Natural Resource Conservation and Management, BS

The Natural Resource Conservation and Management Program, in the College of Arts and Sciences at Western Carolina University, offers students an interdisciplinary education that promotes the understanding, conservation, and sustainable use of natural resources.  Because of WCU’s role as a regional comprehensive university, we view western North Carolina and the Southern Appalachians as our primary areas of focus. However, our broad goal is to serve society through our students and through involvement in our community, region, state, nation, and beyond. The Program offers the Bachelor of Science Degree with concentrations in Forest Resources or Soil and Water Conservation. The program emphasizes high quality undergraduate instruction in preparation for entry level natural resources management positions or for further graduate study. The Forest Resources concentration prepares students for careers in the conservation and sustainable management of forested lands and the resources they support. The Soil and Water Conservation concentration focuses on preparing students to evaluate soil and water conditions and to apply techniques used in the protection and restoration of soil and aquatic systems.

Total number of hours for the program: 120.