Natural Resources Management
Natural Resources Management 1 - 175213
Natural Resources Management 2 - 175203
Completer Program: Natural Resources Management
CIP Number: 030101
Credits Needed for Completion: 5
Completer Code: 4C
This program is open to tenth and eleventh grade students, but priority is given to those applying to start this program in eleventh grade.
This specialized field experience course is designed to explore a wide range of environmental career fields including fish and wildlife management, land-use planning, water resource management, and forestry management. Students will experience a blend of classroom instruction with numerous field and laboratory experiences in order to apply what has been learned as theory. A wide variety of field sampling methods, unique lab equipment, and industry-based technology will be used in this course.
CREDIT: 2
GRADE: 10-11
PREREQUISITE: Biology preferred
Students will learn and apply advanced techniques of natural resources monitoring (e.g. water quality, wildlife populations), restoration, management, and analysis. Learning and applications will be a direct result of students participating in a number of authentic projects in collaboration with professionals from federal, state, and local agencies and academic institutions. In collaboration with a mentor, the students will complete a yearlong independent capstone project. The successful student will be prepared for post-secondary education or entry level employment in their chosen natural resources management field.
CREDIT: 3
GRADE: 11-12
PREREQUISITE: Natural Resources Management 1