Natural Resources (AS)
Department: Biological Sciences
Program Contact: Chad Dewey
Phone: (435) 283-7337
Email: chad.dewey@snow.edu
Department Webpage: https://www.snow.edu/academics/science_math/biological/index.html
Program Description
The natural resources program at Snow College prepares students with practical skills in land management, conservation, and responsible resource use. This program is ideal for those who value preserving America’s natural beauty while ensuring resources are managed wisely to support local communities and the economy. It’s a great fit for students who want to safeguard our natural heritage, promote self-reliance, and make informed decisions that balance stewardship with productive land use.
Program Outcomes
- Communicate effectively by writing coherent reports and documents, oral presentations, and comprehensive projects
- Use the history and policies associated with land use to become an advocate for multiple and sustainable use of our natural resources.
- Evaluate the health of natural resources through proper monitoring techniques
- Demonstrate competency in utilizing geospatial technologies, including Global Positioning System (GPS) and Geographic Information Systems (GIS).
- Think critically about natural resource issues using insights from different academic disciplines.
Make the Most of Your Time at Snow
The requirements below will earn you an associate degree, but Snow offers other prerequisites that you will need for your bachelor's degree. Students are encouraged to more fully prepare for transfer by completing the suggested plan of study.
AS Requirements
To earn an AS in Natural Resources at Snow College, students must complete 60 credits, including the general education requirements and the following major requirements.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| NR 1010 | Introduction to Natural Resources | 2 |
| Choose one | ||
| General Biology LS and General Biology Lab LB | ||
| Environmental Biology LS and Environmental Biology Lab LB | ||
| Biology I LS and Biology I Laboratory LB | ||
Another Available Degree
While the AS is recommended, students can earn an AA in Natural Resources by completing the foreign language requirement as part of their 60 credits.
In addition to a general recommended plan of study, students may be interested in plans of study designed for specific transfer paths.
General Plan of Study
| Freshman | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | |
| NR 1010 | Introduction to Natural Resources | 2 |
| MATH 1050 | College Algebra MA | 4 |
| American Institutions GE Class | 3 | |
| NR 1020 | Field Inventory & Sampling Techniques | 3 |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| BIOL 1610 & BIOL 1615 |
Biology I LS and Biology I Laboratory LB |
5 |
| Natural Resource Electives | 6 | |
| Social Science GE Class | 3 | |
| Hours | 14 | |
| Sophomore | ||
| Fall | ||
| CHEM 1210 & CHEM 1215 |
Principles of Chemistry I PS and Principles of Chemistry Lab I |
5 |
| MATH 1210 | Calculus I | 5 |
| English 1 GE Class | 3 | |
| Humanities GE Class | 3 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| English 2 GE Class | 3 | |
| Fine Arts GE Class | 3 | |
| Natural Resource Electives | 9 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Total Hours | 60 | |
Plans of Study for Specific Transfer Paths
USU's Resource Management and Environmental Studies degree
| Freshman | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | |
| NR 1010 | Introduction to Natural Resources | 2 |
| English 1 GE Class | 3 | |
| Humanities GE Class | 3 | |
| Social Science GE Class | 3 | |
| MATH 1040 | Introduction to Statistics MA | 3 |
| Recommended Elective 1 | 1 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| BIOL 1010 | General Biology LS | 3 |
| Fine Arts GE Class | 3 | |
| GEO 1110 & GEO 1115 |
Physical Geology PS or Physical Geography PS or Physical Geography Lab LB |
4 |
| Recommended Elective 1 | 5 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Sophomore | ||
| Fall | ||
| CHEM 1010 | Introductory Chemistry PS | 3 |
| American Institutions GE Class | 3 | |
| English 2 GE Class | 3 | |
| Recommended Elective 1 | 6 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| BIOL 2220 & BIOL 2225 |
General Ecology for Life Science Majors and General Ecology for Life Science Majors Lab |
4 |
| GEO 2800 | Intermediate Geographic Information Systems | 4 |
| Humanities GE Class | 3 | |
| Recommended Elective 1 | 4 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Total Hours | 60 | |
- 1
