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M.S. Forestry (Plan A) Degree Requirements (2/2005)

Courses Required Specifically by the Forestry Graduate Program

FOR 601 (3 credits)
FOR 602 (3 credits)
FOR 770 (total of 3 credits)

Requirements of the Graduate School and Council on Postsecondary Education
In addition to the courses specified above by the Forestry Graduate Program, students must fulfill all five of the following requirements:

At least 24 graduate credits.
At least 16 credits must be in “regular” courses. “Regular” courses are defined to be those that meet in a classroom at regularly-scheduled times. (For most students, this requires 7 credits of “regular” courses in addition to the specific courses required by the Forestry Graduate Program.)
At least 12 credits must be in 600- or 700-level courses. These credits do not have to be in “regular” courses, but thesis, practicum, and internship credits are not counted toward this requirement. (For most students, this requires 3 credits of 600- or 700-level courses in addition to the specific courses required by the Forestry Graduate Program.)
At least 12 credits must be in the major area (i.e. courses with the FOR prefix). These credits do not have to be in “regular” courses, but thesis, practicum, and internship credits are not counted toward this requirement. (For most students, this requires 3 credits of FOR courses in addition to the specific courses required by the Forestry Graduate Program.)
At least 9 credits must be in 600- or 700-level courses with the FOR prefix. These credits do not have to be in “regular” courses, but thesis, practicum, and internship credits do not count toward fulfilling this requirement. (This requirement is met by the FOR 601, FOR 602, and FOR 770 credits required by the Forestry Graduate Program.)

Additional Degree Requirements

Plan A students must present an acceptable thesis and successfully complete an oral final examination.
Each student is expected to present an exit seminar.
Each student must acquire undergraduate instructional experience, under the direct supervision of an undergraduate forestry course instructor.
Graduate students who have not completed an undergraduate degree in forestry will be required to take at least three (3) undergraduate forestry courses. The courses are to be chosen by the student and the student’s guiding committee from the list below and may be taken on a pass/fail basis.

FOR 100 (Introduction to Forestry)
FOR 200 (Map Reading and Photogrammetry)
FOR 205 (Forest and Wildland Soils and Landscapes)
FOR 219 (Silvics and Tree Identification)
FOR 300 (Forest Measurements)
FOR 340 (Forest Ecology)
FOR 350 (Silviculture)
FOR 360 (Wood Technology and Utilization)
FOR 375 (Taxonomy of Forest Vegetation)
FOR 376 (Silvicultural Practices)
FOR 377 (Forest Surveying)
FOR 378 (Forest Mensuration)
FOR 379 (Harvest and Utilization of Wood)
FOR 402 (Forest Entomology)
FOR 410 (Forest Pathology)
FOR 425 (Timber Management)
FOR 430 (Forest Wildlife Management)
FOR 460G (Forest Watershed Management)
FOR 599 (the “Ethics” section of this course)
Exceptions/substitutions to these undergraduate course requirements may be granted, e.g., to students with related undergraduate degrees already requiring forestry courses. Such situations will be handled on a case-by-case basis by the Director of Graduate Studies.

M.S. Forestry (Plan B) Degree Requirements (2/2005)

Courses Required Specifically by the Forestry Graduate Program

FOR 601 (3 credits)
FOR 602 (3 credits)
FOR 770 (total of 3 credits)

At least 30 graduate credits.
At least 20 credits must be in “regular” courses. “Regular” courses are defined to be those that meet in a classroom at regularly-scheduled times. (For most students, this requires 11 credits of “regular” courses in addition to the specific courses required by the Forestry Graduate Program.)
At least 15 credits must be in 600- or 700-level courses. These credits do not have to be in “regular” courses, but thesis, practicum, and internship credits are not counted toward this requirement. (For most students, this requires 6 credits of 600- or 700-level courses in addition to the specific courses required by the Forestry Graduate Program.)
At least 15 credits must be in the major area (i.e. courses with the FOR prefix). These credits do not have to be in “regular” courses, but thesis, practicum, and internship credits are not counted toward this requirement. (For most students, this requires 6 credits of FOR courses in addition to the specific courses required by the Forestry Graduate Program.)
At least 12 credits must be in 600- or 700-level courses with the FOR prefix. These credits do not have to be in “regular” courses, but thesis, practicum, and internship credits do not count toward fulfilling this requirement. (For most students, this requires 3 credits of 600- or 700-level FOR courses in addition to the FOR 601, FOR 602, and FOR 770 credits required by the Forestry Graduate Program.)

Additional Degree Requirements

Plan B students must successfully complete an oral final examination.
Each student is expected to present an exit seminar.
Each student must acquire undergraduate instructional experience, under the direct supervision of an undergraduate forestry course instructor.
Graduate students who have not completed an undergraduate degree in forestry will be required to take at least three (3) undergraduate forestry courses. The courses are to be chosen by the student and the student’s guiding committee from the list below and may be taken on a pass/fail basis.