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School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences Curriculum in Textile Chemistry TXMT 3220 Non-Conventional Fabric...... -- 3 FR F S TXTN 3310 Structure Prop Fiber...... 4 -- ENGL 1100 1120 English Composition I & II ...... 3 3 TXEN 3400 Intro Dye & Finish ...... -- 4 CHEM 1110 1120 General Chemistry ...... 3 3 TXTN 2700 Stat Text Process...... 3 -- CHEM 1111 1121 General Chemistry Lab I & II ...... 1 1 POLI 1020 Political Economy...... -- 3 MATH 1610 1620 Calculus I & II ...... 4 4 PHIL 1040 Business Ethics ...... 3 -- TXTN 2000 Introduction to Textile ...... 2 -- Core Fine Arts ...... -- 3 PHYS 1600 Physics I...... -- 4 14 16 HIST 1210 1220 Technology & Civilization I & II ...... 3 3 SR 16 18 CHEM 6080 Physical Chemistry II...... 3 -- SO TXCH 6510 Polymer Chemistry...... -- 3 CHEM 2070 2080 Organic Chemistry I & II...... 3 3 TXCH 4410 Adv ...... 4 -- CHEM 2071 2081 Organic Chemistry Lab I & II ...... 1 1 TXCH 4910 Senior Project 2...... -- 1 MATH 2630 Calculus III ...... 4 -- TXTN 3500 Text Testing...... 3 -- MATH 2650 Linear Differential Equation ...... -- 3 TXCH 6610 Text Finishes...... -- 3 PHYS 1610 Engr Physics II...... 4 -- TXCH 4350 Env Asp D & F...... 1 -- TXTN 2110 Yarn Formation ...... 2 -- INSY 3600 Engineering Economic Analysis ...... -- 3 TXTN 2210 Fabric Formation ...... -- 3 TXTN 3450 Technical Text ...... 3 -- ENGL 2200 2210 Great I & II ...... 3 3 Core Social Science I...... -- 3 Elective or ROTC ...... -- 3 TXCH 4900 Senior Project 1 ...... 1 -- 17 16 Technical Elective or ROTC ...... -- 3 JR 15 16 CHEM 3050 Analytical Chemistry ...... 3 -- TOTAL HOURS — 128 Technical Elective: see adviser for approved course listing. CHEM 3051 Analytical Chemistry Lab...... 1 -- CHEM 6070 Physical Chemistry I ...... -- 3

School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences RICHARD W. BRINKER, Dean GEORGE W. BENGTSON, Associate Dean

HE SCHOOL OF FORESTRY AND WILDLIFE SCIENCES Admission offers educational programs that prepare graduates for employ- TTment in a wide variety of forestry, wildlife, natural resources, and General Requirements environmental positions. and their associated Freshman eligibility is determined by the Admissions resources play a unique and increasingly important role in contempo- Office. However, since the requirements for forestry and wildlife edu- rary society through enhancement of both economic development and cation necessitate high school preparatory of high intellectual environmental quality. The School’s programs emphasize understand- quality and considerable breadth, the following program is recom- ing of interrelationships among the functions and values of renewable mended as minimum preparation: English (4 units), mathematics natural resources. This understanding is essential to their effective (including algebra, geometry, trigonometry and analytic geometry) (4 management and, ultimately, to the meeting of societal needs. units), chemistry (1 unit), (1 unit), and history, literature or In keeping with the University’s land-grant mission, the School’s social science (2 or 3 units). Physics and foreign language are rec- goals are to pursue excellence in , and exten- ommended but not required. Freshmen in Forestry are admitted to the sion/outreach/public activities focused on the forests, wildlife Pre-Forestry (PFOR) curriculum. Wildlife Sciences students are and associated resources of Alabama and the southeastern United admitted directly into the Wildlife Sciences (WILD) curricula. States. With respect to undergraduate education, this involves the Transfers from other institutions must apply through the Admissions preparation and graduation of individuals who have both the neces- office. The exact placement of transfer students can be determined sary skills for initial employment and the breadth and depth of educa- only upon review of their transcripts by the School of Forestry and tional background to support professional growth and continuing Wildlife Sciences. career advancement. toward a degree in the School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences will not be allowed for mathematics, chemistry or physics Curricula courses at a lower level than those specified in the curriculum for the The School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences offers undergraduate degree sought. Students who are not prepared to take the courses curricula leading to Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degrees in Forestry prescribed may take lower level courses without degree credit. and Wildlife Sciences. A scholars program in Forestry is also avail- Transfer credit for forestry and wildlife courses not considered able. A curriculum in Engineering leading to the Bachelor of equivalent to those required in the chosen curriculum may be substi- Biosystems Engineering (B.B.E.) is offered in conjunction with the tuted for elective