Forest Restoration and Fire, Associate of Science

Program Description

Graduates will have the knowledge and the skillset to incorporate natural processes, including disturbance, into active forest management planning. Disturbance processes are important considerations in any actively managed forest, regardless of the specific management objective.

Program Outcomes

This UCC program aligns with the programs offered through the OSU College of Forestry Program. UCC students that complete the Forest Restoration & Fire AS degree will have the knowledge, skills, and abilities to:

  1. Demonstrate an understanding of the role of active adaptive management on forested landscapes when outcomes are uncertain
  2. Demonstrate an understanding of the management of ecosystems in an era of rapid change including change in climate patterns, land use patterns, and political and social institutions
  3. Demonstrate understanding of forest ecology and silviculture principles to understand how forests and forested watersheds respond to natural disturbances or management activities
  4. Develop skills in geospatial analysis, basic surveying, mapping, and GIS
  5. Demonstrate ability to measure and inventory forest vegetation with precision and accuracy

Career Considerations

Forest Restoration and Fire graduates may become professional foresters, field technicians, wildland firefighters, fire ecologists, forest pathologists, or entomologists.

Program Course Requirements

Plan of Study Grid
First Year
First TermCredits
ANTH 221 Intro to Cultural Anthropology 1 3
BI 211 Principles of Biology 2 5
FOR 111 Introduction to Forestry 3
MTH 111Z Precalculus I Functions 4
 Credits15
Second Term
FOR 112 Problem Solving-Technology 3
FOR 234 GIS-Intro to Geographic Info 4
MTH 112Z Precalculus II Trigonometry 4
PSY 201Z Introduction to Psychology I 1 4
 Credits15
Third Term
COM 111Z Public Speaking 4
FOR 161 Surveying I 4
STAT 243Z Elementary Statistics I 4
WR 121Z Composition I 4
 Credits16
Second Year
First Term
CH 221 General Chemistry I 2 5
FES 240 Forest Biology 4
FES 241 Dendrology 4
PH 201
General Physics w Algebra I 2
or General Physics w-Calculus I
5
 Credits18
Second Term
ATS 201 Climate Science 4
MTH 241 Calculus f-Mgmt-Soc Sci 4
MUS 105 Intro to Rock Music 3 3
WR 227Z Technical Writing 4
 Credits15
Third Term
ECON 201 Microeconomics 1 4
FES 261 Recreation Resource Mgmt 4
SOC 213 Race Class and Ethnicity 3
SOIL 205 Soil Science 3
SOIL 206 Soil Science Lab 1
 Credits15
 Total Minimum Credits94
1

Any approved Social Science

2

Any approved Science with lab

3

Any approved Arts and Letters

Advising Notes