Course Descriptions

AGEC 2273 Agricultural Economics

3 credits: 3 hours lecture

Application of economic principles to agriculture and their effect on the incomes and living standards of farm people; present-day farm economics in the United States.

 

AGEC 4823 Economics of Environmental Management

3 credits: 3 hours lecture

Prerequisite: AGEC 2273 or ECON 2213

An economic approach to problems of evaluating the private and social benefits and costs of altering the environment.  Emphasis will be placed on the problems associated with determining and maintaining acceptable levels of environmental quality.  These problems will deal with the interactions between individuals, institutions, technology and the environment.

 

AGEN 2263 Soil and Water Conservation

3 credits:  2 hours lecture, 2 hours laboratory

Prerequisite:  Sophomore standing

Soil and water conservation practices on agricultural lands involving surveying, leveling, terracing, drainage, irrigation, water supply, excavating, mapping, and farm pond measurements.

 

AGRO 2244 Soils

4 credits: 3 hours lecture, 2 hours laboratory

Prerequisites: CHEM 1113, CHEM 1131

NOTE: Extended field trips required in addition to regular lab hours. 

The study of soil as a natural body from the standpoint of how to produce agronomic and horticulture plants.

 

ART 1053 Art Appreciation

3 credits: 3 hours lecture

A basic introductory course in man’s cultural heritage through the visual arts.

 

BIOL 1041 Principles of Biology I Lab

1 credit: 2 hours lab

Prerequisites: ACT composite of 20, or BIOL 1063 and BIOL 1071, each with a grade of C or above

Corequisite: BIOL 1053

Laboratory exercises and demonstrations on the chemical basis of life, cell structure and function,

metabolism, and genetics.  Designed for biology and other life science majors or minors.

 

BIOL 1053 Principles of Biology I

3 credits: 3 hours lecture

Prerequisites: ACT composite of 20 or BIOL 1063, with a grade of C or above
The chemical basis of life, cell structure and function, metabolism, and genetics.  Designed for biology and other life science majors or minors.

 

BIOL 1063 Introduction to Biological Science

3 credits: 3 hours lecture

Corequisite: ENGL 1013

Basic concepts of biology: cell and molecular biology, genetics, evolution, and ecology and the

relevance of these topics to current events and issues.  Designed for the non-science major.

 

BIOL 1071 Introduction to Biological Science Lab

1 credit: 2 hours lab

Corequisite: ENGL 1013

Basic studies of plants and animals, cells, biochemistry, metabolism, and inheritance, designed to illustrate and complement concepts discussed in BIOL 1063.  Designed for the non-science major.

 

BIOL 1083 Principles of Biology II

3 credits: 3 hours lecture

Prerequisites: BIOL 1053 and BIOL 1041, each with a grade of C or above

Evolution, diversity, and ecology of organisms.  Designed for biology and other life science majors

or minors.

 

BIOL 1091 Principles of Biology II Lab

1 credit: 2 hours lab

Prerequisites: BIOL 1053 and BIOL 1041, each with a grade of C or above

Corequisites: BIOL 1083 Principles of Biology II

Laboratory exercises and demonstrations on animal and plant diversity, as well as structure, function, and behavior of these organisms.  Designed for biology and other life science majors

or minors.

 

BIOL 1143 General Botany

3 credits: 3 hours lecture
Corequisite: ENGL 1013

Structure, physiology, and phylogeny of plants, fungi, and plant-like protista.

 

BIOL 1153 General Zoology

3 credits: 3 hours lecture

Corequisite: ENGL 1013

Animal kingdom; classification, phylogenetic relationships, morphology, function, and life histories of animals.

 

BIOL 1161 General Zoology Laboratory

1 credit: 3 hours laboratory

Corequisite: BIOL 1153

Study and dissection of representative animals, emphasizing morphology, phylogeny, and life histories.

 

BIOL 1171 General Botany Laboratory

1 Credit: 3 hours laboratory

Corequisite: BIOL 1143

Morphological survey of plants, fungi, and plant-like protista, including the anatomy of seed plants.

 

BIOL 3314 Ichthyology/Herpetology

4 credits: 3 hours lecture, 3 hours laboratory

Prerequisites: BIOL 1153, BIOL 1161

Taxonomy and natural history of fishes, amphibians, and reptiles, emphasizing the local fauna. 

