Natural Resource Ecology & Management: Wildlife Biology & Preveterinary Science, BSAG
Requirements for Students Matriculating in or before Academic Year 2024-2025. Learn more about University Academic Regulation 3.1.
Minimum Overall Grade Point Average: 2.00
Total Hours: 130
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| General Education Requirements | ||
| English Composition | ||
| See Academic Regulation 3.5 | ||
| ENGL 1113 | Composition I | 3 |
| or ENGL 1313 | Critical Analysis and Writing I | |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Composition II | ||
| Critical Analysis and Writing II | ||
| Technical Writing | ||
| American History & Government | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Survey of American History | ||
| American History to 1865 (H) | ||
| American History Since 1865 (DH) | ||
| POLS 1113 | American Government | 3 |
| Analytical & Quantitative Thought (A) | ||
| MATH 2103 | Business Calculus (A) 1 | 3 |
| STAT 2013 | Elementary Statistics (A) 1 | 3 |
| Humanities (H) | ||
| Courses designated (H) | 6 | |
| Natural Sciences (N) | ||
| Must include one Laboratory Science (L) course | ||
| Select four hours from the following: | 4 | |
| Introductory Biology (N) and Introductory Biology Laboratory (LN) 1 | ||
| Introductory Biology (LN) 1 | ||
| Course designated (N) | 3 | |
| Social & Behavioral Sciences (S) | ||
| AGEC 1113 | Introduction to Agricultural Economics (S) 1 | 3 |
| Additional General Education | ||
| Courses designated (A), (H), (N), or (S) | 6 | |
| Hours Subtotal | 40 | |
| Diversity (D) & International Dimension (I) | ||
| May be completed in any part of the degree plan | ||
| Select at least one Diversity (D) course | ||
| Select at least one International Dimension (I) course | ||
| College Requirements | ||
| CHEM 1314 | Chemistry I (LN) 2 | 4 |
| or CHEM 1215 | Chemical Principles I (LN) | |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Written Communications in Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources | ||
| Written Communication | ||
| Technical Writing 3 | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Oral Communications in Agricultural Sciences & Natural Resources (S) 4 | ||
| Introduction to Speech Communication (S) 4 | ||
| Elements of Persuasion (S) 4 | ||
| UNIV 1111 | First Year Seminar (or other approved first year seminar course) | 1 |
| Select one of the following: | 4 | |
| Fundamentals of Soil Science (N) | ||
| Aquatic Entomology | ||
| NREM 3013 | Applied Ecology and Conservation | 3 |
| Departmental Requirements | ||
| Select one of the following: | 4 | |
| Animal Biology | ||
| Dendrology | ||
| NREM 1012 | Introduction to Natural Resource Ecology and Management | 2 |
| NREM 2083 | Geospatial Technologies for Natural Resources | 3 |
| NREM 3012 | Applied Ecology Laboratory | 2 |
| NREM 3503 | Principles of Wildlife Ecology and Management | 3 |
| NREM 4001 | Issues In Global Change | 1 |
| NREM 4043 | Natural Resource Administration and Policy | 3 |
| PBIO 1404 | Plant Biology (LN) 2 | 4 |
| Hours Subtotal | 40 | |
| Major Requirements | ||
| Core Courses | ||
| ANSI 3543 | Principles of Animal Nutrition | 3 |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Survey of Biochemistry | ||
| Biochemistry I | ||
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Laboratory | ||
| BIOL 3023 | General Genetics | 3 |
| CHEM 1515 | Chemistry II (LN) 2 | 5 |
| Select one of the following: | 5 | |
| Survey of Organic Chemistry and Survey of Organic Chemistry Laboratory | ||
| or | ||
| Organic Chemistry I and Organic Chemistry II and Organic Chemistry Laboratory | ||
| NREM 4523 | Wildlife Management Techniques | 3 |
| BIOL 3204 | Physiology | 4 |
| MICR 2123 | Introduction to Microbiology | 3 |
| MICR 2132 | Introduction to Microbiology Laboratory | 2 |
| PHYS 1114 | College Physics I (LN) 2 | 4 |
| PHYS 1214 | College Physics II (LN) 2 | 4 |
| Related Courses | ||
| Select courses from among the options, or other courses in consultation with a faculty advisor for additional breadth, or to create a specialty emphasis area 5 | 11 | |
| Select an option | ||
| Hours Subtotal | 50 | |
| Electives | ||
| Select 0 hours or hours to complete required total for degree | 0 | |
| Total Hours | 130 | |
- 1
College & Departmental requirements that may be used to meet General Education requirements.
