Pre-Forestry and Pre-Wildlife Management
College of Arts and Sciences | Department of Biological Sciences
Science/Nursing Building, Room 107
Phone: (208) 426-3262
E-mail: Bioinfo@boisestate.edu
For complete advising information, please visit biology.boisestate.edu.
The Pre-Forestry and Pre-Wildlife Management program is designed to satisfy the lower division course work typically completed during the freshman and sophomore year in a school of forestry and natural resources. For their junior and senior years, students wishing to earn a bachelor’s degree in this area of study may transfer to the University of Idaho, College of Forestry, Wildlife, and Range Sciences or a similar program at another institution. Alternatively, students may choose to earn a B.S. degree in biology from Boise State and guide their elective course work to help qualify for professional certification, e.g., through the The Wildlife Society (see www.wildlife.org/about/index.cfm for details). Moreover, a B.S. in Biology from Boise State University provides excellent preparation for master’s and Ph.D. programs in wildlife and fisheries biology.
Pre-Forestry and Pre-Wildlife Management
| Course Number and Title | Credits |
| ENGL 101-102 Introduction to College Writing and Research | 6 |
| ENGL 202 Technical Communication | 3 |
| Area I core courses | 6 |
| COMM 101 Fundamentals of Speech Communication | 3 |
| ECON 202 Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
| Area II core course | 3 |
| BIOL 191-192 General Biology I and II | 8 |
| BIOL 323 Ecology | 4 |
| CHEM 101, 101L-102, 102L Essentials of Chemistry I & II with labs | 8 |
| ITM 104 Operating Systems and Word Processing Topics AND | 1 |
| ITM 105 Spreadsheet Topics AND | 1 |
| ITM 106 Database Topics | 1 |
| MATH 160 Survey of Calculus OR MATH 170 Calculus I |
4 |
| MATH 254 Applied Statistics with Computers | 4 |
Total |
55 |
| Notes: Other courses offered that are applicable to various programs within the College of Forestry, Wildlife and Range Sciences at the University of Idaho include: BIOL 205 Introductory Microbiology BIOL 343 Genetics Lecture BIOL 400 Organic Evolution BIOL 427 Stream Ecology BIOL 433 Behavioral Ecology BOT 305 Systematic Botany BOT 401 Plant Physiology BOT 424 Plant Community Ecology CHEM 431 Biochemistry I ECON 201 Principles of Macroeconomics ECON 333 Natural Resource Economics GEOS 101 Global Environmental Science GEOS 305 Earth’s Climate: Past, Present And Future GEOS 451 Principles of Soil Science MKTG 301 Principles of Marketing PHYS 111-112 General Physics ZOOL 301 Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy ZOOL 341 Ornithology ZOOL 409 General and Comparative Physiology ZOOL 421 Mammalogy ZOOL 434 Animal Behavior. | |
| In many cases, it is possible to attend Boise State for three years and complete the program of study at the University of Idaho in two additional years. Consult the Department of Biological Sciences or the University of Idaho for information as to which courses will apply to the field you wish to enter. | |