Students are responsible for tracking their degree progress and for completing their degree requirements. Using the following course forecast information, students will plan ahead and work with their advisor to create and update academic plans.
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EOY = Every other year courses
Natural Resources Courses by Term
All information is subject to change
2026-2027 Academic Year
Fall 2026: Subject to Change
BI 221z (5) Principles of Biology I (CH 121 or CH 221z/223z; may be taken concurrently)
CH 221z/227z (5) General Chemistry (MTH 111z; may be taken concurrently)
or CH 121 (5)
COMM 321 (3) Intro to Communication Theory
ECON 201z (4) Intro to Microeconomics
ENSC 210 (4) Environmental Earth Science
FES 341 (3) Forest Ecology (BI 221z-223z)
FES 342 (3) Forest Types of the Northwest
FW 251 (3) Principles of Fish & Wildlife
GEOG 333 (3) Environmental Justice
GEOG 340 (3) Intro to Water Science & Policy
MTH 251z (4) Differential Calculus (MTH 112z C- or higher or min score of 075 in ALEKS)
NR 201 (3) Managing NR for the Future (CORE 100/300 or concurrent registration)
RNG 353 (4) Wildland Plant Identification
RNG 455 (4) Riparian Ecohydrology & Management
ST 243z (4) Principles of Statistics
ST 351 (4) Intro to Statistical Methods
SUS 350 (4) Sustainable Communities (junior/senior standing)
WR 227z (4) Technical Writing (WR 121z C- or higher)
WR 323 (3) Advanced Writing & Argumentation (WR 121z C- or higher)
Z 423 (4) Environmental Physiology (BI 221z-223z + CH 223z/229z)
Z 477 (4) Aquatic Entomology (BI 221z-223z)
Winter 2027: Subject to Change
AEC 352 (3) Environmental Economics and Policy
BI 222z (5) Principles of Biology (BI 221z+ CH 121 or CH 221z/227z C- or higher)
BI 370 (3) Ecology (BI 221z-223z)
COMM 322 (3) Small Group Problem Solving
ECON 201z (4) Intro to Microeconomics
ENSC 321 (3) Environmental Case Studies ^WIC
ENSC 350 (3) Pollution Science (EOY)
FES 365 (3) Issues in Natural Resources Conservation
FES 496 (3) Public Lands Policy & Management ^WIC (sophomore standing)
FW 318 (3) Systematics of Mammals (EOY) (BI 221z-223z)
FW 326 (3) Integrated Watershed Management (last term offered at Cascades campus)
FW 350 (3) Endangered Species, Society, and Sustainability
FW 370 (3) Conservation Genetics (BI 221z-223z)
GEOG 333 (3) Environmental Justice
GEOG 360 (4) GISCIENCE I: Information Systems & Theory
MTH 112z (4) Trig/Elem Functions (MTH 111z C- or higher or min score of 060 in ALEKS)
MTH 251z (4) Differential Calculus (MTH 112z C- or higher or min score of 075 in ALEKS)
NR 202 (3) Natural Resources Problems & Solutions (NR 201 recommended)
NR 455 (3) Natural Resource Decision Making (NR 201, FES 485, + WIC course)
RNG 341 (3) Rangeland Management
ST 243z (4) Principles of Statistics
SUS 304 (4) Sustainability Assessment
SUS 350 (4) Sustainable Communities (junior/senior standing)
Spring 2027: Subject to Change
CLIM 201 (4) Climate Science (formerly ATS 201)
COMM 440 (3) Theories of Conflict & Conflict Management
BI 223z (5) Principles of Biology (BI 221z + CH 121 or CH 221z/227z C- or higher)
FES 440 (3) Wildland Fire Ecology
FES 445 (4) Ecological Restoration
FES 485 (3) Consensus & Natural Resources
FW 255 (3) Field Sampling of Fish and Wildlife
FW 311 (3) Ornithology (EOY) (BI 221z-223z)
FW 323 (3) Management of Pacific Salmon in NW
FW 481 (4) Wildlife Ecology (EOY) (BI 370)
GEOG 333 (3) Environmental Justice
MTH 112z (4) Trig/Elem Functions (MTH 111z C- or higher or min score of 060 in ALEKS)
MTH 241 (4) Calculus for Management & Social Science (MTH 111z C- or higher or min score of 060 in ALEKS)
NR 300X Fundamentals of Tribal Consultation for Natural Resources Professionals
PS 475 (4) Environmental Politics & Policy
SOIL 205 (3) Soil Science + SOIL 206 (1) Soil Science Lab
TRAL 493 (4) Environmental Interpretation (EOY)