Program Overview
College of Natural and Health Sciences
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.