Certification Requirements for the Wildlife Society

In addition to the requirements for the major listed above, students desiring to complete the Education requirements for certification by The Wildlife Society should elect additional courses as follows:

Policy/Administration/Law (minimum of 6 semester credits):
WBIO 410 Wildlife Policy and Biopolitics – 3 credits
WBIO 475 Case Histories in Conservation Policy – 3 credits
FOR 422 Natural Resources Policy & Administration – 3 credits
BADM 340 Management & Organizational Behavior – 3 credits

Communications (minimum of 12 semester credits):
In addition to ENEX 101, FOR 220, COMM 111, which are required, students should elect an additional 4 credits from the following: Communications, Journalism and English Departments.

Humanities & Social Sciences (minimum of 9 semester credits):
Our University General Education requirements can be used to satisfy this (see your advisor).

Physical Sciences (minimum of 9 semester credits):
At least one course (in addition to chemistry) selected from physics, geology, or soils.

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