Recommended elective include
- NR 1700 Natural Resource Leadership,
- NR 2030 Rangeland Management and Conservation,
- NR 2425 Wildland Plant Identification,
- NR 2610 Animal Identification,
- NR 2820 Pesticide Applicator Safety Certification,
- NR 2825 Wilderness Navigation Safety Certification,
- NR 2997 Natural Resource Internship,
- GEO 1700 Fundamentals of GPS and GIS Navigation,
- GEO 1800 Interdisciplinary Introduction to GIS,
- GEO 1950 Drone Maintenance and Construction,
- GEO 2845 Drone Operations and Safety Certification, and
- GEO 2846 Drone Applications
SUU's Agriculture Science and Industry degree (Range emphasis)
| Freshman | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | |
| NR 1010 | Introduction to Natural Resources | 2 |
| English 1 GE Class | 3 | |
| Humanities GE Class | 3 | |
| MATH 1040 | Introduction to Statistics MA | 3 |
| Recommended Elective 1 | 4 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| BIOL 1010 or BIOL 1420 |
General Biology LS or Environmental Biology LS |
3 |
| English 2 GE Class | 3 | |
| NR 2030 | Rangeland Management and Conservation | 3 |
| ACCT 2010 | Financial Accounting | 3 |
| Recommended Elective 1 | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Sophomore | ||
| Fall | ||
| NR 2425 | Wildland Plant Identification | 3 |
| AGBS 1010 | Fundamentals of Animal Science | 4 |
| American Institutions GE Class | 3 | |
| GEO 1700 or GEO 1800 |
Fundamentals of GPS and GIS Navigation or Interdisciplinary Introduction to GIS |
3 |
| Recommended Elective 1 | 2 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| ECON 2010 | Introduction to Microeconomics SS | 3 |
| CHEM 1110 & CHEM 1115 |
Elementary Chemistry PS and Elementary Chemistry Lab LB |
5 |
| Fine Arts GE Class | 3 | |
| Recommended Elective 1 | 4 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Total Hours | 60 | |
- 1
Recommended electives include
- NR 1020 Field Inventory & Sampling Techniques
- NR 1700 Natural Resource Leadership
- NR 2610 Animal Identification
- NR 2820 Pesticide Applicator Safety Certification
- NR 2825 Wilderness Navigation Safety Certification
- NR 2997 Natural Resource Internship
- GEO 1700 Fundamentals of GPS and GIS Navigation
- GEO 1800 Interdisciplinary Introduction to GIS
- GEO 1950 Drone Maintenance and Construction
- GEO 2800 Intermediate Geographic Information Systems
- GEO 2845 Drone Operations and Safety Certification
- GEO 2846 Drone Applications
USU's Ecology-related degrees
- Wildlife Ecology and Management
- Rangeland Ecology and Management
- Forest Ecology and Management
- Conservation, Fisheries, and Aquatic Sciences and Restoration Ecology
| Freshman | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | |
| NR 1010 | Introduction to Natural Resources | 2 |
| CHEM 1110 & CHEM 1115 |
Elementary Chemistry PS and Elementary Chemistry Lab LB 2 |
5 |
| Fine Arts GE Class | 3 | |
| MATH 1050 | College Algebra MA | 4 |
| Recommended Elective 1 | 1 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| CHEM 1120 & CHEM 1125 |
Elementary Organic/Biochemistry and Elementary Organic/Biochemistry Lab 3 |
5 |
| NR 1020 | Field Inventory & Sampling Techniques | 3 |
| MATH 1100 | Applied Calculus | 4 |
| English 1 GE Class | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Sophomore | ||
| Fall | ||
| BIOL 1610 & BIOL 1615 |
Biology I LS and Biology I Laboratory LB |
5 |
| Social Science GE Class | 3 | |
| American Institutions GE Class | 3 | |
| English 2 GE Class | 3 | |
| Hours | 14 | |
| Spring | ||
| BIOL 2220 & BIOL 2225 |
General Ecology for Life Science Majors and General Ecology for Life Science Majors Lab |
4 |
| BIOL 1620 & BIOL 1625 |
Biology II and Biology II Laboratory |
5 |
| GEO 2800 | Intermediate Geographic Information Systems | 4 |
| Humanities GE Class | 3 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Total Hours | 60 | |
- 1
Recommended courses include
- NR 1700 Natural Resource Leadership
- NR 2030 Rangeland Management and Conservation
- NR 2425 Wildland Plant Identification
- NR 2610 Animal Identification
- NR 2820 Pesticide Applicator Safety Certification
- NR 2825 Wilderness Navigation Safety Certification
- NR 2997 Natural Resource Internship
- GEO 1700 Fundamentals of GPS and GIS Navigation
- GEO 1800 Interdisciplinary Introduction to GIS
- GEO 1950 Drone Maintenance and Construction
- GEO 2845 Drone Operations and Safety Certification
- GEO 2846 Drone Applications
- 2
Fisheries majors should take CHEM 1210 Principles of Chemistry I PS and CHEM 1215 Principles of Chemistry Lab I instead.
