Natural Resource Conservation Management (B.S.)

Freshman Year

Total Hours: 36

• Science Electives¹ - 7

• BIOL 101 - Introduction to Biology I (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• BIOL 107 - Introduction to Plant Science (Lec. 3, Lab. 3, Cr. 4)
• ENGL 101 - English Composition I (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• ENGL 102 - English Composition II (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• FFND 101 - Freshman Foundations (Lec. 1, Lab. 1, Cr. 1)
• ORIN 101 - Freshman Orientation (Cr. 0)
• NRCM 101 - Introduction to Natural Resource Conservation Management (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)
• MATH 175 - Precalculus II (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)

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

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

Sophomore Year

Total Hours: 30

• Approved Electives (300-400 level) - 6
  (Must be approved by advisor.)

• CHEM 101 - General Chemistry I (Lec. 3, Lab. 3, Cr. 4)
• CHEM 102 - General Chemistry II (Lec. 3, Lab. 3, Cr. 4)
• COMM 201 - Fundamentals of Public Speaking (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• GEOG 231 - Geographic Information Systems I: Map Analysis and Thematic Mapping (Lec. 2, Lab. 2, Cr. 3)
• GEOG 361 - Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (Lec. 2, Lab. 2, Cr. 3)
• NRCM 222 - Career Development in Natural Resource Conservation and Management (Lec. 1, Cr. 1)
• STAT 231 - Elementary Probability and Statistical Inference (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)

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• Select ONE of the following:

• ENGL 203 - Introduction to Literature I (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• ENGL 204 - Introduction to Literature II (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• ENGL 221 - Classical Mythology (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)

Junior Year

Total Hours: 31

• Approved Elective (300-400 level) - 4
  (Must be approved by advisor.)
• Humanities Elective² - 3

• AGRI 340 - Junior Seminar (Lec. 1, Cr. 1)
• AGRO 301 - Soils (Lec. 3, Lab. 3, Cr. 4)
• NRCM 341 - Ecology and Conservation of Natural Resources (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• NRCM 499 - Internship in Natural Resource Conservation and Management (Lab. 12, Cr. 6)
• STAT 332 - Statistical Methods (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)

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• HIST 201 - American History to 1877 (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)

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• HIST 202 - American History since 1877 (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)

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

• or

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

Senior Year

Total Hours: 23

• Approved Electives (300-400 level) - 8
  (Must be approved by advisor.)
• Science Electives¹ - 4
• Fine Arts Elective² - 3

• AGRI 441 - Seminar (Lec. 1, Cr. 1)
• NRCM 485 - Methods and Techniques of Environmental Science (Lec. 3, Lab. 3, Cr. 4)
• NRCM 493 - Introduction to Environmental Laws (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)

Notes

¹Must be approved by advisor or chosen from Physics, Chemistry, Environmental Science, or Agricultural Sciences.
²Three (3) hours must be selected from the approved Writing Enriched courses-see General Education Core Curriculum  section.

Total Hours for Degree: 120