Natural Resource Conservation and Management, B.S.

Liberal Studies Hours: 42

Liberal Studies Program Requirements 

Major Requirements

The major requires 72 hours, including 54 hours in core courses and a 18-hour concentration:

• BIOL 141 - Principles of Biology II Credits: 4
• BIOL 241 - Introduction to Ecology and Evolution Credits: 4
• (  CHEM 139 - General Chemistry I Credits: 4 or
• CHEM 140 - General Chemistry II Credits: 4 )
• ECON 310 - Natural Resource Economics Credits: (3)
• GEOG 221 - Introduction to Geospatial Analysis Credits: (3)
• GEOG 324 - Introduction to Remote Sensing Credits: (4)
• GEOL 305 - Soils and Hydrology Credits: (4)
• MATH 146 - Precalculus Credits: (4)
• NRM 210 - Methods in Natural Resources Management Credits: (4)
• NRM 330 - Introduction to Wildlife Ecology and Management Credits: (3)
• NRM 344 - Applied Geographic Information Systems Credits: (4)
• NRM 371 - Landscape Ecology Credits: (3)
• NRM 440 - Integrated Resources Management Credits: (4)
• (  NRM 442 - Natural Resources Policy and Administration Credits: (3)
• or  PSC 442 - Natural Resources Policy and Administration Credits: 3 )

Concentration

Concentration, 18 hours, selected from:

General Electives

General electives (6-15 hours) are required to complete the program depending on the number of hours taken in the major that are also used to fulfill Liberal Studies requirements.

Additional Requirements

At least 30 hours of the courses taken at WCU must be at the junior-senior level to meet one of the general university degree requirements.

Visit the NRCM program’s website at http://www.wcu.edu/learn/departments-schools-colleges/cas/casdepts/gnr/nrcm/.