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Apr 22, 2026
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2026-2027 Catalog and Student Handbook
Environmental Conservation, BAS
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CODE: ENVC-BAS | TOTAL CREDITS: 120 | FINANCIAL AID ELIGIBILITY: Eligible
ACADEMIC MAP: Map: CSN BAS Environmental Conservation
DESCRIPTION
This Bachelor of Applied Science with emphasis in Environmental Conservation is intended for those wishing to become professionals in conservation biology or field biology with federal or state agencies, environmental consulting firms, or further their training and education by attending graduate school. The lower division portion of this degree focuses on establishing the fundamentals of introductory classes while the upper division portion focuses on providing as much hands-on training in the more advanced ecology, biodiversity, and conservation courses. This degree can lead to jobs within agencies beyond technician level.
Students wishing to earn an entry level technician proficiency will still be able to earn the AAS-EM degree.
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Program Learning Outcomes
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Summarize federal, county, state, and tribal policies driving natural resource policies. -
Recall landscape ecology principles and technology to analyze ecological scenarios. -
Recommend environmental techniques to develop management scenarios for working environmental conservation specialist. -
Analyze biological data to inform and make management decisions regarding environmental issues. -
Categorize natural resource decision-making utilizing effective communication techniques. -
Select Best Management Practice (BMP) and scientific strategies for managing natural resources. -
Assist in the preparation of Conservation Actions Plans (CAP), Biological Assessments (BA), Environmental Impact Statements (EIS), Informal Biological Assessments (IBA), and other efforts. -
Show leadership skills within the environmental conservation and natural resource fields. General Education Requirements
TOTAL GENERAL EDUCATION CREDITS: 28
Mathematics (6 Credits)
REQUIRED: Your first college-level MATH course MUST be completed before reaching 30 total college-level credits. - MATH 126 - Precalculus I
- or MATH 126E - Precalculus I Expanded
and - MATH 127 - Precalculus II
REMINDER: If a student does not place into the correct college-level MATH course, they are required to complete a preparatory or prerequisite course(s) or attempt to gain a higher score on the MATH placement exam. Such preparatory or prerequisite courses are not part of the degree, may delay degree completion, and will cause the student to complete more credits than the total listed on this degree.
English Composition (3-5 Credits)
REQUIRED: Your first college-level ENG course MUST be completed before reaching 30 total college-level credits. Communications (6 Credits)
Human Relations (3 Credits)
Natural Sciences (3 Credits)
Fine Arts/Humanities/Social Science (3 Credits)
- any AM prefix course
- or any ANTH prefix course (except ANTH 102 and ANTH 110L)
- or any ART prefix course
- or any COM prefix course
- or CRJ 104 - Introduction to Administration of Justice
- or DAN 101 - Dance Appreciation
- or any ECON prefix course
- or ENG 223 - Themes of Literature or above
- or GEOG 106 - Introduction to Cultural Geography
- or GLO 101 - Introduction to Global Studies
- or GLO 110 - Globalization: Issues and Approaches
- or GLO 240 - International Development
- or GRC 103 - Introduction to Computer Graphics
- or HHP 150 - Living Healthy and Well
- or HHP 201 - Stress Management
- or HHP 213 - Healthy Aging
- or any HIST prefix course
- or any MUS prefix course (except MUS 100)
- or any PHIL prefix course
- or PHO 101 - Beginning Photography
- or any PSC prefix course
- or any PSY prefix course
- or any SOC prefix course
- or any THTR prefix course (except THTR 275)
- or VID 110 - Videography and Film I
- or WMST 113 - Gender, Race, and Class
- or any World Languages 101B or above (this includes the following course prefixes: ARA, ARM, CHI, FIL, FREN, GER, GRE, ITAL, JPN, KOR, LAT, PORT, RUS, SPAN, and THAI)
U.S. and Nevada Constitutions (4-6 Credits)
Major Requirements
TOTAL MAJOR REQUIREMENTS CREDITS: 92
Lower Division Core Requirements (34 Credits)
Lower Division Elective (2-4 Credits)
Students who complete CEE 121 (2 credits) or GEOL 220 (4 credits) DO NOT need to complete the Digital Literacy Elective. Students who wish to complete GIS 109 MUST complete the Digital Literacy Elective as it is the prerequisite to GIS 109. Please note: To obtain a job within the Federal Government agencies as a biologist, they ask that you have nine credits of plant classes. The BIOL 122 course will help you achieve this requirement. Digital Literacy Elective (0-3 Credits)
Students only need to complete this elective if they wish to complete GIS 109 to satisfy the elective requirement (2-4 credits) above. The Digital Literacy Elective is the prerequisite for admittance into GIS 109. Upper Division Core Requirements (56 Credits)
Students must complete BIOL 492 twice, in two different semesters, for a total of six (6) credits in order to satisfy this section of the degree. Please see the Academic Map for this degree for more information on this requirement. |
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