BS in Wildlife and Wildlands Conservation
(65 hours*)

The Discipline

This degree program qualifies students for federal job series employment in wildlife biology, range conservation, fisheries, ecology, biology, zoology, and botany. It also prepares for graduate programs in renewable natural resources and for eventual professional affiliations with state wildlife agencies and a number of federal agencies, including the U.S. Forest Service, Natural Resource Conservation Service, Bureau of Land Management, Fish and Wildlife Service, and Park Service. Graduates are well prepared to deal with complex issues involving wildlife and wildlands management and the overall conservation of natural resources.

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1. Complete the following:
   BIO 220A : Biological Diversity: Animals. (4:3:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   BIO 220A : Biological Diversity: Animals. (4:3:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter
   PREREQUISITE:	PDBIO 120
   DESCRIPTION:	Comparative organization and evolutionary significance of morphological, physiological, reproductive, and ecological differences in invertebrates and vertebrates. Laboratory included.
   
   
   BIO 447 : Mammalogy. (3:2:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   BIO 447 : Mammalogy. (3:2:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall
   PREREQUISITE:	BIO 220A
   DESCRIPTION:	Mammalian diversity, evolution, distribution, and natural history. Two three-day field trips required.
   
   
   NDFS 330 : Comparative Animal Nutrition. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   NDFS 330 : Comparative Animal Nutrition. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Winter
   DESCRIPTION:	Comparative digestion, absorption, and utilization of nutrients and nutritional applications of domestic, pet, and wildlife species.
   
   
   PDBIO 120 : Science of Biology. (2:2:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PDBIO 120 : Science of Biology. (2:2:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	Honors also
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter; Summer
   DESCRIPTION:	General biology course designed for biological science majors, emphasizing the scientific method, cell theory, biochemical unity, the central dogma, bioenergetics, reproduction, and evolutionary theory.
   
   
   PWS 100 : Living with Plants. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PWS 100 : Living with Plants. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter
   DESCRIPTION:	Physiological, morphological, and ecological characteristics of plants used for food, fiber, and aesthetic enhancement.
   
   
   PWS 115 : Introduction to Wildlife and Wildlands Conservation. (1:1:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PWS 115 : Introduction to Wildlife and Wildlands Conservation. (1:1:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall
   DESCRIPTION:	Assisting students in choosing individual professions and curricula.
   
   
   PWS 215 : Principles of Range Management. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PWS 215 : Principles of Range Management. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Winter
   DESCRIPTION:	Overview of rangeland resources and management principles, including rangeland classification, multiple use management, natural resource policy, and grazing management.
   
   
   PWS 225 : Principles of Wildlife and Fisheries Management. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PWS 225 : Principles of Wildlife and Fisheries Management. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Winter
   RECOMMENDED:	PWS 115.
   DESCRIPTION:	Basic principles of fish and wildlife management, their habitats, and their human users. Ecological concepts, population dynamics, nutrition, behavior, population assessment, management strategies, habitat sampling and management.
   
   
   PWS 275 : Genetics and Reproduction. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PWS 275 : Genetics and Reproduction. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Winter
   PREREQUISITE:	Any general biology course.
   DESCRIPTION:	Principles of inheritance.
   
   
   PWS 282 : Introduction to Soil Science. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PWS 282 : Introduction to Soil Science. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter
   PREREQUISITE:	PWS 283 or concurrent enrollment.
   DESCRIPTION:	Physical, chemical and microbiological properties of soils that affect plant growth in natural, agricultural, and urban environments.
   
   
   PWS 283 : Introduction to Soil Science Laboratory. (1:0:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PWS 283 : Introduction to Soil Science Laboratory. (1:0:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter
   PREREQUISITE:	PWS 282 or concurrent enrollment.
   DESCRIPTION:	Laboratory techniques in determining soil physical, chemical, and fertility properties.
   
   
   PWS 330 : Rangeland Plant Identification and Ecology. (3:2:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PWS 330 : Rangeland Plant Identification and Ecology. (3:2:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Winter
   DESCRIPTION:	Identification, characteristics, phenology, distribution, site adaptation, forage value, and response to management of significant range and pasture plants.
   
