This option is designed for students who intend to pursue professional careers in forest land and timber management and use in both the public and private sectors. Students may select from a wide range of electives to meet specific career objectives; for example, emphases in areas such as business, communications, and geographical information systems in forestry and related sciences.
College of Forest Resource Scholarship applications are accepted from January to April 1 of each year. Freshmen should complete the Mississippi State University Scholarship Resume online through their Admission application on the MSU web page. For more information, contact the CFR Office of Academic Affairs at 662.325.2624.
Students must submit a CFR Scholarship Application prior to April 1 to be considered for a departmental scholarship. Renewal of scholarships are based on Fall grade reports each year. Renewal of a scholarship is competitive. Applications are available from the CFR Office of Student Services, Box 9680, Mississippi State, Mississippi 39762.
For more information on CFR scholarships, contact us at the CFR Office of Student Services, Box 9680, Mississippi State, Mississippi 39762 or send an e-mail to rsingleton@cfr.msstate.edu.
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Courses in parentheses are prerequisites.
Freshman Year
Fall Semester
- BIO 1134 Biological Sciences I
- CH 1043 Survey of Chemistry I
- EN 1103 English Composition I (ACT subscore 17)
- FO 1101 Forest Resource Survey
- MA 1313 College Algebra (ACT subscore 17)
- FP 1103 Wood Tech. and Products
Spring Semester
- AEC 2713 Intro. to Food and Res. Economics
- BIO 1144 Biological Sciences II
- CO 1003 Fund. of Public Speaking
- EN 1113 English Composition II
Sophomore Year
Fall Semester
- FO 2113 Dendrology (BIO 1144)
- FO 3113 Forest Recreation Mgt.
- PH 1113 General Physics I (MA 1313 and MA 1323, or MA 1713)
- PSS 3303 Soils (CH 1043)
- ST 2113 Intro. to Statistics (C in MA 1313 or ACT math sub score 24)
Spring Semester
- FO 3102/3101 Computer Appl. For. Resources + Lab
- FO 2213 Forest Measurements (ST 2113)
- Business/Science Elective (3)
- Fine Arts Elective (3)
- Humanities Elective (3)
Summer Field Program
- FO 3012 Forest Communities (PSS 3303, FO 2113)
- FO 3015 Forest Description and Analysis (FO 2213, ST 2113)
- FO 4231 Introduction to Wood Supply Systems
- WF 3031 Introduction to Wildlife and Fisheries Practices
Junior Year
Fall Semester
- AIS 3203 Intro to Tech. Writing in Agricomm.
- EPP 3124 Forest Pest Management
- FO 4123 Prin. of Silviculture (FO 3012)
- FO 4233 For. Op. and Harv. (FO 3015, FO 4231)
Spring Semester
- FO 4113 Forest Res. Econ. (AEC 2713)
- FO 4213 Forest Biometrics (FO 3015, FO 3102/3101)
- FO 4223/4221 Pract. of Silviculture + Lab (FO 4123/4121)
- Professional Elective (3)
- Business/Science Elective (3)
Senior Year
Fall Semester
- FO 4313 Spatial Tech. in Nat. Res. (FO 3015)
- FO 4323 For. Res. Mgt. (FO 4113, FO 4213, FO 4223, FO 4233)
- WF 4153 Prin. Wildlife Cons. Mgt.
- Humanities Elective (3)
- Professional Elective (3)
Spring Semester
- FO 4413 Natural Res. Policy (Sr.)
- FO 4423 Prof. Practice (FO 4323)
- Business/Science Elective (3)
- Free Elective (3)
- Professional Elective (3
Approved Substitutions and Electives
- Approved Substitutions:
- MA 2113, MA 3123, or ST 3123 for ST 2113
- EC 2113 or EC 2123 for AEC 2713
- MGT 3213, EN 3103, or BIO 3013 for AIS 3203
- CH 1053, GR 1114, or PH 2213 for PH 1113
- Business/Science (9 hours)**:
- ACC 2013 † Prin. Financial Accounting
- ACC 2023 † Prin. Managerial Acc. (ACC 2013)
- BIS 3233 † Mgt. Information Systems (BIS 1012)
- BIO 2113 Plant Biology (So.)
- BL 2413 † Legal Environ. Business
- BQA 2113 †‡ Bus. Stat. I (MA 1613, BIS 1012)
- BQA 3123 † Bus. Stat Meth. II ( BQA 2113)
- EC 2113 † Prin. Macroeconomics (So.)
