2003-2005 Catalog - University of Arkansas at Monticello

Application Instructions1. Submit an application for admission to the Dean of the School of Forest Resourcesdocumenting accomplishments of conditions above, AND including a one-page, wellwritten(rational and grammatically correct) handwritten statement expressing reasons forseeking a baccalaureate degree in Forestry, Spatial Information Systems, or WildlifeManagement and outlining goals for the future, including career.2. Deadline for application into fall courses is March 15.3. Conditional acceptance will be granted to students in spring classes who expect tocomplete conditions 1 - 6 by the end of the spring and/or summer terms. Conditionalstatus will be lifted upon meeting these requirements.4. Students will be notified by the Dean no later than April 1 whether they areaccepted into upper-division courses. Students applying under conditional status will benotified of their acceptance or denial by May 15. Notification of compliance for studentstaking summer classes will be made no later than August 15. Students taking courses atother schools must have their official transcripts sent to the Dean if notification of finalacceptance is desired for the fall semester.5. Students denied acceptance for the fall may reapply by October 15 for acceptance intothe spring semester.6. Entering Fall and Spring transfer students who have completed almost all theirGeneral Education and Supportive Requirements must also apply for admission to upperlevelcourses. They will likely be granted admission if taking upper-level courses is deemedadvantageous for movement toward graduation.7. Students taking one upper division course need not apply for admission.8. The appeal process for students denied admission includes in sequence: Dean ofthe School and School Faculty-Student Relations Committee.Requirements for GraduationTo graduate from the undergraduate programs of the School of Forest Resources,students must have an accumulative grade point average of at least 2.0 with no grade lowerthan “C” in all major requirements, supportive requirements, and general educationcourses.All baccalaureate degrees require at least 124 hours of college credit in courses at the1000-level or above.Student OrganizationsStudents are encouraged to cultivate their academic, social, and career intereststhrough membership in the Student Chapter of the Society of American Foresters, theStudent Chapter of The Wildlife Society, the Forestry Club, and Xi Sigma Pi, the nationalforest management honor society.SafetyAll students must purchase and wear leather work boots and ANSI approved hardhats and eyewear during field laboratories and field trips.Graduate WorkThe School also offers graduate education leading to the Master of Science degree.Areas in which students may pursue thesis research include biometrics/inventory, forestecology, forest management/economics, geographic information systems/remote sensing,hydrology/water quality, operations/harvesting, policy/social issues, silviculture, andwildlife ecology/management. Thirty hours of graduate credit, including 3-6 hours ofresearch and thesis credit, are required. For additional information on graduate studies, seethe Graduate Programs section of this catalog, page 217.118Forest Resources