Natural Resources Technology
Limited Entry
Certificate Program
Catalog Year 2013-2014*
*Information regarding the requirements for this Limited Entry program is available by accessing the Admissions to Limited & Restricted Entry Programs page.
MHCC Faculty Advisers:
Walter Shriner: 503-491-7362 Room AC2570
Walter.Shriner@mhcc.edu
Joan DeYoung: 503-491-7322 - Room AC 2569
Joan.DeYoung@mhcc.edu
Jason Pinkerton: 503-491-6941 Room AC 2593
Jason.Pinkerton@mhcc.edu
A certificate in Natural Resources Technology would be suitable for people currently working for industry or public agencies in the areas of forest management and conservation, or for anyone interested in entering this field. Students may find this option a beginning point for the associate degree program.
Application packets are available on our web site at www.mhcc.edu/LRadmissions or in the Admissions and Records Office. Once you have read the application packet, if you have questions about the admission process, please call 503-491-7256.
| First Quarter (Fall) |
Credits |
| F111 |
Introduction to Natural Resources |
3 |
| F141 |
Tree and Shrub Identification |
3 |
| NR160 |
Wildland Fire |
3 |
| NR180 |
Career Development in Natural Resources1 |
1 |
| HPE285OL |
Wilderness Survival |
3 |
| MTH60 |
Beginning Algebra I2,3 |
4 |
| 17 |
| Second Quarter (Winter) |
| FT122 |
Forest Measurements I |
5 |
| FW251 |
Principles of Wildlife Conservation |
3 |
| MTH065 |
Beginning Algebra II (or higher)3 |
4 |
| WR121 |
English Composition |
4 |
| 16 |
| Third Quarter (Spring) |
| FT221 |
Aerial Photo Interpretation and GPS |
4 |
| NR140 |
Introduction to Forest Soils |
2 |
| NR230 |
Forest Botany
|
3 |
| |
Human Relations requirement‡
|
3 |
| 12 |
| |
Total Credits |
45 |
1 NR180 is taught as a three-day short course the week before fall term begins
2 Students placing into MTH065 are not required to take MTH060, but must replace it with a related elective (4 credits).
3 Students may not use demonstrated proficiency on the College Placement Test (CPT) to satisfy this requirement.
‡See page 20 of the printed catalog.