Freshman Year
Fall Semester
| Course | Title | Credit Hours |
| FNRS 140 | WV Natural Resources | 3 |
| ANRD 191 | First Year Seminar | 1 |
| BIOL 101 & 101L
or BIOL 115 & 115L |
General Biology & Lab
or Principles of Biology & Lab |
4 |
| ENGL 101 | Intro Composition and Rhetoric | 3 |
| MATH 124 | Algebra with Applications | 3
|
Spring Semester
| Course | Title | Credit Hours |
| FNRS 210 | Sustainable Utilization of Biomaterials | 3 |
| FNRS 212 & 212L | Forest Ecology & Lab | 4 |
| ARE 150
or ECON 201 |
Intro Ag. & Agribusiness Economics
or Principles of Microeconomics |
3 |
| GEF 6 | The Arts & Creativity | 3 |
|
|
FREE Elective | 3
|
Total Credit Hours: 16
Declare Area of Emphasis:
- Environmental Conservation (EC)
- Forest Management (FM)
- Sustainable Biomaterials (SB)
Sophomore Year
Fall Semester
| Course | Title | Credit Hours |
| AFNRS 205 & 205L | Dendrology & Lab | 3 |
| CHEM 111 & 111L
or CHEM 115 |
Survey of Chemistry & Lab
or Fundamentals of Chemistry Intro |
4 |
| STAT 211 | Elementary Statistical Inference | 3 |
| FNRS 240 & 240L
or FNRS 100 |
EC/FM: Intro Computing in Nat Res & Lab
SB: Forest Resources in US History |
3 |
Total Credit Hours: 13
Spring Semester
| Course | Title | Credit Hours |
| AFNRS 222 & 222L | Forest Mensuration & Lab | 4 |
| WMAN 150
or GEF 7 |
EC/FM: Principles of Conservation Ecology
SB: Global Studies & Diversity Course |
3 |
| ENGL 102 | Composition, Rhetoric & Research | 4 |
| ESWS 202 & 202L
or PHYS 105 & 105L |
EC/FM: Principles of Soil Science & Lab
SB: Conceptual Physics & Lab |
3 |
Total Credit Hours: 14
Summer Term
| Course | Title | Credit Hours |
|
AFNRS 301
or AFNRS 491 |
EC/FM: Field Practice (summer camp)
SB: Field Experience (internship) |
3 |
Total Credit Hours: 3
Junior Year
Fall Semester
| Course | Title | Credit Hours |
| AFNRS 311 & 311L | Silvicultural Systems & Lab | 4 |
| FNRS 334 | River Conservation & Management | 3 |
| FNRS 223 & 223L | Wood Anatomy and Structure & Lab | 3 |
| COMM 104
or AFNRS 362 or FNRS 333 |
EC/FM: Intro Computing in Nat Res & Lab
SB: For Product Decision-Making (odd year) or Wood Machining (even year) |
3
|
| AoE Elective or
AoE Elective or FNRS 341 |
EC/FM: AoE Elective
SB: AoE Elective (odd yearr) or Wood Mechanics (even year) |
3 |
Total Hours: 16
Spring Semester
| Course | Title | Credit Hours |
| AFNRS 330 & 330L | Principles of Forestry Economics & Lab | 4 |
| FNRS 326 | Remote Sensing of Environment | 3 |
| FREE Elective | 3 | |
|
|
EC/FM: Any GEF Course
SB: AoE Elective |
3 |
| FREE Elective or
FNRS 340 or FNRS 465 |
EC/FM: FREE Elective
SB: Physical Properties of Wood (even year) or Wood-based Composites (odd year) |
3 |
Total Hours: 16
Senior Year
Fall Semester
| Course | Title | Credit Hours |
| FNRS 421 | Renewable Res. Policy & Governance | 3 |
| FNRS 438 | Human Dimensions of Nat Res Mgmt | 3 |
| FREE Elective | 3 | |
|
AFNRS 430 or
AFNRS 433 or AFNRS 362 or FNRS 333 |
EC: Forest Environmental Conservation
