Forest Ecosystem Science Minor

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OVERVIEW OF DEGREE REQUIREMENTS

Minimum number of credits required to earn minor: 18

GPA requirements to earn minor: 2.0

Minimum Grade requirements for courses to count toward minor: None

Other requirements: A minimum of 9 credit hours must be completed at the University of Maine

Contact Information: William H. Livingston, Associate Professor of Forest Resources, 219 Nutting Hall, 581-2805, williaml@maine.edu

Students minoring in Forest Ecosystems Science must be assigned an advisor from the School of Forest Resources faculty.

Core Requirements:

BIO 100 - Basic Biology Credits: 4
or
BIO 122 - Biology: The Living Science Credits: 3
or
SFR 100 - Introduction to Forest Biology Credits: 3
SFR 102 - Structure and Function of Woody Plants Laboratory Credits: 1
SFR 107 - Forest Vegetation Credits: 3

Additional Courses:

To complete the minor, select courses from the following list with no more than one of the classes being required for the major: At least 11 credits are needed.

SFR 101 - Introduction to Forest Resources Credits: 1
SFR 205 - Forest Measurements and Statistics Credits: 3
SFR 349 - Applied Forest Ecology and Silviculture Credits: 4
SFR 400 - Applied Geographic Information Systems Credits: 4
SFR 406 - Remote Sensing of the Forest Environment Credits: 3
SFR 407 - Forest Ecology Credits: 3
SFR 408 - Silviculture Credits: 3
SFR 409 - Forest Ecology and Silviculture Field Laboratory Credits: 2
SFR 444 - Forest Resources Economics Credits: 3
SFR 446 - Forest Resources Policy Credits: 3
SFR 457 - Tree Pests and Disease Credits: 3
SFR 458 - Tree Pests and Disease Lab Credits: 1