MAJOR IN FISH, WILDLIFE, AND CONSERVATION BIOLOGY, WILDLIFE BIOLOGY CONCENTRATION

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1 Major in Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology, Wildlife Biology Concentration 1 MAJOR IN FISH, WILDLIFE, AND CONSERVATION BIOLOGY, WILDLIFE BIOLOGY CONCENTRATION Requirements Effective Fall 2015 A minimum grade of C (2.000) is required in all biological, mathematical/ statistical, physical science, fish, wildlife and conservation biology, and natural resource courses used to meet graduation requirements for the Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology major. The minimum applies to courses taken as substitutions for meeting these requirements. Wildlife Biology focuses primarily on terrestrial vertebrates and their habitats, and builds a strong foundation in basic wildlife ecology, management, and conservation. Freshman AUCC Credits Select one group of courses from the following: 8 BZ 110 Principles of Animal Biology (GT-SC2) A BZ 111 Animal Biology Laboratory (GT-SC1) A BZ 120 Principles of Plant Biology (GT-SC1) A LIFE Attributes of Living Systems (GT-SC1) A LIFE 10 1 Biology of Organisms-Animals and Plants CO 150 College Composition (GT-CO2) 1A Select one set of chemistry and physics courses from the following: 1-15 CHEM 107 Fundamentals of Chemistry (GT-SC2) A CHEM 108 Fundamentals of Chemistry Laboratory (GT-SC1) A PH 121 General Physics I (GT-SC1) A PH 122 General Physics II (GT-SC1) A CHEM 111 General Chemistry I (GT-SC2) A CHEM 112 General Chemistry Lab I (GT-SC1) A CHEM 11 General Chemistry II CHEM 114 General Chemistry Lab II PH 110 Descriptive Physics (GT-SC2) A PH 111 Descriptive Physics Laboratory (GT-SC1) A FW 104 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (GT-SC2) A Arts and Humanities B Total Credits 0-2 Sophomore BZ 22 Plant Identification CHEM 245 Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry 4 CHEM 246 Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry Laboratory 1 FW 260 Principles of Wildlife Management Select one from the following: HONR Senior Honors Thesis SPCM Public Speaking LIFE 20 Ecology MATH 155 or 160 Calculus for Biological Scientists I (GT-MA1) Calculus for Physical Scientists I (GT-MA1) 1B 4

2 2 Major in Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology, Wildlife Biology Concentration STAT 01 or 07 Introduction to Statistical Methods Introduction to Biostatistics Arts and Humanities B Social and Behavioral Sciences C Summer Total Credits 0 NR 220 Natural Resource Ecology and Measurements 5 Junior Total Credits 5 Select one group from the following: 4 BSPM 02 Applied and General Entomology BSPM 0A Entomology Laboratory: General BSPM 445 Aquatic Insects Group C: BZ 212 Animal Biology-Invertebrates Select one course or course pair not taken elsewhere from the following: -4 BZ 214 Animal Biology-Vertebrates BZ 29 Herpetology BZ 0 Mammalogy BZ 5 Ornithology FW 00 Biology and Diversity of Fishes & FW 01-4 BZ 220 Introduction to Evolution BZ 46 4 Population and Evolutionary Genetics BZ 50 Molecular and General Genetics SOCR 0 Principles of Genetics BZ 0 or 5 Mammalogy Ornithology CO 00 Writing Arguments (GT-CO) 2 CO 01A Writing in the Disciplines: Arts and Humanities (GT-CO) 2 CO 01B Writing in the Disciplines: Sciences (GT-CO) 2 CO 01C Writing in the Disciplines: Social Sciences (GT-CO) 2 CO 01D Writing in the Disciplines: Education (GT-CO) 2 JTC 00 Professional and Technical Communication (GT-CO) 2 FW 70 Design of Fish and Wildlife Projects 4A,4B Select one course from the following: 4 NR 19 Geospatial Applications in Natural Resources NR 22 Introduction to Geographic Information Systems NR 20 Natural Resources History and Policy D Global and Cultural Awareness E Senior Total Credits 29-1 Select one Biology/Botany course not taken elsewhere from the following: -4 Biology Options ANEQ 20 4 Principles of Animal Nutrition BZ 220 Introduction to Evolution

