Natural Resource Conservation Management-No Concentration

Freshman Fall - 18 hours

• AGRI 101 - Introduction to Plant Science (Lec. 3, Lab. 3, Cr. 4)
• AGRI 111 - Introduction to Agriculture (Lec. 1, Cr. 1)
• ENGL 101 - English Composition I (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• NRCM 101 - Introduction to Natural Resource Conservation Management (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• ORIN 101 - Freshman Orientation (Cr. 0)

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  Choose one of the following:

• ANSC 101 - General Animal Science (Lec. 3, Lab. 3, Cr. 4)

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• ENSC 101 - General Environmental Science I (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• ENSC 110L - General Environmental Science Laboratory (Lab. 2, Cr. 1)

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  Choose one of the following:

• MATH 113 - College Algebra (Lec. 2, Lab. 2, Cr. 3)
• MATH 170 - Precalculus College Algebra (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)

Freshman Spring - 18 hours

• BIOL 101 - Introduction to Biology I (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• ENGL 102 - English Composition II (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• MATH 231 - Elementary Probability and Statistical Inference (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• NRCM 201 - Principles of Ecology, Natural Resource Conservation and Management (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• NRCM 211 - Dendrology and Plant Communities of the Louisiana Coastal Plain (Lec. 2, Lab. 3, Cr. 3)

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  Choose one of the following:

• ANSC 201 - Growth and Development of Farm Animals (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• ENSC 102 - General Environmental Science II (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)

Sophomore Fall - 16 hours

• English Literature General Education Elective  - 3 hours
• ENSC or WMGT Elective (300/400 Level) - 3 hours
• Social/Behavioral Sciences General Education Elective  - 3 hours

• CHEM 101 - General Chemistry I (Lec. 3, Lab. 3, Cr. 4)
• COMM 201 - Fundamentals of Public Speaking (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)

Sophomore Spring - 14 hours

• ENSC or WMGT Elective (300/400 Level) - 3 hours
• History General Education Elective  - 3 hours
• Social/Behavioral Sciences General Education Elective  - 3 hours 

• CHEM 102 - General Chemistry II (Lec. 3, Lab. 3, Cr. 4)
• NRCM 222 - Career Development in Natural Resource Conservation and Management (Lec. 1, Cr. 1)

Junior Fall - 14 hours

• AGEC, AGEN, AGRI, AGRO, ANSC, BIOL, CHEM, ENSC, NRCM, STAT, or WMGT Elective (300/400 Level) - 3 hours

• AGRI 401 - Agricultural Statistics (Lec. 3, Lab. 3, Cr. 4)
• AGRO 301 - Soils (Lec. 3, Lab. 3, Cr. 4)
• NRCM 341 - Ecology and Conservation of Natural Resources (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)

Junior Spring - 15 hours

• ENSC or WMGT Elective (300/400 Level) - 4 hours

• AGRI 340 - Junior Seminar (Lec. 1, Cr. 1)
• NRCM 499 - Internship in Natural Resource Conservation and Management (Lab. 12, Cr. 6)

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  Choose one of the following:

• BIOL 211 - Introductory Microbiology (Lec. 3, Lab. 2, Cr. 4)
• BIOL 216 - Vertebrate Field Zoology (Lec. 3, Lab. 3, Cr. 4)

Senior Fall - 13 hours

• AGEC, AGEN, AGRI, AGRO, ANSC, BIOL, CHEM, ENSC, NRCM, STAT, or WMGT Electives (300/400 Level) - 6 hours 
• ENSC or WMGT Elective (300/400 Level) - 4 hours
• Fine Arts General Education Elective  - 3 hours

Senior Spring - 12 hours

• ENSC or WMGT Elective (300/400 Level) - 4 hours

• AGRI 441 - Seminar (Lec. 1, Cr. 1)
• AGRO 401 - Soil Fertility (Lec. 3, Lab. 3, Cr. 4)
• NRCM 493 - Introduction to Environmental Laws (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)

Note:

Students must earn a grade of ‘C’ or better in all AGEC, AGEN, AGRI, AGRO, ANSC, ENSC, NRCM, and WMGT courses.

General Notes

• All Baccalaureate degrees must include 40 hours at the 300/400 level.
• All Baccalaureate degrees require at least one course from the life sciences and one course from the physical sciences categories in Area C of the General Education Core Curriculum.
• All Baccalaureate degrees must include 12 hours of Writing Enriched courses in the General Education Core Curriculum and 6 hours in the major.
• All Associate degrees must include 6 hours of Writing Enriched courses in the General Education Core Curriculum and 3 hours in the major.