• Develop a vegetation monitoring plan, including sampling design, methods, analysis and interpretation, to meet land management objectives.
• Interpret a site evaluation using quantitative data and ecological principles to predict the effects of management actions on ecological processes.
• Calculate available forage and develop a grazing management plan that balances available forage with livestock and wildlife demand while meeting management objectives including delivery of ecological services.
• Formulate action plans to address complex natural resource challenges through the application of professional communication skills, consensus-building and facilitation of stakeholder participation.
• Evaluate habitat selection by animals throughout life history stages and season based on resource availability.

Departmental requirements may be utilized to satisfy baccalaureate core and non-departmental minor requirements.

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Baccalaureate Core 1
Skills Courses
Fitness
HHS 231	*LIFETIME FITNESS FOR HEALTH
HHS 241	*LIFETIME FITNESS (or PAC course)
Mathematics
Met with Rangeland Sciences General Sciences, Math and Statistics
Speech
COMM 111	*PUBLIC SPEAKING
or COMM 114	*ARGUMENT AND CRITICAL DISCOURSE
or COMM 218	*INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION
Writing I
WR 121	*ENGLISH COMPOSITION (Must be taken in first 45 credits)
Writing II
WR 327	*TECHNICAL WRITING
Perspective Courses 2
Biological Science (Lecture/Lab)
Cultural Diversity (CD)
Literature and the Arts (LA)
Physical Science (Lecture/Lab or Lab)
Social Processes and Institutions (SPI)
Western Culture (WC)
Difference, Power, and Discrimination Courses (DPD)
Synthesis Courses 3
Contemporary Global Issues (CGI)
Science, Technology, and Society (STS)
Writing Intensive Course (WIC)
Select one course from the following:
AG 421	^WRITING IN AGRICULTURE
ANS 420	^ETHICAL ISSUES IN ANIMAL AGRICULTURE
ENSC 479	^ENVIRONMENTAL CASE STUDIES
FW 435	^WILDLIFE IN AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEMS
Rangeland Science Base Program
Fundamentals of Rangeland Ecology
RNG 121	*INTRODUCTION TO WILDLAND ECOLOGY	4
RNG 341	PRINCIPLES OF RANGELAND ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT	3
RNG 351	ECOLOGY OF GRASSLAND ECOSYSTEMS	3
RNG 352	ECOLOGY OF SHRUBLAND ECOSYSTEMS	3
Methods and Management
RNG 421	RANGELAND RESTORATION AND MANAGEMENT	4
RNG 441	VEGETATION MONITORING AND ANALYSIS	4
RNG 442	RANGELAND-ANIMAL RELATIONS	4
RNG 490	RANGELAND MANAGEMENT PLANNING	4
Plants
BOT 331	PLANT PHYSIOLOGY	4
BOT 341	PLANT ECOLOGY	4
RNG 353	WILDLAND PLANT IDENTIFICATION	4
Soil
Select one of the following options:		4
SOIL 205 & SOIL 206	SOIL SCIENCE and *SOIL SCIENCE LABORATORY FOR SOIL 205
CSS 205	*SOIL SCIENCE
Select one course from the following:
SOIL 366	ECOSYSTEMS OF WILDLAND SOILS
SOIL 466	SOIL MORPHOLOGY AND CLASSIFICATION
Water
RNG 355	DESERT WATERSHED MANAGEMENT	4
RNG 455	RIPARIAN ECOHYDROLOGY AND MANAGEMENT	4
Socio-Economic
Select one course from the following:		3
AEC 351	*NATURAL RESOURCE ECONOMICS AND POLICY
AEC 352/ECON 352	*ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS AND POLICY
Select one course from the following:		4
ANTH 466	*RURAL ANTHROPOLOGY
SOC 381	SOCIAL DIMENSIONS OF SUSTAINABILITY
SOC 475	RURAL SOCIOLOGY
SOC 480	*ENVIRONMENTAL SOCIOLOGY
SOC 481	*SOCIETY AND NATURAL RESOURCES
Animals
ANS 313	APPLIED ANIMAL NUTRITION: FEEDS AND RATION FORMULATION	4
Select one course from the following:
ANS 436	SHEEP PRODUCTION SYSTEMS
ANS 445	BEEF PRODUCTION SYSTEMS
ANS 446	GRAZING LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION
ANS 448/CROP 448/RNG 448	LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION ON PASTURE
Other Animals
FW 255	FIELD SAMPLING OF FISH AND WILDLIFE	3
RNG 457	HABITAT ANALYSIS 1: HABITAT USE AND MOVEMENT	3
General Science, Math and Statistics
Select one of the following biology series:		12
Series 1
BI 221 & BI 222 & BI 223	*PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY: CELLS and *PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY: ORGANISMS and *PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY: POPULATIONS
Series 2
BI 204 & BI 205 & BI 206	*INTRODUCTORY BIOLOGY I and *INTRODUCTORY BIOLOGY II and *INTRODUCTORY BIOLOGY III
CH 121 & CH 122 & CH 123	GENERAL CHEMISTRY and *GENERAL CHEMISTRY and *GENERAL CHEMISTRY	15
MTH 241	*CALCULUS FOR MANAGEMENT AND SOCIAL SCIENCE	4
ST 201	PRINCIPLES OF STATISTICS	4
or ST 351	INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICAL METHODS
Additional Requirements
Select a minor of your choice for a minimum of 27 credits		27
Remaining Bacc Core and Electives		48
Total Credits		180