   
   PWS 350 : Rangeland Ecology. (3:2:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PWS 350 : Rangeland Ecology. (3:2:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall
   PREREQUISITE:	BIO 100; or PDBIO 120
   DESCRIPTION:	Distribution and abundance of organisms and their interactions with the physical and biotic components of the earth emphasizing rangeland ecosystems.
   
   
   PWS 355 : Rangeland Vegetation Measurements and Analysis. (3:2:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PWS 355 : Rangeland Vegetation Measurements and Analysis. (3:2:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall
   DESCRIPTION:	Field methodologies for vegetation inventories and analysis (density, biomass, cover, frequency, utilization, etc.) in wildland settings.
   
   
   PWS 375 : Environmental Policies and Laws. (2:2:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PWS 375 : Environmental Policies and Laws. (2:2:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Winter
   DESCRIPTION:	Environmental laws (Clean Water Act, Clean Air Act, etc.) and the regulations (National Environmental Policy Act, Nutrient Management Plan, etc.) established in the USA to improve environmental quality.
   
   
   PWS 416 : Rangeland Vegetation Improvement. (3:2:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PWS 416 : Rangeland Vegetation Improvement. (3:2:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall
   RECOMMENDED:	PWS 330, 350.
   DESCRIPTION:	Habitat improvement for domestic and wild animals. Plant control by mechanical equipment, herbicides, and prescribed fire. Restoration of disturbed lands.
   NOTE:	Field trips required.
   
   
   PWS 417 : Rangeland Planning and GIS. (3:2:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PWS 417 : Rangeland Planning and GIS. (3:2:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Winter
   RECOMMENDED:	PWS 215, 225, 350.
   DESCRIPTION:	Development of a multiple-use natural resource plan for watershed forestry, recreation, wildlife, and livestock. Policies that govern planning and conflict resolution.
   
   
   PWS 446 : (PWS-Bio) Ornithology. (3:2:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PWS 446 : (PWS-Bio) Ornithology. (3:2:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Winter
   PREREQUISITE:	BIO 220A
   DESCRIPTION:	Avian systematics, evolution, distribution, and natural history.
   NOTE:	One three-day field trip required.
   
   
   PWS 492 : Wildlife and Wildlands Conservation Senior Seminar. (1:1:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PWS 492 : Wildlife and Wildlands Conservation Senior Seminar. (1:1:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Winter
   DESCRIPTION:	Capstone course bringing together portfolios, student experiences, exams, and exercises necessary for completing and assessing wildlife and wildlands program learning outcomes.
   
   
2. Complete 15 elective credit hours from the following course list. With the help of your advisor, select courses to qualify for 2–3 federal job series (wildlife biologist, ecologist, range conservationist, GIS specialist, soil conservationist, botanist, fisheries biologist):
   BIO 220B : Biological Diversity: Plants. (4:3:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   BIO 220B : Biological Diversity: Plants. (4:3:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter
   PREREQUISITE:	PDBIO 120
   DESCRIPTION:	Comparative organization and evolutionary significance of morphological, physiological, reproductive, and ecological differences in fungi, algae, and principal groups of land plants. Laboratory included.
   
   
   BIO 270 : Animal Restraint. (1:0:2)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   BIO 270 : Animal Restraint. (1:0:2)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Winter
   DESCRIPTION:	Restraint and first aid techniques for pet, laboratory, domestic, and wild animals.
   
   
   BIO 352 : Introduction to Marine Biology. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   BIO 352 : Introduction to Marine Biology. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	On Demand
   PREREQUISITE:	BIO 220A
   DESCRIPTION:	Marine life, the sea as an environment, and research methods.
   
   
   BIO 380 : Comparative Animal Physiology and Anatomy. (4:3:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   BIO 380 : Comparative Animal Physiology and Anatomy. (4:3:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall
   PREREQUISITE:	Bio 220A or instructor's consent.
   DESCRIPTION:	Structure and function of animal organ systems; structural and physiological responses to demands of and changes in environment; evolutionary constraints on anatomy and physiology.
   
