UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON

COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURAL AND LIFE SCIENCES

Department: WILDLIFE ECOLOGY

Major: WILDLIFE ECOLOGY (991)

Degree: BS-NATURAL RESOURCES (ANR)

 

These requirements apply to students declaring this major from Summer 20055 4 through Spring 20065

 

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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.

 

Communication (I.C.)

_____ Five credits minimum required.

SEE WRITTEN/ORAL COMMUNICATION ADDENDUM FOR REQUIREMENTS. 

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Mathematics (I.A., I.B., III. A.)

Required:

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

AND

_____ One course from the following: 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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International Studies (I.H.)

A course satisfying this requirement may also meet one, but only one, other

curricular requirement, including one other requirement in Section 1.

3 credits required from this list:

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A A E 319, 350, 374, 462, 473, 474, 567, 577,

AGRONOMY 377,

AN SCI 370,

ANTHRO 100, 104, 220, 260, 277, 300, 318, 327, 348, 390, 470,

ATM OCN 121,

ECON 364, 366, 464, 467, 472, 474,

ENTOM 201,

FINANCE 445,

FOREST 430, 450,

GEOG 120, 127, 139, 140, 244, 260, 348, 349, 353, 355, 358, 538,

HISTORY 103, 104, 139, 142, 242, 260, 277, 338, 349, 359, 371,

      375, 410, 419, 440, 441, 443, 444, 445, 446, 449, 458,

INTER-AG 472,

INTL BUS 200,

JOURN 620, 621,

MARKETNG 420,  

NUTR SCI 350,

POLI SCI 103, 106, 252, 260, 271, 277, 312, 323, 331, 336, 342, 346,

      359, 362, 630, 633, 634, 639, 640, 642, 651, 653, 658, 659,

RUR SOC 222, 230, 260, 613, 630,

SOC 170, 244, 252, 260, 277, 614, 627, 634,

SOIL SCI 431,

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

 

 

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SECTION 2 - DEGREE REQUIREMENTS

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

 

Biological Science (I.F., IV.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)

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Earth Resources (I.G., III.C.1.)

_____ ENVIR ST 127 required

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Ecology (III.C.2)

_____ WL ECOL 318 and 319 required

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Resource Economics Policy and Planning (III.C.3)

One course required from:

_____ A A E 431, ENVIR ST 343 or 410 or 411 or 575, FOREST 431,

      LAND ARC 300, PL PATH 368, URB R PL 449, WL ECOL 515 (recommended)

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Resource Management and Conservation (III.C.4)

_____ WL ECOL 379 required

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Human - Resource Interactions (III.C.5)

_____ One course required from: ENTOM 201, GEOG 338, 536, 537, 538, RUR SOC/SOC 541,

551, WL ECOL 335, Wl ECOL/IES 527

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Resource Related Courses (III.D.)

All are required:

_____ FOREST 410 or 430 or 450 or 655

_____ GEOG 339

_____ WL ECOL 360

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

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SECTION 3 - MAJOR REQUIREMENTS

 

Major (III.E.)

_____ One course required from: WL ECOL 548, or 651, or FOREST 565

 

All are required:

_____ BOTANY 400 or 401

_____ WL ECOL 100

_____ WL ECOL 301

_____ WL ECOL 561

_____ WL ECOL 655

_____ ZOOLOGY 410 or 466

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

 

One course required from:

_____ AHABS 301, PHYSIOL 335, WL ECOL 401 (recommended), ZOOLOGY 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

_____ See your academic advisor for current course number,

      typically WL ECOL 375 in Spring semester. 

      Options exist for students with either a research or management focus.

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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 may take WL ECOL 651 after WL ECOL 360 with permission of advisor.

 

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

 

Comments:

 

 

Date of Audit:                               

Degree credits to date:                             

Wildlife Ecology (ANR)

Effective Summer 20045 to Spring 20056