Spring offering in odd-numbered years.

 

BIOL 3524 Ornithology/Mammalogy

4 credits: 3 hours lecture, 3 hours laboratory

Prerequisites: BIOL 1153, BIOL 1161

Taxonomy and natural history of birds and mammals, emphasizing the local fauna.

Spring offering in even-numbered years.

 

BIOL 3363 Cell Biology

3 credits: 3 hours lecture

Prerequisites: BIOL 1083, BIOL 1091

Co-requisite: CHEM 3404

Introduction to the structure and physiology of cells with an emphasis on molecular biology.  A core course for biology majors.

 

BIOL 3434 Regional Flora

4 credits: 2 hours lecture, 6 hours laboratory

Prerequisite: BIOL 1143, BIOL 1171

Identification and classification of the vascular plants of the southeastern United States, emphasizing flowering plants.  Spring offering in odd-numbered years.

 

BIOL 3484 General Ecology

4 credits: 3 hours lecture, 3 hours laboratory

Prerequisites: BIOL 1143, 1153, 1161, 1171; six hours of chemistry

Principles of ecology; study of environments and their components, the flow of energy and materials, ecological succession, pollution, and radiation ecology.  Annual Fall offering.

 

BIOL 3493 Environmental Science

3 credits: 3 hours lecture

Prerequisite: 3 hours of biology or earth science

NOTE: Same as ESCI 3493

A survey of the environment to provide an understanding of and respect for the ecosystems upon which the human species is dependent.  Fall offering in even-numbered years.

BIOL 3524 Ornithology
4 credits: 3 hours lecture, 3 hours laboratory
Prerequisites: BIOL 1153 and BIOL 1161
Taxonomy and natural history of birds, emphasizing the local fauna. Spring offering in even-numbered
years.
 

BIOL 3574 Comparative Anatomy

4 credits: 3 hours lecture, 3 hours laboratory

Prerequisites: BIOL 1153, BIOL 1161

Structure, development, function, and evolution of organ systems in the different vertebrate groups with emphasis on basic principles.  Fall offering.

 

BIOL 3594 Invertebrate Zoology

4 credits: 3 hours lecture, 3 hours laboratory

Prerequisites: BIOL 1153, BIOL 1161

Classification, phylogenetic relationships, morphology, function, and life histories of invertebrates, emphasizing marine invertebrates and the economic importance of all invertebrate groups.

 

BIOL 4634 Vertebrate Physiology

4 credits: 3 hours lecture, 3 hours laboratory

Prerequisites: BIOL 3363, and 8 hours of chemistry or consent of instructor.

Fundamental concepts of vertebrate physiology, emphasizing function, mechanism, and controls of the various vertebrate organ systems.  Spring offering

 

BIOL 4724 Aquatic Biology

4 credits:  3 hours lecture, 3 hours laboratory

Prerequisites:  BIOL 1153, BIOL 1161; six hours of chemistry

Chemical and biological studies of aquatic environments with emphasis on the geological and hydrological features of lakes and streams. 

CHEM 1023 Introductory Chemistry

3 credits: 3 hours lecture

Corequisites: ENGL 1013, MATH 0183, or equivalents

Introduction to the structure of matter, its classification, and the physical, chemical, and nuclear changes it undergoes.

 

CHEM 1031 Introductory Chemistry Laboratory

1 credit: 2 hours laboratory

Corequisite: CHEM 1023

Basic studies in chemical experimentation including measurements, properties of elements

and compounds, and reactions of matter.
 

CHEM 1103 General Chemistry I

3 credits: 3 hours lecture

Corequisites: CHEM 1121, ENGL 1013, MATH 1043

The study of measurement systems, significant figures, atomic and molecular structure, gas laws,

thermochemistry, solutions, states of matter, chemical bonding, chemical reactions, and stoichiometry.

 

CHEM 1113 General Chemistry II

3 credits: 3 hours lecture

Prerequisite: CHEM 1103, 1121

Corequisite: CHEM 1131

The study of kinetics, equilibrium, thermodynamics, electrochemistry, oxidation-reduction, acid-

base chemistry, nuclear chemistry, and selected descriptive chemistry.  An ACS standardized exam

will be given as the final exam.