3 Major in Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology, Wildlife Biology Concentration BZ 00 Animal Behavior BZ 10 Cell Biology BZ 46 Population and Evolutionary Genetics BZ 401 Comparative Animal Physiology BZ Marine Biology BZ 471 Stream Biology and Ecology BZ 474 Limnology FW 400 Conservation of Fish in Aquatic Ecosystems MIP 00 General Microbiology MIP 15 Human and Animal Disease NR 67 Concepts in Vertebrate Nutrition NR 70 Coastal Environmental Ecology Botany Options BZ 02 Poisonous Plants BZ 21 Aquatic Vascular Plants BZ 25 Plant Systematics BZ 1 Developmental Plant Anatomy BZ 2 Introductory Phycology BZ Introductory Mycology BZ 440 Plant Physiology BZ 450 Plant Ecology F 10/RS 10 Forest and Rangeland Ecogeography F 11 Forest Ecology Select one Ecosystem Course not taken elsewhere from the following: F 10/RS 10 Forest and Rangeland Ecogeography F 11 Forest Ecology F 24 Fire Effects and Adaptations F 26 Wildland Fire Behavior and Management FW 477 Wildlife Habitat Use and Management GR 04/WR 04 Sustainable Watersheds A NR 00 Biological Diversity NR 26 Forest Vegetation Management NR 70 Coastal Environmental Ecology NR Applications in Conservation Planning NRRT 49 4 Open Space and Natural Area Management RS Ecological Restoration WR Land Use Hydrology WR 418 Land Use and Water Quality Select one Wildlife course not taken elsewhere from the following: -4 FW 75 Field Wildlife Studies FW 455 Principles of Conservation Biology FW 465 Managing Human-Wildlife Conflicts FW 467 Wildlife Disease Ecology FW 469 Conservation and Management of Large Mammals FW 471 Wildlife Data Collection and Analysis FW 472 Issues in Animal Conservation and Management FW 475 Conservation Decision Making FW 477 Wildlife Habitat Use and Management FW 544 Ecotoxicology FW 57 Travel Abroad-Wildlife Ecology/Conservation FW *** Travel Abroad Upper-Division 5 FW 471 Wildlife Data Collection and Analysis 4C 4

4 4 Major in Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology, Wildlife Biology Concentration Select one Human Dimensions course not taken elsewhere from the following: HIST 55 4 American Environmental History NR 400 Public Relations in Natural Resources NRRT 0 Social Aspects of Natural Resource Management NRRT Environmental Governance NRRT Applications in Environmental Communication PHIL 20 Ethics of Sustainability PHIL 45 Environmental Ethics POLS 61 U.S. Environmental Politics and Policy SOC 20 Population-Natural Resources and Environment SOC 22 Introduction to Environmental Justice SOC 460 Society and Environment SOC 461 Water, Society, and Environment Technical Electives 6 6 Elective 7 0- Total Credits Program Total Credits: Students taking this biology selection should choose a botanyrelated course in the department elective options to meet botany/ plant course requirements for certain federal positions related to wildlife, fisheries, and/or conservation biology. Students in the Honors Track 1 program must take HONR 499. FW 00 and FW 01 count together as one selection in this choice. Students will need to obtain a registration override from the appropriate department to take this course. Restricted to FW subject code, department travel abroad courses, taught by FWCB faculty. No transfer or substitute courses will be accepted. Technical Electives are courses intended to expand a student's depth and breadth in wildife biology and include any 00- or 400-level regular course with a BC, BMS, BSPM, CHEM, ESS, F, FW, GES, MATH, MIP, NR, NRRT, PH, RS, SOCR, STAT, or WR subject code (excluding courses ending in -80 to -99); SOCR 240; other coruse with prior approval by department and advisor. Courses may not double-count as Technical Electives and for other requirements in the major. 7 Select enough elective credits to bring program total to a minimum of 120 credits, of which at least 42 must be upper-division (00- to 400- level). Major Completion Map Distinctive Requirements for Degree Program:The curriculum for the Fish, Wildlife and Conservation Biology major Wildlife Biology concentration assumes students enter college prepared to take calculus. Students who have not met the prerequisites for calculus, will be required to successfully complete the prerequisites in their first year. A minimum grade of C (2.000) is required in all biological, mathematical/ statistical, physical science, fish, wildlife, and conservation biology, and natural resource courses used to meet graduation requirements for the fish, wildlife, and conservation biology major. The minimum applies to courses taken as substitutions for meeting degree requirements. NR 220 is a summer course in which students reside at CSU s Mountain Campus. Students must choose ONE of two CHEM + PH paths: (Path A) CHEM 107/CHEM 108 and PH 121/PH 122 or (Path B) CHEM 111, CHEM 112, CHEM 11, CHEM 114 and PH 110/PH 111. Students must also choose ONE biology group A) BZ 110/BZ 111/BZ 120 or B) LIFE 102/LIFE 10. Freshman Semester 1 Critical Recommended AUCC Credits CO 150 College Composition (GT-CO2) 1A Select one group from the following: 4 BZ 110 Principles of Animal Biology (GT-SC2) A BZ 111 Animal Biology Laboratory (GT-SC1) A LIFE 102 Attributes of Living Systems (GT-SC1) A Select one path from the following: 5 Path A: PH 121 General Physics I (GT-SC1) A Path B: CHEM 111 General Chemistry I (GT-SC2) A

