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Required Courses for the Certificate

Course Type Prerequisites Dates Offered *

Fire Ecology
FOR 450: Fire Ecology for Professionals
(3 units)
6 Week Web
1 Week Classroom and Field Trips
FOR 310 or Instructor consent** Spring

Ecology, Biology and Environmental Science
FOR 310: Forest Ecology for Professionals
(3 units)
3 Week Web
2 Week Classroom and Field Trip
None Fall

Fire and Fuel Management (Choose One)
FOR 317: Silvilcuture and Fire Applications
(3 units)
3 Week Web
4-5 Day Field Trip and Lab
FOR 310 or Instructor consent** Spring
(Odd Years)
FOR 318: Fuel Treatments and Modeling
(3 units)
6 Week Web
1 Week Classroom and Field Trip
Instructor consent** Spring
(Even Years)

Measurement, Analysis and Technology (Choose One)
FOR 351: Fire Monitoring and Modeling
(3 units)
6 Week Web
1 Week Classroom and Field Trip
Instructor consent** Fall
(Odd Years)
FOR 425: Forest Management Applications in GIS
(3 units)
6 Week Web
1 Week Classroom
None Winter
(Even Years)

Management, Planning and Policy (Choose One)
FOR 360: Natural Resources Policy
(3 units)
4 Week Web None Winter
(Odd Years)
FOR 444: Wilderness Management for Professionals
(3 units)
6 Week Web
3 Day Classroom
None Fall
(Even Years)

*Spring classes generally run January through March; Fall classes, October through December; and Winter classes, December through January.
**For Instructor consent call April Sandoval at 928 523-6666

 

Additional On-line Courses Offered

These courses are not directly part of the Undergraduate Fire Ecology and Management 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. Current offerings are a good introduction to Vista and Forestry.

Please Note: There is some indication that 100 & 200 level courses may not satisfy the 401-series requirements. Please check with your human resources officer.

Course Type Prerequisites Dates Offered
FOR 101: Forestry Introduction
(3 units)
Web Only None Fall/Spring
FOR 212: Trees and Forests of North America
(3 units)
Web Only None Fall


Last Updated ( Friday, 06 November 2009 )

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