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Degree: Associate in Agriculture Technology
Major: FORESTRY MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGY
(FOR3)
Credit Requirements: 77 semester credit hours
The Forestry
Management Technology program trains students for the position of
forest technician, a middle-management level professional trained to
work with a graduate professional forester. The Forestry Management
Technology program is recognized by the Society of American
Foresters through 2012 and is approved for Cooperative Work
Experience. Graduates will be qualified for entry level positions
with state and federal forest agencies, pulp and timber companies,
consultant foresters and other employment where skills of surveying,
timber cruising, map drawing and forest management are needed.
Students have the opportunity to become certified in the following
areas: TOP Logger, South Carolina Commercial Pesticide License,
American Red Cross First Aid and CPR. HGTC offers the only two-year
Forestry Management program in South Carolina.
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FIRST
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ENG 155 |
COMMUNICATIONS I |
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3.0 |
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ENG 101 |
ENGLISH
COMPOSITION I |
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SPC 205 |
PUBLIC
SPEAKING |
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FOR 102 |
MULTIPLE
USE OF FOREST LANDS |
3.0 |
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FOR 118 |
FOREST
DRAFTING |
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2.0 |
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FOR 130 |
DENDROLOGY |
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3.0 |
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FOR 154 |
MENSURATION |
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3.0 |
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MAT 101 |
BEGINNING
ALGEBRA |
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3.0 |
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MAT 110 |
College
Algebra |
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17.0 |
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SECOND
SEMESTER (SPRING) |
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CPT 101 |
INTRO TO
COMPUTERS |
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3.0 |
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ENG 160 |
TECHNICAL
COMMUNICATIONS |
3.0 |
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ENG 102 |
ENGLISH
COMPOSITION II |
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FOR 121 |
WOODLAND
SAFETY & FIRST AID |
1.0 |
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FOR 156 |
TIMBER
CRUISING AND MARKING |
4.0 |
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FOR 258 |
FOREST
SURVEYING & ENGINEERING |
4.0 |
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MAT 168 |
INTRO TO
GEOMETRY & TRIGONOMETRY |
3.0 |
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18.0 |
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THIRD
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FOR 220 |
SCWE IN
FORESTRY |
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8.0 |
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8.0 |
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FOURTH
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FOR 230 |
FOREST
PRODUCTS |
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2.0 |
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FOR 257 |
FOREST
ECOLOGY |
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2.0 |
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FOR 265 |
EQUIPMENT &
TIMBER HARVESTING |
4.0 |
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FOR 269 |
FOREST
STATISTICS & DATA PROCESSING |
3.0 |
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FOR 271 |
SILVICULTURE |
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4.0 |
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PSY 103 |
HUMAN
RELATIONS |
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3.0 |
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PSY 201 |
GENERAL
PSYCHOLOGY |
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18.0 |
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FIFTH
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FOR 240 |
MAPPING &
PHOTO INTERPRETATION |
3.0 |
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FOR 263 |
FOREST
MANAGEMENT |
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4.0 |
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FOR 268 |
FOREST
PROTECTION PRACTICES |
4.0 |
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PHI 110 |
ETHICS |
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3.0 |
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ELECTIVE |
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2.0 |
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16.0 |
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TOTAL
HOURS: 77.0 |
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