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Field Ecology Certificate

Completion Requirements
The certificate is awarded upon completion (grade "C" or better) of 21 quarter units within these study tracks:

  • Ecology and Natural History (7 units)
  • Vertebrates (3 units)
  • Invertebrates (2 units)
  • Botany (3 units)
  • Physical Sciences (3 units)
  • Electives (3 units)

Transfer Credit
Five units of credit may be transferred into the Certificate in Field Ecology program. All transferred credits must have a grade of "C" or better, be equivalent in level and content to the UCR Extension courses, and must have been earned within the last three years from an accredited school. All requests for transferring credits must be submitted in writing, with course transcripts, to

UCR Extension
1200 University Avenue
Riverside, CA 92507-4596
Attn: Credit Transfer

Representative Electives Units
Birds of Anza-Borrego 1.5
Botanical Adventure With High Sierra Plants 2
Conifers of Southern California 1
Earthquakes and California: Geology's Dynamic Duo 0.5
Ecology of the Coachella Valley 2
Ecology of the Joshua Tree 2
Field Natural History: The San Gorgonio Wilderness Area 1
A Field Study of Birds: Fall 2
A Field Study of Birds: Winter 2
Field Study of the San Andreas Fault: San Bernardino to Mecca Hills 1
Flora of Joshua Tree National Park: Wildflowers 1.5
Geology and Natural History of Mammoth Mountain  
Geology and Natural History of Northern Death Valley 1.5
Birds of Joshua Tree National Park 1
Plant Ecology of Joshua Tree National Park  
Field Study of Birds: Southeast Arizona 3.5
Geology and Natural History of the Eastern Sierra 1.5
Sierra Nevada Butterflies and Plants  
Geology and Natural History of Yosemite: A Weekend of Discovery 1.5
Introduction to Bird-Banding 4
Introduction to Plant Identification and Ecology 1.5
Natural and Cultural History of the Mojave National Preserve: Soda Lake to Kelso Dunes -- The Low Country 1.5
The Natural History of Fire in Southern California 1
Oaks of Southern California 1
Wildflowers of the Desert Foothills of the San Bernardino Mountains 1.5
Chaparral of Southern California 1
Insects and Other Arthropods of the Morongo Basin  
Aerial Field Study Along the San Andreas Fault  
Geology and Volcanic Hazards of Mammoth Mountain 1.5
Archaeology of Joshua Tree National Park 1
Desert Flora 2
Deserts of the World 2
The Desert Tortoise: A Natural History 2
Ecology of the Palm Oasis 2
Ecology of the Southern California Butterflies 2
A Field Study of Birds: Spring 2
Field Study of the San Andreas Fault: San Bernardino to Palmdale 1
Geology and Natural History of Anza-Borrego Desert 1.5
Geology and Natural History of Death Valley 1.5
Insects and Other Arthropods of the Desert 1.5
Geology: Creation of the Joshua Tree Landscape 1
The Greater Roadrunner: A Natural History 2
Natural and Cultural History of the Mojave National Preserve: Clark Mountain to Mitchell Caverns — The High Country 1.5
Natural History of the Ancient Bristlecone Pine 1.5
Natural History of the California Deserts 2
Plant Life of the San Bernardino Mountains 1.5
Rocks and Minerals of Joshua Tree National Park 1.5
Spider Identification 2
Spiders and Other Arachnids 1
Venomous Animals of the North American Deserts 2
Wildlife of the San Jacinto Mountains: The Upper Plateau 2

Information in this matrix is subject to change. Classes in this program are scheduled year-round with varying start dates; please see schedule of classes.

More Information
Linda Coco
(951) 827-5804
sciences@ucx.ucr.edu
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Last Updated
15-Sep-2008

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