credit. However, duplication of credit will not be College of Engineering. allowed. Equivalency of forestry and wildlife courses will be deter- The Bachelor’s programs in Forestry and Forest Engineering (with mined by the Dean’s Office. Students also may obtain credit for FORY Forest Resources Emphasis) are accredited by the Society of and WILD courses on the basis of validating examinations. American (SAF). SAF is the accrediting body recognized by Arrangements for validating examinations must be made with the the Council on Accreditation as the accrediting Dean’s Office. agency for forestry education in the United States. Graduation from such SAF-accredited programs is required of all applicants for Forestry Requirements Registered status in Alabama and several other states. The The Professional Curriculum in Forestry (FORY) begins with the Forest Engineering curriculum is accredited by the Engineering courses in the School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences Summer Field Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering Practicum (see below). Students are admitted to this curriculum once and Technology (ABET). Completion of the Wildlife Sciences degree a year during spring semester. To be considered for admission, a stu- program qualifies the graduate for certification as an Associate dent must have completed, or be enrolled in all required courses in Wildlife Biologist by The Wildlife Society. Completion of the Wildlife- mathematics, statistics, biology, microeconomics, English, and chem- Pre-Vet concentration prepares the student for veterinary study. istry. In addition, students admitted to the professional forestry cur-

62 School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences riculum must have a minimum GPA, computed only on courses that ACCT 2150 or PHYS 1000 ...... 3-4 -- can be used toward the undergraduate forestry degree (applicable ECON 2020 Microeconomics ...... -- 3 courses), of 2.0. AGRN 2040 Introduction to Soils...... -- 4 COMM 1010 Comm. Skills in Leadership...... -- 3 Because admission to the professional forestry curriculum is limit- 15-16 16 ed, the number of students admitted may be fewer than the number Courses in bold type are required for admission to Forestry (FORY) curriculum. of qualified applicants. Students who submit completed applications (including transcripts for transfer students) for admission to the Summer Field Practicum by April 1 each year will be ranked, using Curriculum in Forestry (FORY) GPA in applicable courses. Consideration for admission also may be SUMMER PRACTICUM given to meet the School’s objectives for racial and gender diversity. FORY 3020 Forest Biology...... 2 FORY 3050 Field Mensuration ...... 3 Applicants not selected may reapply in subsequent years. FORY 3060 ...... 1 Students in the FORY and FOEN curricula (see below) must attend FOEN 3000 Forest Operations...... 1 the Forestry Practicum, which is scheduled for the summer term pre- FOEN 3040 Forest ...... 3 ceding the junior year and is held at the Solon Dixon Forestry 10 Education Center near . To remain enrolled in the professional forestry curriculum, students JR F S F S must maintain minimum GPA standards as established by Auburn FORY 3180 4190 Forest Measurements I & II...... 3 3 FORY 3150 Forest Health...... 3 -- University. FORY 3100 ...... 3 -- FORY 3200 Forest Physiology ...... 3 -- Forest Engineering Requirements FOPR 3390 Introduction Science...... 3 -- Students are admitted to the professional Forest Engineering cur- FORY 4230 Forest ...... -- 3 riculum (FOEN) upon successful completion of the Pre-Forest FORY 6400 Forest ...... -- 3 Engineering (PFYE) program in the College of Engineering with a FOEN 6700 Harvesting...... -- 3 GPA of 2.2 or greater. Forest Engineering majors must meet School Core Fine Arts ...... -- 3 15 15 of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences requirements for admission to the SR Forestry Summer Field Practicum. FORY 6230 ...... 3 -- FORY 6410 Forest Management...... 3 -- Wildlife Sciences Requirements FORY 6420 Forest Policy...... -- 3 Admission requirements for the Wildlife Sciences curricula (WILD) FORY 4970 Senior Project ...... -- 3 are the same as for Forestry (above) with this exception: on-campus Emphasis...... 6 6 transfer students must have a cumulative Auburn GPA of at least 2.0 Electives...... 3 -- 15 12 on all work attempted. TOTAL HOURS — 127-128 Forestry The objectives of the forestry curriculum are to provide: 1) the fun- Forest Emphases damental knowledge regarding the resources that professional For the following list of Forest Emphases, only those courses foresters typically manage and the multiple uses of those resources; required in each Emphases is listed. Information on other courses that 2) a general education integrating physical, social and biological sci- may be taken to complete the 12 hours required for the individual ences to prepare the forester for the role as steward of public and pri- Emphases is available in the School’s Student Services Office. vate forest resources; and 3) training and skills needed for initial RESOURCE EMPHASIS forestry employment, as well as for advancement to higher levels of FORY 4440 Forest Fire Management...... 