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Purpose and Career Objectives
* This course of study is designed specifically for students interested in
pursuing a career in public or private wildlife and natural resource organizations
including federal, state, and local wildlife, fisheries, and forestry agencies.
The Wildlife track prepares students in a variety of areas of animal and plant
biology with an emphasis on application for conservation, preservation, and
management.
* This track includes training in fundamental and advanced biological concepts
and information, field and laboratory skills and techniques, data analysis and
experimental design, an understanding of biodiversity, and identification of
a wide range of plants and animals.
Catalog Description
* The course requirements listed here are designed to meet the requirements
for Federal and State Wildlife and Forest Service positions.
Coursework
Successful completion of the following academic program is required for
this degree:
* Completion of the general studies requirements for the Bachelor of Science
degree including a total of 120 hours of acceptable course work, 45 hours of
which must be in upper division courses.
* Completion of the following required courses (30 total credits):
* BIOL 203 & 204 General Biology (10 credits)
* BIOL 321 Genetics (3 credits)
* BIOL 323 Cellular Biology (3 credits)
* BIOL 325 Cellular/Genetics Lab (1 credit)
* BIOL 330 Ecology (4 credits)
* BIOL 332 Evolution (3 credits)
* BIOL 467 Wildlife Management (2 credits)
* BIOL 469 Fisheries Management (2 credits)
* BIOL 493 & 494 Thesis I & II (two credits)
* A minimum of 6 credits is required from the following:
* BIOL 460 Ornithology (3 credits)
* BIOL 464 Mammalogy (3 credits)
* BIOL 471 Herpetology (3 credits)
* A minimum of 6 credits is required from the following:
* BIOL 404 Physiological Zoology (3 credits)
* BIOL 411 Comparative Anatomy (4 credits)
* BIOL 441 Invertebrate Zoology (4 credits)
* BIOL 461 Entomology(3 credits)
* BIOL 463 Ichthyology (3 credits)
* A minimum of 6 credits (9 credits for Forest Service)is required from the
following:
* BIOL 417 Vascular Plant Systematics (4 credits)
* BIOL 418 Plant Morphology/Anatomy (4 credits)
* BIOL 423 Plant Physiology (4 credits)
* BIOL 430 Plant Ecology (4 credits)
* Required support courses (16 credits):
* CHEM 111,112 Introductory Chemistry (10 credits)
* MATH 106 College Algebra (3 credits)
* MATH 205 Introduction to Statistical Methods (3 credits)
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