Built on a long-standing Adirondack tradition, forestry education at Paul Smith’s College provides students with a foundation of technical, field-based, applied education that combines theory and practice.
Associate of Applied Science / 60 Credits [More Info]
Bachelor of Science / 120 Credits
All forestry graduates complete a rigorous curriculum that also includes coursework in communications, liberal arts and sciences to develop an ethic of citizenship and a current mix of marketable professional skills. It’s easy to switch between concentrations during the first year.
All concentrations are fully accredited by the Society of American Foresters (SAF).
Bachelor’s degrees are offered in three concentrations:
Ecological Forest Management prepares students for positions with government forestry agencies, forestry consulting firms and non-governmental organizations.
Forest Operations is a fit for students interested in working for forest-products companies or running their own forest-products firm.
Forest Biology is ideal for students who plans to continue to graduate school and specialize in a field such as forest ecology or forest entomology.
Program Details
Forestry Bachelor of Science 120 Credits
- Core Forestry Required Courses:
Intro to Forestry; Dendrology; Forest Production Processes; Forest Health; Forest Mensuration I; Forest Mensuration II; Silviculture; Forest Ecology; Forest Soils; Forest Management; Forest Policy; Advanced Silviculture - Ecological Forest Management Concentration:
General Ecology; Timber Harvesting; Forest Economics & Finance - Forest Biology Concentration:
Plant Biology; General Ecology; Organic Chemistry; Choice of Biological Science Cluster - Forest Operations Concentration: Wood Properties; Timber Harvesting; Forest Products
- Consulting Forester: $51-85K
- Forest Ranger: $62-75K
- Procurement Forester: $55-75K
- Forest Manager: $56-81K
Salaries noted are self-reported as well as agency-published numbers
The Bachelor’s in Forestry offers students a foundation of technical, field-based, and experiential education that combines forest science, theory, and practice. Although it is not required, students in the Forestry Bachelor’s program may also acquire one of our two-year technical degrees.
The educational program in Forestry leading to the B.S. degree is accredited by the Society of American Foresters (SAF).
- At the end of the program students will be able to:
- Analyze and synthesize the ecological and biophysical underpinnings of Forests.
- Analyze forestry production cycles.
- Analyze forest inventory and natural resources data, both spatially and non-spatially.
- Develop and express informed perspectives and opinions on the biophysical and sociopolitical contexts in which forestry is practiced.
- Integrate forestry knowledge and experience to develop forestry-related arguments and plans that reflect an appreciation of the diverse uses and values associated with forest resource and their sustainable management.
- Evaluate costs and benefits related to forest resource management.
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Semester 1 |
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ENG 101 |
Effective College Writing I |
3 |
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FOR 101 |
Introduction To Forestry |
3 |
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FOR 110 |
Dendrology |
3 |
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FYS 101 |
First Year Seminar |
3 |
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MAT 125 |
Algebra |
3 |
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Semester 2 |
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FWS 105 |
Introduction to Wildlife Management |
3 |
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GIS 201 |
Introduction To GIS |
3 |
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Social Sciences |
3 |
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ENG 102 |
Effective College Writing II |
3 |
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Semester 3 |
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BIO 110 |
Biology |
3 |
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FOR 235 |
Timber Harvest |
4 |
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FOR 241 |
Forest Mensuration II |
4 |
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FOR 260 |
Silviculture |
3 |
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Semester 4 |
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ECN 200 |
Principles of Economics |
3 |
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FOR 280 |
Measurements & Mapping |
3 |
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FOR 280 |
Woodlot Management |
3 |
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MAT 210 |
Statistics |
3 |
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Semester 5 |
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BIO 210 |
General Ecology |
3 |
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CHM 110 |
Chemistry I |
3 |
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FOR 231 |
Forest Health |
3 |
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Elective-UD |
2-4 |
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Semester 6 |
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ENV 340 |
Watershed Science |
3 |
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FOR 310 |
Forest Ecology |
3 |
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FOR 350 |
Forest Policy |
3 |
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FOR 365 |
Forest Economics and Finance |
3 |
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Elective |
2-4 |
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Semester 7 |
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FOR 330 |
Soils and Hydrology |
4 |
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FOR 420 |
Advanced Silviculture |
3 |
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FOR 450 |
Forest Management |
3 |
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Elective – UD |
3 |
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Semester 8 |
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FOR 495 |
Forestry Capstone |
4 |
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Liberal Arts Elective-UD |
3-4 |
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Elective – UD |
3-4 |
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Elective – UD |
3-4 |
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Summer Session Between Freshman & Sophomore Years |
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FOR 206 |
Forest Prod. Process |
2 |
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FOR 204 |
Forest Mensuration I |
2 |
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SRV 201 |
Field Surveying I |
2 |
95% of graduates are employed or enrolled in a graduate program within six months of graduation.
*Graduation rate by program is based on initial enrollment and does not include students who may have switched to a related major at Paul Smith’s College.
BS Forestry
2023- 53.8%
2024- 64.5%
AAS Forest Technology
2023- 50%
2024- 33.3%
Forestry
Questions? Let's get in touch.
Justin Waskiewicz
Faculty
Associate Professor of Forestry