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                        <h3>Lower Division Required Courses</h3>
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                                    <th class="bggray"><strong>Course Number</strong></th>
                                    <th class="bggray"><strong>Course</strong></th>
                                    <th class="bggray">Codes <strong>*</strong></th>
                                    <th class="bggray"><strong>Credits</strong></th>
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                                    <td>PSE 201</td>
                                    <td>Art &amp;Early History/Papermaking</td>
                                    <td>G
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                                    <td>3</td>
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                                    <td>APM 205</td>
                                    <td>Calculus I:Science &amp; Engr</td>
                                    <td>G
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                                    <td>4</td>
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                                    <td>APM 206</td>
                                    <td>Calculus II:Science &amp; Engr</td>
                                    <td>G
                                       						</td>
                                    <td>4</td>
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                                    <td>EFB 336</td>
                                    <td>Dendrology I</td>
                                    <td></td>
                                    <td>3</td>
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                                    <td>EWP 190</td>
                                    <td>Writing And The Envrnment</td>
                                    <td>G
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                                    <td>3</td>
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                                    <td>EWP 290</td>
                                    <td>Research Writing &amp; Humanities</td>
                                    <td>G
                                       						</td>
                                    <td>3</td>
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                                    <td>FCH 150</td>
                                    <td>General Chemistry I</td>
                                    <td>G
                                       						</td>
                                    <td>3</td>
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                                    <td>FCH 151</td>
                                    <td>General Chemistry I Lab</td>
                                    <td>G
                                       						</td>
                                    <td>1</td>
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                                    <td>FCH 152</td>
                                    <td>General Chemistry II</td>
                                    <td>G
                                       						</td>
                                    <td>3</td>
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                                    <td>FCH 153</td>
                                    <td>General Chemistry II Lab</td>
                                    <td>G
                                       						</td>
                                    <td>1</td>
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                                    <td>FCH 221</td>
                                    <td>Organic Chemistry 1</td>
                                    <td>G
                                       						</td>
                                    <td>3</td>
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                                    <td>FCH 222</td>
                                    <td>Organic Chemistry Lab 1</td>
                                    <td>G
                                       						</td>
                                    <td>1</td>
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                                    <td>FCH 360</td>
                                    <td>Physical Chemistry I</td>
                                    <td></td>
                                    <td>3</td>
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                                    <td>GNE 160</td>
                                    <td>Comp Methods/Engrs&amp;Scientists</td>
                                    <td></td>
                                    <td>3</td>
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                                    <td>GNE 271</td>
                                    <td>Statics</td>
                                    <td></td>
                                    <td>3</td>
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                                    <td>FOR 207</td>
                                    <td>Introduction To Economics</td>
                                    <td>G
                                       						</td>
                                    <td>3</td>
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                                    <td>EPH 201</td>
                                    <td>Calculus Based Physics I</td>
                                    <td>G
                                       						</td>
                                    <td>3</td>
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                                    <td>EPH 202</td>
                                    <td>Calculus Based Physics I Lab</td>
                                    <td>G
                                       						</td>
                                    <td>1</td>
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                                    <td>PSE 223</td>
                                    <td>Intro to Lignocellulosics</td>
                                    <td></td>
                                    <td>4</td>
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                                    <td>RMS 132</td>
                                    <td>Intro/Renewable Mat Science I</td>
                                    <td></td>
                                    <td>1</td>
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                                    <td>RMS 133</td>
                                    <td>Intro/Renewable Mat Science II</td>
                                    <td></td>
                                    <td>1</td>
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                                    <td>RMS 200</td>
                                    <td>Renewable Mat&amp;Comp/Lignocell</td>
                                    <td></td>
                                    <td>3</td>
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                        <h2>General Education Course</h2>
                        
                        <p>Students are required to take one General Education in the following category as well
                           as taking a total of 30 credit hours of General Education coursework in total.</p>
                        
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                                 <td><span>General Education Course in Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Social Justice</span></td>
                                 
                                 <td>G</td>
                                 
                                 <td>3</td>
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                                    <td>ECH 212</td>
                                    <td>Engr Thermodynamics</td>
                                    <td></td>
                                    <td>3</td>
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                                    <td>APM 210</td>
                                    <td>Intro/Probability&amp;Stats</td>
                                    <td>G
                                       						</td>
                                    <td>3</td>
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                                    <td>BPE 310</td>
                                    <td>Colloid and Interface Science</td>
                                    <td></td>
                                    <td>3</td>
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                                    <td>ESF 200</td>
                                    <td>Information Literacy</td>
                                    <td></td>
                                    <td>1</td>
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                                    <td>EWP 444</td>
                                    <td>Prof Writing/Paper&amp;Bioproc Eng</td>
                                    <td></td>
                                    <td>2</td>
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                                    <td>GNE 273</td>
                                    <td>Mechanics of Materials</td>
                                    <td></td>
                                    <td>3</td>
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                                    <td>PSE 456</td>
                                    <td>Management in Industry</td>
                                    <td></td>
                                    <td>3</td>
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                                    <td>RMS 322</td>
                                    <td>Wood Machining</td>
                                    <td></td>
                                    <td>3</td>
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                                    <td>RMS 335</td>
                                    <td>Trsprt Properties of Materials</td>
                                    <td></td>
                                    <td>3</td>
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                                    <td>RMS 387</td>
                                    <td>Renewable Mat/Sustainable Cons</td>
                                    <td></td>
                                    <td>3</td>
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                                    <td>RMS 388</td>
                                    <td>Wood and Fiber Ident Lab</td>
                                    <td></td>
                                    <td>2</td>
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                                    <td>RMS 422</td>
                                    <td>Composite Mat/Sustainable Cons</td>
                                    <td></td>
                                    <td>3</td>
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                                    <td>RMS 465</td>
                                    <td>Renewable Materials &amp; Surfaces</td>
                                    <td></td>
                                    <td>3</td>
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                                    <td>RMS 468</td>
                                    <td>Product Design:Timber or Paper</td>
                                    <td></td>
                                    <td>3</td>
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                                    <td>RMS 481</td>
                                    <td>Capstone Project/Senior Thesis</td>
                                    <td></td>
                                    <td>3</td>
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                        <p>ESF 200 and EWP 444 are to be taken in the same semester in the same time block. Please
                           consult your advisor if you have questions.</p>
                        
                        <p>Students are required to take 4 Wood Science electives, selected from the following
                           (12 credits).</p>
                        
                        <h3>Wood Science Electives</h3>
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                                    <td>CME 326</td>
                                    <td></td>
                                    <td></td>
                                    <td></td>
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                                    <td>CME 330</td>
                                    <td>Building Code/New York State</td>
                                    <td></td>
                                    <td>3</td>
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                                    <td>CME 404</td>
                                    <td>Applied Structures</td>
                                    <td></td>
                                    <td>3</td>
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                                    <td>CME 410</td>
                                    <td></td>
                                    <td></td>
                                    <td></td>
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                                    <td>MCR 480</td>
                                    <td>Fundamentals of Microscopy</td>
                                    <td></td>
                                    <td>3</td>
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                                    <td>MCR 580</td>
                                    <td>Microtechnique of Wood</td>
                                    <td></td>
                                    <td>3</td>
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                                    <td>PSE 438</td>
                                    <td>Biorenew Fibrous&amp;Nonfibrs Prod</td>
                                    <td></td>
                                    <td>3</td>
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                        <p><strong>Total Minimum Credits For Degree: 124</strong></p>
                        
                        
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