Forest Management Technology Program Requirements

A.A.S. Degree/Certificate: Day Program

Fall Semester (First Year)			Special Note	Class Hours	Lab Hours	Work Experience/ Clinical Hours	Credit Hours
CIS	111	Basic PC Literacy		1	2	0	2
ENG	111	Expository Writing	P/C	3	0	0	3
FOR	121	Dendrology		2	6	0	4
FOR	131	Forest Measurements		2	3	0	3
FOR	171	Introduction to Forest Resources		3	0	0	3
Total				11	11	0	15

Spring Semester (First Year)			Special Note	Class Hours	Lab Hours	Work Experience/ Clinical Hours	Credit Hours
ENG	112	Argument-Based Research OR	P/C	3	0	0	3
ENG	113	Literature-Based Research OR	P/C	3	0	0	3
ENG	114	Professional Research & Reporting	P/C	3	0	0	3
♦FOR	123	Forest Botany		2	3	0	3
FOR	172	Introduction to Timber Harvest		2	3		3
FOR	215	Intro. to GIS/GPS		1	4	0	3
FOR	232	Forest Mensuration	P/C	2	6	0	4
MAT	120	Geometry & Trigonometry	P/C	2	2	0	3
Total				12	18	0	19

Summer Session (offered each Summer Session)			Special Note	Class Hours	Lab Hours	Work Experience/ Clinical Hours	Credit Hours
FOR	173	Soils & Hydrology		2	3	0	3
COE	111	Co-Op Work Experience I Or REC option		0	0	10	1
♦REC	115	Intro to Outdoor Recreation		2	0	0	2
♦REC	126	Outdoor Recreation		1	2	0	2
♦REC	222	Commercial Recreation & Tourism		3	0	0	3
Total				2/8	3/5	0/10	4/10

Fall Semester (Second Year)			Special Note	Class Hours	Lab Hours	Work Experience/ Clinical Hours	Credit Hours
FOR	212	Forest Survey & Aerial Interpretation		2	3	0	3
FOR	225	Silvics & Silviculture		3	3	0	4
FOR	240	Forest Protection		2	3	0	3
FOR	285	Logging & Marketing		2	3	0	3
Social/Behavioral Science Elective				3	0	0	3
Total				12	12	0	16

Spring Semester (Second Year)			Special Note	Class Hours	Lab Hours	Work Experience/ Clinical Hours	Credit Hours
♦FOR	175	Wildlife/Environmental Studies		2	3	0	3
FOR	245	Forest Pesticides		2	3	0	3
FOR	271	Forest Management	P/C	2	3	0	3
FOR	282	Forest Recreation		2	3	0	3
Humanities/Fine Arts Elective				3	0	0	3
Total				11	12	0	15

Special Note: P/C indicates prerequisite or corequisite course required; see Course Descriptions for specific course information.

Semester Hours Required for Forest Management Technology A.A.S. Degree: 69-75

♦ Total Semester Hours Required for Forest Management Technology Recreation Certificate: 13

Forest Management Technology Department | (910) 576-6222

Russell Strong

Program Head, Forestry Management Technology

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Mike Thompson

Instructor, Forestry

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