Rangeland Ecology and Watershed Management, B.S.

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Rangeland Ecology and Watershed Management provides you with the knowledge, skills, and tools to understand and manage range- and wild-lands in a diversity of landscapes and ecosystems.

Degree Requirements

This degree requires 120 credits, 42 of which are upper-division credits.

University Studies Program

This degree requires that The University Studies Program 2015 requirements are met before graduation. Some of the courses required for this major fulfill USP requirements, but not all. Students should check their degree evaluations and consult with their assigned academic advisor to discuss their specific course plan.

C 1 - Communication 1 Credits: 3
C 2 - Communication 2 Credits: 3
C 3 - Communication 3 Credits: 3
Q - - Quantitative Reasoning Credits: 3
PN - - Physical and Natural World (1) Credits: 3
PN - - Physical and Natural World (2) Credits: 3
H - - Human Culture (1) Credits: 3
H - - Human Culture (2) Credits: 3
V - - U.S. & WY Constitution Credits: 3
FYS or USP Elective - - Any 3-credit hour of FYS or 3-credit hours of USP electives Credits: 3

Course Requirements

Core Requirements (Courses must be completed with a grade of C or better): 58 Hours

Choose one from LIFE 2022 or LIFE 2023:
LIFE 2022 - Animal Biology Credits: 4
LIFE 2023 - Biology of Plants and Fungi Credits: 4
LIFE 3400 - General Ecology Credits: 3
REWM 2000 - Principles of Rangeland Management Credits: 3
REWM 2400 - Range Ecosystems and Plants Credits: 4
REWM 3000 - Plant Ecophysiology/Plant Form and Function Credits: 4
REWM 3100 - Principles of Wildland Water Quality Credits: 3
REWM 4100 - Nutritional Ecological Management of Range Herbivores Credits: 3
REWM 4285 - Wildland Hydrology Credits: 4
REWM 4330 - Rangeland Ecosystem Assessment and Monitoring Credits: 4
REWM 4530 - Seminar Credits: 1
REWM 4700 - Wildland Watershed Management Credits: 3
REWM 4830 - Ecological Applications for Wildland Management Credits: 3
REWM 4850 - Rangeland Vegetation Management Techniques Credits: 3
REWM 4900 - Rangeland Management Planning Credits: 3
SOIL 2010 - Introduction to Soil Science Credits: 4
SOIL 4120 - Genesis, Morphology and Classification of Soils Credits: 4
AGEC 4700 - Economics of Range Resources Credits: 3
Choose one from RNEW 4130 or GIST 2310:
RNEW 4130 - Applied Remote Sensing Credits: 3
GIST 2310 - Intro to Geographic Information Systems Credits: 4

Additional Requirements (15 of these credit hours fulfill USP requirements): 18 Hours

CHEM 1000 - Introductory Chemistry Credits: 4
ECON 1020 - Principles of Microeconomics Credits: 3 - AGEC 1020 also fulfills this course requirement
LIFE 1010 - General Biology Credits: 4
MATH 1400 - College Algebra Credits: 3
STAT 2050 - Fundamentals of Statistics Credits: 4