Continuing Education
TWS’ Annual Conference
Earn continuing education units (CEUs) each year at our Annual Conference. Apply these CEUs to Category I of the Certified Wildlife Biologist® Renewal program. Claim credit for attending concurrent sessions, plenaries, symposia, working group meetings and affiliated events.
Organizing a workshop or training? Send your agenda to certification@wildlife.org to request pre-approval for CEUs at TWS’ Annual Conference.
Get Your Event Approved for Continuing Education
Is your agency, organization or chapter hosting an annual meeting, workshop or training? Get it pre-approved for continuing education credit through The Wildlife Society. Just send your event agenda to certification@wildlife.org for review and approval. Please allot at least two weeks for agenda review.
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
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
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
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Distance Learning
We seek 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.
Bureau of Land Management
National Training Center
Center for Wildlife Studies
Courses available for credit through College of the Atlantic
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
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Forestry and Natural Resources
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
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
National Conservation Training Center
U.S. Forest Service
Open Space Conservation
ScienceX Webinar Series
Wild Team
Project Management for Wildlife Conservation
Grant Writing for Wildlife Conservation
Monitoring and Evaluation for Wildlife Conservation
Conservation Leadership: Learning
Project Planning for Wildlife Conservation
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Leadership Institute
The Leadership Institute is an annual course established in 2006 to provide a select group of 10-15 early-career professionals with leadership training. Throughout the six-month program, participants will engage with mentors, work collaboratively to understand a wide array of leadership styles and perspectives, develop stronger written and verbal communication skills and learn how to better navigate the conservation field.
Native Student Professional Development Program
The Wildlife Society and Native Peoples’ Wildlife Management Working Group of TWS, with support from multiple federal agencies and tribal organizations, implemented a competitive Native Student Professional Development (NSPD) Program to promote the early development of indigenous wildlife professionals.
Webinar Series
Our monthly webinar series brings you the latest in wildlife science, conservation and management. Each webinar is supported by TWS’ Working Groups to ensure that you stay current on new science-based research, techniques and tools from experts in the field. Join us each month as we explore the hottest topics in wildlife conservation. Each webinar is hosted through Zoom. Register in advance through the links provided. Times listed are in Eastern Time unless otherwise stated.
If you are interested in presenting at an upcoming webinar please email Tricia Fry, tricia@wildlife.org.
