Forestry Department

The Forestry program is designed to prepare graduates for transfer to four-year institutions offering four-year degrees in forestry and other natural resource-related fields. Summer employment opportunities are excellent because the program allows students to work through the summer and into late fall, making a long work season.

Assistance is given in finding positions in forest surveying, recreation, timber management, fire fighting, road engineering, insect and disease control, logging, forest product manufacturing, nursery practices, and general conservation.

TRANSFER MAJOR REQUIREMENTS in Forestry are available in the Counseling Center. Students should consult a counselor and the appropriate college catalog for other transfer requirements. Catalogs of California and out-of-state colleges are located in the Library and the Counseling Center. Four-year graduates combine some field work with planning and decision making tasks in a variety of forest management positions. California State Polytechnic University at San Luis Obispo and Humboldt State University currently accept courses for lower division transfer. In addition, the completion of this program has been approved as substituting for two years of experience toward qualifying for a California Professional Forester’s License.

FORESTRY

A.S. DEGREE

The program provides an excellent vocational opportunity for students by combining technical education and practical seasonal work experience. Students must fulfill major requirements and all Associate Degree Requirements for the A.S. degree.

DIVISION OFFICE: V 211
LIAISON COUNSELOR: E. Farrelly