2023-2024 Undergraduate & Graduate Catalog
Bachelor of Science in Natural Resources and Environmental Management
- Requirements for a Major in Natural Resources and Environmental Management
- Suggested Order of Coursework
Requirements for a Major in Natural Resources and Environmental Management
Completion of at least 36 NRM course credits, including:
- NRM 150 - Introduction to Natural Resource Conservation (3 credits)
- NRM 250 - Natural Resource Measurements and Mapping (3 credits)
- NRM 281 - Principles of Soil Science (4 credits)
- NRM 377 - Project Design and Seminar (1 credit)
- NRM 405 - GIS Applications in Natural Resources (3 credits)
- NRM 451 - Natural Resource Policy (3 credits)
- BOTH NRM 496 - Senior Project and Western Natural Resources Management (2 credits) AND NRM 497 - Field Trip - Issues in Western U.S. Natural Resources Management (1 credit)
OR ONLY NRM 495 - Senior Project and Seminar (3 credits)
NRM Cognate Requirements (34-36 credits)
- BIO 120 - General Biology I (4 credits)
- BIO 121 - General Biology II (4 credits)
- BIO 215 - Ecology (4 credits)
- BIO 460 - Terrestrial Ecosystem Ecology (4 credits)
- CHM 109 - Introductory Chemistry (4 credits) OR CHM 115 - Principles of Chemistry I (4 credits)
- ECO 211 - Introductory Microeconomics (3 credits)
- ECO 345 - Environmental and Resource Economics (3 credits)
- MTH 122 - College Algebra (3 credits) OR MTH 123 - Trigonometry (3 credits) OR MTH 125 - Survey of Calculus (3 credits) OR MTH 201 - Calculus I (4 credits)
- STA 215 - Introductory Applied Statistics (3 credits)
Complete one of the following plant identification courses:
- BIO 243 - Plant Identification and Natural History (3 credits)
- BIO 323 - Aquatic and Wetland Plants (3 credits)
- BIO 333 - Systematic Botany (4 credits)
- BIO 413 - Freshwater Algae (3 credits)
- NRM 263 - Forest Vegetation of the Great Lakes Region (2 credits)
Upper-level Resource Management
Complete at least 10 credits from the following courses:
- NRM 330 - Environmental Pollution (3 credits)
- NRM 386 - Ecological Restoration and Management (4 credits)
- NRM 408 - Wildlife Management (4 credits)
- NRM 415 - Fire Ecology and Management (3 credits)
- NRM 420 - Wildland Recreation Management (3 credits)
- NRM 430 - Advanced Wildland Fire Management (2 credits)
- NRM 454 - Watershed and Wetland Management (4 credits)
- NRM 462 - Forest Ecosystem Management (4 credits)
- NRM 472 - Fisheries Management (3 credits)
NRM Electives (Total of upper-level NRM courses plus NRM electives is at least 16 credits)
Limits
- No more than three (3) credits of NRM 399 - Readings in Resource Management (1 to 3 credits) may be applied to the major.
- No more than three (3) credits of NRM 499 - Research in Resource Management (1 to 3 credits) may count towards the major.
- No more than five (5) credits of NRM 490 - Internship in Resource Management (1 to 5 credits) PLUS NRM 499 - Research in Resource Management (1 to 3 credits) may be applied to the major.
Minors (optional)
All NRM majors are encouraged to complete a minor that complements their coursework in the NRM major. Examples include the biology minor, environmental studies minor, or geospatial technology minor. Students may also complete additional NRM courses as electives.
Suggested Order of Coursework
Year One
- General education courses
- BIO 120 - General Biology I (4 credits)
- BIO 121 - General Biology II (4 credits)
- CHM 109 - Introductory Chemistry (4 credits) OR CHM 115 - Principles of Chemistry I (4 credits)
- MTH 122 - College Algebra (3 credits) OR MTH 123 - Trigonometry (3 credits) OR MTH 125 - Survey of Calculus (3 credits) OR MTH 201 - Calculus I (4 credits)
- NRM 150 - Introduction to Natural Resource Conservation (3 credits)
- WRT 150 - Strategies in Writing (4 credits)
Year Two
- General education courses
- NRM elective courses
- NRM 250 - Natural Resource Measurements and Mapping (3 credits)
- NRM 281 - Principles of Soil Science (4 credits)
- BIO 215 - Ecology (4 credits)
- ECO 211 - Introductory Microeconomics (3 credits)
- NRM 320 - Introduction to Resource Systems (3 credits) OR NRM 405 - GIS Applications in Natural Resources (3 credits)
- STA 215 - Introductory Applied Statistics (3 credits)
Year Three
- General education courses
- General elective courses
- NRM upper-level management courses
- NRM elective courses
- ECO 345 - Environmental and Resource Economics (3 credits)
- NRM 451 - Natural Resource Policy (3 credits)
Year Four
- General education courses
- Elective courses
- NRM upper-level management courses
- NRM elective courses
- BIO 460 - Terrestrial Ecosystem Ecology (4 credits)
- EITHER NRM 495 - Senior Project and Seminar (3 credits) OR BOTH NRM 496 - Senior Project and Western Natural Resources Management (2 credits) AND NRM 497 - Field Trip - Issues in Western U.S. Natural Resources Management (1 credit)