Nov 16, 2024

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Conservation Law Enforcement Minor

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This minor is administered by the Human Dimensions of Natural Resource Management Discipline.

Complete one track:

Non-credentialed (regulatory and law) track, 27 credits

Required

NRES 320 - Natural Resources Communication and Public Relations Credits: 3
NRES 392 - Conservation Law Enforcement Theory and Principles Credits: 4
NRES 473 - Resource Policy and Law Credits: 3
SOC 230 - Criminology Credits: 3 or
POLI 212 - Law and Legal Systems Credits: 3
POLI 304 - Environmental Politics and Policy Credits: 3 or
POLI 305 - Climate Change Politics and Policy Credits: 3
PHIL 315 - Philosophy of Law Credits: 3 or
PHIL 380 - Environmental Ethics Credits: 3

Electives, 6 credits

Choose from:

FOR 335 - Recreational Use of Forests and Parks Credits: 3
GEOL 230 - Environmental Geology Credits: 3
NRES 324 - Invasive and Exotic Species Credits: 3
NRES 368 - Oral Interpretation Methods Credits: 3
NRES 381 - Internship in Natural Resources Credits: 1-12
NRES 474 - Integrated Resource Management Credits: 3
NRES 494 - Conservation Law Enforcement Investigations Credits: 3
PHIL 381 - American Indian Environmental Philosophies Credits: 3
POLI 330 - Constitutional Law Credits: 3
SOC 333 - Corrections Credits: 3
SOIL 461 - Soil Management for Resource Sustainability Credits: 3
WATR 382 - Water and Wastewater Treatment Credits: 3 or
WSTE 382 - Water and Wastewater Treatment Credits: 3 or
PSEN 382 - Water and Wastewater Treatment Credits: 3
WATR 384 - Life History of Fishes Credits: 3
WLDL 348 - Wildlife Damage Management Credits: 3
WLDL 361 - Waterfowl Ecology and Management Credits: 3
WLDL 372 - Wildlife of North America Credits: 3
WSTE 476 - Hazardous Waste Management Credits: 3

Credentialed enforcement track, 30 credits

Required

NRES 320 - Natural Resources Communication and Public Relations Credits: 3
NRES 392 - Conservation Law Enforcement Theory and Principles Credits: 4
NRES 473 - Resource Policy and Law Credits: 3
SOC 230 - Criminology Credits: 3 or
POLI 212 - Law and Legal Systems Credits: 3

Natural Resources, 12 credits

NRES 393 - Conservation Law Enforcement Credits: 1-15

Note

This is the 720-hour Wisconsin Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board certified recruit training program offered by a state technical college.

Electives, 3 credits

Choose from:

FOR 335 - Recreational Use of Forests and Parks Credits: 3
FOR 394 - Forest Recreation Seminar Credits: 1
NRES 324 - Invasive and Exotic Species Credits: 3
NRES 368 - Oral Interpretation Methods Credits: 3
NRES 381 - Internship in Natural Resources Credits: 1-12
NRES 474 - Integrated Resource Management Credits: 3
NRES 494 - Conservation Law Enforcement Investigations Credits: 3
PHIL 381 - American Indian Environmental Philosophies Credits: 3
POLI 330 - Constitutional Law Credits: 3
PSEN 382 - Water and Wastewater Treatment Credits: 3 or
WATR 382 - Water and Wastewater Treatment Credits: 3 or
WSTE 382 - Water and Wastewater Treatment Credits: 3
SOC 333 - Corrections Credits: 3
WATR 384 - Life History of Fishes Credits: 3
WLDL 348 - Wildlife Damage Management Credits: 3
WLDL 360 - Wetlands Ecology and Management Credits: 3
WLDL 361 - Waterfowl Ecology and Management Credits: 3
WLDL 372 - Wildlife of North America Credits: 3
WLDL 458 - Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Biology Credits: 3