Fishing or Wildlife Management College

[Steve F]

A guy that works with my wife was asking if I knew of any college that his son can attend that teaches wildlife management. I think that Salisbury has some kind of wildlife thing but I don’t know of any others. Do any of you guys know of any colleges that offer such a thing? Thanks.....

[smells like fish]

I'm partial to WVU, but check out this link...

Colleges (http://www.universities.com/edu/Bachelor_degrees_in_Wildlife_and_Wildlands_Science _and_Management.html)

[Salmo trutta]

West Virginia University does in the Davis School of Agriculture and Forestry. That's the degree I have with an emphasis in fisheries. The best part is, if you are a Maryland resident, you get instate tuition because wildlife management is not offered in Maryland but fisheries is.

A lot of chemistry, biology, calculus, ... but also a lot of those other exciting classes like limnology, ecology, fisheries management with field exercises using hydroacousics, electro shocking, rotenone, to name a few fish sampling devices.

The wildlife and fisheries professors were excellent. They even offer some classes that are a week long where you receive a 3 credits. They are intensive courses held in the summer but you'll see places in WV no one has ever heard of and the scenery is often unparalleled.

[golfinjoe24]

Ya, I was looking at WVU recently for that to. Im finishing up my Assoc in Criminal Justice now but started taking some more Bio classes because I want to switch to Fisheries and Conservation.
I can only find that at a couple schools in MD. Frostburg being my only choice since its close to some streams!
Then I was thinking about switching to Wildlife management instead. With either one, Im hoping having an associats in criminal justice and a bachelors in one of those two will help me look really good for trying to get into "Us Fish and Wildlife" or some other state agency as a conservation officer.
WVU is around some good water to. Im trying to avoid frostburg because half the kids I went to school go there, and they are all freaks! Haha
I have been trying to get some stuff together to go to Appalachian State but CSM makes it fricken hard as hell to transfer out of state.

Also, I had a friend who graduated from Salisbury with his BS in Envi Sci last year. He hated the science program there. But thats just him.

[B-Faithful]

NC State has one of the most recognized schools in the area of natural resource management: http://cnr.ncsu.edu

If you are looking for a Marine Science program, I went to Coastal Carolina Univ in South Carolina and they have one of most recognized Marine Science programs in the country. The program employs aspects of biology, chemistry, geology, and physics toward the study of the ocean environment, not like many programs that focus on biological aspects.

http://kingfish.coastal.edu/marine/

Maryland students who majored in Marine Science used to get in-state tuition at CCU. However I believe that program was ended when UMd added their marine biology dept. I know some students were disappointed as the Marine biology program wasnt as comprehensive as the CCU Marine Science program. I am not sure if the program was ever reinstated. May be worth checking out. I graduated about 14 years ago and my degree is in political science so that is as much as I can tell you.

I know from growing up in NJ that Stockton State College outside of Atlantic City also offers a Marine science program.

[Steve F]

I really appreciate the responses and I am emailing them to my wife so she can show Eric.

[DirtyFrank]

Garrett college has a program too, it's a 2 year college but he could try it out to see if he likes it. I believe they work with Frostberg.

[MDHokie93]

Virginia Tech has a pretty good program (I'm a little biased):

http://www.cnr.vt.edu/

[Rumbley]

Allegheny College in Cumberland, has a forestry program with WLM classes Excellent start and the credits transfer to W V

[Fishnlabs]

WVU all the way. I graduated with a Wildlife Management degree in 1995. Wouldnt change a thing. The college and program is great but the town is awsome. The town is the school. If he gets lucky like me he will find a wonderful WV girl and bring her back to MD. and yes, she has all her teeth :)

[spynet000]

WVU 5 year program is what he's looking for :D :D

[jig monster]

WVU all the way. If he gets lucky like me he will find a wonderful WV girl and bring her back to MD. and yes, she has all her teeth :)

Mine has pretty teeth and a nice,but that's to much information!!!

[ictalurus]

I second Virginia Tech. I'm in a PhD program at the University of Maryland now, and I still look back on my notes and text books from from my undergrad days in at Tech's fish and wildlife program.

[Bug Guy]

As an undergrad, you can get into the field from pretty much any college/university. The trick is finding the right experiences to go with your education in the form of summer jobs, volunteer work (I don't mean picking up trash, I mean volunteering to work for professors and grad students or agencies), and internships. Having the program helps because many times those experiences are part of the program and not something you'd need to find on your own.

And I'll add that wildlife management people I've met from Penn State have been pretty good.

If your son wants opportunity for experiences, look on local government agency websites for summer jobs/internships starting as early as freshman year in college, and even as a senior.

[jim_b]

Virginia Tech has a pretty good program (I'm a little biased):

http://www.cnr.vt.edu/

I'll second that one. :thumbup:

Salmo, you may be showing your age, I went to Virginia Tech and got the in state rate because MD didn't offer a 4 year wildlife degree. I believe Frostburg now offers a 4 year degree that qualifies as a wildlife degree, so a MD resident will pay non-resident tuition at WVU or VT.

[Patapsco Mike]

If you are willing to pay a lot and go out of state, VA Tech and Penn State both have renowned Fisheries programs. Locally, Frostburg has a great 5 year degree in either Wildlife or Fisheries Management. When I went there, over 90% of those who entered the program ended up with another degree- mostly due to the 5 semesters of chemistry you need to get through it. A good option is Frostburg for undergrad, then Tech or Penn State for grad school.

[Bug Guy]

For example:

http://www.dnr.state.md.us/volunteer/smar.html