WATER AND SOIL RESOURCES (B.S.F.R.)
Semester Degree Requirements

Entrance Requirements for the Major

Semester Core Curriculum
(Selected with the advice of an academic advisor)
    Areas A B C D E 42 hours
    Area F 18 hours
Major Requirements 61-66 hours
College-wide requirements must be satisfied in order to graduate with this major

TOTAL DEGREE HOURS      121-126

Area A - Essential Skills (9 hours)
Area A is satisfied by students completing nine hours from the following list. Students must take ENGL 1101 and ENGL 1102 and will select a three-hour math course in consultation with an academic advisor.
ENGL 1101 MATH 1113
ENGL 1102

Area B - Institutional Options (4-5 hours)
Area B is satisfied by electives selected by the student with approval of an academic advisor.

Area C - Humanities/Fine Arts (6 hours)
Area C is satisfied by completing two of the following courses. Students may select one course from the Fine Arts list and one from the Humanities list, or students may select two courses from different departments in the Humanities list.
Fine Arts
ARHI 2100 DANC 2010 DRAM 2130 MUSI 2060
ARTS 2000 DRAM 2000 MUSI 2020 MUSI 2080
ARTS 2050 DRAM 2120 MUSI 2040
Humanities
CLAS 1000 CMLT 2500 LAND 2510 RELI 1003
CLAS 1010 CMLT 2600 LAND 2520 RELI 1006
CLAS 1020 ENGL 2310 LING 2100 RELI(NAMS) 2004
CLAS(LING) 2010 ENGL 2320 PHIL 1000 RELI(AFAM) 2005
CMLT 2111 ENGL 2330 PHIL 1500 ROML 2550
CMLT 2210 ENGL 2340 PHIL 2200 RUSS 2050
CMLT 2212 ENGL 2400 PHIL 2400 SPCM 1100
CMLT 2220 GRMN 2300 RELI 1001 SPCM 1500
CMLT 2400 ITAL 2500 RELI 1002 Foreign language courses

Area D - Science, Mathematics, and Technology (10-11 hours)
PREFERRED COURSES: (CHEM 1211, CHEM 1211L) and MATH 2200 and BIOL 1107/1107L (take under general electives if not taken in Area D).
Area D for Science Majors -- ten or eleven hours
  • Select two courses from the four-hour science course list.
  • Select one course from the mathematics, science, or technology course list.
Area D -- Four-hour science course with laboratory
ASTR 1010 CHEM 1211L CSCI 1301-1301L GEOL 1260-1260L
ASTR 1010L CHEM 1212 ECOL 1000-1000L MARS 1010-1010L
ASTR 1020 CHEM 1212L GEOG 1111 MARS 1020-1020L
ASTR 1020L CHEM 1411 GEOG 1111L PBIO 1210
BIOL 1103 CHEM 1411L GEOG 1112 PBIO 1210L
BIOL 1103L CHEM 1412 GEOG 1112L PBIO 1220
BIOL 1104 CHEM 1412L GEOG 1113 PBIO 1220L
BIOL 1104L CHEM 2100 GEOG 1113L PHYS 1111-1111L
BIOL 1107-1107L CHEM 2100L GEOL 1121 PHYS 1112-1112L
BIOL 1108-1108L CHEM 2211 GEOL 1121L PHYS 1211-1211L
CHEM 1110 CHEM 2211L GEOL 1122 PHYS 1212-1212L
CHEM 1110L CHEM 2212 GEOL 1122L  
CHEM 1211 CHEM 2212L GEOL 1250-1250L  
       
Area D -- Three or four-hour mathematics, science, or technology courses
BIOL 1108-1108L MATH 1060 MATH 2260 STAT 2000
CHEM 1212 MATH 1113 PBIO 1220 STAT 2210
CHEM 1212L MATH 2200 PBIO 1220L  
CSCI 1100-1100L MATH 2210 PHIL 2500  
CSCI 1210 MATH 2210L PHYS 1111-1111L  
CSCI 1301-1301L MATH 2250 PHYS 1112-1112L  

Area E - Social Sciences (12 hours)
Students will select four courses from at least two departments from the list below:   (Students who have not met the Georgia and U.S. Constitution requirement by examination should enroll in POLS 1101.)

