2023-2024 Course Catalog

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Complete a minimum of 19 credits from the courses listed below.

Course List
Code	Title	Credits
Required Minor Courses
BIOL/HORT 2304	Plant Biology ¹	2-3
or FREC 2314	Forest Biology and Dendrology
Select one of the following:		1-3
FREC 2324	Dendrology Laboratory
HORT 3325	Woody Landscape Plants
HORT 3326	Woody Landscape Plants
Select one of the following:		1
FREC 2254	Arboriculture Field Skills
FREC 3454	Trees in the Built Environment Lab ¹
Complete the following:
FREC/HORT 3354	Trees in the Built Environment ¹	3
FREC 4454	Urban and Community Forestry ¹	3
Subtotal		10-13
Restricted Electives
Select 6 or 9 credits of the following: ²		6-9
FREC 2004	Forest Ecosystems
FREC/HORT 2134	Plants and Greenspaces in Urban Communities
FREC 3314	Forest Ecology and Silvics ¹
FREC 3364	Environmental Silviculture ¹
FREC 4114	Information Technologies for Natural Resource Management ¹
FREC 4514	Forest and Tree Pest Management ¹
GEOG 2084	Principles of Geographic Information Systems
GEOG/SPIA 2244	Sustainable Urbanization
GEOG 2314	Maps and Mapping
GEOG 3244	The U.S. City
LAR 1254	Environment and Natural Systems ¹
LAR 2254	Social and Cultural Landscapes
LAR 4034	Evolution of the American Landscape
PSCI 1014	Introduction to United States Government and Politics
PSCI 3424	State and Local Government ¹
PSCI 3434	Urban Politics ¹
UAP 3014	Urban Policy and Planning ¹
UAP 4374	Land Use and Environment: Planning and Policy ¹
Subtotal		6-9
Total Credits		16-22

¹: Course has prerequisites or restrictions. Check course catalog or timetable for further information.
²: If FREC 2314 Forest Biology and Dendrology or FREC 2324 Dendrology Laboratory taken in Required Minor Courses, choose 9 credits; otherwise, choose 6 credits.

Sign up for the minor in the Advising Center of the College of Natural Resources and Environment (138 Cheatham Hall).
If you have questions about the checksheet, ask the Advising Center to put you in contact with a faculty member in urban and community forestry.
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.
Once you have enrolled in the minor, you cannot graduate until you either
1. satisfy the credit requirements for the minor, or
2. withdraw from the minor by notifying the Advising Center of the College of Natural Resources and Environment (138 Cheatham Hall) and revising your DARS.

A minimum of 6 credit hours must be completed at the 3000 or 4000 academic level.
A minimum GPA of 2.0 in courses comprising the minor is required to complete the minor.
All courses must be taken for A–F grade unless only offered P/F.
Some listed courses have prerequisites or restrictions. These prerequisites and restrictions are determined by the department offering a course and may change without notice. Therefore, we recommend you consult the University Course Catalog and your advisor when planning classes.