In addition to completing the general education requirements that place our graduates among the best-educated in the world, Forest Technology students commit their time to courses specific to the skills they need to develop to enter the job market as professionals.
Much of the learning in the Forest Technology program occurs through hands-on experiences outside one of the many forested areas on or near campus.
Program Courses
For the Forest Technology degree, a minimum of 64 credits is required. Using the following semester recommendations will allow you to complete the entire Associate degree program in two academic years.
First semester (Fall): 17 credits
- Introduction to Forestry
- Forest Measurements
- Dendrology
- Mapping Our Changing World
- Applied Geographic Information Systems
- Rhetoric & Composition
- College Algebra
Second semester (Spring): 19 credits
- Forest Inventories
- Forest Surveying
- Silvicultural Practices
- Forest Harvesting & Operations
- Forest Products Industry Tour
- Plant Biology
- General Education Course
Summer session: 1 credit
- Forest Technology Internship
Third semester (Fall): 13, 16, or 19 credits
- Wood Identification & Properties
- Arboriculture
- Forest Ecosystem Protection
- Introduction to Remote Sensing
- Survey of Management
- Outdoor Recreation
- General Education Course
Fourth semester (Spring): 9, 12 or 15 credits
- Forest Soils & Hydrology
- Forest Management Practices
- Introduction to Wildlife Management
- GIS for Natural Resource Managers
- Effective Speech