Animal Ecology and Forestry Minors
The NREM Department offers minors in Animal Ecology and Forestry. Each of the minors has it's own requirements, but must also meet all University requirements.
Select 15 credits from the following:
| FOR 302 | 4cr | Silviculture |
| FOR 356 | 3cr | Dendrology |
| FOR 416 (+Lab) | 3-4cr | Forest Insect & Disease Ecology |
| FOR 442* | 3cr | Dynamics of Forest Stands |
| FOR 451 | 4cr | Forest Resource Economics & Quantitative Methods |
| FOR 452 | 3cr | Ecosystem Management |
| FOR 475 | 3cr | Urban Forestry |
| NREM 120 | 3cr | Introduction to Renewable Resources |
| NREM 301 | 4cr | Natural Resource Ecology & Soils |
| NREM 345 | 3cr | Natural Resource Photogrammetry & GIS |
| NREM 390 | 3cr | Fire Ecology and Management |
| NREM 407 | 4cr | Watershed Management |
| NREM 446 | 3cr | Integrating GPS & GIS for Natural Resource Mgt. |
| NREM 471* | 3cr | Agroforestry Systems |
*Courses offered only every other year
University Requirements
- Must take at least fifteen (15) credits.
- Six (6) of the 15 credits must be taken at Iowa State University, at the 300-level or above.
- At least nine (9) of the 15 credits can only be applied towards the minor. They cannot be used to meet any other university, college, or major/department requirement. They can be used as free electives.
- Courses cannot be taken as pass/not pass.
Declaring a Minor
To declare one of our minors, complete the curriculum change form linked below. For help on how to fill this out, view the instructions page linked at the top of the document or contact your academic advisor.
E-mail the completed form to your advisor for signatures and processing.