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Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Sciences - Pre-Veterinary Option

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Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Sciences - Pre-Veterinary Option (120 Credits)

First Year
First TermCredits
BIOLOGY 106 [BSCI]4
CHEM 105 [PSCI]4
COM 102 [COMM] or H D 205 [COMM]3 or 4
HISTORY 105 [ROOT]3
MATH 106 or Electives1 3
Second TermCredits
BIOLOGY 107 4
CHEM 1064
ENGLISH 101 [WRTG]3
Humanities [HUM]3
MATH 10810 - 2
Second Year
First TermCredits
ECONS 101 [SSCI]3
NATRS 2042
NATRS 300 or BIOLOGY 372 3 or 4
NATRS 301 3
NATRS 3104
Second TermCredits
Creative & Professional Arts [ARTS]3
MATH 140 [QUAN], 171 [QUAN], or STAT 212 [QUAN]4
NATRS 3023
NATRS 312 [DIVR]3
Foreign Language, if needed20 - 4
Complete Writing Portfolio
Third Year
First TermCredits
Animal Systematics/Genetics Elective33 or 4
CHEM 3454
NATRS 435 4
SOIL SCI 3683
Foreign Language, if needed20 - 4
Second TermCredits
Creative & Professional Arts [ARTS], Humanities [HUM], or Social Sciences [SSCI]3
GEOLOGY 2104
NATRS 4313
NATRS 4383
STAT 412 3
Fourth Year
First TermCredits
BIOLOGY 3014
MBIOS 3034
NATRS 454 [CAPS] [M]43
PHYSICS 101 4
SOE Experiential Requirement50-3
Second TermCredits
Animal Systematics/Genetics Elective33 or 4
NATRS 4414
NATRS 446 [M]43
NATRS 450 [M]43
NATRS 460 or GEOLOGY 31563
Exit Survey7

Footnotes
1MATH 106 and 108 are required courses. However, if students have tested into or taken MATH 140, 171, 172, STAT 212, or ALEKS with an 80% or better, MATH 106 and 108 will be waived. If waived, students may need to take additional credits to meet the University minimum requirement of 120 credits.
2Two years of high school foreign language or at least two semesters of college-level foreign language are required by the College of Arts and Sciences for graduation.
3Choose two of the following Animal Systematics/Genetics Courses: BIOLOGY 412, 423, 428, or 432 [M] or NATRS 318.
4The School of the Environment requires students to take three [M] courses.
5SOE Experiential Requirement: Certified students in the School of the Environment are required to fulfill the SOE Experiential Requirement before graduation. This requirement is designed to give students experience they will not receive in the traditional classroom oriented course, and to better prepare them for a successful career after graduation. Students may choose 3 credits of coursework from ENVR SCI 492, 495, 499, NATRS 479, or as approved by advisor. As an alternative to coursework, students may meet the requirement by documenting at least 135 hours of relevant practical experience.
6GEOLOGY 315 requires an additional prerequisite of GEOLOGY 101 or 102.
7Students must complete a School of the Environment exit survey, administered during the final semester.

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