Rangeland Resource Science, B.S. (without a concentration) MAP

Major Academic Plans

Major Academic Plans (or MAPS) show the courses you might take each semester to meet your degree requirements in 4 years. Students at Cal Poly Humboldt follow many different paths to graduation. Your educational and career goals, as well as personal interests all contribute to determining the courses you take. We encourage you to discuss course options with an advisor.

The General Education and All-University Requirements in this MAP are in effect for students entering Cal Poly Humboldt with the catalog year of 2023-24. Refer to your degree audit for details on your major and GE catalog year.

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Year 1

Semester 1 (14-15 Units)

GE Area A: Written Communication ENGL 102 - Composition and Rhetoric A Units: 3 OR ENGL 104 - Accelerated Composition and Rhetoric Units: 3
Optional: ENGL 110 - Academic Literacies Support and Seminar Units: 2
GE Area B: Mathematics / Major STAT 109 - Introductory Biostatistics Units: 4 ^[1]
GE Area B2: Life Science B3: Lab / Major BOT 105 - General Botany Units: 4
GE Area E: Lifelong Learning SCI 100 - Becoming a STEM Professional in the 21st Century Units: 3

^[1] See course pre-requisites. Students not yet eligible to take STAT 109 should consult with an advisor for course sequencing information.

Semester 2 (14-15 Units)

GE Area A: Written Communication ENGL 103 - Composition and Rhetoric B Units: 3 ^[2]
Optional: ENGL 110 - Academic Literacies Support and Seminar Units: 2
Lower Division GE Area C: Arts
Units: 3
Major / GE Area B: Physical Science CHEM 107 - Fundamentals of Chemistry Units: 4
Major (Core) PHYX 106 - College Physics: Mechanics and Heat Units: 4

^[2] If ENGL 104 was taken last semester, take an elective, major, or other GE in place of ENGL 103

Year 2

Semester 3 (15 Units)

Lower Division GE Area A: Critical Thinking Courses
Units: 3
American Institutions/GE Area F/DCG Domestic NAS 200 - Indigenous Peoples in U.S. History Units: 3
GE Area A: Oral Communication COMM 100 - Fundamentals of Speech Communication Units: 3
Major & GE Area D: Social Science GSP 101 - Geospatial Concepts Units: 3
Major (Core) SOIL 260 - Introduction to Soil Science Units: 3

Semester 4 (16 Units)

Lower Division GE Area C: Humanities
Units: 3
Major / UD GE Area B RRS 306 - Rangeland Management Principles Units: 3
Major / GE Area D: Social Science ESM 105 - Natural Resource Conservation Units: 3
Major (Core) BIOL 105 - Principles of Biology Units: 4
Major (Core) GSP 216 - Introduction to Remote Sensing Units: 3 OR GSP 270 - Geographic Information Science (GIS) Units: 3

Year 3

Semester 5 (15 Units)

American Institutions FOR 359 - Forest and Rangeland Policy Units: 3
Major (Core) RRS 375 - Rangeland Inventory and Health Units: 3
Major (Concentration) RRS 430 - Rangeland Restoration and Improvement Units: 3
Major (Concentration) ECON 423 - Environmental and Natural Resources Economics Units: 3
Major (Core) SOIL 360 - Origin and Classification of Soils Units: 3

Semester 6 (16 Units)

Lower Division GE Area C: Arts
OR
Humanities
Units: 3 (Take a course that double-counts for DCG.)
Major (Concentration) BOT 350 - Plant Taxonomy Units: 4
Major (Concentration) RRS 360 - Rangeland Plant Communities Units: 3
Major (Concentration) RRS 370 - Rangeland Ecology Units: 3
Major (Concentration) Approved Elective/Emphasis Course Units: 3

Year 4

Semester 7 (16 Units)

Upper Division GE Area C: Arts & Humanities
Units: 3
Major (Core) FOR 315 - Forest Management Units: 3
Major (Core) BOT 310 - General Plant Physiology Units: 4
Major (Concentration) ESM 215 - Natural Resources and Recreation Units: 3 OR FIRE 321 - Fire Ecology Units: 3 OR WLDF 301 - Principles of Wildlife Management Units: 3
Major (Concentration) RRS 460 - Rangeland and Ranch Planning Units: 3

Semester 8 (16 Units)

Major / UD GE Area D ESM 305 - Environmental Conflict Resolution Units: 3
Major (Core) SOIL 460W - Wildland Soil Management and Erosion Control Units: 3
Major (Core) WSHD 310 - Hydrology and Watershed Management Units: 4
Major (Concentration) RRS 420 - Introduction to Animal Science Units: 3
Major (Concentration) Approved Elective Course Units: 3