will receive welding certifications applicable to the highest level welding performance test he or she successfully performs. In addition to performing the actual welding, the student will be able to select, prepare, and perform destructive and non-destructive testing on welding specimens. In addition to welding skills, the program will require the student to complete coursework in the fields of print reading, machine tool operations (lathes, milling machines, drill presses, etc.), technical mathematics, and technical communications. This broad-based foundation will afford the students, who successfully complete the program, the opportunity to become productive employees for companies ranging from structural/ fabrication welding shops to repair/rebuild machine shops. Major Area required courses: ENG 11103 Composition I* ...................................... 3 MFG 10103 Basic Welding ....................................... 3 MFG 10203 GMAW Processes ................................. 3 MFG 11102 Blueprint Reading ................................. 2 MFG 12103 Welding Testing & Inspection ............... 3 MFG 12403 Manufacturing Processes ...................... 3 MFG 20103 Advanced Welding ................................ 3 MFG 20203 GTAW Processes .................................. 3 MFG 24103 Materials & Metallurgy ......................... 3 TEC 11704 Technical Mathematics I*....................... 4 Total required hours for certificate...................................... 30 * Placement determined by testing. To receive the Welding Certificate, student must achieve a 2.00 overall grade point average in all Manufacturing/ technology-related courses and a 2.00 overall grade point average in all coursework. To view and/or print a copy of the Welding fact sheet, which includes a suggested course sequence; visit the program’s website at https://www.rio.edu/wpcontent/uploads/2020/06/Welding.pdf
WILDLIFE CONSERVATION (23431) School of Natural & Social Sciences College of Arts and Sciences Kidd Math/Science Center 740-245-7397 office; 740-245-7172 fax
Mission Statement Provide the fundamental educational background in wildlife and fish conservation and management to be sufficiently knowledgeable to secure employment as a professional with a natural resources-orientated agency, organization, or company or continue on to graduate school.
Program Design The Rio Wildlife Conservation curriculum provides critical
thinking skills, a solid academic background, and specific field and lab skills required for employment by either government or non-government agencies and organizations focused on management, monitoring, and/or research of wildlife and fish resources. Coupled with instilling an attitude of lifelong learning, these skills encourage the flexibility necessary for graduates to advance beyond entrylevel positions, and actively engage in management of wildlife and fisheries in the 21st century. Earning the Wildlife Conservation degree can be accomplished in one of two ways: Pursue the full 4-year course requirement as a Rio Student or complete a Hocking College (HC) Associate of Applied Science degree in either Wildlife Management Resources or Fish Management and Aquaculture Science then transfer to Rio as a junior. The Rio Wildlife Conservation degree curriculum addresses theories, issues, and challenges in the context of both basic science and applied management as well as provide hands-on fieldorientated instruction.
Degree Offered ♦
Bachelor of Science – Wildlife Conservation
Learning Outcomes The successful student will be able to: • Interpret and apply information provided in technical and/or peer-reviews formats to address conservation issues. • Analyze and summarize natural resources/wildlifeoriented data sets using descriptive statistics and graphical formats. • Effectively communicate, in oral and written form, environmental and natural resources technical information. • Relate models, theories, and concepts to wildlife conservation challenges.
Certifications The curriculum for the Wildlife Conservation program is designed to meet the educational requirements to earn Certified Associate Wildlife Biologist (CAWB) status awarded by The Wildlife Society. Elevation to the status of a Certified Wildlife Biologist (CWB) is possible when one obtains at least 5 years of full-time professional experience within a 10-year period. Although not all employers require certification as a condition of employment, both CAWB and CWB certification conveys to employers than an individual has both fundamental educational and ethical standards essential for success as a natural resource professional.
Degree Requirements Bachelor of Science – Wildlife Conservation (23431) First two years: Option A: Complete at Rio General Education must include ........................ 39-40
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