Forest Operations and Applied Restoration Option

Recommended Course Work

In addition to special degree requirements, the students selecting the Forest Resources Management option must complete the following required courses or their equivalent, if transferred from another college or university. Transference and equivalency will be determined by the University and College of Forestry and Conservation. Electives may be taken at any time, keeping in mind these requirements as well as the University's General Education requirements for graduation. See also: UM Course Catalog.

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Freshman Year
SemesterCourseCourseNameCredits
AutumnCHMY 121NGeneral Chemistry**3
AutumnM 151Precalculus^**4
AutumnWRIT 101WCollege Writing I**3
AutumnFOR 180 / RSCN 121Natural Resource Careers** / Nature of MT2
AutumnGen Ed (3)General Education / Electives3
SpringM 162Applied Calculus^**4
SpringPHYS 121NFundamentals of Physics I**5
SpringBIOL 120NBotany (Lab)3
SpringECNS 201SPrinciples of Microeconomics**3
Freshman/Sophomore Summer
SemesterCourseCourseNameCredits
SummerFOR 200Forestry Resident Camp at Lubrecht Experimental Forest2
Sophomore Year
SemesterCourseCourseNameCredits
AutumnFOR 201Forest Biometrics^3
AutumnFOR 210NIntroduction to Soils **3
AutumnFOR 235Problem Solving for Forest Operations4
AutumnFOR 265Elements of Ecological Restoration3
SpringWRIT 222WTechnical Approach to Writing**2
SpringFOR 241NDendrology**3
SpringFOR 250GIS Practicum**2
SpringGen Ed (5)General Education / Electives5
SpringEVST 167H/EVST 225/EVST 327E/FOR 489ENature & Society Elective3
Junior Year
SemesterCourseCourseNameCredits
AutumnFOR 330Forest Ecology**3
AutumnFOR 340Timber Harvest and Production**2
AutumnFOR 320Forest Economics**3
AutumnGen Ed (7)General Education / Electives7
SpringFOR 347Silviculture**3
SpringFOR 351Photogrammetry & Remote Sensing3
SpringFOR 385Watershed Hydrology**3
SpringFOR 341Timber Harvest & For Rds3
SpringFOR 302Forest Mensuration3
Senior Year
SemesterCourseCourseNameCredits
AutumnFOR 422Natural Resourse Policy**3
AutumnFOR 435Advanced Timber Harvesting and Forest Roads5
AutumnFOR 436Forest Operations Evaluation and Project Planning3
AutumnGen Ed (4)General Education / Electives4
SpringFOR 437Forest Operations and Applied Restoration Capstone3
SpringFOR 455Riparian Ecology and Management (odd years only)3
SpringGen Ed (9)General Education / Electives9

A total of 120 credits are required to graduate. 39 credits must be from upper divisions (300 or above). At least two 400 level courses to included FOR 422 are required.

A total of 36 traditional letter grade semester credits in the College of Forestry and Conservation, of which a minimum of 20 credits must be taken while an approved major within the College of Forestry and Conservation.

Work Requirement: At least 400 hours of approved work experience.

^ Course is approved to meet Mathematical and symbolic Systems Competency Requirements
** Courses offered both Autumn and Spring semesters.
W-Writing Course
A-Expressive Arts
S-Social Science
N-Natural Science, Non-Laboratory   

Application Information

Application information can be found at the Undergraduate Admissions. However, if you have any questions or if we can help you at all, do not hesitate to contact our office for information (406) 243-5521 or by email at request@cfc.umt.edu.

Information for Prospective Students