Yes! You may request an information packet about the undergraduate academic programs at the School of Forestry by emailing your name and address to our Student Services Coordinator at ForestryUndergraduateStudies@xdl.nau.edu

What are the required Forestry pre-professional courses?

A list of the required Forestry pre-professional courses can be found at the following link:  Forestry Pre-professional Course Requirements

Where can I get more information about transfers within the Arizona community college/university system?

Many courses taken at other colleges will count as transfer credits at NAU. Please visit the NAU Transfer Guide Information website for transfer credit information.

For additional information about transferring colleges within Arizona, visit the Arizona CAS website.

What does it require to get a Bachelor of Science in Forestry and what might my class schedule look like over 4 years? 

Our Forestry Advising Checksheet outlines the requirements necessary to graduate with a Bachelor of Science in Forestry and our Forestry Degree Progression Plan (under our Undergraduate Program Documents) is a good example of what a student's schedule might look like over 4 years.

What kind of jobs are available if you major in Forestry?

Some of our graduates head onto jobs working as:


• Regional Forester, U.S. Forest Service Fire
• Management Officer, Bureau of Land Management
• Forest Biometrician, Temple Inland, Forest Products Corporation
• Ecologist and GIS Coordinator, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services
• Forester, Los Alamos National Laboratory
• Forester, Colorado State Forest Service
• State Lands Forester, Oregon Department of Forestry
• Fire Ecologist, U.S. Forest Service, Santa Fe National Forest
• Forester, Arizona State Land Department

Last Updated ( Tuesday, 27 October 2009 )