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Jan 26, 2025
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DRAFT - 2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog
Museum Curation in Natural History Certificate (12-17 hrs)
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Return to: College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences
The Certificate in Museum Curation in Natural History is intended as structured additional study for the Bachelor of Science in Geosciences, Biological Sciences or as a standalone credential. This certificate ensures that students have taken classes in historical and museum sciences to train them in the understanding and curation of natural materials in museum environments.
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Requirements:
Complete the following courses with final grades of C or higher:
- GEOL 210 - Geoscience Literacy (1) OR ENGL 113 (3) - English for Technical Writers
- GEOL 465 - Geology Internship* (3)
- GEOL 485 - Special Topics in Geology: Museum Curation Sciences* (3)
- One of the following courses with collection component:
- BOT 303 - Plant Taxonomy (3)
- ZOOL 321 - Ornithology (3)
- ZOOL 325 - General Entomology (4)
- GEOL 350 - Principles of Paleontology (4)
Complete at least one of the following courses with final grades of C or higher. Courses successfully completed from the Requirements section may not be used here.
- BIOL 393 - Internship in Biological Sciences* (2+)
- BIOL 462 - Special Topics in Biology* (3)
- BIOL 464 - Directed Studies in Biology* (3)
- BIOL 465 - Directed Studies in Biology* (3)
- BOT 302 - Plant Morphology (3)
- BOT 303 - Plant Taxonomy (3)
- BOT 305 - Freshwater Algae (3)
- ZOOL 319 - Mammalogy (3)
- ZOOL 320 - Ichthyology (3)
- ZOOL 321 - Ornithology (3)
- ZOOL 322 - Herpetology (3)
- ZOOL 325 - General Entomology (4)
- ZOOL 328 - Natural History of Vertebrates (3)
- GEOL 320 - Mineralogy (4)
- GEOL 350 - Principles of Paleontology (4)
- GEOL 360 - Igneous & Metamorphic Petrology (4)
- GEOL 475 - Travel Studies in Geology* (2+)
- GEOL 485 - Special Topics in Geology (3)
* Internship, travel study, and special topic courses must be directly related to museum or collections work and are subject to approval by the department faculty.
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Return to: College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences
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