Biology 2+2 Program

Are you into Wildlife? Why not make it your career!

Enroll in our new Maricopa Pathways Program at SCC leading to a BS in Wildlife Restoration.

• This new Maricopa Pathways Degree Program is a partnership between Arizona State University Polytechnic campus and Scottsdale Community College.
• Students take all their lower division (100 and 200 level classes) coursework at SCC (or any other MCCCD college) and take advantage of our lower tuition, small friendly campuses, and flexible class times.  Then, all courses transfer to ASU where students will finish up with upper division classes and earn a BS degree.
• Lower division coursework taken along the way at SCC will earn the student an Associates of Arts degree.
• Interact with ASU faculty and students doing field activities while at SCC.
• Become a Certified Wildlife Biologist through the Wildlife Society
• Take advantage of the Maricopa Pathways program
• Guaranteed admission to ASU degree programs when all MAPP requirements are met.  See the Wildlife MAPP here.
• Eligibility for the ASU Tuition Commitment which provides limits on tuition increases during enrollment at ASU
• Take advantage of lower tuition at Maricopa Community Colleges
• Specific scholarships available for meritorious students who complete an associate’s degree at SCC
• Access to Transfer Advising and other pre-enrollment services on-site at the Maricopa Community Colleges
• Cost-effective pathway ensuring all courses transfer and apply to an ASU degree
• Federal course requirements for the Wildlife Biology Series 0486 will be met through this program
 

What the program is all about

The BS in Wildlife and Restoration Ecology degree will prepare students who wish to work in the field of nature-based biology; wildlife management, conservation biology, habitat restoration ecology or related fields with government employers as well as private non-governmental organizations or private companies. Emphasis of this degree is on conservation and management of wild, free ranging wildlife, plants, habitats and ecosystems.

Now more than ever, our wild lands and wildlife need well educated and trained biologists to conserve, manage and protect the natural world. Typical jobs would be: wildlife biologist, game biologist, habitat specialist, wildlife planner, game warden or ranger, endangered species biologist, migratory bird specialist, reptile biologist, wildlife sustainability specialist.

SCC is offering four new courses toward this degree:

• BIO 274: Introduction to Wildlife Management (being offered Fall of 2012)
• BIO 207: Applied Plant Taxonomy (being offered Spring of 2013)
• BIO 270: Sustainable Biological Systems (Being offered Spring of 2013)
• BIO 140: Wildlife Field Techniques (being offered Fall of 2012)
  * Note that this course is not required by ASU and would only transfer as an elective.
   

Want more information on ASU’s BS in Wildlife Restoration Ecology?

Follow the link for more information and the Degree Map for BS in Wildlife Restoration Ecology:
http://technology.asu.edu/index.php?q=prospective/undergradinfo/&AcadProg=UGTS&AcadPlan=TSABSRBS

Other Links of Interest:

Register for Classes at Scottsdale Community College
Arizona Game and Fish Department Internship Descriptions
Arizona Game and Fish Internship advertisement and application
Arizona Game and Fish Department Job
The Wildlife Society Career Center
Society for Conservation Biology Job Board
Texas A&M Job Board
Center for Native and Urban Wildlife at SCC
McDowell Sonoran Conservancy
Arizona Game and Fish Department
Course Requirements for the Federal Wildlife Biology Series 0486
Conservation Biology Program at ASU School of Life Sciences