To prepare for a major in natural resources, high school students should focus on courses in biology, chemistry, mathematics, and communications. For a smooth transition from high school to college, students are encouraged to take a math and a science class their senior year.

To prepare students for college-level natural resource courses the following information will be useful. This information is specific to UW-Stevens Point. Information from other universities will be added in the future.

All CNR majors at UWSP must take four introductory natural resource courses. (The course web sites below contain syllabi, lecture notes, and other helpful information.)

Information in printable format (PDF) 

NR150 - People, Resources, and the Biosphere
3 cr. Global resource and environmental problems from a historic, socioeconomic, and biological perspective.
Course web site: http://www.uwsp.edu/natres/nres150/majors/  
Fall 2007 Syllabus (PDF)

NR151 - Ecological Basis for Natural Resource Management
3 cr. Basic principles of ecology and the application of those principles to management of natural resources.
Course web site: http://www.uwsp.edu/wildlife/eanderso/nr151/  
Spring 2008 Syllabus (PDF)

NR250 - Introduction to Forestry, Fisheries, and Wildlife
4 cr. Integrated introduction to principles and practices of fisheries, forestry and wildlife management, including production of goods and services while maintaining ecosystem integrity and functions; emphasis on contemporary issues.
Course web site: http://www.uwsp.edu/natres/nres250/  
Spring 2008 Syllabus (PDF)
Spring 2008 Lab Syllabus (PDF)

NR251 - Introduction to Soil and Water Resources
4 cr. Integrated concepts of soil and water resources at the landscape level. Physical, chemical, and biological interactions relating to watershed processes and response to land use and management.
Course web site: http://www.uwsp.edu/water/bbrowne/nr251/  
Spring 2008 Syllabus (PDF)

Other useful information:
Link to all natural resource course descriptions in the UWSP catalog: http://www.uwsp.edu/admissions/guides.aspx   

List of UWSP College of Natural Resources majors. (PDF)
Includes forestry, fisheries & water resources, wildlife ecology, resource management, soil & waste resources, and paper science & engineering.