Natural Resource Ecology and Management (NREM), Minor

Requirements for Students Matriculating in or before Academic Year 2024-2025. Learn more about University Academic Regulation 3.1.

Total Hours: 20

Minor Requirements
NREM 3013Applied Ecology and Conservation3
Select a minimum of 11 additional hours of the following:11
Introduction to Natural History (LN)
Elements of Forestry
Forest Health and Disturbance Ecology
Principles of Wildlife Ecology and Management
Principles of Rangeland Management
Fisheries Management
Select 6 additional hours not already used previously, or select from the following:6
Introduction to Natural Resource Ecology and Management
Geospatial Technologies for Natural Resources
Applied Ecology Laboratory
Forest Resource Field Studies
Natural Resource Field Studies
Silviculture
Restoration Ecology
Ecology Of Invasive Species
Natural Resource Administration and Policy
Natural Resource Recreation
Natural Resources, People and Sustainable Development (I)
Wetland Ecology and Management
Watershed Hydrology and Water Quality
Ornithology
Rangeland Resources Planning
Prescribed Fire
Fundamentals of Soil Science (N)
Total Hours20
  • A grade average of 2.0 for courses that count for the minor. 

Additional OSU Requirements

Undergraduate Minors

  • An undergraduate minor must include between fifteen and thirty hours, inclusive of undergraduate coursework.
  • A minimum of six credit hours for the minor must be earned in residence at OSU.
  • The courses required for a minor may be included in the course requirements for any undergraduate degree or they may be in addition to degree requirements, depending on the overlap between the minor and degree requirements. However, an undergraduate minor must be earned in an academic field other than the student's declared degree option. The minor may not duplicate the degree major or option (for example, a student who earns a BA in Art with an Art History option may earn a minor in Studio Art but not Art History).
  • A student generally follows the minor requirements associated with his or her matriculation year or newer requirements that have been established since matriculation. The time limit for following requirements from a given academic year is six years.

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