FM: Forest Management SB: For Production Decision-Making (odd year) or Wood Machining (even year) |
3 |
| AoE Elective or
FNRS 422 or AoE Elective or FNRS 465 |
EC: AoE Elective
FM: Harvesting Forest Products SB: AoE Elective (odd year) or Wood Mechanics (even year) |
3 |
Total Hours: 15
Spring Semester
| Course | Title | Credit Hours |
| AFNRS 488 | Strategic Forest Planning | 3 |
| FNRS 206L | Winter Dendrology | 1 |
| FREE Elective | 3 | |
|
|
EC/FM: FREE Elective
SB: FREE Elective |
2
3 |
| ENTO/PPTH 470 or
FNRS 340 or FNRS 465 |
EC/FM: Forest Pest Management
SB: Physical Properties of Wood (even year) or Wood-based Composites (odd year) |
4 or
3 |
Total Hours: 13
| Required Courses | AoE EC | AoE FM | AoE SB |
| University Requirements | 22 | 22 | 19 |
| College Requirements | 38 | 38 | 39 |
| Major Requirements | 43 | 43 | 47 |
| Free Electives | 17 | 17 | 15 |
| Total Credit Hours | 120 | 120 | 120 |
ASequence of courses that must be followed due to prerequisite requirements
to enroll in the FNRS capstone course (FNRS 488).
Forest Resources & Conservation Curriculum Requirements
Students pursuing the Bachelor of Science in Forestry at WVU must complete the
following courses that satisfy the university’s
General Education Foundations (GEF), College, and Major requirements. College-required
courses—other than Math & Science courses—and Major courses must be completed
with a C- or better. Students are required to declare an Area of Emphasis (AoE)
before the end of Spring of their Sophomore year by contacting their advisor.
Students must maintain an overall GPA of 2.0 to graduate.
General Education
|
Course Number and Title |
Credit Hours |
|
ANRD 191 - First Year Seminar |
1 |
|
ENGL 101 - Introduction Composition & Rhetoric (GEF 1) |
3 |
|
ENGL 102 - Composition, Rhetoric, & Research (GEF 1) |
3 |
|
COMM 104 - Public Communication (GEF 5 for FM & EC) or FNRS 100 - Forest Resources in US History (GEF 5 for SB) |
3 |
|
ARE 150 - Intro Agri & Agribusiness Econ (GEF 4) or ECON 201 - Principles of Microeconomics |
3 |
|
GEF 6 - Arts & Creativity (GEF 6) |
3 |
|
WMAN 150 - Principles of Conservation Ecology (GEF 7 for FM & EC AoE) or GEF 07 course (GEF 7 for SB AoE) |
3 |
|
GEF additional course (GEF 8 for EC & FM AoE) |
3 |
Davis College Requirements
| Course Number and Title | Credit Hours |
|
Math & Science Coursework |
|
|
BIOL 101 & 103 - General Biology (GEF 2A & 2B) or BIOL 115 & 116 - Principles of Biology (GEF 2A & 2B) |
4 |
|
CHEM 111 - Survey of Chemistry 1 (GEF 8) or CHEM 115 - Fundamentals of Chemistry Intro. (GEF 8) |
4 |
|
MATH 124 - Algebra with Applications (GEF 3) |
3 |
|
STAT 211 - Elem Statistical Inference (GEF 8) |
3 |
|
Non-Math and Science Coursework |
|
|
FNRS 140 - Natural Resources of West Virginia |
3 |
|
FNRS 210 - Sustainable Biomaterials |
3 |
|
FNRS 205 & 205L - Dendrology |
3 |
|
FNRS 206L - Winter Dendrology |
1 |
|
FNRS 212 & 212L - Forest Ecology |
4 |
|
FNRS 222 & 222L - Forest Mensuration |
4 |
|
FNRS 223 & 223L - Wood Anatomy and Structure |
3 |
|
