Career and Technological Programs

 

The Division of Agriculture and Forest Resources

 

FOREST TECHNOLOGY

 

The objective of this major is to educate a student in the basic concepts and practical techniques of forestry. It is intended that a graduate will function in a supporting capacity to professional foresters in private, state, and federal organizations.

To receive the Associate of Applied Science degree in Forestry, a student must complete the following courses. A grade of C or better is required in ENGL 1101, MATH 1002, and all courses with an FRSC prefix.

 

First Year

COURSES

Hours

ENGL 1101

Composition I

3

ENGL 1102

Composition II OR

 

BUSA 2105

Communicating in the Business Environment

3

MATH 1002

Technical Mathematics (or higher)

3

AENT 1113

Power Equipment

3

BUSA 2155

Business Law OR

 

BUSA 1105

Introduction to Business

3

FRSC 1190

Natural Resource Conservation

3

HIST 2112

United States History II

3

POLS 1101

American Government

3

COMM 1100

Human Communications

3

 

Second Year

COURSES (Fall semester)

Hours

FRSC 2225

Forest Measurements I

2

FRSC 2230

Forest Ecology & Soils

4

FRSC 1155

Microcomputers in Forest Resources

2

FRSC 2235

Forest Surveying & Mapping

4

FRSC 1170

Dendrology

3

FRSC 2240

Forest Safety

1

COURSES (Spring Semester)

 

FRSC 2245

Aerial Photography and Mapping

4

FRSC 2270

Principles of Supervision

2

FRSC 2255

Forest Measurements II

5

FRSC 2250

Forest Protection

2

FRSC 2265

Silviculture

4

COURSES (Summer Term)

 

FRSC 2275

Forest Industries

2

FRSC 2280

Forest Harvesting

2

FRSC 2285

Forestry Seminar

1

FRSC 2290

Timber Management

5

PHED 1100C and two PE activities

 

Freshman Seminar

 

Regents’ Test required

 

TOTAL

 

70

NOTE: Courses in each term of the second year are taken together as a unit. A Wildlife Technology student who desires to continue on for the Forestry Technology degree should not take FOR 2265 during the fall semester as it will be taken as part of the spring semester block of forestry courses.