May 01, 2024  
2024-2025 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog 
    
2024-2025 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog

Natural Resources Management: Conservation Science Concentration, B.S.


About the Natural Resources Management Bachelor’s Program


Students pursuing a B.S. in Natural Resources Management must make a C or better in departmental courses to be eligible for graduation. The degree has five concentrations: (1) conservation science , (2) fisheries biology , (3) ranch management , (4) range conservation , and (5) wildlife biology .

Communication Literacy Requirement. Communication Literacy courses for the Natural Resources Management major include NRM 3302 , NRM 3304 NRM 3308 , NRM 3323 , NRM 3325 , NRM 4306 , NRM 4335 , NRM 4401 , or NRM 4408 .

About the Conservation Science Concentration


The Conservation Science concentration is designed to provide a broader array of course options, where the focus is understanding the science and policy elements of the interdependent relationships between humans and the environment. Graduates from this concentration frequently work in environmental consulting, federal and state agencies, and often focus their work on threatened and endangered species and ecosystems, as well as invasive species, and ecosystem restoration.

Recommended Curriculum


First Year


Second Year


Total: 17


Spring


Total: 16


Third Year


Fall


Total: 16


Spring


  • Directed Physical Science Course 4 Semester Credit Hours
  • NRM Directed Elective 3 Semester Credit Hours
  • Creative Arts 3 Semester Credit Hours
  • NRM Directed Elective 6 Semester Credit Hours

Total: 16


Fourth Year


Fall


Total: 15


Spring


Total: 15


Total Hours: 124


Foreign Language. Students must complete 2 years of foreign language study in high school or 2 semesters in college.

Directed Elective


Select two courses from Field Techniques Electives:


Select one course from NRM CL Elective:


Select 5-6 courses from NRM/BIOL Directed Elective:


Select one course from NRM Ecology:


Select one course from Physical Science Elective:


Select one course from NRM Experiential Elective:


Select one course from Environmental Economics and Policy: