Associate of Applied Science

Natural Resource Management AAS

Available Locations
Bottineau

Program Manager:
Michelle Cauley, Instructor
701-228-5498
michelle.cauley@dakotacollege.edu

Program Advisor:
Jacob Pommerer
701-228-5678
jacob.r.pommerer@dakotacollege.edu

This program prepares students to perform tasks associated with managing, improving, and protecting natural resources for economic and/or recreational purposes. Program graduates may assist in data collection and inventories of natural resources, providing conservation recommendations to managers, and developing and implementing natural resource management plans.

First Year Experience

All new freshman students at Dakota College are required to enroll in UNIV 105 First Year Experience. An exception to this requirement will be made for transfer students who have earned 24 college-level credits prior to attending or who have successfully completed a similar freshman orientation course for credit at another higher education institution. The course orients students to college and examines topics that are important for student success and positive student outcomes.

Digital Literacy Requirement

All associate degrees offered by Dakota College at Bottineau (DCB) require students to meet the digital literacy standard as identified in SBHE Policy 461. Students may accomplish this requirement through any of the following instructional methods: successful completion of one of the courses outlined in the DCB Digital Literacy policy, or successful completion of a non-credit self-paced module, or successful completion of an approved course through the Dakota Digital Academy, or successful completion of this requirement at another North Dakota University System (NDUS) institution.

Freshman Year

Fall

Course Code
Title
Credits
Sub-Total Credits
16.0

Spring

Course Code
Title
Credits
Sub-Total Credits
15.0

Sophomore Year

Fall

Course Code
Title
Credits
3.0
3.0
Sub-Total Credits
14.0

Spring

Course Code
Title
Credits
3.0
Sub-Total Credits
16.0
Total Credits
61

Major Study Area: Must be chosen from the following: BIOL, CHEM, FORS, ENVT, RLS, RNG, SOIL

Consult with program advisor for electives.