Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Comprehensive Major, 78-81 hours: B.A.-No Minor Required

Location(s): On Campus

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CIP: 030601

This program is intended to prepare graduates to work in the field of wildlife conservation and habitat management, whether with state and federal governmental agencies, non-profit organizations, or as researchers in academic settings. Course requirements in this program are designed to allow graduates to pursue certification as an Associate Wildlife Biologist with the Wildlife Society.

Requirements

The Northwest Core (44-47 hours)

Institutional Requirements (4 hours)

B.A. Modern Language Requirement (9 hours)

All 9 hours must be in the same language.

Modern Language Credit Hours: 9

Required Courses (50-51 hours)

BIOL 04106 - Principles of Biology Credit Hours: 3
BIOL 04107 - Principles of Biology Laboratory Credit Hours: 1
BIOL 04112 - General Botany Credit Hours: 3
BIOL 04113 - General Botany Laboratory Credit Hours: 1
BIOL 04114 - General Zoology Credit Hours: 3
BIOL 04115 - General Zoology Laboratory Credit Hours: 1
BIOL 04238 - Physiology Allied Health Credit Hours: 4
OR
BIOL 04330 - Animal Anatomy and Physiology Credit Hours: 4
OR
BIOL 04430 - Plant Physiology Credit Hours: 4
OR
BIOL 04438 - Human Physiology Credit Hours: 4
BIOL 04261 - Local Flora Credit Hours: 2
BIOL 04312 - Invertebrate Zoology Credit Hours: 4
OR
BIOL 04366 - Entomology Credit Hours: 3
BIOL 04348 - Biological Evolution and Diversity Credit Hours: 2
BIOL 04350 - Genetics Credit Hours: 4
BIOL 04362 - Mammalogy Credit Hours: 4
BIOL 04364 - Ornithology Credit Hours: 4
BIOL 04368 - Survey of Wildlife Law Credit Hours: 3
BIOL 04376 - Basic Ecology Credit Hours: 4
BIOL 04460 - Herpetology Credit Hours: 4
BIOL 04474 - Wildlife Management and Conservation Credit Hours: 3
BIOL 04491 - Biological Science Seminar Credit Hours: 1

Collateral Courses (25-27 hours)

AGRI 03382 - Woody Landscape Plants Credit Hours: 3
CHEM 24114 - General Chemistry I Credit Hours: 3
CHEM 24115 - General Chemistry I Laboratory Credit Hours: 1
CHEM 24116 - General Chemistry II Credit Hours: 4
CHEM 24117 - General Chemistry II Laboratory Credit Hours: 1
GEOG 32365 - Geographic Information Systems Credit Hours: 3
MATH 17114 - General Statistics Credit Hours: 3
MATH 17116 - Mathematical Modeling Credit Hours: 3
OR
MATH 17117 - Precalculus Credit Hours: 5
OR
MATH 17118 - Precalculus Algebra Credit Hours: 3
OR
MATH 17120 - Calculus I Credit Hours: 4
PHYS 25110 - General Physics I Credit Hours: 3 AND
PHYS 25111 - General Physics I Laboratory Credit Hours: 1
OR
PHYS 25112 - General Physics II Credit Hours: 3 AND
PHYS 25113 - General Physics II Laboratory Credit Hours: 1

Note:

If any courses in this program are also used to fulfill a Northwest Core or Institutional Requirement, the number of credit hours may be counted only once toward the total number of credit hours required for graduation.

Liberal Arts Elective (3 hours)

Cannot be used to fulfill any Northwest Core requirement. Choose three additional hours from English, Modern Languages, History, Political Science, or Social Science, with consent of advisor.

Advisor-approved elective Credit Hours: 3

Free electives as needed to reach minimum 120 graduation hours

Although not required, students are strongly encouraged to take AGRI 03234 - Fundamentals of Soil Science to supplement this program. Students wishing to pursue certification as an Associate Wildlife Biologist through The Wildlife Society will need to take hours in communication and law.