S.J. and Jessie E. Quinney College of Natural Resources

Department of Environment and Society

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• For more information about Recreation Resource Managment, see the website.
• Following is a sample four-year plan. Please note that student-specific plans may differ.
• Admitted students must meet with an academic advisor for help with semester-by-semester planning, connections to co-curricular experiences, understanding of USU policies, and accessing USU resources. 

 

Minimum University Requirements
Total Credits	120			Grade Point Average (most majors require higher GPA)	2.00 GPA
Credits of C- or better	100			Credits of upper-division courses (#3000 or above)	40
Total USU Credits	30			Upper-division USU Credits	20
USU Credits within the Major	10			Credits in Minor (if required)	12
Credits in Major	see below			Credits in American Institutions	3
General Education Requirements	see link			University Studies Depth Requirements	see link
NOTES: highest Math Requirement for this degree is STAT 2000: Statistical Methods (QI)

 

Admissions Requirements for this Program
New freshmen	Admitted to USU in Good Standing			Transfer students from other institutions or other programs at USU	2.75 GPA

First Year
Fall Semester	Credits	General Education Info and Notes:		Spring Semester	Credits	General Education Info and Notes:
ENGL 1010: Introduction to Writing: Academic Prose (CL1)	3			BIOL 1010: Biology and the Citizen (BLS)	3
ENVS 2340: Natural Resources and Society (BSS)	3			MATH 1050: College Algebra (QL)	4
GEOG 1000: Physical Geography (BPS)  OR GEO 1110: Physical Geology (BPS)  and GEO 1115: Physical Geology Laboratory	3  OR 3  and 1			PHIL 1320: The Good Life (BHU)  OR other approved Breadth Humanities (BHU) Course	3
ENVS 2000: Natural Resources Professional Orientation	1			USU 1330: Civilization: Creative Arts (BCA)  OR other approved Breadth Creative Arts (BCA)	3
USU 1300: U.S. Institutions (BAI)  OR other approved Breadth American Institutions (BAI) Course	3			Elective Course	3
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Second Year
Fall Semester	Credits	General Education Info and Notes:		Spring Semester	Credits	General Education Info and Notes:
CHEM 1110: General Chemistry I (BPS)	4			ENGL 2010: Intermediate Writing: Research Writing in a Persuasive Mode (CL2)	3
ENVS 3300: Fundamentals of Recreation Resources Management	3			WATS 3700: Fundamentals of Watershed Science (CI)	3
STAT 2000: Statistical Methods (QI)	4			Aproved Depth Humanities and Creative Arts (DHA) Course	2-3
WILD 2200: Ecology of Our Changing World (BLS)	3			Plant or animal course	3
Elective Course	3			Elective Course	3-4
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Third Year
Fall Semester	Credits	General Education Info and Notes:		Spring Semester	Credits	General Education Info and Notes:
APEC 3012: Introduction to Natural Resource and Regional Economics (DSS)	3			ENVS 4130: Recreation Policy and Planning	3
ENVS 3010: Fundamentals of Natural Resource and Environmental Policy	3			Elective Courses	12
ENVS 4500: Wildland Recreation Behavior (CI)	3
GEOG 1800: Introduction to Geographic Information Sciences  or WILD 1800: Introduction to Geographic Information Sciences	3  or 3
Plant or animal course	3
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Fourth Year
Fall Semester	Credits	General Education Info and Notes:		Spring Semester	Credits	General Education Info and Notes:
ENVS 3500: Quantitative Assessment of Environmental and Natural Resource Problems (QI)	3			ENVS 4920: Special Projects in Recreation Management	3	Enroll in 3 credits
ENVS 4000: Human Dimensions of Natural Resource Management (DSS)	3			ENVS 5000: Environmental Nonprofit and Volunteer Management	3
ENVS 4600: Natural Resource Interpretation	3			Elective Courses	9
Elective Courses	6
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