Urban Forestry and Arboriculture majors focus on the care and maintenance of individual trees and urban forest tracts near buildings, roads, and other developments. This major provides students with needed vocational skills to pursue a career in arboriculture and urban forest management, including the knowledge required to sit for the CT Arborist license exam.

Location

• Storrs Campus

Modality

• In Person

Urban Forestry and Arboriculture Core

All majors must pass:

Course List

Course	Title	Credits
SAPL 120	Introduction to Plant Science	4
SAPL 810	Plant Pest Control	3
SANR 215	Trees and Forests	3
SANR 216	Trees and Forests Lab: Dendrology	1
SANR 255	Forest Ecology	3
SANR 325	Fundamentals of Arboriculture	3
SANR 425	Urban and Community Forestry	3
SARE 460	Fundamentals of Accounting and Management for the Agribusiness Firm	3
Total Credits		23

Internship and Independent Study Courses

Students may apply no more than six credits of these courses toward the minimum graduation requirement of 60 earned credits.

Plan of Study

Students should work closely with their advisors to select appropriate courses. Each student should prepare a tentative plan of study with an academic advisor as early as possible, outlining all courses.

A final plan of study, approved by the major advisor and the Ratcliffe Hicks School of Agriculture Director, must be filed with the Director of the School and the Degree Auditor no later than the end of the semester prior to the semester of expected graduation.

Learning Objectives

1. Students will be able to identify trees, tree structural and health issues, and common tree diseases and pests.
2. Students will be able to envision, specify, and carry out safe, effective arboriculture work.
3. Students will be able to assess forest conditions and develop and communicate management actions and plans for urban forests and green spaces.