Forest Resources Technology - Associate of Applied Science (AAS)
The Associate of Applied Science in Forest Resources Technology provides the education and practical skills needed to succeed as a technician in forestry and natural resource fields throughout the western U.S. Job opportunities exist in government agencies (both state and federal) and in private industry (contractors, consultants, and private companies). The U.S. Forest Service is the primary employer for graduates of this program.
Courses
- CIS 120 — Computer Concepts (4 Credits)
- COMM 111Z — Public Speaking (4 Credits)
- COMM 115 — Introduction to Intercultural Communication (4 Credits)
- COMM 218Z — Interpersonal Communication (4 Credits)
- COMM 219 — Small Group Communication (4 Credits)
- DATA 101 — Introduction to Data Science (4 Credits)
- FOR 100 — Forestry Program Orientation (1 Credit)
- FOR 110 — Wildland Fire Science I (2 Credits)
- FOR 111 — Forestry Perspectives (4 Credits)
- FOR 126 — Field Studies Pacific NW Forests (1 Credit)
- FOR 127 — Plants of the Pacific Northwest (1 Credit)
- FOR 180 — Co-op Work Experience Forestry (1-7 Credits)
- FOR 208 — Soils: Sustainable Ecosystems (4 Credits)
- FOR 210 — Wildland Fire Science II (2 Credits)
- FOR 211 — Supervision and Leadership (3 Credits)
- FOR 215 — Forest Resource Capstone (3 Credits)
- FOR 230A — Map, Compass and GPS (3 Credits)
- FOR 230B — Forest Surveying (3 Credits)
- FOR 235 — Resource Measurements (4 Credits)
- FOR 236 — Aerial Photo (3 Credits)
- FOR 237 — Resource Sampling (3 Credits)
- FOR 238 — Forestry Data Analysis (3 Credits)
- FOR 240A — Forest Ecology (3 Credits)
- FOR 240B — Wildlife Ecology (3 Credits)
- FOR 241A — Field Dendrology (3 Credits)
- FOR 241B — Dendrology (3 Credits)
- FOR 260 — Conservation of Natural Resources (3 Credits)
- FOR 271 — Applied Forest Ecology (3 Credits)
- FOR 272 — Forest Entomology/Pathology (3 Credits)
- FOR 273 — Silviculture and Harvesting Systems (5 Credits)
- FW 212 — Survey of Northwest Birds (2 Credits)
- FW 218 — Survey of Northwest Mammals (2 Credits)
- GEOG 265 — Geographic Information Systems (4 Credits)
- HHP 295 — Health and Fitness (3 Credits)
- MTH 060 — Beginning Algebra (4 Credits)
- MTH 102 — Applied Technical Mathematics (4 Credits)
- MTH 111Z — Precalculus I: Functions (4 Credits)
- WR 065 — Rhetoric and Critical Thinking II (4 Credits)
- WR 121Z — Composition I (4 Credits)
- WR 227Z — Technical Writing (4 Credits)