Department of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology

Wildlife Ecology and Conservation BS Four-Year Plan

FALL	SPRING
First Year
ENGL 110 - Seminar in Composition	APEC 150 - Economics of Agriculture and Natural Resources or ECON 101 - Introduction to Microeconomics
ENWC 165 - Introduction to Insect and Wildlife Field Studies	ENWC 205 - Insects and Society
ENWC 201 - Wildlife Conservation and Ecology	PLSC 201 - Botany II or BISC 208 - Introductory Biology II *
PLSC 101 and PLSC 104 or BISC 207 - Introductory Biology I *	Group II Requirement (1/3)**
MATH 115 or MATH 221 or MATH 241	Breadth Requirement (1/3)
First Year Seminar
Credits: 15	Credits: 16
Second Year
STAT 200 - Basic Statistical Practice	ENWC 280 or GEOG 372 or APEC 480
Group IV Requirement (1/3)**	ENWC 415 - Wildlife Techniques
Group II Requirement (2/3)**	Group IV Requirement (2/3)**
Breadth Requirement (2/3)	Group V Requirement (1/2)**
Free Elective (1/7)	Breadth Requirement (3/3)
Credits: 16	Credits: 15
Third Year
ENWC 417 - Introduction to Quantitative Ecology	ENWC 413 - Wildlife Policy and Society
ENWC 425 - Mammalogy	Group I Requirement (1/2)**
Group IV Requirement (3/3)**	Group II Requirement (3/3)**
Group III Requirement (1/1)**	Group V Requirement (2/2)**
Free Elective (2/7)	Free Elective (3/7)
Credits: 15	Credits: 15
Fourth Year
ENWC 416 - Wildlife Habitat Management	ENWC 418 - Ornithology
ENWC 456 - Conservation Biology	ENWC 435 - Population Ecology
ENWC 465 - Senior Capstone Experience or UNIV 402 - Senior Thesis	Free Elective (6/7)
Group I Requirement (2/2)**	Free Elective (7/7)
Free Elective (4/7)
Free Elective (5/7)
Credits: 16	Credits: 12
Total Credits: 120

*BISC 207 and BISC 208 have CHEM co-requisites and first year schedules can be adjusted accordingly, additionally, PLSC 101, PLSC 104, or PLSC 201 can be used to partially fulfill Group V Botany requirements.

**See program page for approved courses in Groups I-V.

Disclaimer: Four-Year Plans are a Departmental suggestion of how a student could complete this degree in four years (eight semesters). Students may opt to take courses in the summer or winter sessions. These plans do not take into account additional requirements brought on by minors or other majors. A Four-Year Plan is subject to change from year-to-year given the resources and focuses of the Department. It is the student’s responsibility to meet with his or her assigned advisor at least once a semester to monitor progress and ensure that he or she is on track to graduate on time. This document is intended as a supplemental advisement tool to be used in conjunction with in-person advisement and the UDSIS Degree Audit. Students should direct any questions or concerns regarding degree progress to their advisor or Academic Assistant Dean.