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Foreign Language - Forestry and Natural Resources
Select at least one course........................................... 4
FRENCH 4
High-Intermediate
French .................................. 4
GERMAN 4
High-Intermediate
German ............................... 4
SPAN 4
High-Intermediate
Spanish ................................ 4
SPAN 4NS
Spanish for Spanish
Speakers ............................... 4
Select one course ..................................................... 3
LING 10
Introduction to
Language ............................. 3
LING 11
Introduction to Language
for Teachers .......................... 3
Select at least one course........................................... 3
ENGL 44A
World Literature to the
Renaissance .......................... 3
ENGL 44B
World Literature
since the Renaissance ........... 3
ENGL 49
Latino & Chicano
Literature ............................. 3
GEOG 40A
World Regional
Geography A ........................ 3
GEOG 40B
World Regional
Geography B ........................ 3
HIST 1
Western Civilization
to 1648 ................................ 3
HIST 2
Western Civilization
from 1648 .................. 3
Total Units
22
Advisors: Aguirre, Amezola, Vega (Madera)
FORESTRY AND NATURAL RESOURCES
Program Learning Outcomes:
• Communicate effectively, including use of
proper presentation and interpretative techniques to,
the public and co-workers, using diverse media.
• Utilize and apply digital/electronic technology
and specialized software programs for forest
mapping, inventorying, and communication.
• Demonstrate a breadth of knowledge of scientific,
social, and political issues tied to the natural
resources industry, providing a base for decision making
and credibility in personal interactions and
career decisions.
• Perform technical skills important for entry level
positions in the forestry and natural resources field.
• Successfully secure and maintain seasonal employment
in the forestry and natural resources field
while demonstrating professional ethics.
• Describe scientific concepts and processes which affect
the sustainability of natural resources.
CERTIFICATE IN BACKCOUNTRY SKILLS
(MAJOR
#R.1106.CN)
Students earning this certificate will gain the skills necessary
to travel and navigate safely in the backcountry for multiple
days. Students seeking employment in the fields of recreation,
forestry, or natural resources will be well prepared for extended
and independent backcountry assignments.
NR 90
Backpacking ....................................1
NR 91
Wilderness Navigation..................... 1
NR 92
Wilderness Survival ........................ 1
Total Units
3
Advisor: Kinney, Soderlund
FOREST SURVEYING TECHNOLOGY
(MAJOR
#R.6830.CA)
CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT
Purpose: To provide students with the knowledge, training,
and hands-on experience to pursue a career in Natural
Resources emphasizing the measurement of objects at or near
the Earth’s surface in the context of managing resources for
multiple use. Following completion of this program, students
will be able to enter the workforce with specialized surveying,
mapping, GIS, GPS, and photo interpretive training.
MATH 103
Intermediate Algebra....................... 5
NR 3
Computers in Natural Resources..... 1
NR 8
Natural Resources Career
Preparation.......................................1
NR 17
Introduction to Forest Surveying..... 4
NR 18
Aerial Photo Interpretation &
Geographic Information
Systems............................................ 3
NR 20
Forest Measurements....................... 3
NR 19V
Cooperative Work Experience,
Natural Resources............................ 4
Select two (2): .............................................................. 1
NR 108
Introduction to Forestry
Field Studies
NR 109
Forest Field Studies I
NR 110
Forest Field Studies II
NR 115
Advanced Field Studies I
NR 116
Advanced Field Studies II
Total Units
22
Advisors: Kinney, Soderlund