Warner College of Natural Resources Department Of Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology Major in Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology A minimum grade of C (.0) is required for all biological, mathematical/statistical, physical science, fish, wildlife, 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. Course Title (prerequisites) Credits AUCC Freshman (suggested course progressions, however some courses may be more appropriate for later years) CO 0 p College Composition (CO 0) A FW 0 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation A AUCC Arts and Humanities B Select ONE SET of the following Biology tracks BZ 0 Principles of Animal Biology A BZ p Animal Biology Laboratory (BZ 0 or concurrent registration) A BZ 0 Principles of Plant Biology A LIFE 0 Attributes of Living Systems A LIFE 0 p Biology of Organisms- Animals and Plants (LIFE 0) Select ONE SET of the following Chemistry and Physics tracks CHEM 07 p Fundamentals of Chemistry (MATH 7 or place into MATH 8 or higher, or concurrent registration w/ MATH 7 A or a higher math) CONSERVATION BIOLOGY CONCENTRATION CHEM 08 p Fundamentals of Chemistry Laboratory (CHEM 07 or concurrent registration) A PH p General Physics (MATH or concurrent registration) A PH p General Physics (PH ) A CHEM p General Chemistry (MATH 8 or place into MATH or higher; CHEM 0 or approriate score in chem prep course) A CHEM p General Chemistry Laboratory (CHEM or concurrent registration) A CHEM p General Chemistry (CHEM 07 or CHEM ; MATH or higher, or concurrent registration in MATH or higher) CHEM p General Chemistry Laboratory (CHEM ; CHEM or concurrent registration) PH 0 Descriptive Physics A PH p Descriptive Physics Laboratory (PH 0 or concurrent registration) A TOTAL 0- Sophomore (suggested course progressions, however some courses may be taken in later years - watch prereqs!) CHEM p Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry (CHEM 07 or CHEM ) Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry Laboratory (CHEM 08 or CHEM or CHEM ; CHEM or CHEM 6 p concurrent registration) FW 60 p Principles of Wildlife Management (MATH, BZ 0 or LIFE 0) SPCM 00 Public Speaking (Or HONR 99 for Honors Program students) LIFE 0 P Ecology (one course in biology, MATH or MATH or MATH 60) AUCC Arts and Humanities B AUCC Social and Behavioral Sciences C
Select ONE of the following Genetics/Evolution courses BZ 0 P Introduction to Evolution (BZ 0 & or BZ 0 or LIFE 0) BZ 6 p Population and Evolutionary Genetics (BZ 0; MATH ; STAT 0 or STAT 07) BZ 0 p Molecular and General Genetics (BZ 0 or BZ 0 or LIFE 0; STAT 0 or concurrent registration or STAT 0 or concurrent registration or STAT 07/ERHS 07 or concurrent registration) SOCR 0 p Principles of Genetics (BZ 0 or BZ 0 or LIFE 0) Select ONE of the following Calculus courses MATH p Calculus for Biological Scientists I (MATH, MATH ) B MATH 60 p Calculus for Physical Scientists I (MATH & MATH 6 w/ a B or better) B Select ONE of the following Statistics courses STAT 0 p Introduction to Statistical Methods (MATH 7 or higher) STAT 07 p Introduction to Biostatistics (MATH 7 or higher) TOTAL 0- Summer (suggested course progression - it may be taken your Junior year summer - watch prereqs!) NR 0 p Natural Resources Ecology and Measurements (LIFE 0 or BZ 0 & BZ or BZ 0; MATH 8) TOTAL Junior (suggested course progressions, however some courses may be taken in later years - watch prereqs!) FW 70 p Design of Fish and Wildlife Projects (FW 60 or FW 60; L/LIFE 0 or LIFE 0; NR 0; MATH /60/ STAT A,B 0/07) NR 0 Natural Resources History and Policy D AUCC Global and