{"id":1199,"date":"2015-07-28T09:30:53","date_gmt":"2015-07-28T14:30:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/100\/?p=1199"},"modified":"2018-07-02T11:48:55","modified_gmt":"2018-07-02T16:48:55","slug":"new-wildlife-biology-major-offers-certification-from-the-wildlife-society","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/100\/2015\/07\/28\/new-wildlife-biology-major-offers-certification-from-the-wildlife-society\/","title":{"rendered":"New Wildlife Biology Major Offers Certification From The Wildlife Society"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Dr.<\/a>
Dr. Brian Hiller, one of the instructors for Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ’s new wildlife biology major, speaks at Gov. Dayton’s deer opener in Bemidji in Nov. 2014.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

Starting this fall, Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ students who seek careers in natural resources agencies or who are interested in graduate study in wildlife biology can enroll in a new bachelor of science program in wildlife biology<\/a>.<\/p>\n

As part of the 72-credit program<\/a>, students take courses in wildlife management, geographic information systems, policy and legal administration, and ethics and human dimensions in management in addition to traditional biology courses. Previously, Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ biology students could pursue a wildlife biology management emphasis by taking around a half-dozen classes related to the subject.<\/p>\n

The new major not only allows graduates to earn a bachelor of science degree in wildlife biology, but also The Wildlife Society<\/i><\/a> certification as an associate wildlife biologist.<\/p>\n

The certification is intended for professionals who have limited experience but have completed rigorous, standards-based academic training. Associate wildlife biologists also adhere the society’s standards for ethical practice. Certification lasts for a period of 10 years and cannot be renewed, although it can be upgraded if  <\/span>qualifications for the society’s certified wildlife biologist program are met.<\/p>\n

Dr. Elizabeth Rave<\/a>, professor of biology, said the certification adds an additional layer of desirability to graduates of the program beyond having a degree from Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ — already well-known and respected for the quality of its biology graduates.<\/p>\n

“The certification tells potential employers that our students have taken courses that wildlife professionals look for,” Rave said. “There are a number of state and federal agencies that look at certification, and we have designed this program to give our students the background they need for associate status.”<\/p>\n

Dr. Brian Hiller<\/a>, assistant professor of biology, says the program is a natural fit for Bemidji State given the university’s location among a broad variety of ecosystems.<\/p>\n

“This is the perfect location for a wildlife program,” he said. “We are in a traditional hardwood biome; if you drive an hour and a half northeast you’re in a bog and boreal forest, and an hour and a half southwest you’re in the beginnings of the prairie. I can’t think of another school where you can get to three drastically different biomes that quickly. It’s so unique.”<\/p>\n

Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ’s wildlife biology program is open and accepting students for the fall of 2015.<\/p>\n

Contacts
\n<\/b>• Dr. Elizabeth Rave<\/a><\/b><\/span>, professor of biology; (218) 755-2785, erave@bemidjistate.edu
\n• Dr. Brian Hiller<\/a><\/b><\/span>, assistant professor of biology; (218) 755-2212, bhiller@bemidjistate.edu<\/p>\n

Links
\n<\/b>• Bemidji State’s wildlife biology program<\/a><\/span>
\n<\/span>• Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ wildlife biology program requirements<\/a><\/span>
\n<\/span>• The Wildlife Society<\/i><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Starting this fall, Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ students who seek careers in natural resources agencies or who are interested in graduate study in wildlife biology can enroll in a new bachelor of science program in wildlife biology. As part of the 72-credit program, students take courses in wildlife management, geographic information systems, policy and legal administration, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":188,"featured_media":1200,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[14,2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1199","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-2010s","category-bsu-history"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/100\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1199","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/100\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/100\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/100\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/188"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/100\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1199"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/100\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1199\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1201,"href":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/100\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1199\/revisions\/1201"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/100\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1200"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/100\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1199"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/100\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1199"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/100\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1199"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}