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College of Rural Alaska
Rural and Economic Development Division
Fairbanks Campus (907) 474-5573
Bristol Bay Campus (800) 478-5109 or (907) 842-5109
Chukchi Campus (907) 442-3400
Interior-Aleutians Campus (907) 474-6433
Kuskokwim Campus (907) 543-4582
Northwest Campus (907) 443-2201
www.uaf.edu/uafrural/
A.A.S. Degree
Minimum Requirements for Degree: 60 Credits
The A.A.S. degree program is offered by the College of Rural Alaska 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 opportuity 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 107X or MATH 131X, CHEM 103X or CHEM 105X.)
- Complete the following program (major) requirements:*
- Complete the following:
ECON 235—Introduction to Natural Resource Economics 3 credits
NRM 101—Natural Resources Conservation and Policy 3 credits
NRM 204—Public Lands Law and Policy 3 credits
RD 255—Rural Alaska Land Issues 3 credits
RD 280—Resource Management Research Techniques 3 credits
- Complete 1 course from each of the following groups:
Group 1
BIOL 104—Natural History of Alaska 3 credits
BIOL 104X—Natural History of Alaska 4 credits
BIOL 105X—Fundamentals of Biology I 4 credits
Group 2
GEOG 205—Elements of Physical Geography 3 credits
GEOG 205X—Elements of Physical Geography 4
GEOS 100X—Introduction to Earth Science 4
NRM 380W—Soils and the Environment 3 credits
Group 3 credits
NRM 102—Practicum in Natural Resources Management 1-2 credits
WLF 304—Wildlife Internships 1-3 credits
- Complete the following:
CIOS 100—Introduction to Personal Computers (1)
and CIOS 111—Computer Software for Beginners (2)
or CIOS 150—Computer Business Applications (3) 3 credits
FISH 101—Introduction to Fisheries (3)
and WLF 101—Survey of Wildlife Science (1)
or ABUS 223—Real Estate Law (3)
and RD 256—Co-Management of Renewable Resources (3)
or BIOL 271—Principles of Ecology (4)
and WLF 201—Wildlife Management Principles (3) 4-7 credits
- Complete 9-14 credits from the following courses:
ANS 310—The Alaska Native Lands Settlement 3 credits
ANTH 242—Native Cultures of Alaska 3 credits
BIOL 106X—Fundamentals of Biology II 4
BIOL 150—Introduction to Marine Biology 3 credits
BIOL 239—Introduction to Plant Biology 4 credits
BIOL 271—Principles of Ecology 4 credits
CE 112—Elementary Surveying 3 credits
EMS 152—Emergency Trauma Training First Responder 3 credits
ENGL 314W,O/2—Technical Writing 3 credits
FISH 101—Introduction to Fisheries 3 credits
MIN 101—Minerals, Man and the Environment 3 credits
NRM 251—Silvics and Dendrology 4 credits
NRM 304O—Perspectives in Natural Resources Management 3 credits
NRM 340—Natural Resources Measurement and Inventory 3 credits
RD 265—Perspectives on Subsistence in Alaska 3 credits
RD 492—Rural Development Leadership Seminar 3 credits
STAT 200—Elementary Probability and Statistics 3 credits
WLF 101—Survey of Wildlife Science 1 credits
WLF 201—Wildlife Management Principles 3 credits
WLF 303W—Wildlife Management Techniques 3 credits
Advisor approved elective**
- Complete the following:
- Minimum credits required 60
* Student must earn a C grade or better in each course.
** A maximum of 5 elective credits from the following may be counted as electives
for this program: SCIA 130, 157, 161 and 162.
Note: Prerequisites required for many courses.