Credit Hours: 120 total credit hours required
Freshman Year
Fall Semester
| Course Number | Course Name | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| AGEC 105 | Introduction to Agricultural Economics | 3 |
| BIOL 111 | Introductory Biology I | 4 |
| ENGL 104 | Technical and Professional Writing | 3 |
| MATH 140 | Mathematics for Business and Social Sciences1 | 3 |
| RWFM 101 | Exploring Rangeland, Wildlife and Fisheries Management | 1 |
| Total Credits | 14 |
Spring Semester
| Course Number | Course Name | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| BIOL 112 | Introductory Biology II | 4 |
| ECCB 205 | Fundamentals of Ecology | 3 |
| ECCB 215 | Fundamentals of Ecology Lab | 1 |
| MATH 142 | Business Calculus | 3 |
| RWFM 202 | Concepts in Applied Plant Biology | 3 |
| Total Credits | 14 |
Sophomore Year
Fall Semester
| Course Number | Course Name | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| CHEM 119 | Chemistry I | 4 |
| ENGL 210 or COMM 203 | Technical and Professional Writing or Public Speaking | 3 |
| POLS 206 | American National Government | 3 |
| RWFM 305 | Principles and Practices of Wildlife and Fisheries Management | 3 |
| Creative Arts** | 3 | |
| Total Credits | 16 |
Spring Semester
| Course Number | Course Name | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| POLS 207 | State and Local Government | 3 |
| RWFM 375 | Conservation of Natural Resources | 3 |
| American History | 3 | |
| Language, Philosophy and Culture | 3 | |
| Directed Elective 2 | 3 | |
| Total Credits | 15 |
Summer
| Course Number | Course Name | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| RWFM 333 | Rangeland, Wildlife and Fisheries Field Techniques | 3 |
| Total Credits | 3 |
Junior Year
Fall Semester
| Course Number | Course Name | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| RWFM 302 | Wildland Plants of North America | 3 |
| RWFM 308 | Fish and Wildlife Laws and Administration | 3 |
| RWFM 314 | Principles of Rangeland Management Around the World | 3 |
| SCSC 301 | Soil Science | 4 |
| Directed Elective2 | 3 | |
| Total Credits | 16 |
Spring Semester
| Course Number | Course Name | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| RWFM 301 | Wildland Watershed Management | 3 |
| RWFM 313 | Vegetation Sampling Methods and Designs in Ecosystems | 3 |
| RWFM 317 | Vegetation Management | 3 |
| RWFM 321 | Communicating Natural Resources | 3 |
| STAT 302 | Statistical Methods | 3 |
| Total Credits | 15 |
Summer
| Course Number | Course Name | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| RWFM 484 | Internship | 1 |
| Total Credits | 1 |
Senior Year
Fall Semester
| Course Number | Course Name | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| RWFM 316 | Range Ecology | 3 |
| RWFM 351 | Geographic Information Systems for Resource Management | 3 |
| RWFM 415 | Range Analysis and Management Planning | 4 |
| Select One of the Following: | ||
| ECCB 312 | Diversity, Evolution and Ecology of Grasses | |
| RWFM 370 | Aquatic Vegetation Identification and Management | |
| RWFM 480 | Plant Identification and Undergraduate Range Management Exam | |
| Total Credits | 13 |
Spring Semester
| Course Number | Course Name | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| AGEC 325 | Principles of Farm and Ranch Management | 3 |
| RWFM 349 | Rangeland and Wildlife Animal Nutrition 3 | 3 |
| RWFM 401 | Rangeland Plant and Herbivory Dynamics | 3 |
| RWFM 481 | Senior Seminar | 1 |
| American History | 3 | |
| Total Credits | 13 |
- Life and Physical Sciences* – must choose 8 hours from BIOL 107 (Zoology), BIOL 111 (Introductory Biology I), BIOL 112 (Introductory Biology II), or HORT 201/202 (Horticultural Sciences and Practices/Horticultural Sciences and Practices Laboratory).
- One additional hour must be RENR 215/ECCB 215 (Fundamentals of Ecology – Lab).
- Creative Arts** and Language, Philosophy and Culture Elective** – see course offerings at core.tamu.edu
- 1 Must make a grade of C or better.
- Directed Elective2 – Select from AGEC 350, ANSC 107, ANSC 108, ANSC 302, ECCB 304, ECCB 416, RWFM 406, RWFM 345, RWFM 436, RWFM 440, RWFM 480, SCSC 310.