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

Semester 1 (14-15 Units)

• GE Area A: Written Communication ENGL 102 - Composition & Rhetoric A Units: 3  OR ENGL 104 - Accelerated Composition & Rhetoric Units: 3  
• Optional: ENGL 110 - Developing Academic Literacy Lab Units: 1  
• 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 & Rhetoric B Units: 3  ^[2] 
• Optional: ENGL 110 - Developing Academic Literacy Lab Units: 1  
• 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 & Heat Units: 4  

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

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: 2  AND GSP 101L - Geospatial Concepts Lab Units: 1  
• 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 - Wildland Resource 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  

Semester 5 (15 Units)

• American Institutions FOR 359 - CA & US Forest & Wildland Policy Units: 3  
• Major (Core) RRS 375 - Vegetation Analysis & Health Units: 3  
• Major (Concentration) RRS 430 - Wildland Restoration & Development Units: 3  
• Major (Concentration) ECON 423 - Environmental & Natural Resources Economics Units: 3  
• Major (Core) SOIL 360 - Origin & Classification of Soils Units: 3  

Semester 6 (16 Units)

• Lower Division GE Area C: Arts
    OR 
  Humanities
    Units: 3
•  Major (Concentration) BOT 350 - Plant Taxonomy Units: 4  
•  Major (Concentration) RRS 360 - Wildland Plant Communities Units: 3  
•  Major (Concentration) RRS 370 - Wildland Ecology Principles Units: 3  
•  Major (Concentration) Approved Elective/Emphasis Course Units: 3

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 & Recreation Units: 3  OR FOR 321 - Fire Ecology Units: 3  OR WLDF 301 - Principles of Wildlife Management Units: 3  
• Major (Concentration) RRS 460 - Rangeland & Ranch Planning Units: 3  

Semester 8 (16 Units)

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