Natural Resources (OSU Transfer) Emphasis - Associate of Science (AS)
Description
The Natural Resources (OSU Transfer) emphasis Associate of Science program is designed to fulfill 90-106 credits of the lower division requirements of a Bachelor of Science in Natural Resources, from Oregon State University - Cascades. Two specialty options, the fish and wildlife conservation option and the individualized specialty option are available at OSU-Cascades and COCC. Other universities' requirements for a natural resources degree may be similar. Students planning to transfer to any university natural resources program should meet with a COCC forest resources technology advisor to discuss current transfer requirements.
Learning Outcomes
Arts & Letters
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Interpret and engage in the Arts & Letters, making use of the creative process to enrich the quality of life; and
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Critically analyze values and ethics within a range of human experience and expression to engage more fully in local and global issues.
Cultural Literacy
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Identify and analyze complex practices, values, and beliefs and the culturally and historically defined meanings of difference.
Health
- Explain the relationship between human behavior and health.
Mathematics
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Use appropriate mathematics to solve problems; and
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Recognize which mathematical concepts are applicable to a scenario, apply appropriate mathematics and technology in its analysis, and then accurately interpret, validate, and communicate the results.
Science or Computer Science
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Gather, comprehend, and communicate scientific and technical information in order to explore ideas, models and solutions and generate further questions;
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Apply scientific and technical modes of inquiry, individually, and collaboratively, to critically evaluate existing or alternative explanations, solve problems, and make evidence-based decisions in an ethical manner; and
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Assess the strengths and weaknesses of scientific studies and critically examine the influence of scientific and technical knowledge on human society and the environment.
Social Science
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Apply analytical skills to social phenomena in order to understand human behavior; and
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Apply knowledge and experience to foster personal growth and better appreciate the diverse social world in which we live.
Speech/Oral Communication
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Engage in ethical communication processes that accomplish goals;
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Respond to the needs of diverse audiences and contexts; and
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Build and manage relationships.
Writing and Information Literacy
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Read actively, think critically, and write purposefully and capably for academic and, in some cases, professional audiences;
- Recognize and articulate the need for information, and then locate, evaluate, and ethically utilize that information to communicate effectively; and
- Demonstrate appropriate reasoning in response to complex issues.
Entrance Requirements
While this program has no formal entrance requirements, individual courses may have prerequisites which must be met prior to enrollment.
Course Requirements
Course | Title | Credits |
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Baccalaureate Core | ||
Skills | ||
Writing I: 1 | 4 | |
Writing II: 1 | 3-4 | |
Speech: 1 | 4 | |
Mathematics: Met by Program Requirements | ||
Fitness: 1 | 3 | |
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: 1 | 3-4 | |
Literature and the Arts: 1 | 3-4 | |
Social Processes and Institutions: Met by Program Requirements 1 | ||
Program Requirements | ||
Choose one option from the following: 3 | 12-15 | |
Option 1: | ||
General Biology: Cells & Genes | ||
General Biology: Evolution | ||
General Biology: Ecology | ||
Option 2: | ||
Principles of Biology | ||
Principles of Biology | ||
Principles of Biology | ||
CH 104 | Introduction to Chemistry I 4 | 5 |
or CH 221 | General Chemistry I | |
EC 201 | Microeconomics | 4 |
FOR 208 | Soils: Sustainable Ecosystems | 4 |
FW 212 | Survey of Northwest Birds | 2 |
or FW 218 | Survey of Northwest Mammals | |
FOR 235 | Resource Measurements | 4 |
FOR 240A | Forest Ecology | 3 |
FOR 241A | Field Dendrology | 3 |
or FOR 241B | Dendrology | |
FOR 251 | Recreational Resource Management | 3 |
or FOR 260 | Conservation of Natural Resources | |
FW 251 | Wildlife Conservation | 3 |
G 201 | Geology I | 4 |
or G 202 | Geology II | |
or GEOG 278 | Physical Geography-Landforms and Water | |
GEOG 265 | Geographic Information Systems | 4 |
GEOG 279 | Physical Geography-Weather and Climate | 4 |
MTH 243 | Introduction to Probability and Statistics I | 4 |
Choose one from the following: | 4 | |
Trigonometry | ||
Calculus for Management/Social Science | ||
Mathematics for Management, Life, and Social Sciences | ||
Calculus I | ||
Natural Resources Options | ||
Choose one of the following options (see lists below): | 4-13 | |
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. 5 | 3-4 | |
Total Credits | 90-106 |
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 211 Principles of Biology, BI 212 Principles of Biology and BI 213 Principles of Biology. |
5 | Consider FW 257 Hunting in Modern Society. |
Natural Resources Options
Fish and Wildlife Conservation Option
Course | Title | Credits |
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FOR 111 | Forestry Perspectives | 4 |
Total Credits | 4 |
Individualized Specialty Option
Course | Title | Credits |
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Choose four from the following: | 12-13 | |
Forestry Perspectives | ||
Map, Compass and GPS | ||
Forest Surveying | ||
Aerial Photo | ||
Wildlife Ecology | ||
Field Studies Pacific NW Forests | ||
Plants of the Pacific Northwest | ||
Applied Forest Ecology | ||
Forest Entomology/Pathology | ||
Silviculture and Harvesting Systems | ||
Total Credits | 12-13 |
Advising Notes
The following requirement is not part of this AS degree but is required at OSU: Perspectives: Cultural Diversity category (see Baccalaureate Core list). Difference, Power and Discrimination 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
First Term | Credits | |
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FOR 240A | Forest Ecology | 3 |
FOR 241A or FOR 241B | Field Dendrology Dendrology | 3 |
Choose one of the following: | 4 | |
Trigonometry | ||
Calculus for Management/Social Science | ||
Mathematics for Management, Life, and Social Sciences | ||
Calculus I | ||
Writing I: | 4 | |
Credits | 14 | |
Second Term | ||
CH 104 or CH 221 | Introduction to Chemistry I General Chemistry I | 5 |
FOR 235 | Resource Measurements | 4 |
FW 251 | Wildlife Conservation | 3 |
Writing II: | 3-4 | |
Credits | 15-16 | |
Third Term | ||
FOR 208 | Soils: Sustainable Ecosystems | 4 |
FW 212 or FW 218 | Survey of Northwest Birds Survey of Northwest Mammals | 2 |
Fitness: | 3 | |
Speech: | 4 | |
Western Culture: | 3-4 | |
Credits | 16-17 | |
Fourth Term | ||
BI 211 | Principles of Biology | 5 |
G 201 | Geology I Geology II Physical Geography-Landforms and Water | 4 |
Literature and the Arts: | 3-4 | |
MTH 243 | Introduction to Probability and Statistics I | 4 |
Credits | 16-17 | |
Fifth Term | ||
BI 213 | Principles of Biology | 5 |
Fish and Wildlife Conservation Option Course (FOR 111) | 4 | |
GEOG 265 | Geographic Information Systems | 4 |
GEOG 279 | Physical Geography-Weather and Climate | 4 |
Credits | 17 | |
Sixth Term | ||
BI 212 | Principles of Biology | 5 |
EC 201 | Microeconomics | 4 |
FOR 251 | Recreational Resource Management Conservation of Natural Resources Hunting in Modern Society | 3-4 |
Credits | 12-13 | |
Total Credits | 90-94 |