During the first two years at FAMU, students take a wide variety of general education and pre professional courses (approximately 60 hours) to earn an Associate of Arts degree.  Students then select one of two majors at the University of Florida:  Forest Resources and Conservation or Natural Resource Conservation.  Students with an interest in wildlife ecology may tailor their major in that direction or may apply for admission to the major Wildlife Ecology and Conservation in the College of Agriculture.

Once at UF, student enroll in their selected major in the School of Forest Resource Conservation and follow a curriculum totaling about 60 hours that begins in the summer (May) prior to the junior year with two courses: Dendrology/Forest Plants and Natural Resources Communication.
 

By careful selection of elective courses, the Natural Resource Conservation program will meet the federal standards for a Forester, Hydrologist, Ecologist, Botanist, or Fishery Biologist classification.

In the summer prior to the senior year, students in both majors (Forest rEsource Conservation or Natural Resource Conservation) may also gain practical work experience by completing an internship in the Forest Resources and Conservation with the USDA Forest Service, as well as other government and private agencies and organizations.