Total Credit Hours: 121-123
Effective 12/2012
Courses are arranged in the recommended sequence. Download as a .pdf
| Fall First Year – First Semester | ||
| 4 cr | BIO 100 | Basic Biology/Lab |
| 3 cr | ENG 101 | College Composition |
| 4 cr | MAT 122 or MAT 126 |
Pre-Calculus or Calculus |
| 1 cr | WLE 100 | Introduction to Wildlife Resources |
| 3 cr | _________ | General Education Elective |
| 15 | ||
| Spring First Year – Second Semester | ||
| 4 cr | BIO 200 | Biology of Organisms/Lab |
| 3 cr | CMJ 103 | Fundamentals of Public Communications |
| 3 cr | ECO 100 or ECO 120 |
Introduction to Economics or Principles of Microeconomics |
| 1 cr | WLE 150 | Wildlife Field Trip |
| 3 cr | _________ | General Education Elective |
| 14 | ||
| Fall Sophomore Year – Third Semester | ||
| 4 cr | BMB 207/209 | Fundamentals of Chemistry/Lab |
| 4 cr | BIO 329/331 | Vertebrate Biology/Lab |
| 3 cr | WLE 200 | Ecology |
| 3 cr | WLE 201 | Ecology Laboratory |
| 14 | ||
| Spring Sophomore Year – Fourth Semester | ||
| 4 cr | BMB 208/210 | Elementary Physiological Chemistry/Lab |
| 3 cr | PSE 140 | Soil Science |
| 4 cr | WLE 220 | Introduction to Statistical Ecology/Lab |
| 3 cr | _________ | Aquatic Ecology Elective |
| 3 cr | _________ | General Education Elective |
| 17 | ||
| May Term | ||
| 3 cr | WLE 250 | Wildlife Field Survey |
| 3 | ||
| Fall Junior Year – Fifth Semester | ||
| 4 cr | BIO 326 or BIO 353 |
General Entomology or Invertebrate Zoology |
| 4 cr | BIO 464 | Taxonomy of Vascular Plants |
| 3 cr | WLE 410 | Wildlife Population Dynamics & Conservation |
| 3-4 cr | Aquatic Ecology Elective** | |
| 3 cr | General Education Elective | |
| 17-18 | ||
| Spring Junior Year – Sixth Semester | ||
| 4 cr | SFR 400 | Applied Geographic Information Systems (GIS) |
| 3 cr | BIO 465 or BIO 350 |
Evolution or Concepts & Applications of Genetics |
| 3 cr | _________ | Communications Elective* |
| 1-3 cr | _________ | Second Field Course*** |
| 3 cr | _________ | Concentration Requirement |
| 14-16 | ||
| Fall Senior Year – Seventh Semester | ||
| 3 cr | ECO 377 | Introduction to Natural Resource Economics & Policy |
| 4 cr | SFR 349 or WLE 423 |
Applied Forest Ecology & Silviculture or Wetland Ecology & Conservation |
| 3 cr | WLE 470 | Wildlife Policy & Administration |
| 3 cr | _________ | Concentration Requirement |
| 3 cr | _________ | Concentration Requirement |
| 16 | ||
| Spring Senior Year – Eighth Semester | ||
| 3 cr | WLE 450 | Wildlife Habitat Relationships |
| 2 cr | WLE 455 | Wildlife Habitat Evaluation |
| 3 cr | _________ | Concentration Requirements |
| 3 cr | _________ | Concentration Requirements |
| 3 cr | _________ | General Education Requirement |
| 14 | ||
| * | Communications Elective: Courses in Communications and Journalism (CMJ), English (ENG), New Media (NMD), and other areas may apply. CMJ 100 and CMJ 102 are not acceptable. | |
| ** | Aquatic Ecology Elective: Students can choose one of the following courses: BIO 430, BIO 447, BIO 463, BIO 468, SMS 302, SMS 321, SMS 322, WLE 340, WLE 423. | |
| *** | A second field course is required: INT 475, PSE 413, WLE 340/341, WLE 423, or other approved. | |