   
   BIO 420 : Evolutionary Biology. (2:2:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   BIO 420 : Evolutionary Biology. (2:2:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter; Spring
   PREREQUISITE:	MMBIO 240 & PWS 340
   RECOMMENDED:	Concurrent enrollment in Bio 421.
   DESCRIPTION:	Intensive examination of evolution as the conceptual cornerstone of biology.
   
   
   BIO 430 : Plant Classification. (3:2:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   BIO 430 : Plant Classification. (3:2:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall
   PREREQUISITE:	Bio 220B or instructor's consent.
   DESCRIPTION:	General principles of taxonomy and classification, emphasizing family identification and use of keys to the temperate flora.
   
   
   BIO 441 : Entomology. (3:2:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   BIO 441 : Entomology. (3:2:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall
   PREREQUISITE:	Bio 220A or equivalent.
   DESCRIPTION:	External morphology, natural history, evolution, distribution, and phylogeny of insects. Insect collection required.
   
   
   BIO 442 : Advanced Invertebrate Zoology. (5:6:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   BIO 442 : Advanced Invertebrate Zoology. (5:6:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	On Demand
   PREREQUISITE:	BIO 220A
   DESCRIPTION:	Functional morphology, cladistics, ecology, behavior, and interrelationships of invertebrates.
   
   
   BIO 443 : Ichthyology. (3:2:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   BIO 443 : Ichthyology. (3:2:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Winter Even Yrs.
   PREREQUISITE:	BIO 220A
   DESCRIPTION:	Fish systematics, evolution, morphology, distribution, and natural history.
   
   
   BIO 445 : Herpetology. (4:3:2)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   BIO 445 : Herpetology. (4:3:2)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Winter Even Yrs.
   PREREQUISITE:	BIO 220A
   DESCRIPTION:	Reptile and amphibian evolution, systematics, morphology, distribution, and natural history. Lab emphasizes taxonomy, classification, and distribution of western U.S. species.
   
   
   BIO 450 : Conservation Biology. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   BIO 450 : Conservation Biology. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall
   PREREQUISITE:	BIO 220A & BIO 350; or BIO 220B & BIO 350
   DESCRIPTION:	Scientific principles of conservation: applying population genetics, and phylogenetic and ecological theory to preservation of biological diversity; developing sustainable ecological systems compatible with human resource use.
   
   
   BIO 452 : Marine Ecology. (3:2:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   BIO 452 : Marine Ecology. (3:2:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	On Demand; Spring Even Yrs.
   PREREQUISITE:	BIO 352; Instructor's consent.
   DESCRIPTION:	Principles of marine ecology of planktonic, sublittoral, rocky shore, sandy shore, and mudflat communities. Extensive field trips.
   
   
   BIO 453 : Development of Marine Animals. (3:0:6)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   BIO 453 : Development of Marine Animals. (3:0:6)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	On Demand
   PREREQUISITE:	BIO 352; Instructor's consent.
   DESCRIPTION:	Culturing, studying, and reporting on the development of eggs, embryos, and larvae of marine animals.
   
   
   BIO 525 : Animal Disease, Biosecurity, and Zoonoses. (3:3.0:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   BIO 525 : Animal Disease, Biosecurity, and Zoonoses. (3:3.0:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Winter
   PREREQUISITE:	Bio 380 or instructor's consent.
   DESCRIPTION:	Animal disease emphasizing prevention, organ systems affected, biosecurity, and zoonotic potential.
   
   
   BIO 541 : Aquatic Entomology. (4:2:4)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   BIO 541 : Aquatic Entomology. (4:2:4)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall Even Yrs.
   PREREQUISITE:	Bio 441 or equivalent.
   DESCRIPTION:	Morphology, classification, biology, and functional ecology of aquatic insects. Field trips required.
   
   
   BIO 556 : Limnology. (3:2:4)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   BIO 556 : Limnology. (3:2:4)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall Even Yrs.
   PREREQUISITE:	Bio 350, Chem 106; or equivalents.
   DESCRIPTION:	Lakes, reservoirs; their biota and physical/chemical properties.
   
   
   BIO 557 : Stream and Wetland Ecology. (4:3:4)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   BIO 557 : Stream and Wetland Ecology. (4:3:4)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall Odd Yrs.
   PREREQUISITE:	Bio 350, Chem 106; or equivalent.
   DESCRIPTION:	Stream and wetland ecology; their biota and their physical/chemical properties.
   
