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2010-2011 Undergraduate Catalog

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2010-2011 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Law Enforcement Option - Park Management and Conservation (B.S.)

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Students must complete the university general education requirements specified by the College of Agriculture. See the College of Agriculture General Requirements section.

Bachelor’s degree requirements

General Requirements (40 credit hours)

Communications

COMM 106 - Public Speaking I Credits: (3)
ENGL 100 - Expository Writing I Credits: (3)
ENGL 200 - Expository Writing II Credits: (3)

General agriculture

GENAG 101 - Ag Orientation Credits: (1)

Natural sciences (15 credit hours)

BIOL 210 General Botany Credits: (4)
or
BIOL 198 - Principles of Biology Credits: (4)
CHM 110 - General Chemistry Credits: (3)
CHM 111 - General Chemistry Laboratory Credits: (1)
GEOL 100 - Earth in Action Credits: (3)
PHYS 101 - The Physical World I Credits: (3)
PHYS 103 - The Physical World I Laboratory Credits: (1)

Social systems

ECON 120 - Principles of Microeconomics Credits: (3)
PSYCH 110 - General Psychology Credits: (3)
SOCIO 211 - Introduction to Sociology Credits: (3)

Mathematics and Statistics

MATH 100 - College Algebra Credits: (3)
STAT 325 - Introduction to Statistics Credits: (3)
or
STAT 340 - Biometrics I Credits: (3)

Recreation Resources (57 credit hours)

AGRON 305 - Soils Credits: (4)
BIOL 433 - Wildlife Conservation Credits: (3)
CIS 101 - Introduction to Computing Systems, Information Search, and Security Credits: (1)
CIS 102 - Introduction to Spreadsheet Applications Credits: (1)
CIS 104 - Introduction to Word Processing Applications Credits: (1)
FOR 330 - Dendrology I Credits: (2)
FOR 340 - Dendrology II Credits: (2)
FOR 375 - Introduction to Natural Resource Management Credits: (3)
FOR 510 - Forestry for Park Managers Credits: (3)
HMD 230 - Issues in Tourism Credits: (2)
LAR 322 - Environmental Issues and Ethics Credits: (3)
MC 180 - Fundamentals of Public Relations Credits: (3)
RRES 210 - Life and Leisure Credits: (1)
RRES 310 - Outdoor Recreation Leadership Credits: (3)
RRES 350 - Parks and Recreation Practicum Credits: (2)
RRES 489 - Program and Event Planning Credits: (3)
RRES 492 - Internship in Parks and Recreation Credits: (6)
RRES 575 - Management of Water Resources for Leisure Credits: (3)
RRES 580 - Park Operations and Facilities Management Credits: (4)
RRES 635 - Methods of Environmental Interpretation Credits: (3)
RRES 690 - Parks and Recreation Administration Credits: (4)

Law enforcement ranger specialization (15 credit hours)

RRES 200 Topics: Ranger Training Academy (NPS*) Credits: (9)
* NPS=National Park Service Certification
or
RRES 200 Topics: Ranger Training Academy (NPS + POST*) Credits: (12)
* POST=Police Officer Standards Training

RRES 200 - Topics in Recreation Resources Credits: (1-3)

Law enforcement electives

Choose one course from the following for NPS+POST or two courses for NPS training:

SOCIO 361 - Sociology of the Criminal Justice System Credits: (3)
SOCIO 362 - Police and Society Credits: (3)
SOCIO 460 - Juvenile Delinquency Credits: (3)
SOCIO 561 - Criminology Credits: (3)
SOCIO 570 - Race and Ethnic Relations in the USA Credits: (3)

Free electives (18 credit hours)

Total hours required for graduation (130 credit hours)

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