UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON

COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURAL AND LIFE SCIENCES

Department: WILDLIFE ECOLOGY

Major: WILDLIFE ECOLOGY (991)

Degree:  BS-INTERNATIONAL AGRICLUTURE

         AND NATURAL RESOURCES (AIN)

 

These requirements apply to students declaring this major from Summer 2005 through Spring 2006

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Completion of the CALS degree requirements will satisfy all University

General Education Requirements (GER)

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Admission to UW

If admitted with a deficiency see your academic Dean in 116 Agricultural Hall

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SECTION 1 - COLLEGE REQUIREMENTS

These requirements apply to all degrees in the College.  The courses required in

this section also meet UW General Education Requirements.  A course taken to

satisfy a requirement in Section 1 may also be used to satisfy one, but only one,

requirement in another section of the curriculum.  Departments may specify somewhat

different courses to satisfy the requirement in each sub-section.

 

All students must take ONE written and ONE oral communication course.

_____ Five credits minimum required.

SEE WRITTEN/ORAL COMMUNICATION ADDENDUM FOR REQUIREMENTS. 

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Mathematics (I.A. I.B.)

Required:

_____ MATH 112 and 113, OR MATH 114, OR Requirement may be satisfied by placement exam

AND

_____ One course required from: STAT 224, 301, 371 (recommended), 541, 571

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Chemistry (I.D.)

_____ One course required from: CHEM 103, 108 (recommended), 109

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COURSES MAY ONLY BE USED ONCE WITHIN THESE CATEGORIES (I.E.1.-I.E.4.)

Econ or Ag and Applied Econ (I.E.1.)

_____ 3 credits required from:  A A E 215, 323, 336, ECON 101, 102, 111, 121, 261

 

Ethnic Studies (I.E.2.)

_____ 3 credits required from any course classified as "e"

 

Humanities (I.E.3.)

_____ 6 credits required from any course classified as H, L, or Z

     (ENVIR ST 113 recommended)

 

Social Science (I.E.4.)

_____ 3 credits required from any course classified as S or Z - but not

      Econ or Ag and Applied Econ

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Physical Science (I.G.)

_____ 3 credits required from any course classified as P (GEOG 120 recommended)

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SECTION 2 - DEGREE REQUIREMENTS

These requirements apply to all International Agriculture and Natural Resources Degrees.  Different departments may specify somewhat different courses.

 

Natural Sciences Related to International Agriculture and Natural Resources

(IX.A.)

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6 credits required from:

AGRONOMY 377

AN SCI 370

ATM OCN 121, 171

ENTOM 201

FOREST 430

GEOG 120 or 127

PL PATH 123

SOIL SCI 431 (recommended)

WL ECOL 360* (recommended except for students that already took WL ECOL 651)

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Social Sciences Related to International Agriculture and Natural Resources

(IH., IX.B.)

6 credits required from this list in addition to those counted in I.D.1 to I.E.4.:

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A A E 319, 344, 350, 375, 462, 473, 474, 477, 577

AFRICAN 277

ANTHRO 300, 330, 348, 390

E A STDS 222

ECON 364, 365

FINANCE 445

FOREST 450, 511

GEOG 309, 318, 349, 538, 353, 355, 358

HISTORY 103, 104, 242, 243, 244, 253, 260, 378, 436

ILS 209

INTER-AG 472

INTL BUS 200

JOURN 621

LCA 142, 252

LCA LANG 353

MARKETING 420

NUTR SCI 350

POLI SCI 103, 106, 312, 331, 336, 337, 342, 346, 362, 368, 505, 653

RUR SOC 222, 230, 260, 613, 630 (recommended)

SOC 170 (recommended), 277, 627

WOMEN ST 331

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Foreign Language (IX.C.)

_____ Completion of the fourth semester course, or equivalent, of a foreign language.

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International Experience (IX.D.)

_____ As approved by International Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee

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SECTION 3 - MAJOR REQUIREMENTS

 

Major (I.F., IX.E.)

One group required:

_____ BOTANY 130 AND ZOOLOGY 101 and 102

OR

_____ BOTANY/ZOOLOGY 151 AND 152 (recommended)

OR

_____ BIOCORE 301 and 302 and 303 and 304 (see special notes)

 

All are required:

_____ BOTANY 400 or 401

_____ FOREST 410 or 430 or 450 or 655

_____ GEOG 339

_____ WL ECOL 100

_____ WL ECOL 301

_____ WL ECOL 318 and 319

_____ WL ECOL 379

_____ WL ECOL 561

_____ WL ECOL 655

_____ ZOOLOGY 315 and 316, OR ENVIR ST 361, or FOREST 550

_____ ZOOLOGY 410 or 466

_____ ZOOLOGY 510 and 511, OR 520 and 521 (recommended)

_____ One course required from: PHYSIOL 335, WL ECOL 401 (recommended), AHABS 301,

      ZOOL 430, 611

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Capstone Course (I.I.)

 

_____ WL Ecol 599 (new course proposed for approval 2005) or WL Ecol 375 (typically,

      Natural Resource Management and Conservation in West Mexico), or Zoology 639 or

      640

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Electives

The student may complete this section with any courses. 

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*Students advised not to take WL ECOL 360 after WL ECOL 651

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SPECIAL NOTES:  For the Bachelor of Science Degree, students must complete a minimum

of 124 credits with at least a 2.0 cumulative GPA.  Students must take their last 30 credits in residence while officially enrolled in the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences.  Degree credit will be granted only once for courses that are repeated.  Other degree requirements are outlined in the Undergraduate Catalog.

 

To meet certification requirements of the Wildlife Society, seven additional credits of written and spoken communications, one course in calculus, and three credits of natural resource policy law and administration are required.  Check with Departmental Advisor for details.

Students who take Biocore 301-302 do not have to take Zoology 466.

 

Comments:

 

Date of Audit:                                 

Degree credits to date:                             

Wildlife Ecology (AIN)

Effective Summer 2005 to Spring 2006