Cultural Awareness 7 E Select one of the following Invertebrate courses or course pair (lecture and lab) for credits BSPM 0 Applied and General Entomology BSPM 0A p Entomology Lab - General (BSPM 0 or concurrent registration) BSPM P Aquatic Insects (BZ or LIFE 0) BZ P Animal Biology- Invertebrates (BZ 0; BZ or LIFE 0) Select TWO of the following Vertebrate courses or course pair for 6-7 credits not taken elsewhere BZ p Animal Biology- Vertebrates (BZ 0; BZ or LIFE 0) BZ 9 p Herpetology (BZ 0 and or LIFE 0) BZ 0 p Mammalogy (BZ 0 and or LIFE 0) BZ p Ornithology (BZ 0 and or LIFE 0) FW 00 p Biology and Diversity of Fishes (BZ 0 and or LIFE 0) FW 0 p Ichthyology Laboratory (FW 00 or concurrent registration) Select ONE of the following Plant Biology courses not taken elsewhere BZ p Plant Identification (BZ 0 or LIFE 0) BZ p Aquatic Vascular Plants (BZ or BZ ) BZ p Plant Systematics (BZ 0) BZ p Introductory Phycology (BZ 0 or LIFE 0; BZ 0)
BZ 0 p Plant Ecology (BZ 0 or LIFE 0) F/RS 0 p Forest and Rangeland Ecogeography (BZ 0 or BZ 0 or BZ 0 or BZ 0 or LIFE 0) F p Forest Ecology (L/LIFE 0 or LIFE 0) NR 6 P Forest Vegetation Management (NR 0) Select ONE of the following Advanced Writing courses CO 00 p Writing Arguments (CO 0 or HONR 9) CO 0 A-D p Writing in the Disciplines (CO 0 or HONR 9) JTC 00 p Professional and Technical Communication (CO 0 or HONR 9) Select ONE of the following Geospatial courses NR 9 p Geospatial Applications in Natural Resources (Jr. Standing) NR Introduction to Geographic Information Systems TOTAL 9- Senior (depending upon prereqs, some of these courses may be taken in earlier semesters) Select ONE of the following Fisheries or Wildlife Capstone courses not taken elsewhere FW 0 p Fishery Science (Capstone) (FW 00; MATH //60; STAT 0/07 or ERHS 07) C FW 7 p Wildlife Data Collection and Analysis (Capstone) (FW 70; NR 0) C Select ONE of the following Conservation Biology Capstone courses not taken elsewhere FW p Principles of Conservation Biology (FW 60; LIFE 0; STAT 0/07) *Credit not allowed for FW and NR00 NR 00 p Biological Diversity (NR 0A or NR 0B or one BZ/LIFE course) *Credit not allowed for both NR00 & FW FW 7 p Issues in Animal Conservation and Management (FW 60; LIFE 0) Select ONE of the following Aquatic Biology courses or pair for - credits not taken elsewhere BSPM p Aquatic Insects (BZ or LIFE 0) BZ p Marine Biology (LIFE 0) BZ 7 p Stream Biology and Ecology (LIFE 0 or L/LIFE 0) BZ 7 p Stream Biology and Ecology Laboratory (BZ 7 or concurrent registration) BZ 7 p Limnology (LIFE 0 or L/LIFE 0) FW 00 p Biology and Diversity of Fishes (BZ 0 and or LIFE 0) FW 0 p Ichthyology Laboratory (FW 00 or concurrent registration) FW 00 p Conservation of Fish in Aquatic Ecosystems (FW 00; LIFE 0) FW 0 p Fishery Sciences (FW 00; MATH //60; STAT 0/07 or ERHS 07) FW 0 p Fish Culture (FW 00) FW 0 p Fish Physiology (FW 00 or BZ ) Select ONE of the following Wildlife courses not taken elsewhere FW 7 p Field Wildlife Studies (FW 60; L/LIFE 0 or LIFE 0) FW p Principles of Conservation Biol. (FW 60; LIFE 0; STAT 0/07) *Credit not allowed for FW and NR00 FW 6 p Managing Human-Wildlife Conflicts (FW 60) FW 67 p Wildlife Disease Ecology (LIFE 0) FW 69 p Conservation and Management of Large Mammals (FW 60; BZ 0; LIFE 0; STAT 0/07) FW 7 p Wildlife Data Collection and Analysis (FW 70; LIFE 0) FW 7 p Issues in Animal Conservation and Management (FW 60; LIFE 0) FW 7 p Conservation Decision Making (MATH /60; STAT 0; an ECOL course)