FNRS 240 - Intro Comp for Natural Resources (FM & EC AoE) or PHYS 105 & 105L (SB AoE) (GEF 8 for SB AoE) |
3 4 |
Major Requirements
| Course Number and Title | Credit Hours |
|
FNRS 301 - Field Practice (FM & EC AoE) or FNRS 491 - Professional Field Experience (SB AoE) |
3 |
|
FNRS 311 & 311 L - Silvicultural Systems |
4 |
|
FNRS 326 - Remote Sensing of Environment |
3 |
|
FNRS 330 & 330L - Principles of Forestry Economics |
4 |
|
FNRS 421 - Renewable Resources Policy & Governance |
3 |
|
FNRS 344 - River Conservation and Management |
3 |
|
FNRS 438 - Human Dimensions of Natural Resources Management |
3 |
|
FNRS 488 - Strategic Forest Planning |
3 |
General (Free) Electives
| Courses | Credit Hours |
|
Free Electives for Environmental Conservation AoE or Forest Management AoE |
17 |
|
Free Electives for Sustainable Biomaterials AoE |
15 |
Area of Emphasis Requirements (Select One)
| Areas of Emphasis and Course Numbers/Titles | Credit Hours |
| Environmental Conservation (EC) | 17 total |
|
FNRS 430 - Forest Environmental Conservation |
3 |
|
ENTO/PPTH 470 - Forest Pest Management |
4 |
|
ESWS 202 & 202L - Principles of Soil Science & Laboratory |
4 |
|
EC Electives - See list below |
6 |
|
- or - |
|
| Forest Management (FM) | 17 total |
|
FNRS 422 & 422L - Harvesting Forest Products |
3 |
|
FNRS 433 - Forest Management |
3 |
|
ENTO/PPTH 470 - Forest Pest Management |
4 |
|
ESWS 202 & 202L - Principles of Soil Science & Laboratory |
4 |
|
FM Electives - See list below |
3 |
|
- or - |
|
| Sustainable Biomaterials (SB) | 21 total |
|
FNRS 333 - Wood Machining (even yrs) |
3 |
|
FNRS 340 - Physical Properties of Wood (even yrs) |
3 |
|
FNRS 341 - Wood Mechanics (even yrs) |
3 |
|
FNRS 362 - Forest Products Decision-Making (odd yrs) |
3 |
|
FNRS 465 - Wood-Based Composites (odd yrs) |
3 |
|
SB Electives - See list below |
6 |
|
Area of Emphasis Electives |
Credits |
EC |
FM |
SB |
|
ESWS 455 - Reclamation of Disturbed Soils |
3 |
x |
||
|
FNRS 232 & 232L - Wood Grading and Procurement |
3 |
x |
x |
|
|
FNRS 245 - Residential Building Materials |
3 |
x |
||
|
FNRS 251 - Forest Fire Protection |
2 |
x |
||
|
FNRS 320 - Sustainable Construction |
3 |
x |
||
|
ESWS 325 - Principles of Water Resources |
3 |
x |
||
|
FNRS 335 - Fire Ecology |
3 |
x |
x |
|
|
FNRS 337 & 337L - Wood Adhesion and Finishing (TBD: odd or even) |
3 |
x |
||
|
FNRS 342 - Natural Resources Entrepreneurship |
3 |
x |
||
|
FNRS 351 & 351L - Forest Products Protection (even yrs) |
3 |
x |
||
|
FNRS 355 - Arboriculture and Urban Trees |
3 |
x |
||
|
FNRS 411 & 411L - Sugar Bush Mgt. & Maple Syrup Production |
3 |
x |
||
|
FNRS 413 & 413L - Wood Chemistry (odd yrs) |
3 |
x |
||
|
FNRS 423 - Urban Forest Management |
3 |
x |
||
|
FNRS 424 - Vegetation of West Virginia |
3 |
x |
||
|
FNRS 425 - Global Forest Resources |
3 |
x |
||
|
FNRS 445 - Bio-based Energy Systems (TBD: odd or even yrs) |
3 |
x |
||
|
FNRS 491- Professional Field Experience |
3 |
x |
x |
|
|
FNRS 560 - Tree Ecophysiology (even yrs) |
3 |
x |
x |
|