   
   GEOG 211 : Map Use and Interpretation. (4:4:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   GEOG 211 : Map Use and Interpretation. (4:4:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter; Spring
   DESCRIPTION:	Maps as tools for spatial analysis of problems in physical and cultural geography.
   
   
   GEOG 212 : Introduction to Geographic Information Systems. (3:2:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   GEOG 212 : Introduction to Geographic Information Systems. (3:2:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter; Spring
   DESCRIPTION:	Concepts in the use of small- and large-scale digital map data, emphasizing landscape interpretation and feature description.
   
   
   GEOG 306 : Public Land Conservation. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   GEOG 306 : Public Land Conservation. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall
   PREREQUISITE:	Geog 100, 101; or instructor's consent.
   DESCRIPTION:	Environmental and social geography of public lands; analyzing historical, planning, management, and ecological issues.
   
   
   GEOG 412 : Problem Solving with Geographic Information Systems. (3:3:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   GEOG 412 : Problem Solving with Geographic Information Systems. (3:3:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall On Demand
   PREREQUISITE:	GEOG 100 & GEOG 212 & GEOG 222
   DESCRIPTION:	Solving practical geographic problems and performing scientific research using raster and vector analysis tools in GIS.
   
   
   PDBIO 482 : Developmental Biology. (3:3:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PDBIO 482 : Developmental Biology. (3:3:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter
   PREREQUISITE:	MMBIO 240 & MMBIO 241 & PDBIO 360
   RECOMMENDED:	PDBio 325.
   DESCRIPTION:	Invertebrate and vertebrate developmental biology. Embryonic gastrulation, neurulation, pattering, etc. Modern approaches and research strategies. Emphasizes gene function, cell signaling, signal transduction during embryogenesis.
   
   
   PWS 270 : Animal Husbandry. (3:2:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PWS 270 : Animal Husbandry. (3:2:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Winter
   DESCRIPTION:	Introduction to animal husbandry and management techniques for domestic and wild animals.
   
   
   PWS 301 : Plant Growth and Reproduction. (3:2:2)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PWS 301 : Plant Growth and Reproduction. (3:2:2)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Winter
   PREREQUISITE:	PWS 100 or equivalent.
   DESCRIPTION:	Scientific principles of plant propagation by seeds, cuttings, budding and grafting, and tissue culture.
   
   
   PWS 303 : Soils Conservation and Resources. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PWS 303 : Soils Conservation and Resources. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall
   PREREQUISITE:	PWS 282 & CHEM 105; or PWS 282 & CHEM 101; PWS 100 or equivalent; Math 110 or equivalent.
   RECOMMENDED:	Geol 111.
   DESCRIPTION:	Taxonomy of world soils; conservation and management of agricultural, wildland, wetland, and urban soils.
   
   
   PWS 325 : Fisheries and Wetlands Management. (3:2:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PWS 325 : Fisheries and Wetlands Management. (3:2:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall Odd Yrs.
   RECOMMENDED:	PWS 225 or equivalent.
   DESCRIPTION:	Principles of fisheries and wetlands mangement, emphasizing managing fish populations and their diverse micro- and macro-habitats within the context of community and ecosystem dynamics. Case studies and models used to evaluate growth, recruitments, and mortality in age-structured populations in relationship to the dynamics of watershed and wetland landscapes.
   
   
   PWS 357 : Techniques for Wildlife Investigations and Management. (3:2:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PWS 357 : Techniques for Wildlife Investigations and Management. (3:2:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall
   RECOMMENDED:	PWS 350, 355.
   DESCRIPTION:	Investigatiion and management of fish and wildlife populations. Methods for population assessment, capture, handling, marking, radio-telemetry, behavioral studies, and human disturbance. Lab is required.
   
   
   PWS 411 : Watershed Management. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PWS 411 : Watershed Management. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Winter Even Yrs.
   PREREQUISITE:	BIO 350
   DESCRIPTION:	Processes and management of the hydrologic cycle of forests and rangelands.
   
