AGR 104 MASTER TRAIL STEWARDS
This course will provide Master Trail Steward students with a n overview of the MTS certification. Students will meet staff, review safety standards, learn expectations for certification and tour select areas of the Shawnee National Forest. This course will also provide students with an overview of the United States Forest Service (USFS). USFS philosophies of forest use and protected areas will be emphasized. History and characteristics of the Shawnee National Forest will be covered.
Credit: .5 hours - .5 lecture hour per week.
Prerequisite(s): Permission from instructor.

AGR 105 PRINCIPLES OF TRAIL BUILDING
This course will prepare students to construct basic trails and trail features. Students will also be exposed to various advanced trail features. This course features a great deal of fieldwork and hands-on activity.
Credit: 1 hour - One lecture hour per week.
Prerequisite(s): None

AGR 106 BACKCOUNTRY LIVING AND TEAMBUILDING
This course is intended to provide instruction for living, traveling, and working in a backcountry setting. Additionally, students will be provided an overview of the facilitation process for teambuilding activities. Students will participate in a variety of teambuilding activities and processing questions for the sake of enhancing the participant's experience.
Credit: .5 hours - .5 lecture hour per week.
Prerequisite(s): None

AGR 107 TRAILWORK PLANNING-PROJECT DEVELOPMENT This course will provide a comprehensive description of steps to take when planning, implementing, and evaluating the trail project. Information regarding forms for volunteers and volunteer program will be covered. Students will learn about the rules, regulations, and potential hazards when working, walking, and camping in the backcountry. Students will be exposed to trail building tools and their proper usage.
Credit: .5 hours - .5 lecture hour per week.
Prerequisite(s): None

AGR 108 PRINCIPLES OF SUSAINABILITY AND ETHICS This course will explore historical and current issues in sustainable management of our natural resources. Concepts of sustainable resource management will be explored. Particular sustainability challenges of the U.S. Forest Service multiple use trail system will be covered, as well as their planning, usage and ethics.
Credit: 1.5 hours - One and half lecture hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): None

AGR 109 UTILIZING PACKSTOCK ANIMALS In naturalized settings, Horses, Mules and Burrows transport a wide variety of materials by methods of direct packing, portaging and sledding. This course is designed to provide students with the opportunity to work directly with packstock animals and learn the proper methods of handling, packing and leading. Safety around the animals as well as animal welfare will be stressed.
Credit: .5 hour - .5 lecture hour per week.
Prerequisite(s): None

AGR 110 INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION This course provides students with the basic background and principles of environment education. Students will cover the history and principles of environmental education and its effects on humans. Students will learn how to design hands on learning experiences and how to be a great environmental educator.
Credit: .5 hour - .5 hour per week.
Prerequisite(s): None

AGR 194 INDEPENDENT STUDY IN NATURAL RESOURCES This is a supervised independent study in a natural resource related field or topic. Students will submit a project or research proposal and carry it out under the supervision and guidance of an assigned instructor.
Credit: 3 hours - Three lecture hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): None