The Natural Resources/Parks & Recreation curriculum is designed to meet the demand for trained personnel in a broad range of Natural Resource/Parks & Recreation agencies and private organizations. This program is designed for a student to complete all college requirements for a certificate and/or AS Degree. The student may also enter this program with a combination of course work to fit their individual needs upon approval of advisor. The student may enroll in a wide selection of course offerings, from on-campus, Internet, and cable television, DVD's courses. Individual programs may be arranged in any of the following methods. Feel free to contact advisor with questions.
Note: Transcripts will be previewed by the college counseling department
Associate Degree: Advanced career skills are developed along with General Education classes (60 units required).
Certificate of Completion: Course work closely related to entry-level employment opportunities (15-17 units required), refer to class list below.
Transfer Option: Transfer-level GE courses aid in advancing to the next level, state college or university.
Refresher Courses: Upgrade skills.
Heavy pressures are being placed on the Nation's Parks & Recreation resources as the population increases. This creates an ever-growing demand for trained people to work in forestry, recreation, water, soil, wildlife and other environmental management areas. Career opportunities exist with the U.S. Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Recalmation, California Department of Fish and Game, National Park Service, and U.S. Soil Service as well as numerous private management firms, environmental companies and land developers, to list a few job possibilities. Employment in any of these areas will provide an opportunity for working in one of the nation's most interesting, diversified and rapidly expanding fields. The work is varied. However, certain basic skills are fundamental. For example, computer skills along with skills developed from course work are required.
This sequence may require adjustment if students need to fulfill basic skills prerequisites. General Education and competency requirements must be integrated into this sequence of study.
Freshman Year:
First Semester: NR 20*, PLS 20*, AET 26, AB 20
Second Semester: NR 26*= , AGS 22*, AET 22 or EH 22
Summer Session: AGR 99 (2 units) or AGR 97 Special Problems
Sophomore Year:
Third Semester: NR 55/56*, AGS 50, AET 30
Fourth Semester: NR 65/66*, NR 28/29*, AB 54, EH 24, AGS 30
The following courses for the major may be taken out of sequence with the permission of the department advisor. Visit the instructor website for course details at the departments website: Agriculture and Environmental Science Department or email instructor. General Educational Requirements for Associate Degree for Butte College can be located within the college catalog.
All courses used to fulfill major requirements for this degree must be completed
with a "C" grade or better.
AB 20 Orientation to Ag and Natural Resources 1 unit
AB 54 Elements of Supervision 3 units
AET 22 NR/AGRI-Construction 3 units or EH 22 Landscape Construction 3 units
AET 26 Basic Surveying 3 units
AET 30 Tractors and Crawlers 3 units
AGR 99 Agricultural Work Experience 2 units (Suggested AGR 99 enrollment during Summer Session)
or AGR 97 Special Problems 2 units
AGS 22* Applied Physical Science 3 units
AGS 30 Entomology/Disease Control 3 units
AGS 50 Soils 4 units
NR 20* Introduction to Forestry and Natural Resources 3 units
NR 26*= Environmental World (GE: Area B) 3 units
NR 28/29* Environmental Management (GE: Area A) 3 units
NR 55/56* Wildlife Production (Fall only) 3 units
NR 65/66* Recreational Land Management 3 units
EH 24 Ornamental Plant Identification 3 units
PLS 20* Basic Plant Science 3 units (on-campus lab required)
SPCH 2 Public Speaking 3 unitsPlus General Education Requirements
* These courses are also available via DVD's, cable TV, and the Internet. Refer to the Semester Class Schedule for times, dates, and orientation meetings. Internet course information available at http://www.butte.edu/~rslavich/.
= Meets Multicultural Breadth requirement for AA/AS degree.
A Certificate of Completion in Natural Resources/Parks and Recreation will be awarded upon completion of the courses below (15-17 units). To receive a certificate, an official request must be filed with the Office of the Dean for Career and Technical Education, and Department approval must be obtained.
NR 20*, NR 26*=, NR 55/56*, NR 65/66*, NR 28/29*, AGS 22*, PLS 20*. Students may choose other classes within the program listed above with permission of advisor.
Parks and Recreation Program - Richard Slavich (530) 895-2395
Agriculture and Environmental Science Department - AHPS 251 (530) 895-2551
Counseling and Advising (530) 895-2378