 

CHEM 1121 General Chemistry I Laboratory

1 credit: 3 hours laboratory

Corequisite: CHEM 1103

Experimentation and theory in the areas of measurement systems, chemical analysis,

chemical reactions, stoichiometry, thermochemistry, and molecular structure.

 

CHEM 1131 General Chemistry II Laboratory

1 credit: 3 hours laboratory

Corequisite: CHEM 1113

Experimentation and theory in the areas of qualitative analysis, oxidation-reduction, equilibrium, acid-base chemistry, and thermodynamics.

  

CIS 2203 Programming Logic and Design

3 credits: 3 hours lecture

Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer

Emphasis on fundamental problem solving, programming logic, and algorithm specifications using various
modeling tools; coding of algorithms applicable to high level programming languages.

 

CIS 2223 Microcomputer Applications

3 credits: 3 hours lecture

Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer

Prerequisite: Keyboarding ability recommended.

The study and use of microcomputer-based applications software to increase business and personal
productivity. Realistic computing problems will be solved using sophisticated software packages..

 

CIS 3423 COBOL

3 credits: 3 hours lecture

Offered: Fall, Spring

Prerequisites: General Education Mathematics, Grade of “C ” or better in CIS 2203

Techniques essential to problem-solving with the COBOL programming language.  Practical

application with emphasis on structured approach.

 
CIS 3433 Introduction to C# Programming
3 credits: 3 hours lecture
Offered: Fall
Prerequisites: General Education Mathematics and grade of “C” or above in CIS 2203
Techniques essential to problem-solving with the C# programming language. Practical application with
emphasis on structured approach.
 

CIS 3443 Object-Oriented Programming Languages

3 credits: 3 hours lecture

Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer

Prerequisite: General Education Mathematics, Grade of “C ” or better in CIS 2203

Provides the student with theory and application of information systems development utilizing

object-oriented (OO) technology.  Topics include: analysis, design, data modeling, database

management systems, and programming.

 

CIS 4623 Database Management Systems

3 credits: 3 hours lecture

Offered: Fall, Spring

Prerequisite: CIS 3423, CIS 3443

Emphasis on file organization methods, file access methods, data structures for database processing

and the process for database design and implementation.  The study and use of Structured

Query Language to develop database programs.

 

ECON 2213 Principles of Microeconomics

3 credits: 3 hours lecture

A study of economic principles at the microeconomic level, including markets, consumer behavior, and
the theory of the firm: production and cost behavior, market structure, and cost and price determination.
Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer

 

ENGL 0133 Fundamentals of English

3 credits: 3 hours lecture

Fundamentals of basic grammar usage and writing skills stressing reading skills as a basis for

effective writing.

NOTE:This course may not be counted toward a major or minor in English or toward the general

education program or be taken for credit after achieving a “C ” or better in any other English

course.

 

ENGL 1013 Composition I

3 credits: 3 hours lecture

Prerequisite: Grade of “C ” or better in ENGL 0133, satisfactory ACT score, or Dean ’s permission.

Writing course stressing reading skills as a basis for effective writing.

 

ENGL 1023 Composition II

3 credits: 3 hours lecture

Prerequisite: Grade of “C ” or better in ENGL 1013 or Dean ’s permission

Writing course emphasizing reading skills as a basis for effective writing.  Documented term

paper is required.

 

ENGL 1033 Honors Composition I

3 credits: 3 hours lecture

Prerequisite: Minimum ACT composite score of 24 or Dean ’s permission

Writing course emphasizing reading and writing on a more sophisticated level than ENGL 1013.

NOTE: Fulfills the General Education requirement for ENGL 1013.  May not be taken for credit by

students who have taken Freshman Composition I.

 

ENGL 1043 Honors Composition II

3 credits: 3 hours lecture

Prerequisite: ENGL 1033 or Dean ’s permission

Writing course emphasizing reading and writing on a more sophisticated level than ENGL 1023.

NOTE: Fulfills the General Education requirement for ENGL 1023.  May not be taken for credit by

students who have taken Freshman Composition II.

 

ENGL 2283 Survey of World Literature I

3 credits: 3 hours lecture

Prerequisites: ENGL 1013 or ENGL 1033 and ENGL 1023 or ENGL 1043

Major periods and writers from the Classical Age to the Renaissance.

