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13 courses with the subject WP, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.

WP 203Anatomical Properties of Wood1

Provide information on tree form/growth, cell wall formation/composition, structure of wood/bark cells; macroscopic/microscopic identification of hardwood/softwood cells. W P 203 Anatomical Properties of Wood (1) The purpose of this course is to introduce students to the basic concepts of the anatomical properties of wood and bark cells. Students taking this class will learn: 1) basic information on tree form and growth 2)basic information on cell wall chemical composition, formation and structure 3) identification and differentiation of different hardwood and softwood cells. Course grade will be based on weekly quizzes. W P 203 is a foundation course for the wood products major and a basic information course for the forest science major. The course will be taken by students in the fall semester in their sophomore or junior year for Wood Products major and in the their sophomore, junior or senior year for the Forest Science major. This course provides essential background information for students in the Wood Products major. The information presented in this course will be needed for understanding advanced concepts present in 400-level courses. All wood products and forest science students will be required to take this course. It is listed as a prerequisite for most W P 400-level courses. The course is designed to provide information necessary for understanding advanced concepts presented in W P 400-level courses. Macroscopic and microscopic hardwood and softwood cell identification will be taught in a specialized laboratory made available by the School of Forest Resources.

Subject: WP
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 1
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026
Source: bulletins.psu.edu

WP 296Independent Studies1-18

Creative projects, including research and design, which are supervised on an individual basis and which fall outside the scope of formal courses.

Subject: WP
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 18
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026
Source: bulletins.psu.edu

WP 297Special Topics1-9

Formal courses given infrequently to explore, in depth, a comparatively narrow subject which may be topical or of special interest.

Subject: WP
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 9
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026
Source: bulletins.psu.edu

WP 495Wood Products Internship1-6

Supervised field experience related to the student's major.

Subject: WP
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 6
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026
Source: bulletins.psu.edu

WP 496Independent Studies1-18

Creative projects, including research and design, which are supervised on an individual basis and which fall outside the scope of formal courses.

Subject: WP
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 18
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026
Source: bulletins.psu.edu

WP 497Special Topics1-9

Formal courses given infrequently to explore, in depth, a comparatively narrow subject which may be topical or of special interest.

Subject: WP
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 9
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026
Source: bulletins.psu.edu

WP 499Foreign Studies1-12

Courses offered in foreign countries by individual or group instruction.

Subject: WP
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 12
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026
Source: bulletins.psu.edu

WP 537International Wood Products Marketing and Trade3

Strategic analysis, environmental scanning, international trade policy implications, determinants of competitive strategy for firms, industries, and nations.

Subject: WP
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026
Source: bulletins.psu.edu

WP 590Colloquium1-3

Continuing seminars which consist of a series of individual lectures by faculty, students, or outside speakers.

Subject: WP
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026
Source: bulletins.psu.edu

WP 596Individual Studies1-9

Creative projects, including nonthesis research, which are supervised on an individual basis and which fall outside the scope of formal courses.

Subject: WP
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 9
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026
Source: bulletins.psu.edu

WP 600Thesis Research1-15

No description.

Subject: WP
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 15
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026
Source: bulletins.psu.edu

WP 602Supervised Experience in College Teaching1-3

Provides an opportunity for supervised and graded teaching experience in forest products courses.

Subject: WP
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026
Source: bulletins.psu.edu

WP 610Thesis Research Off Campus1-15

No description.

Subject: WP
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 15
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026
Source: bulletins.psu.edu

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