Online Courses
This is a list of available online courses that can help applicants supplement their certification application. In no way does it constitute prior approval, as each application is reviewed on a case-by-case basis in its entirety, through the peer review process.
American Public University System
Course Categories: Wildlife Management and Biology; Botany; Zoology; Ecology; Physical Sciences; Statistics; Quantitative Science; Policy, Administration, and Law; Communications
5% tuition grant provided to TWS members
Auburn University
Course Categories: Physical Sciences
Center for Wildlife Studies
Course Categories: Applied Quantitative Ecology, Geographic Information Science, Ecology & Natural History, Conservation Planning, Research & Management Tools
Clemson University
Course Categories: Wildlife Management and Biology; Ecology; Zoology; Botany; Statistics; Communications; Policy, Administration, and Law
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Master of Wildlife and Fisheries Biology
College of Southern Idaho
Course Categories: Statistics; Communications
Colorado State University
Course Categories: Wildlife Management and Biology; Botany; Ecology; Physical Sciences; Statistics; Quantitative Science; Policy, Administration, and Law
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Master of Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology
Master of Natural Resource Stewardship
Certificate in Conservation Actions with Lands, Animals, and People
Cornell University
Course Categories: Wildlife Management and Biology
Eastern Kentucky University
Course Categories: Humanities; Physical Sciences; Communications
Eastern Oregon University
Course Categories: Botany; Communications
Fort Valley University
Course Categories: Humanities; Zoology; Physical Sciences; Communications
Glenville State College
Course Categories: Humanities; Statistics; Communications
Great Basin College
Course Categories: Wildlife Management and Biology; Ecology; Humanities; Physical Sciences; Quantitative Sciences; Communications
Mississippi State University
Course Categories: Wildlife Management and Biology; Ecology; Zoology; Botany; Communications; Policy, Administration, and Law
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Master of Science in Conservation Education
Natural Resources Distance Learning Consortium
New Mexico State University
Course Categories: Wildlife Management and Biology
Northern Arizona University
Course Categories: Wildlife Management and Biology; Ecology; Statistics; Quantitative Sciences; Policy, Administration, and Law; Communications
Oregon State University
Course Categories: Wildlife Management and Biology; Botany; Zoology; Ecology; Physical Sciences; Statistics; Quantitative Science; Policy, Administration, and Law; Communications
Texas A&M University
Course Categories: Wildlife Management and Biology; Botany; Ecology; Zoology; Statistics; Quantitative Sciences; Communications
Texas Tech University
Course Categories: Wildlife Management and Biology; Botany; Zoology; Physical Science; Quantitative Sciences; Communications
Unity College
Course Categories: Wildlife Management and Biology; Ecology; Quantitative Sciences; Humanities; Communications; Policy, Administration, and Law
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Master’s in Professional Science.
University of Florida
Course Categories: Wildlife Management and Biology; Ecology; Zoology
University of Idaho
Course Categories: Botany; Ecology
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Courses
Certificate Programs
University of Minnesota
Course Categories: Zoology; Statistics; Communications
University of Wisconsin
Course Categories: Quantitative Sciences; Policy, Administration, and Law; Communications
Washington State University
Course Categories: Wildlife Management and Biology; Ecology; Zoology; Statistics; Quantitative Sciences; Communications
West Virginia University
Course Categories: Wildlife Management and Biology; Ecology; Humanities; Physical Sciences; Statistics; Quantitative Sciences; Communications
Western Piedmont Community College
Course Categories: Zoology; Humanities; Physical Sciences; Statistics; Communications
Western Wyoming Community College
Course Categories: Zoology; Humanities; Physical Sciences; Statistics; Quantitative Sciences; Communications
Distance Learning
The Wildlife Society seeks to promote continued education and training for wildlife professionals. Links provided on this page offer opportunities for distance learning including short-courses, workshops, and webinars and opportunities for field training in wildlife conservation and management.
Blue Lion Training
Ecology and Environmental Science Field School
Bureau of Land Management
National Training Center
Center for Wildlife Studies
Courses available for credit through College of the Atlantic
Conservation Professional Training Program
Global Wildlife Resources
Wildlife Handling and Chemical Immobilization
National Wildlife Control Operators Association
Zoonotic Disease Awareness Training Program
Natural Resources Conservation Service/ Southern Regional Extension Forestry
Science and Technology Training Library
Additional Links:
Forestry and Natural Resources
Naturalist Studies
Bird Language – Full Course
Wildlife Tracks & Sign – Full Course
Rutgers University
Office of Continuing Professional Education
San Diego Zoo Global Academy – Safe Capture
Chemical Immobilization of Animals
The Xerces Society
Invertebrate Conservation Short Courses
University of Georgia
Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources
U.S. Department of the Interior
DOI Learn
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
National Conservation Training Center
U.S. Forest Service
Open Space Conservation
ScienceX Webinar Series
Wild Team
Strategy Development for Wildlife Conservation
Project Management for Wildlife Conservation
Grant Writing for Wildlife Conservation
Monitoring and Evaluation for Wildlife Conservation
Conservation Leadership: Learning