Feb 17, 2026

2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog

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2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog

Natural Resources and Environmental Science 4-Year Plan

The Bachelor of Science in Natural Resources and Environmental Science requires a minimum of 120 credit hours.

Suggested Four-Year Plan

Year 1

First Semester

CIS 110 - Composition and Communication I 3 Credit Hours
OR
WRD 110 - Composition and Communication I 3 Credit Hours
AFE 100 - Issues in Agriculture, Food and Environment 3 Credit Hours (fulfills UK Core – Citizenship - USA)
Choose one of the following - UK Core - Quantitative Foundations
MA 109 - College Algebra 3 - 5 Credit Hours
MA 123 - Elementary Calculus and its Applications 4 Credit Hours
MA 111 - Introduction to Contemporary Mathematics 3 - 4 Credit Hours
MA 137 - Calculus I with Life Science Applications 4 Credit Hours
NRE 201 - Introduction to Natural Resources and Environmental Science 3 Credit Hours
UK Core - Humanities Credit(s): 3

Second Semester

CIS 111 - Composition and Communication II 3 Credit Hours
OR
WRD 111 - Composition and Communication II 3 Credit Hours
NRE 381 - Natural Resource and Environmental Policy Analysis 3 Credit Hours
CHE 105 - General College Chemistry I 4 Credit Hours
CHE 111 - General Chemistry I Laboratory 1 Credit Hours (CHE 105 and CHE 111 fulfill UK Core – Natural, Physical and Mathematical Sciences)
UK Core - Social Sciences Credit(s): 3

Year 2

First Semester

BIO 148 - Introductory Biology I 3 Credit Hours
ECO 201 - Principles of Economics I 3 Credit Hours
PHI 336 - Environmental Ethics 3 Credit Hours
PLS 366 - Fundamentals of Soil Science 4 Credit Hours
Choose one course from the following - UK Core - Statistical Inferential Reasoning
STA 210 - Making Sense of Uncertainty: An Introduction to Statistical Reasoning 3 Credit Hours
STA 296 - Statistical Methods and Motivations 3 Credit Hours

Second Semester

AEC 326 - Principles of Environmental Law 3 Credit Hours
ANT 314 - People and Plants 3 Credit Hours
BIO 152 - Introductory Biology II 3 Credit Hours
UK Core - Arts and Creativity Credit(s): 3
Free Elective Credit(s): 3

Summer Session

NRE 320 - Extended Field Experience in Natural Resources and Environmental Science 3 Credit Hours

Year 3

First Semester

AEC 445G - Introduction to Resource and Environmental Economics 3 Credit Hours
EES 220 - Principles of Physical Geology 4 Credit Hours
FOR 340 - Forest Ecology 3 Credit Hours
ASDA or ESEA Selection Credit(s): 3

Second Semester

FOR 435 - Conservation Biology 3 Credit Hours (fulfills UK Core - Global Dynamics)
FOR 330 - Gis and Spatial Analysis 3 Credit Hours
OR
GEO 309 - Introduction to Geographic Information Systems 3 Credit Hours
OR
LA 355 - Introductory Geospatial Applications for Land Analysis 3 Credit Hours
OR
NRE 355 - Introductory Geospatial Applications for Land Analysis 3 Credit Hours
ASDA or ESEA Selection Credit(s): 3
ASDA or ESEA Selection Credit(s): 3
Free Elective Credit(s): 3

Summer Session

NRE 395 - Research in Natural Resources and Environmental Science 1 - 3 Credit Hours
OR
NRE 399 - Experiential Education in Natural Resources and Environmental Science 1 - 3 Credit Hours

Year 4

First Semester

FOR 460 - Forest Hydrology and Watershed Management 3 Credit Hours
OR
EES 385 - Hydrology and Water Resources 3 Credit Hours
NRE 400 - Professional Nres Composition and Communication 2 Credit Hours
ASDA or ESEA Selection Credit(s): 3
ASDA or ESEA Selection Credit(s): 3
Free Electives Credit(s): 4

Second Semester

NRE 471 - Senior Problem in Natural Resources and Environmental Science 4 Credit Hours
ASDA or ESEA Selection Credit(s): 3
Free Elective Credit(s): 3
Free Elective Credit(s): 3