Natural Resources Management: Range Conservation Concentration, B.S.

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Recommended Curriculum

First Year

Fall

ENGL 1301 - Essentials of College Rhetoric 3 Semester Credit Hours
MATH 1330 - Introductory Mathematical Analysis I 3 Semester Credit Hours
(MATH 1550 may be substituted.)
BIOL 1401 - Biology of Plants 4 Semester Credit Hours
NRM 1300 - Environmental Science as a Social Pursuit 3 Semester Credit Hours
OR
NRM 2305 - Introduction to Freshwater Ecology and Fisheries 3 Semester Credit Hours
POLS 1301 - American Government 3 Semester Credit Hours

Total: 16

Spring

ENGL 1302 - Advanced College Rhetoric 3 Semester Credit Hours
MATH 1331 - Introductory Mathematical Analysis II 3 Semester Credit Hours
(MATH 1451 may be substituted.)
BIOL 1402 - Biology of Animals 4 Semester Credit Hours
NRM 1401 - Introduction to Natural Resources Management 4 Semester Credit Hours
HIST 2300 - History of the United States to 1877 3 Semester Credit Hours

Total: 17

Second Year

Fall

NRM 3407 - Wildlife Management Techniques 4 Semester Credit Hours
NRM 3325 - Integrated Natural Resources Management Skills 3 Semester Credit Hours
NRM 3202 - Range, Forest, and Wetland Vegetation in North America 2 Semester Credit Hours
NRM 3203 - Range, Forest, and Wetland Plant Identification 2 Semester Credit Hours
CHEM 1305 - Chemical Basics 3 Semester Credit Hours
CHEM 1105 - Experimental Chemical Basics 1 Semester Credit Hours

Total: 15

Spring

NRM 2307 - Diversity of Life 3 Semester Credit Hours
NRM 3308 - Quantitative Methods in Natural Resources 3 Semester Credit Hours
NRM 3304 - Principles of Range Management 3 Semester Credit Hours
PSS 3323 - Crop Physiology 3 Semester Credit Hours
CHEM 1306 - Chemistry That Matters 3 Semester Credit Hours
CHEM 1106 - Chemistry Experiments That Matter 1 Semester Credit Hours

Total: 16

Third Year

Fall

NRM 3302 - Range Plant Ecology 3 Semester Credit Hours
COMS 2300 - Public Speaking 3 Semester Credit Hours
(fulfills Oral Communication requirement)
CHEM 2303 - Introductory Organic Chemistry 3 Semester Credit Hours
AND
CHEM 2103 - Experimental Introductory Organic Chemistry 1 Semester Credit Hours
AAEC 2305 - Fundamentals of Agricultural and Applied Economics 3 Semester Credit Hours
OR
ECO 2301 - Principles of Economics I 3 Semester Credit Hours

Total: 13

Spring

Creative Arts 3 Semester Credit Hours (select from the university core curriculum )
PSS 3321 - Forage and Pasture Crops 3 Semester Credit Hours
HIST 2301 - History of the United States since 1877 3 Semester Credit Hours
NRM 4314 - Watershed Planning 3 Semester Credit Hours
Directed Physical Science Course 4 Semester Credit Hours

Total: 16

Fourth Year

Fall

NRM 4302 - Range Improvements 3 Semester Credit Hours
OR
NRM 3309 - Restoration Ecology 3 Semester Credit Hours
NRM 4304 - Fire Ecology and Management 3 Semester Credit Hours
NRM 4309 - Range-Wildlife Habitat Management 3 Semester Credit Hours
ANSC 3301 - Principles of Nutrition 3 Semester Credit Hours
PSS 2432 - Principles and Practices in Soils 4 Semester Credit Hours

Total: 16

Spring

POLS 2306 - Texas Politics and Topics 3 Semester Credit Hours
Language, Philosophy, and Culture/Multicultural 3 Semester Credit Hours
(select a course that fulfills both the Language, Philosophy, and Culture and Multicultural requirements )
ANSC 4403 - Beef Production 4 Semester Credit Hours
OR
ANSC 4406 - Sheep and Goat Production 4 Semester Credit Hours
NRM 4303 - Rangeland and Wildlife Analysis and Management Planning 3 Semester Credit Hours
Directed Electives 2 Semester Credit Hours (from 3000- or 4000- level NRM courses)

Total: 15

Total Hours: 124

About the Natural Resources Management: Range Conservation Concentration, B.S.

The Range Conservation concentration is designed to train students on the science and management of sustainable use of grasslands, shrublands, and forest lands that provide the necessities of life for grazing and browsing animals. This concentration focuses on field-based experiences and provides the basis for understanding how range managers can maintain healthy range ecosystems for their continued use for domestic and wildlife animal production and recreational opportunities. Graduates from this concentration often work for the Natural Resource Conservation Service, the U.S. Forest Service, and Bureau of Land Management because the curriculum meets the Civil Service requirements for their range conservation positions. The range conservation concentration meets the accreditation standards of the Society for Range Management.