 

ENGL 2293 Survey of World Literature II

3 credits: 3 hours lecture

Prerequisites: ENGL 1013 or ENGL 1033 and ENGL 1023 or ENGL 1043

Major periods and writers from the Renaissance to the present.

 

 

ENGL 3253 Technical Writing

3 credits: 3 hours lecture

Prerequisites: ENGL 1013 or ENGL 1033 and ENGL 1023 or ENGL 1043

Practice in preparing reports, letters, articles, and other forms of writing used in such professions as

forestry, engineering, and management.

 

ESCI 1051 Elements of Geology Laboratory

1 credit: 2 hours laboratory

Corequisite: ESCI 1063

Identification of minerals and rocks, introduction to maps, methodology of absolute and relative

age dating.  Introduction to structural geology.

 

ESCI 1063 Elements of Geology

3 credits: 3 hours lecture

Corequisite: ENGL 1013

Materials of the Earth’s crust and the processes and agents that affect them; plate tectonics,

earthquakes, volcanoes, and Earth history.

 

ESCI 1073 Earth and Atmosphere

3 credits: 3 hours lecture

Corequisite: ESCI 1081

Survey of the nature of the Earth’s hydrosphere in terms of composition, origin, and physical processes; weather, climate, oceans, streams, groundwater, and glaciers.

 

ESCI 1081 Earth and Atmosphere Laboratory

1 credit: 2 hours laboratory

Corequisite: ESCI 1073

Exercises involving interpretation of oceanic data, methodology of collecting weather data, stream

and groundwater flow problems.

 

ESCI 3493 Environmental Science

3 credits: 3 hours lecture

Prerequisite: 3 hours of biology or earth science

NOTE: Same as BIOL 3493

A survey of the environment to provide an understanding of and respect for the ecosystems upon which the human species is dependent.  Fall offering in even-numbered years.

 

FOR 1061 Introduction to Forestry

1 credit: 3 hours laboratory

Offered: Fall

Overview of the forestry profession using field trips to observe and discuss forestry related activities, and projects to help students better understand their role as professional foresters.

 

FOR 2022 Financial Analysis in Natural Resources

2 credits: 2 hours lecture

Offered: Spring

Prerequisites: MATH 1033 or MATH 1175, Sophomore Standing

Application of basic financial principles in the analysis of projects in natural resources.  Topics include interest, basic financial formulas, financial decision criteria, marginal analysis, inflation, risk, and capital theory.

 

FOR 2033 Forest Soils

3 credits: 3 hours lecture

Offered: Spring

Prerequisites: MATH 1043; CHEM 1023 and CHEM 1031 or CHEM 1103 and CHEM 1121

Fundamentals of soil science with application to forestry.  Origin, development, and properties of soils related to soil productivity. 

 

FOR 2041 Forest Soils Laboratory

1 credit: 3 hour laboratory

Offered: Spring

Prerequisites: MATH 1043; CHEM 1023 and CHEM 1031 or CHEM 1103 and CHEM 1121

Identification and characterization of soils with emphasis on the recognition and quantification of

soil properties that influence forest productivity.

 

FOR 2071 Forest Measurements Laboratory

1 credit: 3 hours laboratory

Offered: Spring

Prerequisites: MATH 1033 or MATH 1175; and CIS 2223

Corequisite: FOR 2273

Application and field practice of forest measurement techniques.  Tree, log, and stand-level

measurement of forest, forest product, wildlife, and social attributes; statistical computing and

sampling methods.

 

FOR 2231 Dendrology Laboratory I

1 credit: 3 hours laboratory

Offered: Fall

Field practice in the identification, nomenclature, classification, and ecology of local flora in the

summer and fall condition.  Emphasis on leaf and bark characters.

 

FOR 2273 Forest Measurements

3 credits: 3 hours lecture

Prerequisite: MATH 1033 or MATH 1175

Corequisite: FOR 2071

Description of tree, log, and stand-level components of forests and forest products; log rules and scaling practices; surveying and land description; introduction to summary statistics.

 

FOR 2291 Dendrology Laboratory II

1 credit: 3 hours laboratory

Offered: Spring

Prerequisite: FOR 2231

Note: A one-or two-day field trip is required.

Species native to Arkansas and southern forests with emphasis on twig, fruit and winter/spring

identification.  Limited exposure to exotic species of national interest and occurring in Monticello.

