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Natural Resources Recreation (NRR) Minor

Complete a minimum of 18 credit hours, distributed as follows:
Required Minor Courses
Complete all courses below (9 credits)9
FREC/NR/LAR 2554
Leadership for Global Sustainability
FREC 3524
Environmental Interpretation
FREC 3544
Outdoor Recreation Planning and Management
Subtotal9
ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY RESTRICTED ELECTIVE
Complete one course below (3 credits)3
AAEC 3314
Environmental Law
FIW 2514
Fish and Wildlife Conservation Policy
FREC 4434
Natural Resource Policy
UAP 3354
Introduction to Environmental Policy and Planning
Subtotal3
ADDITIONAL MINOR RESTRICTED ELECTIVES
Select two Applied Recreation Restricted Electives (6 credits)
OR
Select one Applied Recreation Restricted Elective and one Tourism Restricted Elective (6 credits)
APPLIED RECREATION RESTRICTED ELECTIVE
Complete one OR two courses below (3 credits)3
FREC 3514
Inclusion and Belonging in Environmental Conservation
FREC 4544
Applied Outdoor Recreation Planning
HNFE 2274
Wilderness First Responder
Subtotal3
TOURISM RESTRICTED ELECTIVE
If using a Tourism course to complete the minor, select one course below (3 credits)3
FREC/GEOG/SBIO/FIW 3954
Study Abroad (max 3 credit hours)
HTM 2464
Designing the Service Experience
HTM 3484
Socio-Cultural Impacts of Tourism
Subtotal3
Total Credits18

Graduation Requirements

This Minor requires completion of a minimum of 18 credits.

Notes for the Minor in Natural Resources Recreation

  1. A minimum average GPA of 2.0 in these courses is required to complete the minor.
  2. All courses must be taken for A-F grade unless only offered P/F.
  3. Students in the Environmental Conservation & Society Major are not eligible to declare the Natural Resources Recreation Minor.
  4. Some of the courses in this Minor have prerequisites or other registration restrictions.  Please see the University Course Catalog, or your Advisor for more information.

  5. Study abroad must be pre-approved for use in this Minor.  A study abroad can only satisfy a maximum of 3 credit hours towards Minor in Natural Resources and Recreation Restricted Electives.

Steps for Completing the Minor in Natural Resources Recreation

  1. Sign up for this Minor in the Advising Center of the College of Natural Resources and Environment (138 Cheatham Hall).
  2. If you have questions about the minor, ask the Advising Center to put you in contact with the Departmental Advisor or Faculty member in Natural Resources Recreation.
  3. When you request or update your DARS, be sure to include the minor so that it will check your progress on both your major and minor.
  4. Once you have enrolled in the minor, you cannot graduate until you either (i) satisfy the credit requirements for the minor, or (ii) withdraw from the minor by notifying the Advising Center of the College of Natural Resources and Environment (138 Cheatham Hall) and revising your DARS.