   
   PWS 413 : Safety Certifications for Field Biologists. (1:0:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PWS 413 : Safety Certifications for Field Biologists. (1:0:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Winter
   DESCRIPTION:	Certification modules promoting field safety to prepare students to be leaders in workplace safety. Specific trainings include first aid, CPR, hot and cold weather exposure, ATV and snowmobile operation, wild animal safety, and more.
   
   
   PWS 419 : Forest Management and Ecology. (3:2:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PWS 419 : Forest Management and Ecology. (3:2:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall Even Yrs.
   DESCRIPTION:	Managing forests, emphasizing ecosystem managment.
   NOTE:	Field trips required.
   
   
   PWS 424 : Wildlife Law Enforcement. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PWS 424 : Wildlife Law Enforcement. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Winter Odd Yrs.
   PREREQUISITE:	Bio 100 or equivalent.
   DESCRIPTION:	Current and historical principles of federal and state wildlife law enforcement, case development, evidence, evaluation, human rights, and testimony.
   
   
   PWS 440 : Plant Physiology. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PWS 440 : Plant Physiology. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Winter
   PREREQUISITE:	GE Biological Science requirement; college chemistry
   RECOMMENDED:	Chem 285; or 351, 352.
   DESCRIPTION:	Photosynthesis, respiration, water relations, mineral nutrition, growth of flowering plants.
   
   
   PWS 511 : Soil and Plant Water Relations. (3:2:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PWS 511 : Soil and Plant Water Relations. (3:2:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall Odd Yrs.
   PREREQUISITE:	PWS 100, 282, Chem 105; or equivalents.
   RECOMMENDED:	PWS 305 or equivalent.
   DESCRIPTION:	Integrating biological, physical, and chemical processes of water and solute movements through the soil-plant atmosphere continuum using a combination of literature review, lecture, demonstration, and mini-research projects.
   
   
   PWS 512 : Rangeland Landscape Ecology and Geographic Information Systems. (3:2:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PWS 512 : Rangeland Landscape Ecology and Geographic Information Systems. (3:2:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall Odd Yrs.
   RECOMMENDED:	PWS 215, Geog 212.
   DESCRIPTION:	Applying landscape ecology theory to evaluate, describe, and predict spatial patterns and processes within rangeland ecosystems using geographic information systems (GIS), remote sensing, and global positioning systems (GPS).
   
   
   PWS 553 : Restoration Ecology. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PWS 553 : Restoration Ecology. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Winter Odd Yrs.
   PREREQUISITE:	PWS 282, 416; Bio 350; or equivalents.
   DESCRIPTION:	Nature of ecosystem disturbance and plant succession; developing science and practice of ecological restoration; case studies of applied restoration.
   
   
   PWS 554 : Wildlife Behavioral Ecology. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PWS 554 : Wildlife Behavioral Ecology. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Winter Odd Yrs.
   PREREQUISITE:	Bio 100, 350; or equivalents.
   DESCRIPTION:	Integrating principles of ethology, sociobiology, and behavioral ecology using examples from wildlife resources; behavioral sampling methods.
   NOTE:	Field trips required.
   
   

Recommended Courses for Preprofessional Track

These recommended preprofessional courses can be used to satisfy the elective credits above.

CHEM 105 : General College Chemistry. (4:5:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

CHEM 105 : General College Chemistry. (4:5:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter; Spring; Summer
PREREQUISITE:	Math 110 (or equivalent) or concurrent enrollment.
DESCRIPTION:	Atomic and molecular structure including bonding and periodic properties of the elements; reaction energetics, electrochemistry, acids and bases, inorganic and organic chemistry.
NOTE:	Primarily for students in engineering and biological sciences. Three lectures and two recitation sections per week.


CHEM 106 : General College Chemistry. (3:4:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

CHEM 106 : General College Chemistry. (3:4:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter; Summer
PREREQUISITE:	CHEM 105; or CHEM 111
DESCRIPTION:	Continuation of Chem 105 but covering most of the topics in a more quantitative way. Detailed treatment of thermodynamics and equilibria.
NOTE:	Three lectures and one recitation section per week.


