North Idaho College - University of Idaho Curriculum Plan

North Idaho College - University of Idaho
Curriculum Plan

Ecol & Cons Biol-Cons Biol 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-Cons Biol 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
	*Advisor Approved Elective	3
BIOL 421	Advanced Evolution Biology	3
CSS 200	Seminar	1
ENGL 317	Technical Writing	3
FOR 235	Society & Natural Res	3
Total		16

Spring Semester		Credit
	*Advisor Approved Elective	3
BIOL 213	Princ Biological Struct/Functn	4
CSS 493	Int'l Land Preserv/Conserv Sys	3
FOR 383	Econ/Nat Res Managers	3
GENE 314	General Genetics	3
Total		16

Senior Year at University of Idaho

Fall Semester		Credit
	*Advisor Approved Elective	3
	*Advisor Approved Elective	3
CSS 470	Interdisc Nat Res Plng	3
PHIL 452	Environmental Philosophy	3
WLF 440	Conservation Biology	3
Total		15

Spring Semester		Credit
	*Advisor Approved Elective	3
	*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		17

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 conservation biology option is centered around a multidisciplinary curriculum that provides students with training to work in jobs aimed at conserving the earth's biodiversity. This option provides a broad-based education that covers biological diversity from the genetic level to the landscape level, and provides additional training in social sciences and management. In the words of Hunter (1996), 'Conservation biology is cross-disciplinary, reaching far beyond biology into subjects such as philosophy, economics, and sociology; disciplines that are concerned with the social environment in which we practice conservation--as well as into subjects such as law and education that determine the ways we implement conservation.'

To graduate in this option, students must achieve a C or better in the following seven core courses: Biol 421, CSS/Fish/For/Rnge/WLF 200, For 429, Phil 452, CSS 493, Fish or WLF 316, and WLF 440.

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.