5 Major in Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology, Wildlife Biology Concentration 5 CHEM 112 General Chemistry Lab I (GT-SC1) A FW 104 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (GT-SC2) A MATH 117, MATH 118, and MATH 124 must be completed by the end of Semester 1. Total Credits 15 Semester 2 Critical Recommended AUCC Credits Select one course from the following: 4 BZ 120 Principles of Plant Biology (GT-SC1) A LIFE 10 Biology of Organisms-Animals and Plants Select one path from the following: 8-10 Path A: CHEM 107 Fundamentals of Chemistry (GT-SC2) A CHEM 108 Fundamentals of Chemistry Laboratory (GT-SC1) A PH 122 General Physics II (GT-SC1) A Path B: CHEM 11 General Chemistry II CHEM 114 General Chemistry Lab II PH 110 Descriptive Physics (GT-SC2) A PH 111 Descriptive Physics Laboratory (GT-SC1) A Arts and Humanities B CO 150, AUCC 1B (MATH) and MATH 125 must be completed by the end of Semester 2. Sophomore Total Credits Semester Critical Recommended AUCC Credits BZ 22 Plant Identification CHEM 245 Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry 4 CHEM 246 Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry Laboratory 1 FW 260 Principles of Wildlife Management Select one course from the following: 4 MATH 155 Calculus for Biological Scientists I (GT-MA1) 1B MATH 160 Calculus for Physical Scientists I (GT-MA1) 1B Total Credits 15 Semester 4 Critical Recommended AUCC Credits LIFE 20 Ecology HONR 499 Senior Honors Thesis SPCM 200 Public Speaking Select one course from the following: STAT 01 Introduction to Statistical Methods STAT 07 Introduction to Biostatistics Arts and Humanities B Social and Behavioral Sciences C FW 260 must be completed by the end of Semester 4. Total Credits 15 Semester 5 Critical Recommended AUCC Credits NR 220 Natural Resource Ecology and Measurements 5 Junior Total Credits 5 Semester 6 Critical Recommended AUCC Credits Select one course from the following: 4 NR 19 Geospatial Applications in Natural Resources

6 6 Major in Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology, Wildlife Biology Concentration NR 22 Introduction to Geographic Information Systems Select one course from the following: CO 00 Writing Arguments (GT-CO) 2 CO 01A Writing in the Disciplines: Arts and Humanities (GT-CO) 2 CO 01B Writing in the Disciplines: Sciences (GT-CO) 2 CO 01C Writing in the Disciplines: Social Sciences (GT-CO) 2 CO 01D Writing in the Disciplines: Education (GT-CO) 2 JTC 00 Professional and Technical Communication (GT-CO) 2 Select one group from the following: 4 BSPM 02 Applied and General Entomology BSPM 0A Entomology Laboratory: General BSPM 445 Aquatic Insects Group C: BZ 212 Animal Biology-Invertebrates BZ 0 Mammalogy NR 20 Natural Resources History and Policy D STAT 01 or STAT 07 and LIFE 20 must be completed by the end of Semester 6. Total Credits 14 Semester 7 Critical Recommended AUCC Credits FW 70 Design of Fish and Wildlife Projects 4A,4B BZ 5 Ornithology NR 20 Natural Resources History and Policy D Select one group from the following: -4 BZ 214 Animal Biology-Vertebrates BZ 29 Herpetology Group C: BZ 0 Mammalogy Group D: BZ 5 Ornithology Group E: FW 00 Biology and Diversity of Fishes FW 01 Ichthyology Laboratory -4 BZ 220 Introduction to Evolution BZ 46 Population and Evolutionary Genetics BZ 50 Molecular and General Genetics SOCR 0 Principles of Genetics Global and Cultural Awareness E Senior Total Credits Semester 8 Critical Recommended AUCC Credits FW 471 Wildlife Data Collection and Analysis 4C 4 Wildlife Elective (See Department List on Concentration -4 Ecosystem Management Elective (See Department List on Concentration -4

7 Major in Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology, Wildlife Biology Concentration 7 Upper Division Technical Elective (See Department List on Concentration BSPM 02 / BSMP 0A, or BSPM 445, or BZ 212, and FW 70 must be completed by the end of Semester 8. Total Credits 1-14 Semester 9 Critical Recommended AUCC Credits Human Dimensions Elective (See Department List on Concentration Upper Division Technical Elective (See Department List on Concentration Biology or Botany Elective (See Department List on Concentration Elective 0- The benchmark courses for the 9th semester are the remaining courses in the entire program of study. Total Credits 9-1 Program Total Credits: