Natural Resources (OSU Transfer) Emphasis - Associate of Science (AS)

Description

The Natural Resources (OSU Transfer) Emphasis Associate of Science is designed to fulfill 90-106 credits of the lower-division requirements of a Bachelor of Science in Natural Resources at  Oregon State University-Cascades. A fish and wildlife conservation option and an individualized specialty option are available at OSU-Cascades and at Central Oregon Community College. Other universities' requirements for a natural resources degree may be similar. Students planning to transfer to any natural resources program should meet with a forest resources technology advisor to discuss transfer requirements.

Statewide General Education Student Learning Outcomes

Please see the General Education page for statewide general education student learning outcomes.

Entrance Requirements

While this program has no formal entrance requirements, individual courses may have prerequisites which must be met before enrollment.

Course Requirements

Course Title Credits
Baccalaureate Core
Skills
Writing I: 14
Writing II:4
Recommend WR 227Z 1
Speech:3-4
Recommend COMM 111Z 1
Mathematics: Met by Program Requirements
Fitness:3
Recommend HHP 295 1
Perspectives Courses 1,2
Choose one course in each of the following categories:
Physical Science: Met by Program Requirements
Biological Science: Met by Program Requirements
Physical or Biological Science: Met by Program Requirements
Western Culture: 13-4
Literature and the Arts: 13-4
Social Processes and Institutions: Met by Program Requirements 1
Program Requirements
Choose one option from the following: 312-15
Option 1:
BI 101
General Biology: Cells & Genes
BI 102
General Biology: Evolution
BI 103
General Biology: Ecology
Option 2:
BI 221
Principles of Biology: Cells
BI 222
Principles of Biology: Organisms
BI 223
Principles of Biology: Populations
CH 104Introduction to Chemistry I 45
or CH 221 General Chemistry I
EC 201Microeconomics4
FOR 208Soils: Sustainable Ecosystems4
FW 212Survey of Northwest Birds2
or FW 218 Survey of Northwest Mammals
FOR 235Resource Measurements4
FOR 240AForest Ecology3
FOR 241AField Dendrology3
or FOR 241B Dendrology
FOR 251Recreational Resource Management3-4
or FOR 260 Conservation of Natural Resources
or FW 257 Hunting in Modern Society
FW 251Wildlife Conservation3
G 201Geology I - The Dynamic Earth4
or G 202 Geology II - Earth's Surface
or GEOG 278 Physical Geography: Landforms in Nature
GEOG 265Geographic Information Systems4
GEOG 279Physical Geography: From Severe Weather to Climate Change4
STAT 243ZElementary Statistics I4
MTH 112ZPrecalculus II: Trigonometry4
or MTH 241 Calculus for Management/Social Science
or MTH 251 Calculus I
Natural Resources Options
Choose one of the following options (see lists below):4-15
Fish and Wildlife Conservation Option
Individualized Specialty Option
Electives
Choose any course numbered 100 or above that brings the total credits to 90 quarter hours. This may include up to 12 credits of Career and Technical Education courses designated by COCC as acceptable. 53
Total Credits90-108
1

Select from the appropriate category in the OSU Baccalaureate Core course list.

2

No more than two courses (or lecture/lab combinations) from any one department may be used by a student to satisfy the Perspectives category of the core. GEO courses listed under Physical Science are considered to be from a different department than GEO courses listed under any other Perspective category.

3

Option 2 is recommended.

4

CH 221 is recommended if you take BI 221 Principles of Biology: Cells, BI 222 Principles of Biology: Organisms and BI 223 Principles of Biology: Populations.

5

It is recommended that students complete the following courses: FOR 260, GEOG 278, MTH 112Z. For those students pursuing the Individualized Specialty Option it is recommended to take FOR 230A,  FOR 111, FOR 230B, FOR 126.

Natural Resources Options

Fish and Wildlife Conservation Option

Course Title Credits
FOR 111Forestry Perspectives4
Total Credits4

Individualized Specialty Option

Course Title Credits
Choose four from the following:8-15
FOR 111
Forestry Perspectives
FOR 126
Field Studies Pacific NW Forests
FOR 127
Plants of the Pacific Northwest
FOR 230A
Map, Compass and GPS
FOR 230B
Forest Surveying
FOR 236
Aerial Photo
FOR 240B
Wildlife Ecology
FOR 271
Applied Forest Ecology
FOR 272
Forest Entomology/Pathology
FOR 273
Silviculture and Harvesting Systems
Total Credits8-15

Advising Notes

The following requirement is not part of the Associate of Science degree, but it is required at Oregon State University:

The difference, power and discrimination requirement is met by an upper-division program requirement.

Performance Standards

  • Academic Requirements:
    • Students must have a 2.0 cumulative GPA to earn a COCC certificate or degree.
    • All courses in the program must be completed with a grade of C or higher

Sample Plan

Sample Plan Grid
First Year
FallCredits
FOR 240AForest Ecology3
FOR 241A
or FOR 241B
Field Dendrology
or Dendrology
3
Mathematics (recommend MTH 112Z)4
Natural Resources Option (recommend FOR 230A) 13
WR 121ZComposition I4
 Credits17
Winter
Chemistry (recommend CH 221)5
FOR 235Resource Measurements4
GEOG 265Geographic Information Systems4
Natural Resources Option (recommend FOR 230B) 10-3
 Credits13-16
Spring
FOR 208Soils: Sustainable Ecosystems4
FOR 260Conservation of Natural Resources3
FW 212
or FW 218
Survey of Northwest Birds
or Survey of Northwest Mammals
2
Natural Resources Option (recommend FOR 126) 10-1
FW 251Wildlife Conservation3
HHP 295Health and Fitness3
 Credits15-16
Second Year
Fall
Biology sequence (recommend BI 221)5
Geology or Physical Geography (recommend GEOG 278)4
Natural Resources Option (recommend FOR 111) 10-4
Western Culture3-4
 Credits12-17
Winter
Biological Sequence (recommend BI 222)5
GEOG 279Physical Geography: From Severe Weather to Climate Change4
STAT 243ZElementary Statistics I4
Writing II (recommend WR 227Z)4
 Credits17
Spring
Biological Sequence (recommend BI 223)5
EC 201Microeconomics4
Literature and Arts3-4
Speech (recommend COMM 111Z)4
 Credits16-17
 Total Credits90-100

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