Certificates
Within the Biological Sciences program, there are three 12-credit-hour certificates available in Botany, Wildlife, and Zoology. These certificates fulfill the job requirements often specified by organizations such as the Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Forest Service, National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and Colorado Parks and Wildlife. Even if students are already enrolled in relevant coursework, obtaining these certificates provides a distinct advantage with employers and aids in selecting elective courses that cater to individual career aspirations.
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Botany
The certificate program in Botany prepares students for careers in resource management fields that require basic botanical knowledge. Many federal and state resource management agencies such as the U.S. Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, and Colorado Parks and Wildlife require that applicants have a minimum of 9 credits of botany coursework. This certificate provides an understanding of plant identification, plant taxonomy, and the role of plants in ecological communities, providing graduates with comprehensive botanical knowledge.
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Wildlife
The certificate program in Wildlife prepares students for careers in resource management fields that require basic wildlife knowledge. Many federal and state resource management agencies such as the U.S. Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, and Colorado Parks and Wildlife require that applicants have a minimum of 12 credits of wildlife-focused coursework. This certificate provides an understanding of wildlife diversity and distribution, management and conservation of wildlife species, and the role of wildlife in ecological communities, providing graduates with comprehensive wildlife knowledge.
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Zoology
The certificate program in Zoology prepares students for careers in resource management fields that require basic animal knowledge. Many federal and state resource management agencies such as the U.S. Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, and Colorado Parks and Wildlife require that applicants have a minimum of 9 credits of zoology coursework. This certificate provides an understanding of animal identification, animal taxonomy, and the role of animals in ecological communities, providing graduates with comprehensive zoology knowledge.
