UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON

COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURAL AND LIFE SCIENCES

Department:  WILDLIFE ECOLOGY

Major:  WILDLIFE ECOLOGY (991)

Degree:  BS-NATURAL SCIENCES (ANS)

 

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.

 

Communication (I.C.)

_____ Five credits minimum required.

SEE WRITTEN/ORAL COMMUNICATION ADDENDUM FOR REQUIREMENTS. 

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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 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 (RUR SOC 551 suggested)

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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.

Note:  Overlaps with requirements in Sections I.E.2, I.E.3 and I.E.4.

_____ 3 credits required from this list. 

      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

      CAVE 511

      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 Sciences Degrees.  Different departments may specify somewhat different courses.

 

Mathematics (I.A. I.B. IV.A.)

All required:

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

_____ One course required from: MATH 210, 211 (recommended), 221, 222

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

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Physics (I.G., IV.B.)

_____ Two courses required from: PHYSICS 103 and 104, OR 201 and 202,

OR 207 and 208

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Chemistry/Mathematics (I.D., IV.C)

One group required:

_____ CHEM 103 and 104 and 221 (or 223)

OR

_____ CHEM 103 and 104 and MATH 211 (or 221)

OR

_____ CHEM 109

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Chemistry/Physics (IV.D)

One group required:

_____ CHEM 341 and 342 (recommended)

OR

_____ CHEM 343 and 344 and 345

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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 303 and 304 and 323 and 324 (see special notes)

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SECTION 3- MAJOR REQUIREMENTS

 

Major (IV.F., IV.G.)

All are required

_____ BOTANY 400 or 401

_____ WL ECOL 100

_____ WL ECOL 301

_____ WL ECOL 318 and 319

_____ WL ECOL 379

_____ WL ECOL 561

_____ WL ECOL 655

_____ ZOOLOGY 410 or 466

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

 

4 courses required from the following 3 categories, at least 1 from each category

_____ WL ECOL 360 or 651, 548, 630, ZOOLOGY 540

 

_____ ENVIR ST 361, FOREST 550,565

ZOOLOGY 315 and 316, 504, 535,, WL ECOL/IES 527

 

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

      ZOOLOGY 430, 611

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Capstone Experience (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 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 (ANS)

Effective Summer 2005 to Spring 2006