3 managerial responsibility. The forestry degree is appropriate for stu- FORY 6240 Forest ...... 2 dents who seek employment in any aspect of forest resource man- WILD 3280 Principles of Wildlife Management...... 4 agement from forest lands where timber production is typi- cally the primary objective, to private non-industrial where OPERATIONS EMPHASIS “multiple use” predominates, to public lands where or envi- FORY 3070 Forest ...... 3 FORY 4820 Wood Procurement ...... 2 ronmental protection is often paramount. The curriculum emphasizes FORY 4830 Industrial Wood Procurement Practicum ...... 1 biological, ecological, environmental and economic considerations in forest management. PRODUCTS EMPHASIS The required courses in the junior year of the forestry curriculum FOPR 4200 Forest Products Utilization ...... 3 are designed to be taken in sequence and as a block. The work is inte- FOPR 6210 Primary ...... 3 grated among courses in each semester and between semesters. Students must pay careful attention to the pre-requisites of the junior EMPHASIS FORY 6650 Urban Forestry ...... 3 year courses, which are strictly enforced by the School, to ensure suc- cessful completion of that part of the forestry program. BUSINESS EMPHASIS Forestry students are required to meet the minimum requirements See adviser for approved course listing. ACCT 2150 required in sophomore year. of one Emphasis area. The approved Emphases are listed following Students who take ACCT 2910, MNGT 3100, MKTG 3310 and FINC 3610, together with ECON 2030 (which is required by all forestry students), qualify for the business minor as the FORY curriculum model (see below). More information about defined by the College of Business for all students in the University. planning for completion of Emphases is available from the School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences. FOREST BIOLOGY EMPHASIS FORY 6240 Forest Watershed Management...... 2 Curriculum in Pre-Forestry (PFOR) FORY 6310 ...... 3 FR F S F S ENGL 1100 1120 English Composition I & II...... 3 3 WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT EMPHASIS CHEM 1010 1020 Survey Chemistry I & II ...... 4 4 WILD 3280/3281 Principles of Wildlife Management...... 4 BIOL 1020 Principles of Biology...... 4 -- BIOL 1030 Organismal Biology ...... -- 4 SPATIAL ANALYSIS EMPHASIS MATH 1610 Calculus I...... 4 -- FORY 4470/7470 Geographic Information Systems (GIS) ...... 2 Core Social Science ...... 3 -- 14 15 POLICY EMPHASIS SO See adviser for approved course listing. ENGL 2200 2210 Great Books I & II...... 3 3 STAT 2150 Statistics...... 3 -- Core History...... 3 3 Core Philosophy ...... 3 --

63 School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences Scholars Program in Forestry BIOL 6140 Ecology...... -- 4 AGRN 3040 Basic Soils...... 4 -- The Scholars Program in Forestry provides qualified students an Core Philosophy ...... -- 3 opportunity to explore areas besides the emphases listed in which ENGL 2200 2210 Great Books I & II ...... 3 3 they are particularly interested and/or to prepare for graduate study. Core Social Science Group 1 & 2...... 3 3 Students with at least 3 semesters remaining in the Forestry cur- 14 17 riculum, and with at least a 3.3 GPA overall or 3.0 in courses in the SR Forestry core curriculum, may apply for admission to the program by WILD 6280 6290 Wildlife Ecology & Mngt I & II...... 3 3 petition to the student’s academic adviser and the dean. WILD 6281 6291 Wildlife Ecology & Mngt Lab I & II ...... 1 1 WILD Elective Experience...... 4 4 The curriculum model is identical to the model presented above, ENGL 3040 Technical Writing...... 3 -- except that the student, with the guidance of a faculty adviser, devel- Core Fine Arts...... 3 -- ops an Emphasis to fit his/her unique interests. The Emphasis must COMM 1000 Public Speaking ...... 3 -- include FORY 4990 plus a minimum of 12 semester hour in Natural Resources/Biology Elective...... -- 3 courses at the 3000-level and above. WILD 6270 Wildlife Research Philosophy & Policy..