Forest and Rangeland Stewardship B.S.
CSU’s undergraduate forestry degree is accredited by the Society of American Foresters.
Student Success | Fall 2026
84.3%
Second Fall persistence rate
68.3%
Six-year graduation rate
Persistence statistics relate to full-time, non-transfer students.
SAF Accreditation
SAF programmatic accreditation is a non-governmental, peer-review process that ensures forestry programs meet high educational and professional standards and offers students a robust, science-based curriculum that prepares them for the field. Students gain a well-rounded understanding of forestry, including ecological, economic, and social principles critical for sustainable forest management. They are also prepared for entry into their profession through licensure and certification, mentorship and networking opportunities, and with the recognition of excellence that accreditation ensures.
Concentrations
- Forest Biology
- Forest Fire Science
- Forest Management
Professional skills you will gain in this program
- Develop critical reasoning skills through the synthesis of multiple pieces of evidence.
- Communicate accurately and effectively, both verbally and in writing.
- Consider diverse perspectives and experiences throughout all aspects of the field of forestry.
- Demonstrate professional and ethical behavior, including the ability to accurately describe the SAF Code of Ethics.
- Gain effective leadership skills by navigating contrasting viewpoints.
Program learning objectives
- Effectively communicate knowledge of forestry and natural resources, both verbally and in writing.
- Demonstrate proficiency in subject areas outside their major study focus, including principles and issues in wildlife, water, recreation, wilderness, soil, range, and fishery resources.
- Demonstrate comprehensive knowledge of subject areas relevant to the major fields of study in forest sciences, including forest ecology and forest management, and apply this knowledge in a complex, problem-solving environment.
- Demonstrate fundamental knowledge of ecosystem components and ecosystem functioning, including human systems.
- Measure and assess ecosystem components, properties, and functioning, including human systems.
- Identify and evaluate management objectives.
- Demonstrate skills in management planning, practice, and implementation.
Concentration-specific learning objectives
- Forest Biology additional learning objective:
- Demonstrate an advanced understanding of how plants function, including the acquisition of water and nutrients, photosynthesize and respond to their environment, and apply this knowledge to the study of forest biology.
- Forest Management additional learning objective
- Demonstrate a holistic understanding of the basic principles of forest ecology and management.
- Forest Fire Science additional learning objective
- Demonstrate an advanced unerstanding of fire as an ecological process and apply this knowledge to managing both prescribed and wildland fire.