Nov 04, 2025

2024-2025 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog

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2024-2025 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Natural Resource Management, BS, Conservation Biology

Location(s): Alpine

The Natural Resource Management (NRM) curriculum is designed to educate students in the art and science of applied ecological knowledge to manage natural resources.

The Conservation Biology Concentration is designed to educate students in the art and science of applied ecological knowledge to manage natural resources, focusing on conservation and sustainable use of natural resources and management of nongame and rare species.

Program Requirements

Core Curriculum: 42

Free Electives: 6

Required Core Courses: 43 Credits

CHEM 1311 - General Chemistry I Credit Hours: 3 *
CHEM 1111 - General Chemistry I Lab Credit Hours: 1 *
GEOL 1303 - Physical Geology Credit Hours: 3 *
GEOL 1103 - Physical Geology Lab Credit Hours: 1 *
BIOL 1106 - Biology I Laboratory Credit Hours: 1
BIOL 1107 - Biology II Laboratory Credit Hours: 1
STAT 3308 - Agricultural Statistics Credit Hours: 3
NRM 1101 - Freshman Seminar Credit Hours: 1
NRM 2303 - Prin Conservation Biology Credit Hours: 3
NRM 2301 - Range Resources Credit Hours: 3
NRM 2330 - Wildlife Conservation & Mgmt Credit Hours: 3
NRM 3305 - Wildland Plants Credit Hours: 3
NRM 3304 - Natural Resource Policy & Adm Credit Hours: 3
NRM 4305 - Wildlife Mgmt Techniques Credit Hours: 3
NRM 4304 - Range Inventory & Analysis Credit Hours: 3
NRM 4302 - Adv Topics Conservation Biol Credit Hours: 3
NRM 4301 - Human Dimensions In NRM Credit Hours: 3
NRM 2305 - Soils Credit Hours: 3 *
NRM 1301 - Horticulture Credit Hours: 3 *

Notes:

CHEM 1311 /CHEM 1111 or GEOL 1303 /GEOL 1103
NRM 2305 or NRM 1301

Vertebrate Biology: 8 Credits

BIOL 4409 - Mammalogy Credit Hours: 4
BIOL 4404 - Ornithology Credit Hours: 4
BIOL 4402 - Ichthyology Credit Hours: 4
BIOL 4403 - Herpetology Credit Hours: 4

General Ecology & Mgmt: 9 Credits

NRM 4303 - Range Ecology Credit Hours: 3
BIOL 4415 - Desert Ecology Credit Hours: 4
BIOL 4305 - Special Topics Credit Hours: 3
NRM 3302 - Forest Ecology Credit Hours: 3
NRM 4314 - Range Watershed & Hydrology Credit Hours: 3
NRM 4307 - Range & Wldlf Habitat Mgmt Credit Hours: 3
NRM 4309 - Wildlife Population Dynamics Credit Hours: 3

Interdisciplinary Subjects: 12 Credits

PSY 3313 - Social Attitudes Credit Hours: 3
PSY 4310 - Special Topics Credit Hours: 3
CJ 3304 - Wildlife Law Enforcement Credit Hours: 3
BIOL 3307 - Animal Behavior Credit Hours: 3
BIOL 3306 - Genetics Credit Hours: 3
AGB 4308 - Natural Resource & Envir Econ Credit Hours: 3
COMM 3304 - Critical Reasoning Credit Hours: 3
GEOL 3401 - Interdiscp Geographic Info Sys Credit Hours: 4

Total Hours: 120

Core Curriculum: 42

Free Electives: 6

Required Core Courses Major Core: 43

Restrictive Electives in: Vertebrate Biology: 8

Restrictive Electives in: General Ecology & Mgmt: 9

Restrictive Electives in: Interdisciplinary Subjects: 12