GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM GOALS:  The B.S. in Wildlife Conservation and Management is designed to provide the student interested in wildlife conservation and management with the background needed to qualify for entry-level biologist positions with government agencies and private-sector firms involved in conservation and/or management of wildlife resources. Such potential employers would include but not be limited to state agencies (such as Missouri Department of Conservation and Missouri Department of Natural Resources), Federal agencies (such as U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, U. S. Department of the Interior,  U. S. Forest Service, National Biological Survey), non government organizations (such as  World Wildlife Fund, National Wildlife Federation, The Nature Conservancy, various environmental consulting firms, etc.), and other government agencies at the county and city levels. The Wildlife Conservation and Management degree is designed to provide the student with a broad-based background that will permit the student to pursue a professional career upon graduation or pursue further graduate training. Further, this program is being developed with the specific goal of meeting the educational requirements set forth in the Program for Certification of Professional Wildlife Biologists by The Wildlife Society.