CURRICULUM

The curriculum addresses two distinct areas: 1) General Education, and 2) The Natural Science/Management Core. Following are the requirements in each of these areas.

GENERAL EDUCATION

The first component of the Natural Resources curriculum is the General Education requirements. These are designed to expose the students to a broad spectrum of liberal arts education. An Associate of Arts degree, which meets the Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (MTC) and includes a course in religious studies, will fulfill the general education requirements or students can take courses in the following areas:

• First-year composition
• Cultural Diversity
• World Language
• Analytical Reasoning
• History
• Philosophy
• Writing
• Human Communications
• Social Sciences
• Literature
• Natural Science
• Fine Arts
• Religious Studies

NATURAL SCIENCE/MANAGEMENT CORE REQUIREMENTS

The second component of the curriculum is the Natural Science/Management Core. Listed below are 1) the courses taken through Central Lakes college and 2) the courses taken through The College of St. Scholastica. The CSS courses are taught by St. Scholastica faculty on the Central Lakes College campus as part of the ADEP program. A minimum 2.4 cumulative grade point average is required in the core courses for Management majors.

Central Lakes College Courses:

General Education:

BIOL 2416 - General Ecology
ENGL 1410 - Composition I
ENGL 1411 - Composition II
SPCH 1431 - Fundamentals of Public Speaking
PHIL 2420 - Ethics
CHEM 1424 - Chemical Principles I
CHEM 1425 - Chemical Principles II
PHYS 1401 - Physics
MATH 1460 - Introduction to Statistics

Electives from Central Lakes:

Part of Major from Central Lakes:
NATR 1130 - Mama logy
NATR 1125 - Ichthyology
NATR 1140 - Limnology
NATR 1120 - Dendrology
NATR 1280 - Intro to GPS and GIS
NATR 2161 - Ecosystem Management
NATR 2140 - Fisheries Management
NATR 2130 - Wildlife Management
NATR 2155 - Soil Science
NATR 2235 - Silviculture and Forest Management

St. Scholastica Courses:

Major courses required:

BIO 3500 Genetics

12 Upper division credits for major from list:

ECN 4430 - Current Economic Issues
MGT 4261 - Team Development
MGT 3555 - Leadership
MGT 3560 - Organization Development
MGT 4170 - Policies and Strategies
BIO 4555 - Internship

Students must earn a total of 128 credits, 42 of which must be upper division credits, i.e., 3000 and 4000 level. Also, at least 32 credits must be completed through St. Scholastica to meet the College's residency requirement.

IN SUMMARY

The above requirements may appear to be rather complex to the new or prospective student. Not to fear! St. Scholastica is committed to making your experience with the ADEP program as satisfying as possible. Consequently, St. Scholastica has a designated representative, Amie Anderson, who is responsible for assisting students in planning and managing their degree program. Amie has regularly scheduled hours in the College of St. Scholastica's office on the Central Lakes College campus.

Don't let this tremendous opportunity to excel in your career and personal life pass you by. Contact Jamie at (218) 855-8006.

The College of St. Scholastica does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, status regarding public assistance, or local commission status in its programs, procedures and activities.