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BS-NRMCLE - Natural Resource Management, Conservation Law Enforcement track, B.S.

Descriptive Information

College/School

Ag and Natural Resources

Department(s)

Dept of Forest Resources

Program Description

The Conservation Law Enforcement track of Natural Resource Management is designed to educate and prepare students for careers in Conservation Law Enforcement. There are additional requirements that must be met before graduates from this program can become a certified law enforcement officer in Georgia. A summary of the steps required can be found at http://www.gadnr.org/careers?cat=inside_dnr. Because all criminal justice courses are a part of the Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) basic certification, the focus of this degree program is to give students a solid foundation in wildlife ecology and management and to enhance their written and oral communication skills through a variety of advanced courses in communication and public administration. Lab activities and field trips are heavily geared towards experiential learning.

A minimum grade of C is required in all Forest Resources (FRSC prefix) courses.

Information

The Natural Resource Management program requires 120 semester credit hours plus PHED1100 and one PE activity course for a total of 123 semester credit hours.

Program Information

Type: Completion requirement
Additional Comments:

A minimum grade of C is required in all Forest Resources (FRSC prefix) courses.

  • course - Wildlife Ecology and Management I Credit Hour(s): 3

  • course - Forest Mapping and Orienteering Credit Hours(s): 3

  • FRSC1900 - Intro to Forest Measurements Credit Hour(s): 3

  • course - Herbaceous Plant Communities Credit Hour(s): 3

  • course - Soils in Forest Resources Credit Hour(s): 3

    OR

    course - Soils and Fertilizers Credit Hour(s): 3

  • course - Natural Resource Conservation Credit Hour(s): 3

    OR

    course - Environmental Science Credit Hour(s): 3

Type: Completion requirement
Additional Comments:

A minimum grade of C is required in all Forest Resources (FRSC prefix) courses.

  • course - Conservation Law Enforcement Credit Hour(s): 2

  • course- Wildlife and Fisheries Practicum Credit Hour(s): 8

  • course - Advanced Composition Credit Hour(s): 3

  • course - Introduction to Professional Writing Credit Hour(s): 3

  • course - Professional Communication Methods Credit Hour(s): 3

  • course - Intercultural Communication Credit Hour(s): 3

  • course - Introduction to Public Relations Credit Hour(s): 3

  • course - Delivering Educational Programs in Agriculture and Natural Resources Credit Hour(s): 3

  • course - Dendrology Credit Hour(s): 3

  • course - Silviculture Credit Hour(s): 4

  • course - Techniques in Wildlife Management Credit Hour(s): 4

  • course - Geographic Information Systems Credit Hour(s): 4

  • course - Natural Resources Policy & Law Credit Hour(s): 3

  • course - Endangered Species Management Credit Hour(s): 2

  • course - Natural Resources Recreation Credit Hour(s): 2

  • course - Senior Project Credit Hour(s): 4

Type: Completion requirement
Additional Comments:

A minimum grade of C is required in all Forest Resources (FRSC prefix) courses.

  • course - Wildlife Damage Management Credit Hour(s): 3

  • course - Techniques in Fisheries Management Credit Hour(s): 3

  • course - Ornithology Credit Hour(s): 3

  • course - Waterfowl Management Credit Hour(s): 3

  • course - Upland Game Bird Management Credit Hour(s): 3

  • course - Forest Resources Internship Credit Hour(s): 3

  • course - Herpetology Credit Hour(s): 3

  • course - Mammalogy Credit Hour(s): 3

Type: Completion requirement
Additional Comments:

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Notes

  • Students should follow their advisor’s recommendations for appropriate selections in Core Curriculum IMPACTS: Communicating in Writing (Area A1 - Communication Outcomes), IMPACTS: Mathematics and Quantitative Skills  (Area A2 - Quantitative Outcomes), and IMPACTS: Technology, Mathematics & Sciences (Area D - Natural Science, Mathematics, and Technology).

  • Credit toward graduation not allowed for the following combinations of science courses:

    • Principles of Biology and non-Science Biology courses (see Biology Course Descriptions for specifics),

    • Principles of Chemistry and non-Science Chemistry courses (see Chemistry Course Descriptions  for specifics), and

    • Principles of Physics and non-Science Physics courses (see Physics Course Descriptions for specifics).

  • The maximum number of hours that will be awarded for credit for completion of internships is 9 credit hours.

  • When a course is authorized in multiple areas of a degree program, students completing the course to meet requirements of one area must take a different course in the subsequent area(s) to meet the requirements of the subsequent area(s) (i.e., No course can be counted multiple times in a degree program).

  • A baccalaureate degree program requires at least 21 semester hours of upper division courses in the major field and at least 39 semester hours of upper division work overall. Upper division is defined as 3000- and 4000-level courses.