOILS 450 |
3 |
| ERM 448, Rural Roads, or FOR 409 Tree Physiology and SOILS 102, or Supporting Course © |
3 |
| General Education selection* |
3 |
| Elective |
0-5 |
| credits: |
14-19 |
Semester 7
| Course |
Credits |
| FOR 421 Silviculture |
3 |
| FOR 495 or 496 |
3 |
| Supporting Course |
2-3 |
| FOR 401 Urban Forest Management |
3 |
| General Education selection* |
3 |
| credits: |
14-15 |
Semester 8
| Course |
Credits |
| HORT 408 Landscape Plant Estab & Mainten |
4 |
| FOR 480 Policy & Administration |
3 |
| GEOG 430 Human Use of Environment |
3 |
| FOR 450W Human Dimensions Nat Res |
3 |
| General Education (GHW) |
1.5 |
| Elective |
2 |
| credits: |
16.5 |
*Refer to your degree audit to determine which General Education requirements need yet to be fulfilled.
©Refer to both FOREM CURFM checksheet and your degree audit for clarification about how ERM 448, FOR 439, FOR 475, FOR 409, SOILS 102 and Supporting Courses satisfy degree requirements.
Bold type indicates courses requiring a grade of C or better; italics indicates courses that satisfy both major and General Education.
Forest Ecosystem Management, Community and Urban Forest Management Option Checksheet