CHEM 107 : General College Chemistry Laboratory. (1:0:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

CHEM 107 : General College Chemistry Laboratory. (1:0:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter; Spring; Summer
PREREQUISITE:	Chem 106 or Chem 112 or concurrent enrollment.
DESCRIPTION:	Chemical properties, chemical reactions, collection and interpretation of data, preparation of reports.
NOTE:	Required for most students needing one year of general chemistry.


CHEM 351 : Organic Chemistry. (3:3:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

CHEM 351 : Organic Chemistry. (3:3:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter; Spring
PREREQUISITE:	CHEM 105; or CHEM 111
DESCRIPTION:	Chemical bonds and molecular structure, conformation and configuration, functional classes, reactions and mechanisms, syntheses.
NOTE:	Primarily for majors in chemical engineering and the biological sciences.


CHEM 352 : Organic Chemistry. (3:3:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

CHEM 352 : Organic Chemistry. (3:3:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter; Spring; Summer
PREREQUISITE:	CHEM 351
DESCRIPTION:	Continuation of Chem 351.


CHEM 353 : Organic Chemistry Laboratory--Nonmajors. (1-2:0:6)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

CHEM 353 : Organic Chemistry Laboratory--Nonmajors. (1-2:0:6)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter; Spring; Summer
PREREQUISITE:	Chem 352 or concurrent enrollment (preferred).
DESCRIPTION:	Physical and chemical properties, isolation and purification, characterization, syntheses.
NOTE:	For predentistry, premedicine, and other majors who do not intend to take Chem 455.


PHSCS 105 : Introductory Applied Physics. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

PHSCS 105 : Introductory Applied Physics. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter; Spring
PREREQUISITE:	High school algebra and trigonometry.
RECOMMENDED:	Concurrent enrollment in Phscs 107.
DESCRIPTION:	Applied physics course not requiring calculus. Topics include mechanics, heat, wave motion, sound.


PHSCS 106 : Introductory Applied Physics. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

PHSCS 106 : Introductory Applied Physics. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter; Summer
PREREQUISITE:	Phscs 105 or equivalent.
RECOMMENDED:	Concurrent enrollment in Phscs 108.
DESCRIPTION:	Continuation of Phscs 105. Topics include electricity and magnetism, atomic and nuclear physics, and optics.


PHSCS 107 : Introductory Applied Physics Laboratory. (1:0:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

PHSCS 107 : Introductory Applied Physics Laboratory. (1:0:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter; Spring
PREREQUISITE:	Phscs 105 or concurrent enrollment.


PHSCS 108 : Introductory Applied Physics Laboratory. (1:0:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

PHSCS 108 : Introductory Applied Physics Laboratory. (1:0:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter; Summer
PREREQUISITE:	Phscs 106 or concurrent enrollment


PDBIO 305 : Human Physiology (with lab). (4:4:2)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

PDBIO 305 : Human Physiology (with lab). (4:4:2)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter; Spring
PREREQUISITE:	Chem 101 or equivalent.
RECOMMENDED:	A general biology course.
DESCRIPTION:	Function of body organ systems.
NOTE:	Not acceptable for physiology and developmental biology, biophysics, or neuroscience majors. Designed for students with basic chemistry / no molecular biology. Students with chemistry/molecular biology should take PDBio 362.


Or
PDBIO 362 : Advanced Physiology. (3:3:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

PDBIO 362 : Advanced Physiology. (3:3:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter; Spring
PREREQUISITE:	MMBIO 240 & PHSCS 106; or MMBIO 240 & PHSCS 220
DESCRIPTION:	Integrated approach to organ system and cellular physiology. Problem solving/calculations.
NOTE:	Requires background in chemistry and molecular biology. Students without this background should take PDBio 305.


Or
BIO 380 : Comparative Animal Physiology and Anatomy. (4:3:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

BIO 380 : Comparative Animal Physiology and Anatomy. (4:3:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall
PREREQUISITE:	Bio 220A or instructor's consent.
DESCRIPTION:	Structure and function of animal organ systems; structural and physiological responses to demands of and changes in environment; evolutionary constraints on anatomy and physiology.

GIS Applications

Students interested in GIS applications should consider a minor in geographic information systems (20-23 hours). See the Geography Department for details.

*Hours include courses that may fulfill university core requirements.

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