- 2
If used as (N) course above, then hours are reduced by course hours.
- 3
If ENGL 3323 Technical Writing is used to satisfy ENGL 1213 Composition II above; hours in this block are reduced by 3.
- 4
If used as (S) course above, then hours are reduced by three.
- 5
May not use a course used above in Core Courses.
Options
Option 1
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Select two of the following: | 7 | |
| Ornithology | ||
| Herpetology | ||
| Biology of Fishes | ||
| Mammalogy | ||
| Select 4 hours of the following: | 4 | |
| Internships in Agriculture | ||
| Introduction to the Animal Sciences Lab and Introduction to the Animal Sciences | ||
or ANSI 1124 | Introduction to the Animal Sciences | |
| Animal Reproduction | ||
| Applied Animal Nutrition | ||
| Basic Nutrition for Pets | ||
| Biochemistry I 3 | ||
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Laboratory | ||
| Biochemistry II | ||
| Vertebrate Zoology | ||
| Animal Behavior | ||
| Environmental Biology | ||
| Principles of Conservation Biology | ||
| General Parasitology | ||
| Conservation Genetics | ||
| Mammalian Physiology | ||
| Environmental Physiology | ||
| Endocrinology | ||
| Behavioral Neuroendocrinology | ||
| Organismal Ecotoxicology | ||
| Principles of Toxicology | ||
| Introduction to Entomology (LN) | ||
| Livestock Entomology | ||
| Medical and Veterinary Entomology | ||
| Fundamentals of Geographic Information Systems | ||
| Geospatial Applications for Unmanned Aerial Systems | ||
| Remote Sensing | ||
| Geographic Information Systems: Resource Management Applications | ||
| Cell and Molecular Biology | ||
| Medical Mycology | ||
| Advanced Microbiology | ||
| Virology | ||
| Field Applications of Geospatial Technologies for Natural Resources | ||
| Forest Resource Field Studies | ||
| Natural Resource Field Studies | ||
| Forest Biology | ||
| Forest Health and Disturbance Ecology | ||
| Silviculture | ||
| Wildlife Law Enforcement | ||
| Principles of Rangeland Management | ||
| Restoration Ecology | ||
| Ecology Of Invasive Species | ||
| Natural Resources, People and Sustainable Development (I) | ||
| Wetland Ecology and Management | ||
| Fisheries Management | ||
| Fisheries Techniques | ||
| Pond Management | ||
| Aquaculture | ||
| Ornithology | ||
| Wildlife Management Applications and Planning | ||
| Wildlife Management for Game Species | ||
| Wildlife Management for Biodiversity | ||
| Rangeland Resources Planning | ||
| Prescribed Fire | ||
| Advanced Prescribed Fire | ||
| Undergraduate Internship | ||
| Undergraduate Research | ||
| Special Topics in Natural Resource Ecology and Management | ||
| Field Botany | ||
| Introduction to Plant and Soil Systems (N) | ||
Option 2
Complete the first year of professional program.
With the approval of the advisor, department head, and dean, a maximum of 11 hours from an accredited dental, medical, optometry, osteopathic, pharmacy, podiatry, or veterinary medical school may be used to complete hours.
Other Requirements
- A minimum of 40 semester credit hours and 100 grade points must be earned in courses numbered 3000 or above.
- A 2.00 GPA or higher in upper-division hours.
Additional State/OSU Requirements
- At least: 60 hours at a four-year institution; 30 hours completed at OSU; 15 of the final 30 or 50% of the upper-division hours in the major field completed at OSU.
- Limit of: one-half of major course requirements as transfer work; one-fourth of hours earned by correspondence; 8 transfer correspondence hours.
- Students will be held responsible for degree requirements in effect at the time of matriculation and any changes that are made, so long as these changes do not result in semester credit hours being added or do not delay graduation.
- Degrees that follow this plan must be completed by the end of Summer 2030.