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Wilderness Management and Outdoor Recreation Planning Major, B.A.S.

For students transferring to Bemidji State University with a Wilderness Management A.S. from Vermilion Community College.

I. Required Core Courses

GEOG 1224 Introduction to Map Use (3 credits)

GEOG 2200 Introduction to Human Geography (3 credits)

GEOG 2225 Aerial Photography and Remote Sensing (3 credits)

GEOG 2300 Economic Geography (3 credits)

GEOG 2400 Introduction to Planning (3 credits)

GEOG 3226 Cartography (3 credits)

GEOG 3231 Geographic Information Systems (3 credits)

GEOG 3232 Techniques in Geographic Information Systems (3 credits)

GEOG 3300 Geography and Planning of Outdoor Recreation (3 credits)

GEOG 3310 Land Use Analysis and Planning (3 credits)

GEOG 4500 Resource Assessment and Needs Analysis in Outdoor Recreation (3 credits)

GEOG 4510 Site Analysis and Planning

Subtotal 36 Credits

II. Required Electives

Note: Asterisked(*) courses have prerequisites not included in this major or require consent of instructor.

ANTH 1110 Cultural Anthropology (3 credits)

*BIOL 2610 General Ecology (3 credits)

BIOL/GEOG 3630 Conservation Biology (3 credits)

*BUAD 3351 Management (3 credits)

*ECON/ENVR 3040 Environmental Economics (3 credits)

ED 3257 Introduction to Environmental Education and Interpretation (3 credits)

ENGL 2101 Intermediate Writing

or ENGL 2150 Technical Writing (3 credits)

MASC 3110 Organizational Communication (2 credits)

or THSP 1100 Basics of Speech Communication (3 credits)

SOC 1104 Introduction to Sociology

or SOC 1105 Contemporary Social Problems (3 credits)

XXXX 2925 People and the Environment: Topic Section (3 credits)

Subtotal 29-30 Credits

III. Suggested Additional Electives

GEOG 1400 World Regional Geography (3 credits)

GEOG 3100 Weather and Climate (3 credits)

GEOG 3410 Geography of the United States (3 credits)

GEOG 4110 Advanced Physical Geography (3 credits)

Any GEOG 38xx course (3 credits)

Total Semester Credits Required for Major 65-66 Credits

A Total of 128 Semester Credits is Required for a Bachelor's Degree