Special field trips to view some of Arkansas’ threatened and endangered plant species.

 

FOR 2304 Forest Inventory

4 credits: 4 weeks during Summer Camp

Offered: Summer I

Prerequisites: FOR 2071, FOR 2273, FOR 2291

Application and field practice of forest inventory techniques.  Estimation of timber and non-timber

forest resource attributes through prevailing inventory methods and statistics.

 

FOR 2342 Natural Resource Recreation

2 credits: 2 hours lecture

Offered: Fall

Prerequisite: Sophomore Standing

NOTE: Two weekend field trips required.

Theoretical foundations of recreation and leisure, including history, current patterns, and future trends; fundamentals or recreation planning and programming; recreation based education programs and impacts of recreational uses on forested ecosystems.

 

FOR 3123 Human Dimensions in Natural Resources

3 credits: 3 hours of lecture

Offered: Fall

Prerequisites: PSY 1013 or SOC 2213 and Junior Standing

NOTE: Two weekend field trips required.

NOTE: Same as WLF 3343

Foundations of human dimensions as it relates to natural resources and natural resource management.  Includes the history, current trends, and future of human dimensions as a discipline.  Stresses the management, leadership, and problem solving skills necessary to manage the human relations/natural resource interface.

 
FOR 3353 Biometrics in Natural Resources
3 credits: 2 hours lecture, 3 hours laboratory
Offered: Spring
Prerequisites: MATH 1043, MATH 1033
Collection and analysis of data, probability, frequency distributions, measures of central tendency and
dispersion, estimation of parameters, least squares, linear and nonlinear regression, chi-square, analysis
of variance and covariance. Emphasis on hand- and software-based statistical computations.
 

FOR 3434 Silviculture

4 credits: 3 hours lecture, 3 hours laboratory

Offered: Spring

Prerequisites: FOR 2071, FOR 2273, FOR 2291; FOR 3513 or BIOL 3484

Application of ecological principles in controlling forest establishment, composition, and growth.  Detailed study of individual cultural treatments that maintain and enhance productivity of forest stands, and of regeneration methods whereby forest stands are harvested and renewed.

 

FOR 3513 Forest Ecology

3 credits: 2 hours lecture, 3 hours laboratory

Offered: Fall

Prerequisites: FOR 2033, FOR 2273, Junior Standing

Introduction to the role of ecology and ecological concepts in forest management; emphasizing ecosystems, energy and nutrient cycling, abiotic/biotic influences on ecosystem development and

forest productivity.

 

FOR 3523 Tree Ecophysiology and Herbicides

3 credits: 2 hours lecture, 3 hours laboratory

Offered: Fall

Prerequisites: BIOL 1143 and BIOL 1171

Aspects of tree growth, development, and physiological processes as affected by the environment.  Herbicide nomenclature, classification, application and degradation, and how they affect plant physiological processes.

 

FOR 3562 Contemporary Forest Resource Issues
2 credits: 2 weeks during Summer Camp
Offered: Summer I
Prerequisite: Junior standing
Introduction to major resource issues, emphasizing field presentations of timber and non-timber forest
resource management themes in both pine and hardwood ecosystems. Two one-week field trips
required.

FOR 358V Natural History Variable credit

Offered: On demand

Prerequisite: 3 hours biology or 3 hours earth science

NOTE: May be taken for a maximum of 3 hours credit.  Same as BIOL 358V, ESCI 358V, and WLF 358V.

A field course in geology and biology of natural ecosystems, consisting of travel, study, and/or research in unique natural areas of North America.

 

FOR 3592 Forest Hydrology

2 credits: 1 hour lecture, 3 hours laboratory

Offered: Spring

Prerequisites: FOR 2071, FOR 2273; FOR 2033 or AGRO 2244

NOTE: One weekend field trip is required.

Basic processes and measurements of water distribution and movement in forests with emphasis on
forest management effects on water quantity, quality, and water-related resources.

 

FOR 378V Undergraduate Research

Variable Credit

Offered: On demand

Prerequisites: Research proposal approved by the Dean and the Instructor

NOTE: May be repeated for a maximum of 6 hours of credit

Literature search and laboratory or field work on individual research projects.  Written and oral reports required.  Requirements are documented in the Undergraduate Education Handbook.

