Renewable Resources
College of Rural and Community Development
Rural and Economic Development Division
Fairbanks Campus 907-474-6528
Bristol Bay Campus 800-478-5109 or 907-842-5109
Chukchi Campus 907-442-3400
Interior-Aleutians Campus 907-474-5439
Kuskokwim Campus 907-543-4500
Northwest Campus 907-443-2201
www.uaf.edu/rural/
A.A.S. Degree
Minimum Requirements for Degree: 60 Credits
The renewable resources degree program is offered by the College of Rural and Community Development on the Fairbanks campus and through rural campuses. Students interested in the degree should first contact a faculty advisor at the Bristol Bay Campus (toll free number above) to discuss program content, requirements and expectations. This two-year A.A.S. degree program helps students gain employment with state, federal or tribal resource management agencies, Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) corporations or other entities. For those already employed in this field, this program provides an opportunity to improve job skills.
- Complete the general university requirements.
- Complete the A.A.S. degree requirements. (As part of the A.A.S. degree requirements, complete MATH F103X or MATH F107X, CHEM F103X or CHEM F105X.)
- Complete the following program (major) requirements:*
- Complete the following:
ECON F235—Introduction to Natural Resource Economics—3 credits
NRM F101—Natural Resources Conservation and Policy—3 credits
NRM F204—Public Lands Law and Policy—3 credits
RD F255—Rural Alaska Land Issues—3 credits
RD F280—Resource Management Research Techniques—3 credits - Complete one course from each of the following groups:
Group 1
BIOL F104—Natural History of Alaska—3 credits
BIOL F104X—Natural History of Alaska—4 credits
BIOL F115X—Fundamentals of Biology I—4 credits
Group 2
GEOG F205—Elements of Physical Geography—3 credits
GEOG F205X—Elements of Physical Geography—4 credits
GEOS F100X—Introduction to Earth Science—4 credits
NRM F380W—Soils and the Environment—3 credits
Group 3
NRM F102—Practicum in Natural Resources Management—1 – 2 credits
WLF F304—Wildlife Internships—1 – 3 credits - Complete the following:
CIOS F100—Introduction to Personal Computers (1)
and CIOS F111—Computer Software for Beginners (2)
or CIOS F150—Computer Business Applications (3)—3 credits
FISH F101—Introduction to Fisheries (3)
and WLF F101—Survey of Wildlife Science (1)
or ABUS F223—Real Estate Law (3)
and RD F256—Co-Management of Renewable Resources (3)
or BIOL F271—Principles of Ecology (4)
and WLF F201—Wildlife Management Principles (3)—4 – 7 credits - Complete 9 – 14 credits from the following courses:
ANS F310—The Alaska Native Lands Settlement—3 credits
ANTH F242—Native Cultures of Alaska—3 credits
BIOL F116X—Fundamentals of Biology II—4 credits
BIOL F150—Introduction to Marine Biology—3 credits
BIOL F239—Introduction to Plant Biology—4 credits
BIOL F271—Principles of Ecology—4 credits
CE F112—Elementary Surveying—3 credits
EMS F152—Emergency Trauma Training First Responder—3 credits
ENGL F314W,O/2—Technical Writing—3 credits
FISH F101—Introduction to Fisheries—3 credits
MIN F101—Minerals, Man and the Environment—3 credits
NRM F251—Silvics and Dendrology—4 credits
NRM F304O—Perspectives in Natural Resources Management—3 credits
NRM F340—Natural Resources Measurement and Inventory—3 credits
RD F265—Perspectives on Subsistence in Alaska—3 credits
RD F492—Rural Development Leadership Seminar—3 credits
STAT F200X—Elementary Probability and Statistics—3 credits
WLF F101—Survey of Wildlife Science—1 credit
WLF F201—Wildlife Management Principles—3 credits
WLF F303W—Wildlife Management Techniques—3 credits
Or other advisor approved renewable resource related electives—9 – 14 credits
- Complete the following:
- Minimum credits required—60 credits
* Student must earn a C grade or better in each course.
Note: Prerequisites required for many courses.