- EC 2123 † Prin. Microeconomics (EC 2113)
- FIN 3123 † Fin. Mgt. (ACC 2023, EC 2123, BQA 2123)
- GG 1113 Survey of Earth Science I
- GG 1123 Survey of Earth Sci. II (GG 1113)
- GG 4503 Geomorphology
- GR 1114 Elements of Physical Geography
- GR 3113 Conservation of Natural Resources
- GR 4603 Climatology (GR 1114 or GR 1123)
- INS 3103 Principles of Insurance (Jr.)
- MGT 3114 † Prin. of Mgt. & Prod. (EC 2113, BQA 2113, Jr.)
- MGT 3323 Entrepreneurship (EC 2113)
- MGT 3513 Intro. Human Resource Mgt.
- MKT 3013 † Prin. of Marketing (Jr.)
- PH 1013 Physical Science Survey
- PH 1063 Descriptive Astronomy
- PHI 3013 Business Ethics
- PSS 4313 Soil Fertility and Fertilizers (PSS 3303, Jr.)
- PSS 4323 Soil Classification (PSS 3303)
- PSS 4333 Soil Conservation and Land Use (PSS 3303)
- REM 3253 Real Prop. Eval. - Appraisal (REM 3333)
- REM 3333 Principles of Real Estate (Jr.)
- Fine Arts (3 hours):
- ARC 1013 Architectural Appreciation
- ART 1013 Art History
- ART 1113 Art Appreciation
- CO 1503 Intro. to Theater
- LA 1803 Landscape Architecture Appr.
- MU 1113 History and Appr. of Music
- MU 2213 History and Literature of Music
- PE 1123 History and Appr. of Dance
- PSS 2343 Floral Design
- TKI 2413 Hist. and Appr. of the Artcrafts
- Humanities (6 hours):
- ARC 2313 History of Architecture
- EN 2203 Intro. to Literature
- EN 2213 English Literature I
- EN 2243 American Literature I
- EN 2273 World Literature I
- FL 1113 Elem. Foreign Language
- FL 1123 Elem. Foreign Language
- HI 1063 Early US History
- HI 1073 Modern US History
- HI 1163 World History I
- HI 1173 World History II
- HI 1213 Early Western World
- HI 1223 Modern Western World
- HI 1313 East Asian Civilizations I
- HI 1323 East Asian Civilizations II
- PHI 1103 Intro. to Philosophy
- PHI 1113 Intro. to Logic
- PHI 1123 Intro. to Ethics
- REL 1103 Intro. to Religion
- REL 3213 World Religions I
- REL 3223 World Religions II
- Professional Electives (9 hours)*:
- ABE 2873 Land Surveying
- BIO 3103 Genetics (MA 1313, BIO 1134 or BIO 2113)
- BIO 3104 Ecology (BIO 1134)
- BIO 4203 Taxon. of Spermat. (BIO 2113 and BIO 2213)
- BIO 4213 Plant Ecology (BIO 4203)
- EPP 4154 General Entomology
- EPP 4263 Prin. Insect Pest Mgt.
- FO 3003 Internship
- FO 3202/3201 Forest Fire + Lab
- FO 4253 Timber Procurement (FO 4233)
- FO 4343 Foret Admin. and Organization
- FO 4353 Forestry Law
- FO 4411-41 Remote Sensing Seminars (Jr.)
- FO 4443 International For. Res. and Trade
- FO 4452/4451 Remote Sens. Appl. + Lab (consent of instructor)
- FO 4472/4471 GIS Nat. Res. Mgt. + Lab (Jr.)
- FO 4463 For. Hydro. and Water Shed Mgt. (PSS 3303, FP 3012, FO 4123)
- FO 4472 GIS Nat. Res. Mgt. (Jr.)
- FO 4471 GIS Nat. Res. Mgt. Lab (Jr.)
- FO 4463 For. Hydro. & Water Shed Mgt. (PSS 3303, FO 3012, FO 4123)
- FO 4483 Forest Soils (PSS 3303, FO 3012, FO 4123)
- FP ANY UPPER LEVEL FP COURSE
- ST 4213 Nonparametric Methods (ST 2113)
- WF ANY UPPER LEVEL WF COURSE
- * All courses listed as professional electives may be substituted for business/science electives.
- ** All upper level courses in this list may be used as professional electives.
- † Courses in bold from the Business/Science Electives list are eligible to be used for the 7 courses required for a MINOR in General Business.
- ‡ Credit will not be granted for both ST 2113 and BQA 2113.
