The forestry major is designed to provide students with the educational basis for successfully pursuing a professional career in forestry. This program is fully accredited by the Society of American Foresters. Each forestry student, in addition to completing the university GER's, basic science requirements, natural resource core and the forestry core classes, selects a professional option. The choice of the option is usually made at the end of the sophomore of beginning of the junior year. The forestry options include business management, directed studies, forest management, and wildlife habitat. The forest management option provides a student with an understanding of the underlying principles and techniques used in forest management. The forest business option (with business minor) provides students with a basic understanding of business and forestry needed in the business aspects of forestry in the public and private sectors.

Students completing the forest management option meet the qualifications of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management for forester. With careful selection of courses students in the wildlife habitat option will meet the federal qualifications for wildlife biologist.