-- 3 17 14 Forest Engineering TOTAL HOURS — 123 The Biosystems Engineering Department in conjunction with the Departmental Electives - see adviser for approved course listing. College of Engineering and the School of Forestry and Wildlife Wildlife Sciences, Sciences offers the only accredited degree in Forest Engineering in the southern United States. Pre-Veterinary Medicine Concentration This program is committed to preparing students for productive pro- It is possible to be admitted to the College of Veterinary Medicine fessional careers in the forest products industry and related natural (CVM) upon completion of the minimum requirements listed below. If resource and environmental systems sectors. Specific educational students are admitted to the CVM prior to completion of the full four objectives of the program are to produce graduates with: the skills years, they may obtain a Bachelor of Science degree in this concen- necessary to solve engineering problems associated with the man- tration after successful completion of the freshman year in the CVM. agement of forest and natural resources and the production of wood (Students obtaining the B.S. in this manner may not be certifiable as fiber and the manufacture and utilization of wood-based products; the an Associate Wildlife Biologist.) The minimum requirements for admis- ability to combine engineering skills with training in forest sciences to sion to the CVM are incorporated in the first three years in the Wildlife solve problems and to work in multi-disciplinary teams; the ability to Sciences, Pre-Veterinary Medicine Concentration. All minimum analyze problems critically and conduct scientific experimentation and requirements must be completed by the end of the spring semester engineering analysis; and the ability to continue developing profes- preceding the date of admission to CVM. (See the College of sionally throughout their career. Veterinary Medicine section for additional information.) The curriculum is coordinated by the College of Engineering and Curriculum in Wildlife Sciences/Pre-Vet Concentration the School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences. Students register in the FR F S F S College of Engineering and are assigned academic advisers in MATH 1610 Calculus I ...... 4 -- Biosystems Engineering and in Forestry. Beginning students should ENGL 1100 1120 English Composition I & II ...... 3 3 apply to the College of Engineering and complete the Pre-Forest BIOL 1020 Principles of Biology ...... 4 -- Engineering program. (See the College of Engineering section for the BIOL 1030 Organismal Biology ...... -- 4 curriculum model, and detailed admission and degree requirements.) CHEM 1030 1040 General Chemistry I & II ...... 3 3 CHEM 1031 1041 General Chemistry Lab I & II ...... 1 1 Core History ...... -- 3 Wildlife Sciences 15 14 The Wildlife Sciences degree program provides a broad biological SO education that is specifically designed to meet the needs of students CHEM 2070 2080 Organic Chemistry ...... 3 3 interested in a career involving management of wildlife. Graduates are CHEM 2071 2081 Organic Chemistry ...... 1 1 employed with state or federal wildlife agencies, environmental con- ENGL 2200 2210 Great Books I & II ...... 3 3 sulting firms, private conservation , and private land PHYS 1500 1510 General Physics...... 4 4 Core Social Science Group 1 & 2...... 3 3 management companies. Because many jobs require a Master’s WILD 2050 Wildlife Conservation History & Law...... 3 -- degree, the program is designed primarily to prepare students for COMP 1000 Personal Computer Applications ...... -- 2 graduate studies in wildlife biology and management. Students must 17 16 complete designated courses in the major (see curriculum models JR below), with at least a 2.0 GPA. BCHE 3200 Animal Biochemistry ...... 3 -- COMM 1000 Public Speaking ...... 3 -- Curriculum in Wildlife Sciences (WILD) BIOL 3000 ...... 4 -- FR F S F S WILD 3280 Principles of Wildlife Management ...... 3 -- BIOL 1020 Principles of Biology ...... 4 -- WILD 3281 Principles of Wildlife Management Lab..1 -- BIOL 1030 Organismal Biology ...... -- 4 Core Fine Arts...... 3 -- CHEM 1030 1040 General Chemistry I & II ...... 3 3 Core History ...... -- 3 CHEM 1031 1041 General Chemistry Lab I & II ...... 1 1 BIOL 3030 Evolution & Systematic...... -- 3 MATH 1610 Calculus I ...... 4 -- BIOL 3060 Principles of Ecology...... -- 4 ENGL 1100 1120 English Composition I & II ...... 3 3 Core Philosophy ...... -- 3 Elective...... -- 3 BIOL 3000 Microbiology ...... -- 4 COMP 1000 Personal Computer Applications ...... -- 2 17 17 15 16 SR SO WILD 6280 6290 Wildlife Ecology & Mgt. I & II ...... 3 3 BIOL 3000 Genetics...... 4 -- WILD 6281 6291 Wildlife Ecology & Mgt. Lab I & II...... 1 1 BIOL 3060 Principles of Ecology...... -- 4 BIOL 6160 Systematic ...... -- 4 CHEM 2030 Survey of Organic Chemistry...... 3 -- WILD Nat. Res. Policy Elective ...... -- 4 PHYS 1000 Foundations of Physics ...... -- 4 STAT 4010 Statistics...... 3 -- STAT 2150 Statistics...... 3 -- BIOL 4020 Vertebrate ...... 4 -- BIOL 3030 Evolution & Systematics...... -- 3 Elective ...... 4 -- WILD 2050 Wildlife Conservation History & Law...... 3 -- 15 12 Core History...... 3 3 TOTAL HOURS — 123 16 14 Departmental Electives - see adviser for approved course listing. JR WILD 3280 Principles of Wildlife Management ...... 3 -- WILD 3281 Principles of Wildlife Management Lab..1 -- BIOL 6120 Systematic Botany ...... -- 4

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