 

FOR 3804 Forest Operations and Fire

4 credits: 3 hours lecture, 3 hours laboratory

Offered: Fall

Prerequisites: MATH 1043 or MATH 1175; and Junior standing

Principles of harvesting and other forestry operations.  Quantitative approach to production and cost analysis.  Role of fire in forest management, fire behavior, prescribed burning and smoke management, and wildfire suppression strategies and methods.

 

FOR 4003 Natural Resource Policy

3 credits: 3 hours lecture

Offered: Fall

Prerequisite: Senior standing

NOTE: Same as WLF 4003

History and present status of natural resource-related policy in the U.S.  Evolution of public and professional attitudes toward natural resources, major laws affecting management of public and

private lands, policy-making processes, and professional ethics.  Study of major policy issues

affecting renewable natural resources and procedures for responding to those issues in management decision-making.  Topics include individual and group involvement in natural resource planning, environmental issues, and regulation of forestry practices

 

FOR 410V Forest Enterprise

Variable Credit: 1 to 3 hours of lecture

Offered: Spring

Prerequisites: Junior standing in Forestry, SIS, or Wildlife Management, or consent of the instructor

Emphasizes support provided to forest resource management on private non-industrial lands.

Provides increased understanding of non-industrial private forests (NIPF), landowners, and

agencies working on NIPF management issues.  The course is reading and discussion intensive.

Guest speakers will present their perspectives throughout the semester. Students may register

for one hour (Consulting Forestry), two hours (Consulting Forestry + Government Agencies) or three hours (Consulting Forestry + Government Agencies + Non-government Agencies).

 

FOR 4113 Regional Silviculture

3 credits: 3 hours lecture

Offered: On demand

Prerequisite: FOR 3434

Ecology and silviculture of various forest cover types throughout the United States.

 

FOR 4362 Wood Structure and Forest Products

2 credits: 1 hour lecture, 3 hours laboratory

Offered: Spring

Prerequisite: FOR 3434

Structure and properties (physical and mechanical) of wood; identification and uses of different species; forest products from wood, primary and secondary processing as well as residue utilization.

 

FOR 4684 Natural Resource Economics and Management
4 credits: 3 hours lecture, 3 hours laboratory
Offered: Fall
Prerequisites: ECON 2213, FOR 2022, FOR 3434, FOR 3353, MATH 1073
Students will learn how markets distribute goods and services from forest resources, situations where
natural resource markets fail, and how interventions attempt to guide the distribution of natural resources
to society. Students will integrate silviculture, finance, mensuration, and human dimensions in the
understanding and development of stand-level and forest-level planning and management.

 

FOR 4691 Seminar

1 credit: 1 hour lecture

Offered: Spring

Prerequisite: Senior Standing

Note: Same as WLF 4691

Emphasizes the planning, organizational, and audio/visual computer skills necessary for delivering professional presentations.  Oral presentations to students, staff and faculty.

 

FOR 4703 Cooperative Education in Forestry

3 credits

Offered: On demand

Practical training with a public agency or industrial firm.  Written report required for each work experience.  Requirements documented in Cooperative Education Handbook.

 

FOR 4733 Forest Pest Management

3 credits: 2 hours lecture, 3 hours laboratory

Offered: Fall

Prerequisite: FOR 3434

Biology, ecology, and management of disease and insect pests of southern forests.  Laboratory work

includes adult insect and pest damage collections.

 

FOR 475V Advanced Topics

Variable credit

Offered: On demand

Prerequisites: Junior standing, consent of instructor, and approval of School Dean.

Lectures and discussions in selected forestry topics.

 

FOR 4773 Hardwood Silviculture

3 credits: 2 hours lecture, 3 weekend field trips

Offered: On demand

Prerequisite: FOR 3434

Theory and practice of integrating silvicultural treatments into functional silvicultural systems for

bottomland and upland hardwood forest ecosystems.  Emphasis on decision-making to satisfy both

consumptive and non-consumptive resource uses.

 

FOR 479V Independent Study in Forestry

Variable credit

Offered: On demand

Consult the Independent Study Courses subheading in the Academic Regulations section

of this catalog for prerequisites and description.

