| The NAU School of Forestry Undergraduate Fire Ecology Certificate
is designed to help fire professionals meet the 401-series requirements while
learning information that will be useful in their jobs. The certificate is a
total of 15 units, but classes may be taken separately for fewer units. The
certificate has not formally been approved by the university at this point, but
the courses are available starting spring 2007 and can be taken for 401 series
credit and eventually the undergraduate fire ecology certificate.
The Undergraduate fire ecology certificate incorporates classes from:
- Fire Ecology
- Fire Science and Fuel Management
- Ecology, Biology and Environmental Science
- Measurement, Analysis and Technology
- Management, Planning and Policy
For the certificate, 3 units must be taken in each of the above sections for
a total of 15 units. However, courses are offered individually, so any of the
courses can be taken for college and 401 credit. The School of Forestry has been
working directly with the Southwestern Region (Region 3) of the Forest Service
in the development of this program. Please note that a total of 18 upper
division undergraduate units are required for the 401 series requirement, where
only 15 units are needed for the undergraduate certificate. Additional courses
can be taken if all 18 units are needed.
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| Course Number |
Course |
Units |
Length |
Type |
Prerequisites |
Semester Offered |
Fire Ecology |
| FOR 451 |
Fire Ecology and Management
|
3 |
Short Course |
3 Week Web / 2 Week Classroom |
Forest Ecology or Basic Ecology or knowledge of Ecology |
Jan 14th - Feb 15th, 2008 |
Ecology, Biology and Environmental
Science |
| FOR 399 |
Forest Ecology |
3 |
Short Course |
3 Week Web / 2 Week Classroom |
none |
Oct. 15th - Nov. 16th, 2007 |
Fire and Fuel Management |
| FOR 399 |
Silvilcuture and Fire Applications
|
3 |
4 Week Course |
3 1/2 Week Web / 3 Day Field Trip & Lab |
Forest Ecology OR general ecology |
Winter Session: Dec. 17th - Jan. 11th |
| FOR 399 |
Fuel Treatments and Modeling (FVS and FFE) |
3 |
7 Week Course |
6 Week Web / 1 Week Field Trip & Lab |
Silviculture and Fire Applications |
Spring 2009 |
Measurement, Analysis and Technology |
| FOR 399 |
GIS and Natural Resource Analysis
|
3 |
7 Week Course |
7 Week Web |
none |
Feb 5th - Mar. 21, 2008 |
| FOR 351 |
Fire Monitoring and Modeling |
TBA |
TBA |
|
Forest Ecology and/or Silviculture |
TBA 2009 |
Management, Planning and Policy |
| FOR 445 |
Wilderness Management
|
3 |
7 Week course |
6 Week Web / 3 Day Lab |
Upper-division coursework in areas related to natural resources management
or science |
Oct 29th - Dec 14th, 2007 |
Seven week courses are taught mostly on the web with a three
day to one week field trip/lab at sites around Arizona and New Mexico.
Four week courses are offered in winter session over the holidays. They are
web based with a three day field trip.
Short Courses are one to two week courses in a class room with instructors
and include three weeks of on-line pre-work.
Additional On-line Forestry Courses for 401 Credit These
courses are not directly part of the 401 certificate but are available to
satisfy addtional units that may be needed beyond the certificate. These courses
are regular NAU distance learning courses and are not designed especially for
managers. However, the current offering is a lower-division course that will be
a good introduction to Vista and Forestry.
|
| Course Number |
Course |
Units |
Length |
Type |
Prerequisites |
Semester Offered |
| FOR 101 |
Forestry Introduction
|
3 |
7 Week Course |
Web Only |
None |
Jan 14th - Feb 29th, 2008 |
Course Costs
Arizona
residents pay in-state tuition which is approximately $730 for 3 units.
Non-resident on-line students pay WWU rates which are approximately $1,101 for 3
units.
Courses may have additional course and program fees, so please click on the
course number or name above to get more information on individual courses.
General Tuition Costs for Distance Learning Courses can be found on the the
NAU Distance Learning
website. Just click on Tuition and then on the link to total costs.
Links to 401 series information for the USFS
Southwestern Region
http://www.fs.fed.us/r3/fam/ifpm/index.shtml
For More Information Contact:
Lauri Patton
Program Coordinator
928-523-4972
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