Zoology and Physiology Wildlife and Fisheries Biology and Management Major

WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES BIOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

MAJORS

DEGREE PROGRAM CHECKLIST

Students Entering Program After August 2003

Information for students interested in a degree in Wildlife and Fisheries Biology and Management (WFBM)

This sheet is intended as an advising aid and is not to supersede department requirements.

University Requirements

Note: Some courses may satisfy several requirements simultaneously as noted below.

Physical Activity and Health (PEAC 1001), 1cr (or other courses as approved)
I: Intellectual Community, 2cr (e.g., BIOL 1001 or ENR 1000 or 16 transfer credits)
WA: Writing, 3cr (Grade C or better)
WB: Writing, 3cr (e.g., ENR 3000)
WC: Writing, 3cr (as satisfied by departmental requirements)
QA: Quantitative Reasoning, 3cr (satisfied by departmental requirements)
QB: Quantitative Reasoning, 4cr (satisfied by departmental requirements)
C: Integrated Cultural Context, 3cr (any courses involving psychology or conflict resolution are recommended for certification)
CH: Cultural Context - Humanities, 3cr
CS: Cultural Context - Social Sciences, 3cr (e.g., ENR 3000)
CA: Cultural Context - Arts, 3cr

Note: only 3 of the 4 "C" categories listed above must be completed.

V: US and Wyoming Constitutions, one approved course (e.g., POLS 1000 or ECON 1200)
O: Oral Communication, 3cr (e.g., CMJR 1010 or ANTH 2000)
D: Diversity in the US, one course, 3cr
G: Global Awareness, one course, 3cr
L: Information Literacy, one course, 3cr (e.g., BIOL 1001 or ANTH 2000)

Note: the "D", "G", "L", "WB" and "WC" content may be embedded in other courses

College of Arts and Sciences Requirements:

NW: Non-Western Requirement (may be embedded), 3cr

and

Upper-Division, Outside Major (not to include ZOO, BIOL, BOT, REWM, ENR, and cross-listed courses), 3cr
Upper-Division, Outside Major (not to include ZOO, BIOL, BOT, REWM, ENR, and cross-listed courses), 3cr

Foreign Language or ASL, 4cr
Same Foreign Language or ASL, 4cr

Departmental Requirements:

Algebra (MATH 1400) and Trigonometry (MATH 1405) or Algebra and Trigonometry(MATH 1450), 5-6cr (Satisfied USP QA)
Calculus I (MATH 2200) or Business Calculus I (MATH 2350), 4cr (Satisfied USP QB)
Fundamentals of Statistics (STAT 2050), 4cr
Computer Information Systems (COSC 1200), 3cr
General Physics I (PHYS 1110) or Physical Geology (GEOL 1100) or Introduction to Soil Science (SOIL 2010), 4cr
General Chemistry I (CHEM 1020), 4cr
General Chemistry II (CHEM 1030) 4cr
Writing in Zoology (ZOO 4100), 3cr (Satisfied USP WC)
General Biology I (BIOL 1010), 4cr
General Biology II (BIOL 2022), 4cr
**General Biology II (BIOL 2023), 4cr
General Ecology (BIOL 3400), 3cr
Introduction to Field Ecology (BIOL 3410), 2cr
Genetics (BIOL 3050), 4cr
Principles of Fish & Wildlife Management (ZOO 2450), 3cr
Comparative Environmental Physiology (ZOO 4190), 4cr
Population Ecology (ZOO 4400), 3cr
Fish and Wildlife Internship (ZOO 4970), 1cr

Specialty Courses (23 credits)

Terrestrial Option

Required:

Vegetation Ecology (BOT 4700), 4cr
Wildlife Ecology and Management (ZOO 4300), 5cr

Recommended:

*Ornithology (ZOO 4350), 3cr
*Mammalogy (ZOO 4370), 3cr
Courses in Botany or REWM, 5-6cr
Course in aquatic biology from the Aquatic Option, 3-4cr
Courses in ENR, 3-4cr

Aquatic Option

Required:

Ichthyology (ZOO 4330), 3cr
Limnology (ZOO 4440) and Limnology Laboratory (ZOO 4430), 5cr

Recommended:

*Fisheries Management (ZOO 4310), 3cr
Quantitative Analysis (CHEM 2230), 4cr
Invertebrate Zoology (ZOO 4540), 4cr
Course in terrestrial zoology from the Terrestrial Option, 3-4cr
Courses in ENR, 3-4cr

*denotes courses required for certification; **required for certification for Terrestrial option but not for Aquatic

Credit Hour Requirements:

Min. 42cr hrs. @ C in Major

48cr hrs. @ 3000+ (30 of these credit hours must be from UW)

College(128)

Note: Students entering UW after fall 2001 who have completed an AA, AS, or AB from a Wyoming community college receive college credit toward the completion of general education requirements in the University Studies Program.

Upper-Division Alternatives for Remaining Credits

Electives in Biology and Zoology

Microbial Ecology (BIOL 4400), 3cr
Principles of Animal Behavior (ZOO 3600), 3cr
Vertebrate Anatomy Embryology and Histology (ZOO 3010), 4cr
Evolutionary Biology (ZOO 4360), 3cr
Behavioral Ecology (ZOO 4415), 3cr
Genetic Markers (ZOO 4425), 3cr
Fish Culture and Nutrition (ZOO 4740), 3cr
Conservation and Community Ecology (ZOO 4760), 3cr
Herpetology (ZOO 4380), 3cr

Electives in Botany and Renewable Resources (max 6 credits towards specialty courses)

Plants and Civilization (BOT 3100), 3cr
Algae and Bryophytes (BOT 3300), 3cr
Plant Anatomy (BOT 3200), 3cr
Remote Sensing of the Environment (BOT 4111), 3cr
Plant Physiology (BOT 4400), 4cr
Flora of the Rocky Mountains (BOT 4640) - Summer, 3cr
Taxomony of Vascular Plants (BOT 4680), 4cr
Aquatic Entomology (ENTO 4678), 3cr
Classification of Insects (ENTO 4684), 4cr
Rangeland Plant Identification (REWM 2500), 2cr
Rangeland Plant Ecophysiology (REWM 3500), 3cr
Poisonous Plants and Plant Toxins (REWM 4000), 3cr
Wildland Hydrology (REWM 4285), 3cr
Wildlife Habitat Evaluation Techniques (REWM 4650), 3cr

Electives in Natural Resources and Geography (max 3 credits towards specialty courses)

Environment and Society (ENR 2000), 3cr
Seminar in Environment and Natural Resources (ENR 3900), 3cr
Environmental Politics (ENR 4051), 3cr
Federal Land Politics (ENR 4052), 2cr
Environment and natural resource policy practice (ENR 4900), 3cr
Geographic Information System (G&R 4200), 3cr
Geographic Information System (G&R 4210), 3cr
Conservation of Natural Resources (G&R 4040), 3cr

Any other related BOT, ENR, G&R, and REWM approved by advisor

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