FW 77 p Wildlife Habitat Use and Management (FW 60; NR 9 or NR ) FW p Ecotoxicology (L/LIFE 0 or LIFE 0; STAT 0/07) FW 8A Travel Abroad: Wildlife Conservation (requires Study Abroad application) FW 8A Travel Abroad: Conservation of Desert and Marine Animals (requires Study Abroad application) 6 Select ONE of the following Ecosystem courses not taken elsewhere F/RS 0 p Forest and Rangeland Ecogeography (BZ 0 or BZ 0 or BZ 0 or BZ 0 or LIFE 0) F p Forest Ecology (L/LIFE 0 or LIFE 0) F p Fire Effects and Adaptations (L/LIFE 0 or LIFE 0) F 6 p Wildland Fire Behavior and Management (L 0/LIFE 0 or LIFE 0) FW 77 p Wildlife Habitat Use and Management (FW 60; NR 9 or NR ) GR/WR 0 p Sustainable Watersheds (Completion of the AUCC B Mathematics requirement) NR 00 p Biological Diversity (NR 0A or NR 0B or one BZ/LIFE course) *Credit not allowed for both NR00 & FW NR 6 p Forest Vegetation Management (NR 0) NR 70 p Coastal Environmental Ecology (CHEM 07 or CHEM ) NR 0 p Applications in Conservation Planning (NRRT 0) NRRT 9 p Open Space and Natural Area Management (NRRT ; NR 0) RS 78 p Ecological Restoration (BZ 0 or L/LIFE 0 or LIFE 0; SOCR 0) WR 6 p Land Use Hydrology (GEOL 0///0 or SOCR 0; CIVE 0 or STAT 0/0/07/; PH 0//) WR 8 p Land Use and Water Quality (CHEM 0; CHEM 0 or 07; CHEM 08 or ; CHEM ) Select TWO of the following Human Dimensions courses not taken elsewhere (HD I & HD II) HIST p American Environmental History ( credites of history; completion of credits) NR 00 p Public Relations in Natural Resources (NR 0) NRRT 0 Social Aspects of Natural Resource Management NRRT 00 p Environmental Governance (NRRT ) NRRT 0 p Applications in Environmental Communication (NRRT 6) PHIL 0 Ethics of Sustainability PHIL Environmental Ethics POLS 6 p U.S. Environmental Politics and Policy (POLS 0) SOC 0 p Population-Natural Resources and Environment (SOC 00/0) SOC p Introduction to Environmental Justice (SOC 00/0) SOC 60 p Environment and Society (SOC 00/0) SOC 6 p Water, Society, and Environment (SOC 00/0) Select ONE Technical Elective (see footnote #9 below) See list 00+ Technical Elective 9 *Remember - credit not allowed for both FW and NR00 -- TOTAL -7 PROGRAM TOTAL= 0- credits P This course has at least one prerequisite. Students taking this biology selection should choose a botany related course in the electives options to meet botany/plant course requirements for certain federal positions related to wildlife, fisheries and/or conservation biology Select from the list of courses in category B of the all-university core curriculum (AUCC). Only of the 6 credits required for the arts and humanities may come form the intermediate (L*** 00 and L*** 0) foreign language courses Students need to obtain registration override from the appropriate department to take this course Students in the Honors Track program must take HONR 99 Select from the list of courses in category C of the AUCC
6 FW00 and FW 0 together count as one selection in this choice 7 Select from the list of courses in category E of the AUCC 8 Restricted to FW subject code, department travel abroad courses, taught by FWCB faculty. No transfer or substitute courses will be accepted 9 Technical Electives are courses intended to expand students depth and breadth of wildlife biology and include any 00- or 00- level regular course with a BC, BMS, BSPM, BZ, CHEM, ESS,F, FW, GES, MATH, MIP, NR, NRRT, PH, RS, SOCR, STAT or WR subject code (excluding courses that end in -80 to -99); or SOCR0; other course with prior approval by department and advisor. Courses may not double count as technical electives and for other requirements in the major. 0 Select enough elective credits to bring program total to a minimum of 0- credits, of which at least must be upper division (00- to 00- level)