Northwest Missouri State University

2023-2024 Undergraduate Catalog

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Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Comprehensive Major, 67-68 hours: B.S.—No Minor Required

CIP: 030601

Requirements

The Northwest Core (44-47 hours)

Must include the following:
BIOL 04106Principles of Biology *

3
BIOL 04107Principles of Biology Laboratory *

1
 
MATH 17117Precalculus *

5
OR
MATH 17118Precalculus Algebra *

3
OR
MATH 17120Calculus I

4
 
PHYS 25110General Physics I *

3
PHYS 25111General Physics I Laboratory *

1

Institutional Requirements (4 hours)

Required Courses (49-50 hours)

BIOL 04112General Botany

3
BIOL 04113General Botany Laboratory

1
BIOL 04114General Zoology

3
BIOL 04115General Zoology Laboratory

1
 
BIOL 04140General Microbiology

4
OR
BIOL 04310Cell Biology

4
 
BIOL 04238Physiology Allied Health

4
OR
BIOL 04330Animal Anatomy and Physiology

4
OR
BIOL 04430Plant Physiology

4
OR
BIOL 04438Human Physiology

4
 
BIOL 04261Local Flora

2
 
BIOL 04312Invertebrate Zoology

4
OR
BIOL 04366Entomology

3
 
BIOL 04348Biological Evolution and Diversity

2
BIOL 04350Genetics

4
BIOL 04362Mammalogy

4
BIOL 04364Ornithology

4
BIOL 04376Basic Ecology

4
BIOL 04460Herpetology

4
BIOL 04474Wildlife Management and Conservation

2
BIOL 04491Biological Science Seminar

1
BIOL 04576Methods in Plant and Animal Ecology

3

Collateral Courses (18 hours)

AGRI 03382Woody Landscape Plants

3
CHEM 24114General Chemistry I *

3
CHEM 24115General Chemistry I Laboratory *

1
CHEM 24116General Chemistry II

4
CHEM 24117General Chemistry II Laboratory

1
GEOG 32365Geographic Information Systems

3
MATH 17114General Statistics *

3

Free electives as needed to reach minimum 120 graduation hours

Although not required, students are strongly encouraged to take AGRI 03234 Fundamentals of Soil Science to supplement this program.