Rangeland Sciences Undergraduate Major (BS, HBS)
Departmental requirements may be utilized to satisfy baccalaureate core and non-departmental minor requirements.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Baccalaureate Core 1 | ||
| Select 51 credits | ||
| Skills Courses | ||
| Fitness | ||
| HHS 231 | *LIFETIME FITNESS FOR HEALTH | 2 |
| Select one of the following: | 1 | |
| *LIFETIME FITNESS | ||
Approved Physical Activity Course (PAC) | ||
| Mathematics | ||
| Met with Rangeland Sciences General Sciences, Math and Statistics. | 4 | |
| Speech | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| *PUBLIC SPEAKING | ||
| *ARGUMENT AND CRITICAL DISCOURSE | ||
| *INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION | ||
| Writing I | ||
| WR 121 | *ENGLISH COMPOSITION (Must be taken in first 45 credits) | 3 |
| Writing II | ||
| WR 327 | *TECHNICAL WRITING | 3 |
| Perspective Courses 2,3 | ||
| Biological Science (Lecture/Lab) | ||
| Met with Rangeland Sciences General Sciences, Math and Statistics. | ||
| Cultural Diversity (CD) | ||
| Select 3 credits 3 | 3 | |
| Literature and the Arts (LA) | ||
| Select 3 credits 3 | 3 | |
| Physical Science (Lecture/Lab or Lab) | ||
| Met with Rangeland Sciences General Sciences, Math and Statistics. | 1 | |
| Social Processes and Institutions (SPI) | ||
| Met with Rangeland Sciences General Sciences, Math and Statistics. | 3 | |
| Western Culture (WC) | ||
| Select 3 credits 3 | 3 | |
| Difference, Power, and Discrimination Courses (DPD) | ||
| Select 3 credits 3 | 3 | |
| Synthesis Courses | ||
| Select 6 credits 4 | 6 | |
| Contemporary Global Issues (CGI) | ||
| Select 3 credits 3 | 3 | |
| Science, Technology, and Society (STS) | ||
| Select 3 credits 3 | 3 | |
| Writing Intensive Course (WIC) | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| ^WRITING IN AGRICULTURE | ||
| ^ETHICAL ISSUES IN ANIMAL AGRICULTURE | ||
| *^ENVIRONMENTAL CASE STUDIES | ||
| ^WILDLIFE IN AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEMS | ||
| ^CLIMATOLOGY | ||
| Rangeland Sciences | ||
| RNG 341 | RANGELAND ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT | 3 |
| RNG 351 | RANGE ECOLOGY I-GRASSLANDS | 3 |
| RNG 352 | RANGE ECOLOGY II-SHRUBLANDS | 3 |
| RNG 353 | WILDLAND PLANT IDENTIFICATION | 4 |
| RNG 355 | DESERT WATERSHED MANAGEMENT | 4 |
| RNG 421 | WILDLAND RESTORATION AND ECOLOGY | 4 |
| RNG 441 | RANGELAND ANALYSIS | 4 |
| RNG 442 | RANGELAND-ANIMAL RELATIONS | 4 |
| RNG 490 | RANGELAND MANAGEMENT PLANNING | 4 |
| Plants, Soil and Animals | ||
| ANS 313 | APPLIED ANIMAL NUTRITION: FEEDS AND RATION FORMULATION | 4 |
| or ANS 312 | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3-4 | |
| SHEEP PRODUCTION SYSTEMS | ||
| GRAZING LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION (Ecampus only) | ||
| BEEF PRODUCTION SYSTEMS | ||
| BI 370 | ECOLOGY | 3 |
| or BOT 341 | PLANT ECOLOGY | |
| BOT 321 | PLANT SYSTEMATICS | 4 |
| BOT 331 | PLANT PHYSIOLOGY | 4 |
| or BOT 488 | ENVIRONMENTAL PHYSIOLOGY OF PLANTS | |
| BOT 414 | AGROSTOLOGY | 4 |
| CROP 310 | FORAGE PRODUCTION | 4 |
| FW 251 | PRINCIPLES OF FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION | 3 |
| Select one of the following: | 4 | |
| SOIL 205 & SOIL 206 | SOIL SCIENCE and *SOIL SCIENCE LABORATORY FOR SOIL 205 | 4 |
| or CSS 305 | PRINCIPLES OF SOIL SCIENCE | |
| SOIL 366 | ECOSYSTEMS OF WILDLAND SOILS (Ecampus only) | 3-4 |
| or SOIL 466 | SOIL MORPHOLOGY AND CLASSIFICATION | |
| Economics and Natural Resources | ||
| FOR 111 | INTRODUCTION TO FORESTRY | 3 |
| ECON 201 | *INTRODUCTION TO MICROECONOMICS | 4 |
| or AEC 250 | *INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS AND POLICY | |
| AEC 351 | *NATURAL RESOURCE ECONOMICS AND POLICY | 3 |
| or AEC 352 | *ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS AND POLICY | |
| General Science, Math and Statistics | ||
| Select one of the following groups: | 12 | |
| Group A: Principles of Biology | ||
| *PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY | ||
| *PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY | ||
| *PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY | ||
| Group B: Introductory Biology | ||
| *INTRODUCTORY BIOLOGY I | ||
| *INTRODUCTORY BIOLOGY II | ||
| *INTRODUCTORY BIOLOGY III | ||
| CH 121 | GENERAL CHEMISTRY | 5 |
| CH 122 | *GENERAL CHEMISTRY | 5 |
| CH 130 | GENERAL CHEMISTRY OF LIVING SYSTEMS | 4 |
| GEOG 102 | *PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY | 4 |
| MTH 111 | *COLLEGE ALGEBRA | 4 |
| MTH 241 | *CALCULUS FOR MANAGEMENT AND SOCIAL SCIENCE | 4 |
| Free Electives | ||
| Select a maximum of 12 credits of free electives | 12 | |
| Total Hours | 180-182 | |
| 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 | Please reference the baccalaureate core course catalog for a list of approved courses: http://catalog.oregonstate.edu/ |
| 4 | The two courses used to fulfill the Synthesis requirement may not be in the same department. |
| * | Baccalaureate Core Course |
| ^ | Writing Intensive Course (WIC) |
Major Code: 292