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Wildlife Studies
Wildlife Studies Associate in Science
The wildlife biology curriculum is a pre-professional program designed to meet the initial educational needs of students who will continue study in ecology, zoology, and other related fields. Career opportunities for wildlife biologists are predominantly with state and federal agencies or consulting firms. Most jobs require the application of biological concepts to the management of the wildlife resource for the public good. Students meeting all graduation requirements receive an associate in science. Students completing the associate degree may continue at Keystone College and earn a bachelor of science degree in wildlife biology.
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Bachelor’s degrees lead to the following emphases: aquarist, aquatic biologist, fisheries biologist, wildlife conservation specialist, wildlife biologist, wildlife researcher, wildlife manager, biology teacher, environmental education specialist, and zoo curator.
Graduation Requirements
ENGL 0050 - Critical and Analytical Reading: All students must demonstrate competency in this course whether by achieving specified SAT/ACT scores or by successful completion of the course. The course carries two credits, which are included in full-time status and financial aid considerations, but do not count toward the minimum earned credits necessary for graduation. Students who are exempted from the course due to SAT/ACT scores receive an exemption that does not carry credits.
All students must successfully complete the General Education and Curriculum requirements listed below with a minimum overall grade point average of 2.00 to graduate from this curriculum. Additional graduation criteria are found beginning on page 38.
General Education Requirements (Minimum 26 credits)
Courses fulfilling the General Education Requirements can be found beginning on page 51.
Competencies
Communication Skills
11 credits COMM 1125 - Speech Communication ENGL 1110 - College Writing I: Academic Writing ENGL 1125 - College Writing II: Writing About Literature FYS 1110 - The First-Year Seminar Quantitative Reasoning Scientific Literacy 3 credits 3 credits Technology & Information Literacy 3 credits Critical Analysis & Reasoning Arts & Humanities Literacy 3 credits Social & Cultural Consciousness 3 credits
Curriculum Requirements
BIOL 1010 - Introduction to Field Biology BIOL 1011/1083 - Field Biology (total 5 credits minimum) BIOL 1125 - General Biology I
BIOL 1130 - General Biology II BIOL 1150 - Botany BIOL 2120 - Introductory Ecology BIOL 2150 - Dendrology or BIOL 3225 - Mammalogy or BIOL 3230 - Ornithology CHEM 1120 - General Chemistry I CHEM 1125 - General Chemistry II ENVT 2125 - Environmental Policy and Management EXPL - Experiential Learning (1 credit minimum) GEOL 2110 - Physical Geology HIST 1130 - U. S. History I or HIST 1135 - U. S. History II MATH 2150 - Calculus or MATH 2115 - Statistics PSYC 1110 - General Psychology or SOCI 1110 - Introduction to Sociology Science Elective (3 credits minimum)
Free Electives: Sufficient free electives must be taken to ensure the student has earned a minimum of 71 credits for graduation.
Recommended Sequence of Courses: Visit www.keystone.edu/academics for further information.
The academic advisor assists the student in planning his/her curriculum and in preregistration; however, the student is ultimately responsible for meeting the requirements of the curriculum selected.
Course offerings are dependent on enrollment.