Natural Resources (AAS)
The Natural Resources Associate of Applied Science (AAS) degree is a field-based program that prepares students for direct employment upon graduation. It accomplishes this by having students involved in government- and private-agency projects (for example, Forest Service, BLM, state agencies, and industrial organizations) and couples this with pertinent classroom instruction. The program prepares students to have an employment edge by providing certifications, instruction, experience, and knowledge required to be directly employable without the need for extensive on-the-job training. Students will take fewer General Education (GE) classes and focus more on natural-resources-related courses.
Courses
- AGBS 1010 — Fundamentals of Animal Science
- AGBS 1420 — Livestock Production Practices
- AGBS 1560 — Riding & Horsemanship
- AGBS 2030 — Managerial Analysis & Decision Making
- AGBS 2400 — Livestock Feeds and Feeding
- AGTM 1000 — Introduction to Plant Science
- AGTM 2830 — Forage and Grazing Management
- BIOL 1010 — General Biology LS
- BIOL 1015 — General Biology Lab LB
- BIOL 1420 — Environmental Biology LS
- BIOL 1425 — Environmental Biology Lab LB
- BIOL 1610 — Biology I LS
- BIOL 1615 — Biology I Laboratory LB
- BIOL 1620 — Biology II
- BIOL 1625 — Biology II Laboratory
- BIOL 2220 — General Ecology for Life Science Majors
- BIOL 2225 — General Ecology for Life Science Majors Lab
- CHEM 1010 — Introductory Chemistry PS
- CHEM 1015 — Introductory Chemistry Lab LB
- CHEM 1110 — Elementary Chemistry PS
- CHEM 1115 — Elementary Chemistry Lab LB
- COMM 1020 — Public Speaking FA
- GEO 1010 — Survey of Geology PS
- GEO 1015 — Survey of Geology Lab LB
- GEO 1020 — Dinosaurs & Other Life of the Past PS
- GEO 1110 — Physical Geology PS
- GEO 1115 — Physical Geology Lab LB
- GEO 1700 — Fundamentals of GPS and GIS Navigation
- GEO 1800 — Interdisciplinary Introduction to GIS
- GEO 1950 — Drone Maintenance and Construction
- GEO 2800 — Intermediate Geographic Information Systems
- GEO 2845 — Drone Operations and Safety Certification
- GEO 2846 — Drone Applications
- GEOG 1000 — Physical Geography PS
- GEOG 1005 — Physical Geography Lab LB
- MATH 1040 — Introduction to Statistics MA
- MATH 1050 — College Algebra MA
- NR 1010 — Introduction to Natural Resources
- NR 1020 — Field Inventory & Sampling Techniques
- NR 2030 — Rangeland Management and Conservation
- NR 2425 — Wildland Plant Identification
- NR 2610 — Animal Identification
- NR 2820 — Pesticide Applicator Safety Certification
- NR 2825 — Wilderness Navigation Safety Certification
- NR 2997 — Natural Resource Internship
- OLE 1542 — Wilderness First Responder IE
- TEEM 1010 — Emergency Medical Technician
- TEWT 1000 — Introduction to Welding and Cutting