Wildlife Conservation

Department: Environmental Science and Studies

(This POE applies to students entering fall 2016)

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Required Courses

Course Number Title Credits Prerequisites Dist. Skills
ESS 100 Environmental Systems I
3
  
N
  
ESS 110 Environmental Systems II
3
  
N
CW
ESS 401 Senior Capstone (Wildlife)
3
 Senior in ESS
NS
  
BI 105 Biological Diversity and Ecology
3
  
N
  
BI 121 Biology Lab I
1
 corequisite BI 105
N
QS
BI 300 General Ecology
3
 BI 105 & BI 121 or permission
N
  
BI 301 General Ecology Laboratory
1
 corequisite BI 300
N
  
BI 360 Vertebrate Zoology
3
 BI 105 Biology/Ecology related POE, corequisite BI 361

N
  
BI 361 Vertebrate Zoology Lab
2
 corequisite BI 360
N
  
ESS 325 Conservation Biology
3
 ESS 100 & BI 105
NS
  
ESS 224 Wildlife Management

3
 ESS 100, BI 105 & BI 121
N
  
ESS 330 Geographical Information Systems
4
 ESS 100    
MA 130 Calculus I
4
  
QM
  


4 credits of Plant Biology:

Course Number Title Credits Prerequisites Dist. Skills
BI 327 Botany 4  BI 105 N  
BI 325 Plant Ecology 2 BI 105, corequisite BI 326 N  
BI 326 Plant Ecology Lab 2 corequisite BI 325 N  
  Another plant course can be used if approved by a wildlife advisor.        


Two semesters of Chemistry:

Course Number Title Credits Prerequisites Dist. Skills
CH 142 Integrated Chemistry Principles I 3 corequisite CH 143 N  
CH 143 Integrated Chemistry Principles Lab I 1 corequisite CH 142 N  QS
CH 144 Integrated Chemistry Principles II 3 CH 142, minimum grade C N  
CH 145 Integrated Chemistry Principles Lab I 1 CH 142 & CH 143 N  QS


One semester of Physics with lab:

Course Number Title Credits Prerequisites Dist. Skills
PC 211 Environmental Physics 3 corequisite PC 211L N  QM
PC 211L Environmental Physics Lab 1 corequisite PC 211 N  
or          
PC 200 General Physics I 3 corequisite PC 200L N QM
PC 200L General Physics Lab I 1 corequisite PC 200 N  
or          
PC 202 Introductory Physics I 3 corequisite PC 202L & MA 130 N QM
PC 202L Introductory Physics Lab I 1 corequisite PC 202 N  


3 credits of Resource Policy/Management:

Course Number Title Credits Prerequisites Dist. Skills
ESS 324 Natural Resource Management 3  ESS 100, BI 105 & BI 121 N  
or          
ESS 337 Environmental Policy & Law 3 PS 101 & ESS 100 S  


One of the following courses in applied statistics is required:

Course Number Title Credits Prerequisites Dist. Skills
ESS 230 Environmetrics 3   N  QS
BI 305 Biostatistics 4 BI 106 or ESS 100 N  QS
MA 220 Probability and Statistics 4 MA 130 N  QS



Total credit hours = 59