Cooperative Work Experience

Course Number: 
NR 259
Course Credits: 
5.00
Course Description: 
Students participate in on-the-job training with natural resource agencies, Tribes, and private industry. Forestry, fisheries, wildlife, and other natural resources are the focus of this work experience. Trainees keep a daily diary of work, are evaluated periodically by their supervisor, and submit a final summary of their work. Students can participate for a maximum of ten credits (up to 5 credits per term). Variable lab hours. Vocational program course. May be used as a general elective in the AA degree.
Course Prerequisites: 
Prerequisite: Instructor permission.
Course Outcomes: 

Upon successful completion of the course, the student will be able to:

  • Gaining on-the-job, supervised work experience with public natural resource agencies and private businesses.
  • Maintaining a field notebook detailing on-the-job work activities, and write a formal written report summarizing their work.
  • Learning and practicing agency/business-specific work, safety procedures and regulations not taught in college classroom/lab exercises.
  • Learning to work independently and as a team, to set goals and perform work to accomplish these work objectives.
  • Exposing them to prospective employers and jobs while providing employers the opportunity to evaluate students’ performance for potential employment