Department of Applied Economics and Statistics

Natural Resource Management Concentration BS Four-Year Plan

FALL	SPRING
First Year
APEC 135 - Introduction to Data Analysis	ENGL 110 - First-Year Writing
APEC 150 - Economics of Agriculture and Natural Resources **	ENWC 201 - Wildlife Conservation and Ecology ***
MATH 221 - Calculus I ***	STAT 200 - Basic Statistical Practice ***
BISC 207 - Introductory Biology I or PLSC 101 - Botany I and PLSC 104 - Botany 1 Laboratory	BISC 208 - Introductory Biology II *** or PLSC 204 - Introduction to Soil Science and PLSC 205 - Introduction to Soil Science Laboratory
First Year Seminar	Breadth Requirement (Creative Arts and Humanities or History and Cultural Change) (1/2)
Credits: 15	Credits: 16
Second Year
ECON 101 - Introduction to Microeconomics **	APEC 100 - Sustainable Development ** (Multicultural Requirement)
COMM 212 - Public Speaking & Professional Presentation	ECON 103 - Introduction to Macroeconomics **
Group I Requirement (1/2)*	Group II Requirement (1/2)*
Breadth Requirement (Creative Arts and Humanities or History and Cultural Change) (2/2)	ENGL 301 - Advanced Writing or ENGL 312 - Written Communications in Business or ENGL 410 - Technical Writing
CHEM 101 /CHEM 131 or CHEM 103 /CHEM 133	CHEM 102 /CHEM 132 or CHEM 104 /CHEM 134 ***
Credits: 16	Credits: 16
Third Year
APEC 343 - Environmental Economics ** or APEC 444 - Economics of Environmental Management	APEC 324 - Introduction to Resource Economics or APEC 424 - Resource Economics
APEC 480 - Geographic Information Systems in Natural Resource Management	Group I Requirement (2/2)*
Group III Requirement (1/2)*	Group II Requirement (2/2)*
Group IV Requirement (1/3)*	Group III Requirement (2/2)*
Group V Requirement (1/1)*	Group IV Requirement (2/3)*
Credits: 16	Credits: 15
Fourth Year
Group IV Requirement (3/3)*	APEC 409 - Surveys and Economic Experiments (DLE and Capstone)**
Free Elective (1/8)	Free Elective (5/8)
Free Elective (2/8)	Free Elective (6/8)
Free Elective (3/8)	Free Elective (7/8)
Free Elective (4/8)	Free Elective (8/8)
Credits: 15	Credits: 15
Total Credits: 124

*See program page for approved courses.
**These courses also satisfy the University Breadth Requirement: Social and Behavioral Sciences
***These courses also satisfy the University Breadth Requirement: Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Technology

Disclaimer: Four-Year Plans are a Departmental suggestion of how a student could complete this degree in four years (eight semesters). Students may opt to take courses in the summer or winter sessions. These plans do not take into account additional requirements brought on by minors or other majors. A Four-Year Plan is subject to change from year-to-year given the resources and focuses of the Department. It is the student’s responsibility to meet with his or her assigned advisor at least once a semester to monitor progress and ensure that he or she is on track to graduate on time. This document is intended as a supplemental advisement tool to be used in conjunction with in-person advisement and the UDSIS Degree Audit. Students should direct any questions or concerns regarding degree progress to their advisor or Academic Assistant Dean.