Associate degree in Natural Resource Conservation Law Enforcement at Finger Lakes Community College

 

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Associate Degree in Natural Resource Conservation Law Enforcement at Finger Lakes Community College

Finger Lakes Community College
Associate degree
Natural Resource Conservation
Law Enforcement

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Increased concern with the health of the planet has resulted in the enactment of new laws to regulate solid and hazardous waste and the use of wildlife, plant, land, mineral, and water resources. The Associate in Applied Science in Natural Resource Conservation: Law Enforcement degree prepares students for employment as environmental conservation officers in state and federal agencies. This degree also prepares students for employment as property rangers, environmental inspectors, marine-recreation vehicle officers, park police officers, watershed inspectors, and other related law enforcement positions.

The curriculum integrates environmental conservation courses and criminal justice courses. Students have access to FLCC’s fish culture center, nature trails, radio telemetry equipment, and several vessels equipped for field work on the Finger Lakes. The Conservation Field Camp, a one-week, intense field experience, is required.

The goals of the Associate in Applied Science in Natural Resource Conservation: Law Enforcement degree program are:
  • To provide students with an awareness of global environmental issues.
  • To foster an appreciation of the natural world.
  • To prepare students for employment in environment, conservation, law enforcement, and related fields.
  • To develop in students all of the 11 Competencies identified by Finger Lakes Community College as learning outcomes of a liberal education.

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