- 3
Forestry majors do not need to take CHEM 1120 and CHEM 1125.
WSU's or SUU's Criminal Justice degree with a minor in Natural Resources
| Freshman | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | |
| NR 1010 | Introduction to Natural Resources | 2 |
| NR 2610 | Animal Identification | 3 |
| CJ 1010 | Introduction to Criminal Justice SS | 3 |
| MATH 1040 | Introduction to Statistics MA | 3 |
| Recommended Elective 1 | 4 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| BIOL 1010 or BIOL 1420 |
General Biology LS or Environmental Biology LS |
3 |
| NR 1020 | Field Inventory & Sampling Techniques | 3 |
| English 1 GE Class | 3 | |
| Recommended Elective 1 | 6 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Sophomore | ||
| Fall | ||
| Physical Science GE Class | 3 | |
| English 2 GE Class | 3 | |
| CJ 1300 | Introduction to Corrections | 3 |
| Recommended Elective 1 | 3 | |
| American Institutions GE Class | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| CJ 1330 | Criminal Law | 3 |
| Fine Arts GE Class | 3 | |
| Humanities GE Class | 3 | |
| Recommended Elective 1 | 6 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Total Hours | 60 | |
- 1
Recommended electives include
- NR 1700 Natural Resource Leadership
- NR 2030 Rangeland Management and Conservation
- NR 2425 Wildland Plant Identification
- NR 2820 Pesticide Applicator Safety Certification
- NR 2825 Wilderness Navigation Safety Certification
- NR 2997 Natural Resource Internship
- GEO 1700 Fundamentals of GPS and GIS Navigation
- GEO 1800 Interdisciplinary Introduction to GIS
- GEO 1950 Drone Maintenance and Construction
- GEO 2845 Drone Operations and Safety Certification
- GEO 2846 Drone Applications
BYU's Wildlife and Wildlands Conservation degree or BYUI's Fisheries, Range, and Wildlife Management degree
| Freshman | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | |
| NR 1010 | Introduction to Natural Resources | 2 |
| CHEM 1110 & CHEM 1115 |
Elementary Chemistry PS and Elementary Chemistry Lab LB |
5 |
| NR 2610 | Animal Identification | 3 |
| MATH 1050 | College Algebra MA | 4 |
| Recommended Elective 1 | 1 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| Fine Arts GE Class | 3 | |
| Humanities GE Class | 3 | |
| NR 1020 | Field Inventory & Sampling Techniques | 3 |
| English 1 GE Class | 3 | |
| Recommended Elective 1 | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Sophomore | ||
| Fall | ||
| BIOL 1420 | Environmental Biology LS | 3 |
| NR 2425 | Wildland Plant Identification | 3 |
| MATH 2040 | Applied Statistics | 4 |
| English 2 GE Class | 3 | |
| American Institutions GE Class | 3 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| ENGL 3260 | Technical Communication | 3 |
| NR 2030 | Rangeland Management and Conservation | 3 |
| AGBS 2400 | Livestock Feeds and Feeding | 4 |
| Social Science GE Class | 3 | |
| Recommended Elective 1 | 2 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Total Hours | 61 | |
- 1
Recommended classes include
- NR 1700 Natural Resource Leadership
- NR 2820 Pesticide Applicator Safety Certification
- NR 2825 Wilderness Navigation Safety Certification
- NR 2997 Natural Resource Internship
- GEO 1700 Fundamentals of GPS and GIS Navigation
- GEO 1800 Interdisciplinary Introduction to GIS
- GEO 1950 Drone Maintenance and Construction
- GEO 2800 Intermediate Geographic Information Systems
- GEO 2845 Drone Operations and Safety Certification
- GEO 2846 Drone Applications
- AGBS 1420 Livestock Production Practices
