Environmental Science: Wildlife, Natural Resource Administration and Enforcement, B.S.

General Education (40-41 hours)

(see General Education  for list of approved courses) 

Program Requirements

• ENGL 2820 - Scientific Writing (required within the first 60 hours) or
• ESC 4995R - Departmental Thesis

• Students who have taken ENGL 2810 , ENGL 2880 , or ENGL 2830  and subsequently changed their major to Environmental Science will have satisfied this requirement.

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• MATH 1530 - Introductory Statistics (QR)

• Students who have taken ENCE 2220  , MATH 3100 , MATH 4140 , PSY 2010  or SOC 2500  and subsequently changed their major to Environmental Science will have satisfied this requirement.

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• Complete one of the following with a grade of C or higher, or have a 26 or higher Math ACT score:

• MATH 1130 - College Algebra (QR) or
• MATH 1730 - Precalculus (QR)

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  Complete one:

• MATH 1830 - Calculus for Management, Life, and Social Sciences (QR)  or
• MATH 1950 - Calculus with Analytic Geometry I (QR)

Wildlife, Natural Resource Administration, and Enforcement

• Pick two from the following:

• BIOL 4335 - Wildlife Education and Rehabilitation
• ESC 3400 - Environmental Survey Methods
• ESC 3600 - Air and Water Pollution Control
• ESC 4330 - Principles and Management of Wildlife Disease
• ESC 4650 - Remote Sensing and Imagery Analysis
• ESC 4660 - Geographic Information Systems
• GEOL 4530 - Geographic Information Systems for Geoscientists
• GEOL 4550 - Remote Sensing for Geoscientists

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• Pick one from the following:

• ESC 4070 - Principles of Conservation Biology
• ESC 4300 - Case Studies in Environmental Problems
• ESC 4325 - Wildlife Administration and Policy
• ESC 4512 - Amphibian Ecology and Conservation
• ESC 4514 - Reptile Ecology and Conservation

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• Pick on Zoology course from the following:

• BIOL 4020 - Meiofauna Biodiversity
• BIOL 4050 - Comparative Vertebrate Zoology
• BIOL 4070 - Entomology
• BIOL 4085 - Parasitology
• BIOL 4090 - Herpetology
• BIOL 4110 - Ichthyology
• BIOL 4130 - Invertebrate Zoology
• BIOL 4140 - Mammalogy
• BIOL 4170 - Ornithology
• BIOL 4410 - Animal Behavior

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• Pick one Botany course from the following:

• BIOL 4150 - Mycology
• BIOL 4180 - Plant Morphology
• BIOL 4190 - Plant Taxonomy
• BIOL 4195 - Field Botany
• BIOL 4540 - Plant Ecology
• BIOL 4750 - Dendrology

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• CRMJ 1100 - Introduction to the Criminal Justice System (SB)
• CRMJ 2100 - Criminology
• 9 hours of Criminal Justice electives at the 3000/4000 level (excluding CRMJ 4780 , CRMJ 4790 , CRMJ 4850 , CRMJ 4995R , CRMJ 4997R , and CRMJ 4998R )

Additional Information and Notes

Students interested in a Wildlife certificate, should consult the Wildlife Society (https: //wildlife. org/certification-programs) and/or the USDA-APHIS (https: //www. aphis. usda. gov/wildlife-services) for the requirements of the certificate.

2.0 GPA in all required major and related courses.

Minimum of 39 hours of 3000 and 4000 level courses.

Electives to complete 120 hours.

See Degree and Graduation Requirements for additional requirements.

ClearPath for Advising

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