 

FOR 4823 Integrated Resource Planning and Management

3 hours: 9 hours laboratory

Offered: Spring

Prerequisites:  FOR 3434, FOR 4003, FOR 4673, FOR 4723, FOR 4733, SIS 3814

NOTE: Same as WLF 4823

Integrated problem solving to apply biological, ecological, quantitative, economic, social, political, and administrative principles in solving natural resource management problems.

 

GEOG 2213 General Geography I

3 credits: 3 hours lecture

Introduction to the developed regions of Europe, North America, and Australasia.  Includes landforms, climates, economic activities, languages, religion and ethnicity.

 

GEOG 2223 General Geography II

3 credits: 3 hours lecture

Introduction to the developing regions of Latin America, Africa and Southwest Asia.  Includes landforms, climates, economic activities, languages, religion, and ethnicity.
 

HIST 1013 Survey of Civilization I

3 credits: 3 hours lecture

Civilization to 1660. European and world development emphasizing cultural, economic, religious, and
political changes. Some attention is given to non western civilization.

 

HIST 1023 Survey of Civilization II

3 credits: 3 hours lecture

European and world development from 1660 to the present, emphasizing cultural, economic, religious, and political changes.  Some attention given to nonwestern civilization.

 

HIST 2213 American History I

3 credits: 3 hours lecture

The growth of the United States from the discovery of America to 1876.

 

HIST 2223 American History II

3 credits: 3 hours lecture

The United States from 1876 to the present.

 

MATH 0143 Introduction to Algebra

3 credits: 3 hours lecture

A review of basic arithmetic operations and algebraic operations.  Topics covered include the

arithmetic of fractions and decimals, algebraic manipulations of polynomials, linear equations,

and factoring.  This course cannot be used to satisfy General Education requirements or for

credit toward a Mathematics major or minor.

 

MATH 0183 Intermediate Algebra

3 credits: 3 hours lecture

Prerequisite: Math 0143 or satisfactory performance on a placement test

This course is designed to prepare students to take a college level mathematics course.  Topics

covered will include factoring, exponents, solution of linear and quadratic equations, arithmetic of

rational expressions, basic algebraic applications, and graphing.  This course cannot be used to

satisfy General Education requirements or for credit toward a Mathematics major or minor.

 

MATH 1003 Survey of Mathematics

3 credits: 3 hours lecture

Prerequisite: MATH 0183 or satisfactory performance on a placement test

NOTE: This course cannot be used for credit toward a Mathematics major or minor.

Techniques of problem solving, topics from set theory, number theory, logic, consumer mathematics, and probability and statistics.

 

MATH 1033 Trigonometry

3 credits: 3 hours lecture

Corequisite: MATH 1043

Definition of the trigonometric functions, solution of right and oblique triangles, trigonometric equations, and identities.

 

MATH 1043 College Algebra

3 credits: 3 hours lecture

Prerequisite: MATH 0183 or satisfactory performance on a placement test

Functions, graphs, quadratic equations, systems of equations, applications of algebra, and matrices.

 

MATH 1073 Compact Calculus

3 credits: 3 hours lecture

Prerequisite: MATH 1175, or MATH 1043
NOTE: For those not planning to take MATH 2255.

This course cannot be used for credit toward a Mathematics major or minor.

Limits, continuous functions, the derivative and integral with applications.

 

MATH 1175 Precalculus

5 credits: 5 hours lecture

Prerequisites: A score of 22 or higher on the Math ACT or MATH 0183 with a grade of “B ” or higher.

Provides the necessary background for students planning to take Calculus I or Compact Calculus.

Topics include: problem solving; polynomial, rational, exponential, logarithmic, and trigonometric functions; parametric equations; and, as time permits, linear systems.  Preferred prerequisite for

students planning to take calculus.  Fall offering.

 

MATH 2255 Calculus I

5 credits: 5 hours lecture

Prerequisites: MATH 1175; or MATH 1043 and 1033

Limits, derivatives, integrals, and applications of both integrals and limits.

 

MGMT 3473 Principles of Management and Organizational Behavior

3 credits: 3 hours lecture

Examines planning, organizing, motivating, and controlling as they apply to managing a business

organization.  Stresses leadership, problem-solving techniques, and the coordination, communication,

and human relations necessary for successful management.  Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer

 

MUS 1113 Music Appreciation

3 credits: 3 hours lecture

Study of the major composers and representative compositions of the musical style periods.