Renewable Natural Resources Management

Note - Pre-Professional Preparation Programs

These are recommendations based on requirements for professional schools in South Dakota or in this region. Students are advised to contact any particular schools of interest to identify particular prerequisites for that institution. Much of this information is available from Dr. Charles Lamb (CharlesLamb@BHSU.edu).

Program Requirements

• BIOL 151 - General Biology I 3 to 4 semester hours
• BIOL 151L - General Biology I Lab 0 to 1 semester hours
• BIOL 153 - General Biology II 3 to 4 semester hours
• BIOL 153L - General Biology II Lab 0 to 1 semester hours
• BIOL 321 - Conservation of Natural Resources 3 semester hours
• BIOL 301 - Plant Systematics 3 to 4 semester hours
• BIOL 301L - Plant Systematics Lab 0 to 1 semester hours
• BIOL 357 - Invertebrate Zoology 3 to 4 semester hours
• BIOL 357L - Invertebrate Zoology Lab 0 to 1 semester hours
• BIOL 371 - Genetics 3 to 4 semester hours
• BIOL 371L - Genetics Lab 0 to 1 semester hours
• BIOL 311 - Principles of Ecology 3 to 4 semester hours
• BIOL 311L - Principles of Ecology Lab 0 to 1 semester hours
• CHEM 112 - General Chemistry I 3 to 4 semester hours
• CHEM 112L - General Chemistry I Lab 0 to 1 semester hours
• CHEM 114 - General Chemistry II 3 to 4 semester hours
• CHEM 114L - General Chemistry II Lab 0 to 1 semester hours
• CHEM 326 - Organic Chemistry I 3 semester hours
• CHEM 326L - Organic Chemistry I Lab 1 to 2 semester hours
• CHEM 328 - Organic Chemistry II 3 semester hours
• CHEM 328L - Organic Chemistry II Lab 1 to 2 semester hours
• ENGL 101 - Composition I 3 semester hours
• ENGL 201 - Composition II 3 semester hours
• GEOL 201 - Physical Geology 3 semester hours
• GEOL 201L - Physical Geology Laboratory 1 semester hours
• GEOL 203 - Historical Geology 3 semester hours
• GEOL 203L - Historical Geology Lab 1 semester hours
• MATH 102 - College Algebra 3 semester hours
• MATH 120 - Trigonometry 3 semester hours
• PHYS 111 - Introduction to Physics I 3 to 4 semester hours
• PHYS 111L - Introduction to Physics I Laboratory 0 to 1 semester hours
• PHYS 113 - Introduction to Physics II 3 to 4 semester hours
• PHYS 113L - Introduction to Physics II Laboratory 0 to 1 semester hours
• PSYC 101 - General Psychology 3 semester hours
• SOC 100 - Introduction to Sociology 3 semester hours
• SPCM 101 - Fundamentals of Speech 3 semester hours

Note

All the above courses would not be required for all of the pre-professional programs listed, but many similarities exist among the four programs. Students should confer with the advisor to determine the exact program needed for the area of their interest.