Wildlife Sciences (Minor)
To see more about what you will learn in this program, visit the Learning Outcomes website!
The minor will provide basic ecological and management knowledge about, and will cultivate an appreciation for, the value of wildlife resources. The objective of the wildlife sciences minor is to provide students, who might pursue careers in related areas of natural resources management, with basic ecological and management knowledge about wildlife resources. Additionally, the minor will provide students majoring in unrelated fields an appreciation for the value wildlife resources and the need for sound management.
Admissions and Certification of Minor
Students must have a GPA of 2.0 or above to be admitted into the minor. The wildlife minor is not available to fisheries and wildlife sciences majors. Interested and eligible students can add the minor in MyPack Portal.
Contact Person
Dr. Lara Pacifici
Turner House
919-515-3431
lara_pacifici@ncsu.edu
SIS Code: 15WSCIM
Plan Requirements
- Overall GPA must be above 2.5.
| Code | Title | Hours | Counts towards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | 10 | ||
| Conservation of Natural Resources | |||
| Ecology | |||
or FOR 260 | Forest Ecology | ||
| Wildlife Management | |||
| Elective Courses | 6-7 | ||
| Wildlife Habitat Management | |||
| Human Dimensions of Wildlife and Fisheries | |||
| International Wildlife Management and Conservation | |||
| Mammalogy | |||
| Principles of Wildlife Science | |||
| Tropical Wildlife Ecology | |||
or FW 465 | African Ecology and Conservation | ||
or FW 445 | Human Dimensions of Conservation Biology in the Bahamas | ||
| Total Hours | 16-17 | ||