Prescribed Courses for the Forest Management option:
- ENT 313 - Introduction to Entomology (2)
- FOR 204 – Silvics and Forest Dynamics (2)
- FOR 320* - Wildland Fire Management (2) Effective SP25, FOR 320 is a 3-credit course
- FOR 350* - Forest Ecosystem Monitoring and Data Analysis (3)
- FOR 440 - Forest and Conservation Economics (3)
- FOR 455* - Remote Sensing and Spatial Data Handling (3)
- FOR 466W* - Forest Management and Planning (3)
- FOR 470 - Watershed Management (3)
- FOR 480 - Policy and Administration (3)
- PPEM 318 - Diseases of Forest and Shade Trees (2)
- WFS 209N - Wildlife and Fisheries Conservation (3)
Additional Courses for the Forest Management option:
- BIOL 110 GN (4) or BIOL 127 GN (3)
- FOR 401 - Urban Forest Management (3) or FOR 450W - Human Dimensions of Natural Resources (3)
- FOR 410 ∆ - Elements of Forest Ecosystem Management (3) or FOR/WFS 430 - Conservation Biology (3)
- ERM 448 - Rural Road Ecology and Maintenance (3); or FOR 439 - Timber Sale Administration (3); or
FOR 475 - Principles of Forest Soils Management; or FOR 409 - Tree Physiology (2) and SOILS 102 - Introductory Soil Science Laboratory (1) - 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) - Supporting Courses and related areas selected in consultation with a Forest Ecosystem Management adviser (12)
*Courses requiring at least a C grade.
∆ Effective Fall 2024, FOR 410 is no longer offered and FMGT students may choose FOR 442, Forest Conservation, instead.
Supporting Courses for the Forest Management option must be selected from the list below.
- Select 12 credits from department list in consultation with adviser.
- Courses that count toward a designated minor will count as Supporting Courses.
- Six of the 12 credits must be at the 300- or 400-level
- AGBM 101
- ERM 300
- FOR 450W
- GEOG 363
- MATH 318
- SOILS 422
- WFS 436
- ASM 327
- ERM 411
- FOR 471
- GEOG 364
- MATH 319
- SOILS 450
- WFS 446
- BA 250
- ERM 412
- FOR 475
- GEOG 411W
- PHYS 150
- SOILS 499
- WFS 447W
- CAS 211
- ERM 413W
- FOR 488Y
- GEOG 412W
- PHYS 211
- STAT 301
- WFS 450
- CAS 212
- ERM 430
- FOR 497
- GEOG 430
- PLANT 217
- STAT 318
- WFS 452
- CAS 213
- ERM 435
- FOR 499
- GEOG 434
- PLSC 135
- STAT 319
- WFS 453
- CAS 252
- ERM 436
- FORT 130
- GEOG 436
- PLSC 403
- STAT 401
- WFS 454
- CAS 404
- ERM 447
- FORT 140
- GEOG 463
- PLSC 444
- STAT 402
- WFS 460
- CED 201
- ERM 448
- FORT 170
- GEOG 464
- PPATH 405
- SUST 200
- WFS 462
- CED 309
- ERM 450
- FORT 230
- GEOG 467
- SOILS 102
- WFS 300
- WFS 463W
- CED 409
- FOR 201
- FORT 250
- GEOG 468
- SOILS 401
- WFS 301
- WFS 499
- CED 417
- FOR 242
- GEOG 110
- GEOG 483
- SOILS 402
- WFS 310
- WILDL103
- CED 427W
- FOR 297
- GEOG 130
- GEOG 484
- SOILS 403
- WFS 406
- WILDL 106S
- CED 429
- FOR 303
- GEOG 160/260
- GEOG 485
- SOILS 404
- WFS 407
- WILDL 204
- CED 431W
- FOR 401
- GEOG 161
- GEOG 486
- SOILS 405
- WFS 408
- WILDL 208M
- CMPSC 101
- FOR 403
- GEOG 310W
- GEOG 487
- SOILS 412W
- WFS 409
- WILDL 211
- CMPSC 203
- FOR 409
- GEOG 311
- GEOG 488
- SOILS 416
- WFS 410
- WILDL 213
- EARTH 103
- FOR 410
- GEOG 314
- GEOG 489
- SOILS 418
- WFS 422
- WP 203
- ECON 302
- FOR 418
- GEOG 361
- MATH 111
- SOILS 419
- WFS 430
- ECON 428
- FOR 439
- GEOG 362
- MATH 141
- SOILS 420
- WFS 435
Suggested Academic Plan for FOREM - Forest Management
Commonwealth Campuses and University Park, Effective Summer 2023
| Course | 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 | 4 |
| ENGL 15 or 30 (GWS) Rhetoric & Comp | 3 |
| General Education selection* | 3 |
| credits: | 13-19 |
| Course | Credits |
|---|---|
| CHEM 110 (GN) Chemical Principles | 3 |
| CHEM 111 (GN) Experimental Chem. | 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 |
| 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 |
| General Education selection* | 3 |
| General Education (GHW) | 1.5 |
| credits: | 14.5 |
| Course | Credits |
|---|---|
| FOR 204 Silvics and Forest Dynamics | 2 |
| FOR 266 Forest Resources Measurements | 4 |
| PPEM 318 Forest Pest Management | 2 |
| ENT 313 Intro to Entomology | 2 |
| ENGL 202C or 202D (GWS) | 3 |
| General Education selection* | 3 |
| credits: | 16 |
| Course | Credits |
|---|---|
| FOR 308 Forest Ecology | 3 |
| FOR 440 Forest and Conservation Economics | 3 |
| General Education selection* | 3 |
| FOR 401 Urban Forest Management or Supporting Course © | 3 |
| Elective | 2 |
| credits: | 14 |
| Course | Credits |
|---|---|
| FOR 320 Wildland Fire Management | 2 |
| FOR 350 Ecosystem Monitoring & Data Analysis | 3 |
| WFS 209N Wildlife and Fisheries Cons. | 3 |
| FOR 450W Human Dimensions Nat Res or Supporting Course © |
3 |
| FOR 455 Remote Sensing & Spatial Data | 3 |
| General Education (GHW) * | 1.5 |
| credits: | 15.5 |
| Course | Credits |
|---|---|
| FOR 439 Timber Sale Admin, or FOR 475 Forest Soils, or Supporting Course© | 3 |
| FOR 421 Silviculture | 3 |
| FOR/WFS 430 Conservation Biology or FOR 410, Forest Ecosystem Management | 3 |
| Supporting Course | 3 |
| Elective | 0-4 |
| credits: | 12-16 |
| Course | Credits |
|---|---|
| ERM 448, Rural Roads, or FOR 409 Tree Physiologyand SOILS 102, or Supporting Course © | 3 |
| FOR 466W Forest Management & Planning | 3 |
| Supporting Course | 3 |
| FOR 470 Watershed Hydrology | 3 |
| FOR 480 Policy & Administration | 3 |
| credits: | 15 |
*Refer to your degree audit to determine which General Education requirements need yet to be filled.
©Refer to FOREM FMGT checksheet and your degree audit for clarification about how FOR 401, FOR 450W, ERM 448, FOR 439, FOR 475, FOR 409, SOILS 102, FOR/WFS 430, FOR 410 and Supporting Courses satisfy degree requirements.
Bold type indicates course requiring a grade of C or better; italics indicates courses that satisfy both major and General Education.
Forest Ecosystem Management, Forest Management (FMGT) Option Checksheet
