North Idaho College - University of Idaho
Curriculum Plan

Ecol & Cons Biol-N Rs Ecol Opt (B.S.Ecol.Cons.Biol.)


Successful completion of the requirements of the 2007-08 Catalog year articulation agreement will lead to an A.S. Forestry/Wildlife/Range/Rec Mngt from North Idaho College, and a B.S.Ecol.Cons.Biol. in Ecol & Cons Biol-N Rs Ecol Opt from the University of Idaho.
Freshman Year at North Idaho College
Fall Semester
NIC
Credit
UI Equivalent
Course
*General Education Elective
1
BIOL   101
 Intro Biology/Lab
0
BIOL   102
COMM   101
 Intro to Speech Communication
3
COMM   101
ENGL   101
 English Composition
3
ENGL   101
GEOL   101
 Physical Geology
4
GEOL   101
MATH   108
 Intermediate Algebra
4
MATH   108
Total
15
Spring Semester
NIC
Credit
UI Equivalent
Course
*General Education Elective
3
BIOL   115
 Intro to Life Sciences
4
BIOL   115
ECON   202
 Prin of Economics - Micro
3
ECON   202
ENGL   102
 English Composition
3
ENGL   102
MATH   143
 College Algebra
3
MATH   143
Total
16
Summer Semester
NIC
Credit
UI Equivalent
Course
*General Education Elective
3
*General Education Elective
3
*General Education Elective
3
Total
9












Sophomore Year at North Idaho College
Fall Semester
NIC
Credit
UI Equivalent
Course
*General Education Elective
1
BIOL   203
 General Botany
4
PLSC   205
CHEM   101
 Intro Essent/General Chem I
4
CHEM   101
MATH   160
 Survey of Calculus
4
MATH   160
PHYS   101
 Fund of Physical Science
4
PHYS   100
Total
17
Spring Semester
NIC
Credit
UI Equivalent
Course
BIOL   202
 General Zoology
4
BIOL   116
BIOL   221
 Forest Ecology
4
FOR   221
BIOL   241
 Systematic Botany
4
BIOL   341
CS   100
 Intro to Cmptrs & Cmptr Sci
3
CS   101
MATH   253
 Prin of Applied Statistics
3
STAT   251
Total
18










Junior Year at University of Idaho
Fall Semester
Credit
*Advisor Approved Elective
3
CSS   200
 Seminar
1
ENGL   317
 Technical Writing
3
FOR   235
 Society & Natural Res
3
SOIL   205
 The Soil Ecosystem
3
SOIL   206
 The Soil Ecosystem Lab
1
Total
14
Spring Semester
Credit
*Advisor Approved Elective
3
*Advisor Approved Elective
3
BIOL   213
 Princ Biological Struct/Functn
4
FOR   330
 Forest Ecosystem Proc
3
FOR   383
 Econ/Nat Res Managers
3
Total
16











Senior Year at University of Idaho
Fall Semester
Credit
*Advisor Approved Elective
3
*Advisor Approved Elective
3
*Advisor Approved Elective
3
*Advisor Approved Elective
3
CSS   470
 Interdisc Nat Res Plng
3
Total
15
Spring Semester
Credit
*Advisor Approved Elective
3
*Advisor Approved Elective
3
CSS   497
 Senior Thesis
2
FISH   316
 Princ Population Dynamics
2
FOR   429
 Landscape Ecology
3
FOR   483
 Senior Project Presentation
1
Total
14















NOTES:
*General Education Elective: Courses may be in communications, mathematics, natural science, humanities, social science, physical education, or other areas that count toward the college's general education requirements. *Advisor Approved Elective: Courses that meet degree-specific requirements, which may include university, college, department requirements, and electives.

The program requires 128 credits, and students must choose either the natural resources ecology or conservation biology option. Students pursuing a B.S. in Ecology & Conservation Biology must receive a grade of C or better in each of the following 4 indicator courses to register in upper division courses in CSS/Fish/For/Rnge/WLF and to graduate with a B.S. in either option: Biol 116, Biol 213, Stat 251, For/Rnge 221.

The natural resources ecology option combines ecological theory, field experience, and quantitative tools to gain an interdisciplinary understanding of the structure and function of ecosystems. This field covers ecological topics from local, regional, and landscape scales while integrating the social and biophysical worlds. To graduate in this option, students must achieve a C or better in the following six core courses: CSS/Fish/For/Rnge/WLF 200, For 330, For 429, Soil 205/206, and WLF 316 or Fish 316.














Curriculum plans are intended as advising tools only, not a contract between the student and the university, and are subject to verification by the student's academic advisor and/or department chair. The University of Idaho reserves the right to change, amend, or discontinue any articulation agreement or curriculum plan at any time.