2026-2027 Undergraduate & Graduate Catalog [In Progress]

Bachelor of Science in Natural Resources and Environmental Management

Requirements for a Major in Natural Resources and Environmental Management (70-73 CREDITS)
Suggested Order of Coursework

Bachelor of Science in Natural Resources and Environmental Management

The Natural Resources and Environmental Management program provides an interdisciplinary and ecologically-based degree related to the conservation, protection, and management of our natural resources and their related ecosystems. Graduates of this program have careers that integrate scientific principles of the natural world with socio-economic factors to promote responsible stewardship of terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems and the resources within them.

Requirements for a Major in Natural Resources and Environmental Management (70-73 CREDITS)

NRM Core Requirements (20 credits)

NRM Cognate Requirements (26-27 credits)

Plant Identification (2-4 credits)

Complete one of the following plant identification courses:

Human Dimensions of Resource Management (complete at least 3 credits)

No course may count toward both a human dimensions course and an upper-level resource management course:

Upper-level Resource Management (complete at least 10 credits)

No course may count toward both a human dimensions course and an upper-level resource management course:

NRM Electives (complete at least 9 credits of NRM elective courses)

Complete at least 9 credits of elective courses from any remaining course with an NRM prefix at the 200 level or higher.

Limits

No more than three (3) credits of NRM 399 - Readings in Resource Management (1 to 3 credits) may be applied to the major.
No more than three (3) credits of NRM 499 - Research in Resource Management (1 to 3 credits) may count towards the major.
No more than five (5) credits of NRM 490 - Internship in Resource Management (1 to 5 credits) PLUS NRM 499 - Research in Resource Management (1 to 3 credits) may be applied to the major.

Minors (optional)

All NRM majors are encouraged to complete a minor that complements their coursework in the NRM major. Examples include the biology minor, environmental studies minor, geospatial technology minor, applied geographic information systems (GIS) in natural resources undergraduate certificate, ecological restoration certificate, or environmental remote sensing (RS) undergraduate certificate. Students may also complete additional NRM courses as electives.