Major in Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology, Wildlife Biology Concentration

The Wildlife Biology concentration focuses primarily on terrestrial species and how they interact with their habitats while building a strong foundation in basic wildlife ecology, management, and conservation.

Effective Fall 2024

A minimum grade of C (2.000) is required in all biological, mathematical/ statistical, physical science, fish, wildlife and conservation biology, and natural resource courses used to meet graduation requirements for the Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology major. The minimum applies to courses taken as substitutions for meeting these requirements. 

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Students taking this biology selection should choose a botany-related course in the department elective options to meet botany/plant course requirements for certain federal positions related to wildlife, fisheries, and/or conservation biology.

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Students in the Honors Track 1 program must take HONR 499.

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FW 300 and FW 301 count together as one selection in this choice.

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Students will need to obtain a registration override from the appropriate department to take this course.

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Restricted to FW subject code, department travel abroad courses, taught by FWCB faculty. No transfer or substitute courses will be accepted.

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Guided Electives are courses intended to expand a student's depth and breadth in wildife biology and include any 300- or 400-level regular course with a BC, BMS, BSPM, BZ, CHEM, ESS, F, FW, GES, MATH, MIP, NR, NRRT, PH, RS, SOCR, STAT, or WR subject code (excluding courses ending in -80 to -99); CHEM 245 and CHEM 246; SOCR 240; other courses with prior approval by department and advisor. Courses may not double-count as Guided Electives and for other requirements in the major.

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Select enough elective credits to bring program total to a minimum of 120 credits, of which at least 42 must be upper-division (300- to 400- level).

Distinctive Requirements for Degree Program:The curriculum for the Fish, Wildlife and Conservation Biology major – Wildlife Biology concentration assumes students enter college prepared to take calculus.  Students who have not met the prerequisites for calculus, will be required to successfully complete the prerequisites in their first year.  A minimum grade of C (2.000) is required in all biological, mathematical/ statistical, physical science, fish, wildlife, and conservation biology, and natural resource courses used to meet graduation requirements for the fish, wildlife, and conservation biology major. The minimum applies to courses taken as substitutions for meeting degree requirements. NR 220 is a summer course in which students reside at CSU’s Mountain Campus. Students must choose ONE of two CHEM + PH paths: (Path A) CHEM 107/CHEM 108 and PH 121/PH 122 or (Path B) CHEM 111, CHEM 112, CHEM 113, CHEM 114 and PH 110/PH 111. Students must also choose ONE biology group A) BZ 110/BZ 111/BZ 120 or B) LIFE 102/LIFE 103.