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Baccalaureate Core Course (BCC)

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Writing Intensive Course (WIC)

1

Certain classes may be used to satisfy both the baccalaureate core and the rangeland ecology and management core

2

No more than two courses (or lecture/lab combinations) from any one department may be used by a student to satisfy the Perspectives category of the core

3

The two courses used to fulfill the Synthesis requirement may not be in the same department

Degree plans are subject to change and the following is only an example of how students may complete their degree in four years. Students should consult their advisor to determine the best degree plan for them. Contact details for advisors can be found on the Academic Advising page.

Plan of Study Grid

First Year
FALL		CREDITS
WR 121	*ENGLISH COMPOSITION	4
CH 121	GENERAL CHEMISTRY	5
HHS 231 or HHS 241	*LIFETIME FITNESS FOR HEALTH or *LIFETIME FITNESS	2
RNG 121	*INTRODUCTION TO WILDLAND ECOLOGY	4
	Credits	15
WINTER
COMM 111 or COMM 114 or COMM 218	*PUBLIC SPEAKING or *ARGUMENT AND CRITICAL DISCOURSE or *INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION	3
CH 122	*GENERAL CHEMISTRY	5
MTH 111	*COLLEGE ALGEBRA	4
Bacc Core: Literature & The Arts		3
	Credits	15
SPRING
AEC 250	*INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS AND POLICY	3
CH 123	*GENERAL CHEMISTRY	5
SOIL 205 & SOIL 206 or CSS 205	SOIL SCIENCE or *SOIL SCIENCE	4
Bacc Core: Western Culture		3
	Credits	15
Second Year
FALL
BI 221 or BI 204	*PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY: CELLS or *INTRODUCTORY BIOLOGY I	4
MTH 241	*CALCULUS FOR MANAGEMENT AND SOCIAL SCIENCE	4
RNG 341	PRINCIPLES OF RANGELAND ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT	3
Bacc Core: Cultural Diversity		3
Minor course		2
	Credits	16
WINTER
BI 222 or BI 205	*PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY: ORGANISMS or *INTRODUCTORY BIOLOGY II	4
WR 327	*TECHNICAL WRITING	3
BOT 331	PLANT PHYSIOLOGY	4
ST 201 or ST 351	PRINCIPLES OF STATISTICS or INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICAL METHODS	4
	Credits	15
SPRING
BI 223 or BI 206	*PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY: POPULATIONS or *INTRODUCTORY BIOLOGY III	4
BOT 341	PLANT ECOLOGY	4
RNG 353	WILDLAND PLANT IDENTIFICATION	4
Bacc Core: DPD		3
	Credits	15
Third Year
FALL
AEC 351 or AEC 352/ECON 352	*NATURAL RESOURCE ECONOMICS AND POLICY or *ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS AND POLICY	3
FW 251	PRINCIPLES OF FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION	3
RNG 441	VEGETATION MONITORING AND ANALYSIS	4
Animals Course		4
	Credits	14
WINTER
RNG 352	ECOLOGY OF SHRUBLAND ECOSYSTEMS	3
RNG 442	RANGELAND-ANIMAL RELATIONS	4
SOIL 366	ECOSYSTEMS OF WILDLAND SOILS	3
Socio-Economic Course		4
Minor course		2
	Credits	16
SPRING
ANS 313	APPLIED ANIMAL NUTRITION: FEEDS AND RATION FORMULATION	4
RNG 351	ECOLOGY OF GRASSLAND ECOSYSTEMS	3
RNG 355	DESERT WATERSHED MANAGEMENT	4
Bacc Core: STS		4
	Credits	15
Fourth Year
FALL
RNG 421	RANGELAND RESTORATION AND MANAGEMENT	4
RNG 455	RIPARIAN ECOHYDROLOGY AND MANAGEMENT	4
RNG 457	HABITAT ANALYSIS 1: HABITAT USE AND MOVEMENT	3
Minor course		3
	Credits	14
WINTER
AG 421 or ANS 420 or FW 435	^WRITING IN AGRICULTURE or ^ETHICAL ISSUES IN ANIMAL AGRICULTURE or ^WILDLIFE IN AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEMS	3
Minor courses		9
Electives		3
	Credits	15
SPRING
RNG 490	RANGELAND MANAGEMENT PLANNING	4
Minor courses		11
	Credits	15
	Total Credits	180