The Department of Forest and Wildlife Ecology is committed to providing a program of high-quality instruction and personal attention to its students. Several faculty have received teaching awards at the college, university, and national levels. Undergraduates may major in either Forest Science or Wildlife Ecology. The undergraduate program provides the broad, science-based knowledge necessary for a student to assume a professional position in forest and/or wildlife resource management and conservation, or to prepare for graduate studies. With a solid grounding in quantitative methods, the undergraduate program produces decision-makers with strong analytical skills.