FOREST WILDLIFE LAW ENFORCEMENT
(no minor required)

Advisors: Jennings

This major is intended specifically for students wishing to pursue a career as a Game
Warden or Wildlife Enforcement Officer at the state level (similar federal positions
possess a different set of requirements). Students desiring employment in other
forestry/wildlife positions within relevant state and federal agencies should choose
the standard Forestry/Wildlife degree with an appropriate minor.

General Education & Other Requirements By This Major
General Ed. Lab Science courses must be outside the Biology discipline.
CHEM 151/153 and PHSC 131/133 are required (and must be passed with a
grade of C or higher). If Chemistry is declared as a second major, a course
other than CHEM 151/153 must be used to fulfill General Ed. Lab Science
requirement 41 credits of upper division courses are required. As this is a
B.A.S. degree, upper division hours outside the major are not required.

MATH 321	Statistics	3
	Complete an additional three credit hours in Computer Science
	beyond the General Education requirements.	3
		6

Life Science Core Requirements

BIOL 202/203	Majors I: Plant Form, Function and Diversity & lab	4
BIOL 204/205	Majors II: Animal Form, Function and Diversity & lab	4
BIOL 206/207	Majors III: Intro to Cell Biology & lab	4
BIOL 301/303	Ecology & lab	4
BIOL 366/368	Genetics & lab	4
	Total core credit hours	20

Forest Wildlife Law Enforcement Major Requirements

BIOL 310/312	Invertebrate Zoology & lab	4
BIOL 311/313	Vertebrate Zoology & lab	4
BIOL 322/324	Dendrology & lab	4
BIOL 351/353	Plant Taxonomy & lab	4
BIOL 375/377	Principles of Wildlife Biology & lab	4
BIOL 425/427	Range Vegetation & lab	4
	Select two of the following three choices
BIOL 442/443	Ornithology & lab	4
or BIOL 448/449	Herpetology & lab	4
or BIOL 451/453	Mammalogy & lab	4
BIOL 481	Practicum	3
	Total core credit hours	35
	Total credit hours	55

Law Enforcement Academy Requirements (should be taken during the
Spring and Summer of students’ senior year)

CJUS 101	Law Enforcement Training Academy I	14
CJUS 102	Law Enforcement Training Academy II	10
	Total Law Enforcement	24

Degree Plans