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| Natural Resources (AS) |
Agriculture & Natural Resources |
Total Units: 27 |
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Term Effective:
Summer 2025
Description:
This major was modified to incorporate elements of the previously offered Parks and Recreation Management, Natural Resources Management and Watershed Management majors.
The Natural Resources major is a transfer-oriented program. Students conduct introductory coursework in Forestry, Watershed Management and Parks and Recreation that prepares them to successfully complete a Bachelor’s degree in these or related fields at 4-year college or university. The major also provides career-oriented training necessary for technician-level positions in natural resource conservation and the outdoor recreation industry with government agencies and the private sector. The program consists of 20 units of core requirements and 6 units of elective courses that allow the student to specialize or focus on a particular area of Natural Resources.
Upon successful completion of this program, the student will be able to:
- Identify and discuss historical approaches to Natural Resource Management in the U.S.;
- Develop and use vocabulary for the protection, cultivation and management of wildlands;
- Discuss economic benefits to protecting healthy watershed characteristics including: recreation opportunities, biological diversity, species richness and clean water;
- Critically analyze and apply research and extension work in the field of watershed, park management, and forestry; and
- Identify best management practices strategies for managing land and recreational areas.
Program Requirements:
The requirements for the Natural Resources (AS) program are:
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Complete 27 units from
- Natural Resources Core Requirements
- Natural Resources Elective Requirements
- Information Learning Resources Requirement
| Natural Resources Core Requirements - complete 20.00 units |
Complete any combination totaling at least 20.00 units from the following:
| | Course | Description | Units |
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| AGRI 60 | Soil & Plant Nutrition | 3.00 |
| NRM 12 | Introduction to Environmental Conservation | 3.00 |
| NRM 51 | Wildland Trees and Shrubs | 3.00 |
| NRM 70 | Forest Management and Assessment | 4.00 |
| NRM 84 | Introduction to Fish and Wildlife Conservation | 3.00 |
| NRM 87 | Geographic Info. Systems Applications in Natural Resources | 3.00 |
| NRM 88 | Watershed Ecology and Restoration | 3.00 |
| NRM 99I | Natural Resources Management Internship | 0.50-8.00 |
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| Natural Resources Elective Requirements - complete 6.00 units |
Complete any combination totaling at least 6.00 units from the following:
| | Course | Description | Units |
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| BAD 52 | Human Relations in Organizations | 3.00 |
| CS 72.1A | Adobe InDesign 1 | 3.00 |
| NRM 60 | Introduction to Outdoor Recreation | 3.00 |
| NRM 63 | Environmental Education | 3.00 |
| NRM 67 | Recreation Facility Management | 3.00 |
| NRM 72 | Forest Fire Control and Its Use | 3.00 |
| NRM 80 | Environmental Policy for Resource Managers | 3.00 |
| NRM 86 | Watershed Resource Management | 2.00 |
| NRM 91 | Rangeland Management | 3.00 |
| NRM 104 | Ecological Restoration | 3.00 |
| NRM 111 | Orientation to Environmental Resource Management | 3.00 |
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| Information Learning Resources Requirement - complete 1.00 units |
| LIR 10 | Introduction to Information Literacy | 1.00 |
Term Effective:
Summer 2025
The requirements for this program of study are effective beginning the semester shown above. If you began working on this program before the effective semester, you may not be affected by the changes. Consult with the program contact person or the department chair to determine your eligibility to complete the program under previous requirements.
Associate Degree Requirements:
The major is one of several requirements students need to fulfill in order to be awarded the Associate Degree, the highest level of academic achievement recognized by Santa Rosa Junior College. Please note that all of the following requirements must be met in order for the degree to be conferred:
For all students admitted for the Fall 2009 term or any term thereafter,
a grade of "C" or better, or "P" if the course is taken on a pass/no pass basis,
is required for each course applied toward the major.
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Course Prerequisites and Advisories:
Courses in a program of study may have prerequisites or advisories;
that is, courses that must or should be completed before taking that course.
Please check for prerequisites or advisories by clicking on the course numbers
in the Program Requirements section.
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It is important that students who are completing an Associate Degree and desire to transfer to a four-year institution meet with a counselor to plan their lower division coursework. While many majors at SRJC are intended to align with lower division major preparation required by California public universities, specific lower-division major requirements vary among individual campuses. See a counselor, visit the Transfer Center, and check Guides For Transfer in Specific Majors, and ASSIST to review transfer preparation guides for specific schools and majors.
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Notes:
Students who elect to take more than three courses from the Parks and Recreation Management Emphasis Requirements course list can use the additional course(s) to partially satisfy the Parks and Recreation Management Elective Requirement.
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