Natural Resources and Environment B.S.
Minimum Requirements for Natural Resources and Environment B.S.: 120 credits
Students must earn a C- grade or better in each course.
| Credits | ||
|---|---|---|
| General University Requirements | ||
| Complete the general university requirements. | ||
| General Education Requirements | ||
| Complete the general education requirements. | 35-40 | |
| As part of the general education requirements, complete the following: | ||
| General Chemistry I | ||
| As part of the general education requirements, complete one of the following: | ||
| Essential Calculus with Applications in the Life Sciences | ||
| Calculus I | ||
| Calculus II | ||
| Calculus III | ||
| B.S. Degree Requirements | ||
| Complete the B.S. degree requirements. | 15 | |
| As part of the B.S. requirements, complete the following: | ||
| Fundamentals of Biology I | ||
| Fundamentals of Biology II | ||
| Environmental Ethics and Actions | ||
| Elementary Statistics | ||
| Natural Resources and Environment Program Requirements | ||
| Complete the following: | ||
| BIOL F371 | Principles of Ecology | 4 |
| ECON F235X | Introduction to Natural Resource Economics | 3 |
| GEOS F483 | Research Design, Writing and Presentation Methods | 3 |
| NRM F101 | Natural Resources Conservation and Policy | 3 |
| NRM F210 | Principles of Sustainable Agriculture | 3 |
| NRM F111X | Introduction to Sustainability Science | 3 |
| NRM F240 | Natural Resources Measurement and Inventory | 3 |
| NRM F290 | Field Course of Natural Resource Management Complexity in Alaska | 2 |
| NRM F338 | Introduction to Geographic Information Systems | 3 |
| NRM F370 | Introduction to Watershed Management | 3 |
| NRM F377 | Conservation Biology | 3 |
| NRM F380 | Soils and the Environment | 3 |
| NRM F435 | GIS Analysis | 4 |
| NRM F469 | Survey Research in Human Dimensions of Natural Resources | 3 |
| Policy/Law Courses | ||
| Complete one of the following: | 3 | |
| Public Lands Law and Policy | ||
| Environmental Law | ||
| U.S. Environmental Politics | ||
| Capstone 1 | ||
| NRM F430 | Resource Management Planning | 3 |
| Minor, Pre-vet, Support Field | ||
| Complete a minor, pre-vet, or 15 credits in a support field 2 | 15 | |
| Electives | ||
| General Electives | 1-6 | |
| Total Credits | 120 | |
- 1
Fulfills the baccalaureate capstone requirement.
- 2
Complete a minor, pre-vet, or 15 credits in a support field which is a group of courses selected for its clear pertinence to a cohesive program. Students in this program who declare the Environmental Change Minor must take courses for the minor that are not requirements for this B.S. degree. Support fields may include but are not limited to natural resources and environment, chemistry, communication, education, art, fisheries and wildlife management. Courses must be approved by the student’s academic advisor and department head prior to attaining senior standing.
Roadmaps
| First Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| BIOL F115X17 | 4 | BIOL F116X17 | 4 |
| CHEM F105X7 | 4 | LS F101X15 | 1 |
| MATH F230X, F251X, F252X, or F253X6 | 3-4 | NRM F111X20 | 3 |
| NRM F10120 | 3 | NRM F29020 | 2 |
| WRTG F111X1 | 3 | General Education Requirement - Natural Sciences | 4 |
| 17-18 | 14 | ||
| Second Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| ECON F235X20 | 3 | ANTH F100X (*)4 | 3 |
| NRM F24020 | 3 | HIST F100X (*)4 | 3 |
| STAT F200X16 | 3 | NRM F21020 | 3 |
| Complete one of the following:1 | 3 | NRM F37720 | 3 |
| PS F100X (*)5 | 3 | ||
COM F131X (*) | |||
COM F141X (*) | |||
| Complete one of the following:1 | 3 | ||
WRTG F213X (*) | |||
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Third Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| NRM F33820,25 | 3 | NRM F303X11,25 | 3 |
| NRM F37020,25 | 3 | NRM F43520,25 | 4 |
| NRM F38020,25 | 3 | General Education Requirement - Arts | 3 |
| General Education Requirement - Humanities | 3 | Degree Requirement - Alaska Native-themed + Upper Division | 3 |
| Minor Course | 3 | Minor Course | 3 |
| 15 | 16 | ||
| Fourth Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| BIOL F37120,25 | 4 | NRM F43020,21,25 | 3 |
| GEOS F48320,25 | 3 | NRM F204, F407, or PS F44720,25 | 3 |
| Minor Course | 3 | NRM F46920,25 | 3 |
| Minor Course | 3 | Minor Course - Upper Division | 3 |
| General Elective | 2 | ||
| 15 | 12 | ||
| Total Credits 119-120 | |||
Footnote Definitions
| General Education Requirements | Degree Requirements | Program & Other Requirements |
|---|---|---|
| 1--Communication | 8--Alaska Native-themed | 20--Program Requirement |
| 2--Arts | 9--Communication | 21--Capstone Requirement |
| 3--Humanities | 10--Computation | 22--Concentration Course |
| 4--Social Sciences | 11--Ethics | 23--General Elective |
| 5--Additional Arts, Humanities or Social Sciences | 12--Humanities | 24--Minor Course |
| 6--Mathematics | 13--Human Relations | 25--Upper Division |
| 7--Natural Sciences | 14--Humanities or Social Sciences | 26--Program Elective |
| 15--Library & Information Research | ||
| 16--Mathematics | ||
| 17--Natural Sciences | ||
| 18--Other | ||
| 19--Social Sciences |
Learning Outcomes
Learning Outcomes are specific, measurable statements that define the knowledge and skills students will gain by the end of the program.
Graduates of this program will be able to:
- Synthesize knowledge in the foundational areas of natural sciences, economics and other social sciences, ethics, and policy and to use them in thinking through problems to develop meaningful solutions
- Have reached cognitive and personal development levels to enable responsible decision-making process as it relates to management of natural resources and to life in general
