Undergraduate Minor

The Minor in Forestry is designed to serve students in other fields who desire additional training related to understanding of the nature of trees and forests and social-biological aspects of managing forest ecosystems.  The minor is available to students who are enrolled in bachelor's degree programs at Michigan State University other than the Bachelor of Science Degree in Forestry.

With the approval of the department and college that administer the student's degree program, courses that are used to satisfy the requirements for the minor may also be used to satisfy the requirements for the bachelor's degree.

Students who are interested in enrolling should contact an undergraduate advisor in the Department of Forestry.

Requirements for the Minor in Forestry

Students must complete the following requirements (18 or 19 credits):

1.	All of the following courses (9 credits):
	FOR	204	Forest Vegetation						3
	FOR	222	Forestry Field Methods						3
	FOR	330	Human Dimensions of Forests						3
2.	One of the following courses (3 credits):
	FOR	101	Michigan’s Forests						3
	FOR	202	Introduction to Forestry						3
3.	One of the following courses covering social aspects of Forestry (3 credits):
	FOR	414	Renewable Wood Products						3
	FOR	438	Forest Resource Economics						3
	FOR	466	Natural Resource Policy						3
4.	One of the following courses covering biological aspects of Forestry (3 or 4 credits):
	FOR	340	Forest Ecology						3
		And
	FOR	340L	Forest Ecology Laboratory						1
	FOR	406	Applied Forest Ecology: Silviculture						3
		And
	FOR	406L	Applied Forest Ecology: Silviculture Laboratory						1
	FOR	413	Wildland Fire Ecology and Management						3
	PLP	407	Diseases and Insects of Forest and Shade Trees						4