Ecology Degree Checklist
Student Name:
*Indicates Core Requirement
Date:
Core Courses
_____*INT100: A Sense of Place (1-3 cr)
_____*NS107/NS207: Ecology (3 cr)
_____*NS205: Environmental Science (3 cr) [prereq: NS107/207]
_____*AS100: Tools and their Application (2 cr)
_____*SS106: Exper. Ed. I (Bounder I) (3 cr)
_____*SS112: Comm. Building Through Winter Rec. (Bounder II) (2 cr)
_____*SS190: Work Search (1 cr)
_____*HM110: Writing & Speak. to Issues (3 cr)
_____*SS300: Practicum in Environmental Stewardship (6 cr)
_____*HM225 Writing and Communications (2 cr)
Students Entering Fall 2016 and following
4 credits of Writing Intensive Coursework
2 credits of 200-level and 2-credits
of 300 or 400-level coursework that is
designated as writing intensive
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Graduation Requirements
_____ Math Competency
_____ 120 credits
_____ Final Q.P.A. of at least 2.0
_____ Successful Completion of Work Program
_____ 6 Credits in Humanities
_____ 6 Credits in Natural Science
Major Specific Courses
Take the following 4 foundational courses:
_____NS200 Watersheds Ecosystems (3 cr) [prereq: NS 107/207]
_____NS260 Geology (4 cr)
_____NS235: Natural History of the North Woods (4 cr)
_____NS301: Field Ecology (4 cr) [prereq: NS107/207]
Take a minimum of 5 of the following natural science courses:
_____NS204: Natural History of the Southwest (4 cr) Field [prereq: NS 107/207]
_____NS245: Soil Science (4 cr) [prereq: NS107/207, NS254]
_____NS254: Biology and Lab (4 cr)
_____NS270: Topics in NS: Natural History of Great Britain (3 cr) Field [prereq: NS 107/207]
_____NS272: Topics in NS: Introduction to Climate Science (3 cr)
_____NS305: Wetland Ecology (3 cr) [prereq:NS107/207]
_____NS310: Quaternary Studies (3 cr) [prereq: NS 107/207]
_____NS312: Field Ornithology (3 cr) [prereq: NS 107/207]
_____NS314: Field Botany of Flowering Plants (3 cr) [prereq: NS 107/207]
_____NS328: Vertebrate Natural History (4 cr) [prereq: NS 107/207]
_____NS342: Natural History of the Sierra Nevada (3 cr) Field [prereq: NS 107/207]
_____NS346: Plant Science and Lab (4 cr) [prereq: NS107/207, NS254]
_____HM/NS/SS:372 Marine Natural History of the North Atlantic (3 cr) Field [prereq: NS 107/207]
_____NS360: Winter Ecology (4 cr) [prereq: NS107/207]
_____NS380: ST in NS: Botany of Cryptogams: Mosses and Ferns (3 cr) [prereq: NS 107/207]
_____NS381: ST in NS: Fungal Ecology (4 cr) [prereq: NS 107/207]
_____NS/SS364: Research in Tropical Ecosystems: Bahamas (3 cr) Field [prereq: NS 107/207]
_____NS/SS363: Research in Tropical Ecosystems: Belize (3 cr) Field [prereq: NS 107/207]
Take a minimum of 3 of the following conservation and land management courses:
_____SS202: Env. Policy & Law (3 cr) [prereq:NS107, HM110]
_____SS210: Economics and the Environment (3 cr)
_____NS225: Wildlife Conservation and Management (3 cr) [prereq: NS107/207]
_____NS240: Forestry (3 cr) [prereq: NS107/207]
_____SS308: Introduction to GIS (3 cr)
_____SS310: Land Use Planning (3 cr) [prereq: SS202]
_____AS/NS370 Special Topics in AS/NS: Nature Conservation on a Crowded Island (3 cr) Field
Take a minimum of 2 of the following humanities and related courses:
_____HM215: A Reverence for Wood (2 cr)
_____HM255: Studio Art: Natural History Illustration (2 cr)
_____HM271C: Topics in HM: Wildness and Wilderness: Philosophy and Practice (3 cr) Field
_____HM271B Topics in HM: Cultural Ecology (3 cr)
_____HM275: Black River Sketches (2 cr)
_____HM326: Nature Writing (3 cr)
_____HM382: ST in HM: Nature, Culture, Consciousness (3 cr)
_____NS/SS255: Environmental Education: Elementary School Outreach (3 cr)
(or similar relevant courses pending instructional team approval)
Note that at least one course from the above list must be an off-campus field course (indicated by Field).
Capstone Courses
_____NS402: Conservation Biology (3 cr) [prereq: NS107/207 and Junior or Senior Status]
_____ INT432: Senior Seminar or two 400-level seminar courses
Either
_____Senior Applied Research Project:
INT439: SARP I (3 cr)
INT440: SARP II (9 cr)
HM445: SARP III (presentation) (3 cr)
OR
_____Senior Project:
INT418 Senior Project I (3 cr)
INT419 Senior Project II (3 cr)
Recommended:
_____SS408 Advanced GIS
EMPHASIS AREAS
Natural Resource Management courses include:
_____NS225: Wildlife Conservation and Management (3 cr)
_____NS240: Forestry (3 cr)
Natural History courses include:
Either _____NS235: Natural History of the North Woods (3 cr) [prereq: NS 107/207]
Or _____NS204 Natural History of the South West (3 cr) [prereq: NS 107/207]
_____SS308: Introduction to GIS (3 cr)
_____NS200 Watersheds Ecosystem Analysis (3 cr)
_____SS202: Env. Policy & Law (3 cr)
_____SS310: Land Use Planning (3 cr)
_____NS402: Conservation Biology (3 cr) [prereq: NS 107/207 and Jun/Sen Status]
Revised 1/27/2017
_____NS328: Vertebrate Natural History of the North Woods (4 cr) [prereq: NS 107/207]
_____(any 3rd designated natural history offering incl NH Illustration,
Marine NH, NH Sierra Nevada, etc.) (3 cr) [prereq: NS 107/207]
_____NS260 Geology (3 cr)
Either_____NS312: Field Ornithology (3 cr) [prereq: NS 107/207]
Or _____NS381: ST in NS: Fungal Ecology (4 cr) [prereq: NS 107/207]
Or _____NS380: ST in NS: Botany of Cryptogams: Mosses and Ferns (3 cr) [prereq: NS 107/207]