The PhD in Natural Resources with an emphasis in forestry is designed to prepare students for academic careers in research and teaching or other advanced scientific or professional careers. Students entering the PhD program will often have a master's degree, but this is not an absolute requirement.<br><br>For Ph.D. graduate students emphasizing forestry, Natural Resources Seminar (NAT_R 9087) is the only required course in the graduate student's program of study. All Ph.D. graduate students are expected to enroll in the seminar class twice and attend graduate seminars regardless of whether they are enrolled in the seminar course. Natural Resources Ph.D. program with an emphasis on forestry expects students to take part in professional and educational activities by giving presentations at conferences and presenting seminars.<br><br>A minimum of 72 hrs beyond the Baccalaureate degree for the PhD.<br>The program must include a minimum of 15 hours of 8000 level course work, exclusive of problems, readings and research.<br>A minimum of two credit hours of graduate seminar must be included in each student's graduate program.<br>PhD students are required publish their research results in peer-reviewed scientific journals<br>The PhD degree is conferred only upon those students who, after extensive study, have demonstrated a high level of achievement in their particular specialization in forestry and have completed significant independent research in their field.