Curriculum Information
Catalog
Course Descriptions
(click on course descriptions)
Course Schedule
Academic Calendars
Prerequisites: For consideration as a graduate student, an applicant will have completed a bachelorís degree in forestry at an accredited forestry four-year college or a related B.S. degree area such as environmental sciences with a minimum grade point average of 2.75 in the last 90-quarter units. An applicant who meets these standards but lacks prerequisite coursework may be admitted as a conditionally classified student and must make up any deficiencies before advancement to classified graduate standing.
Program of Study: Graduate students must file a formal study plan with their major professor, graduate committee, department, college and university graduate studies office no later than the end of the quarter in which the 12th unit of approved courses is completed.
The formal program of study must include a minimum of 45 units (at least 23 of which must be at the 500 level). The broad curriculum for the Master of Science degree in Forestry Sciences is:
a) 20 units in the required core;
b) 25 units in area of emphasis approved by the student's major professor and department head;
c) completion of a thesis or scholarly project, and an oral and written examination. At the discretion of the graduate committee, the written examination may consist of submitting an article for publication to a referred journal.
Required courses |
20 Units |
|
SS 501 Research Planning
(4)
NR 532 Applications in Biometrics and Economentrics (4) NR 581 Graduate Seminar in Forestry & Environmental Sci (3) NR 599 Thesis (9) |
|
Restricted electives |
25 Units |
| Determined by the student's graduate committee (400-500 level) | |
Total |
45 Units |