(A passing grade on an examination on the history of the United States and Georgia is required to satisfy the United States and Georgia History Requirement for all persons receiving a baccalaureate degree from the University, unless exempted by one of the following courses: HIST 2111, HIST 2112. Examinations are given to freshmen during orientation and twice each semester by the History Department. Reexamination is permitted. Examination dates are announced in the Schedule of Classes.)

AAEC 2580 ECON 2200 HIST 2301 SOCI 1101
AFAM 2000 GEOG 1101 HIST 2302 SOCI(AFAM) 2020
ANTH 1102 GEOG 1103 HIST(AFST) 2501 SOCI 2600
ANTH(NAMS) 2310 GEOG 1125 HIST 2502 SOCI(AFAM) 2820
CLAS(ANTH) 2000 HIST 2051 HIST 2600 SPCM 1010
CLAS 2110 HIST(AFST) 2052 HIST 2701 WMST 1110
CLAS 2113 HIST 2111 HIST 2702 WMST 2010
ECON 2100 HIST 2112 LAND 1500  
ECON 2105 HIST 2221 POLS 1101  
ECON 2106 HIST 2222 PSYC 1101  

Area F - Courses Related to Major (18 hours)
CHEM 1212
CHEM 1212L
PHYS 1111-111L
SPCM 1100
STAT 2000
BIOL 1108-1108L

Entrance Requirements
Completion of Core Areas A-E and BIOL 1108-1108L, CHEM 1212, CHEM 1212L and STAT 2000; submission of an application obtained from the Office of Undergraduate Programs at the Warnell School of Forest Resources; and a 2.50 or greater GPA on all completed college work.

Major Requirements
A baccalaureate degree program must require at least 21 semester hours of upper division courses in the major field and at least 39 semester hours of upper division work overall.
Required Courses - 46-48 hours
 
CRSS(FORS) 3060-3060L FORS 3710-3710D
CRSS 4600/6600-4600L/6600L FORS 3810-3810D
CRSS 4670/6670 FORS 3910-3910L
FORS 3000-3000L FORS 4110/6110-4110L/6110L
FORS 3020/3020L FORS 4800/6800-4800D/6800D
GEOL 4220/6220

Choose one from:
GEOG 3010
CRSS(GEOL) 4540/6540-4540L/6540L

Choose one course from:
CRSS(MIBO) 4610/6610-4610L/6610L
ECOL(FORS) 4310/6310-4310L/6310L
EHSC(FDST)(MIBO) 4310/6310-4310L/6310L

Choose one course from:
FORS 4730
FORS 4750

Major Electives - 15-16 hours
Choose from the following pre-approved elective list:

CRSS 2010-2010L
CRSS 3540
CRSS 4510/6510
CRSS 4580/6580-4580L/65801
CRSS(HORT) 4590/6590
CRSS(HORT) 4590L/6590L
EHSC 4350/6350-4350L/6350L
EHSC 4490/6490
EHSC 4590/6590-4590L/6590L
EHSC 4610/6610
FORS 3010-3010L
FORS 4000/6000-4000L/60001
FORS 4120/6120
FORS 4130l/6130L
FORS 4140/4140L
FORS 4160/6160-4160L/6160L
FORS(CRSS)(ECOL)(ENGR)(GEOG)(GEOL) 4170L/6170L
GEOG 4020/6020
GEOG 4060/6060
GEOG 4300/6300
GEOG 4330/6330-4330L/6330L
GEOG 4350/6350-4350L/6350L
GEOG 3010-3010L
GEOG 3020-3020L
GEOG 4110/6110

General Electives : 0

Total hours required     122

(This total does not include the 1-hour P.E. requirement)