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Alberta Society of Professional Biologists Academic Requirements: University of Alberta Version: October 08, 2014 The Alberta Society of Professional Biologists (ASPB) is the legislated professional organization in Alberta that works with individuals who practice in the field of biology. There are two regulated membership categories: Biologist in Training (BIT) and Professional Biologist (P Biol). In addition, students in academic programs leading to a degree in biology are welcomed as Student Members to the ASPB. To be qualified to become a BIT or P Biol, an individual must have a degree in biology (or equivalent). The purpose of this document is to help students who are interested in becoming members of the ASPB to choose courses that will provide them with the necessary academic qualifications. The ASPB’s Registration Committee considers that any Canadian university degree in a biology program, which includes ecology, zoology, botany, microbiology and others, is adequate to meet the academic requirements of a BIT or P Biol. Other degrees, although they are not named “biology”, may include enough biological content to be accepted. For applicants in this category, the Registration Committee examines the individual’s university transcripts to determine if the degree has sufficient biology content to meet requirements. A degree is considered to be equivalent to a “biology” degree if it includes:   

25 science courses, of which 15 have substantial biological content, and 4 of the biological courses are at a senior level (i.e., 3rd or 4th year).

Any 3-credit course offered by the U of A’s Department of Biology meets the “biology” course requirement, including            

Bioinformatics, BIOIN Biology, BIOL Botany, BOT Cell Biology, CELL Entomology, ENT Genetics, GENET Immunologie, IMINE Immunology and Infection, IMIN Marine Sciences, MA SC Microbiology, MICRB Paleontology, PALEO Zoology, ZOOL

The following course groups are also included in the biology course count:  Anatomie, ANATE

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Anatomy, ANAT Biochemistry, BIOCH Biochimie, BIOCM Augustana Faculty - Biology, AUBIO Biologie, BIOLE Botanique, BOTQ Microbiologie, MICRE

In addition, the members of the Registration Committee understand that many courses do not carry the banner of being called a biology course yet may, in fact, have substantial biological content. In reviewing past applications, the decision of the Registration Committee to accept or reject a specific U of A course to count towards an applicant’s 15-course biology requirement is noted in the following table. Please note: this is not an exhaustive list of courses offered by the university. Because the content of individual courses may change over time, the Registration Committee may reassess its acceptance of a course in its review of future applications.* Course AGFOR AN SC AN SC AN SC ANAT ANATE ANTHR ANTHR ANTHR AREC AREC AREC AUENV AUENV AUENV AUENV AUENV AUENV BIOCH EAS EAS EAS EAS EAS EAS

Number 100 110 260 376 200 140 101 209 319 214 323 365 324 325 351 421 450 459A 220 205 207 210 212 221 250

Name Global Ecosystems Equine Physiol Nutr Animal Nutrition Wildlife Management Human Morphology Anatomie Introductory Anthropology Intro to Physical Anthropology Hominid Evolution Appl Lin Mod to Food, Res & Env Intro Mgnt/Agri-food and Environment Natural Resource Economics Resources and Environ Management Environ Impact Assessment Biogeography Environ. Science: History and Impacts Conservation Theory and Biodiversity Field Studies in Trop Ecol and Conservation General Biochemistry Environment Earth Mass Extinction & Dino Earth Science I The Oceans Intro to GIS and Remote Sensing Biogeography

Accepted                         

Rejected                         

Course EAS ENCS ENCS ENCS ENCS ENCS ENCS ENCS ENCS ENCS ENCS ENCS ENCS ENCS ENCS ENCS ENCS ENCS ENCS ENCS ENCS ENCS ENCS ENCS ENCS ENCS ENCS ENCS ENCS ENT FOR FOR FOR FOR FOR FOR FOR NUFS NUTR NUTR

Number 294 201 201 204 207 260 307 308 352 356 356 364 376 401 406 407 455 461 462 464 465 467 471 473 474 475 475 476 476 380 314 322 323 340 350 372 431 363 301 302

Name Nat Resources and Env Mgnt Wildlife Biodiversity and Productivity Intro to Animal Resources Intro to Plant Resources Enviro Conserv Field School Hist & Fund: Env Protect & Conserv Environmental Assessment Methods ENCS Field School Nat Res and Envir Law Principles of Rangeland Cons Hab Mgnt Habitat Management Principles of Managing Diversity Wildlife Productivity and Mgnt Conservation Managing Diversity Rangeland Plant Communities of W Cdn Rangeland Plant Communities of N Amer Soil Remediation Climates and Ecosystems Protected Areas Mgnt Cons & Mgnt - Endangered Species Env and Conservation Field Studies Methods of Env Interpret and Comm Case Std Rngelnd Mgmt and Conserv Environ & Conservation Policy Utilization Wildlife Resources Waste Mgnt and Utilization Wildlife Production Wildlife/Rangeland Ecosystems Rangeland Dynamics Forest Entomology Forest soils Forest Ecosystems Silviculture Forest Fire Mgnt Forest and Range Hydrology Forestry & the Environment Integrated Forest Mgnt Food Microbiology Nutrition Biochem and Metabolism I Nutrition Biochem and Metabolism II

Accepted                     *                   

Rejected                           **             

Course PALEO PHIL PHS PHS PHYSL PHYSL PHYSL PL SC PL SC PL SC PL SC PL SC PMCOL PSYC PSYCO PSYCO PSYCO PSYCO PSYCO PSYCO PSYCO PTHER REHAB REHAB REN R REN R REN R REN R REN R REN R REN R REN R REN R REN R REN R REN R REN R REN R REN R REN R

Number 200 355 512 598 161B 210A 210B 221 331 352 356 385 305 475 104 275 371 372 377 403 478 201 285 351 110 120 220 250 299 321 327 401 401 430 450 452 464 474 477 480

Name Intro to Dinosaurs Fossil Record Philosophy of Environment Env Risk Assessment and Mgnt Biostatistics I Elem Physiology Human Physiology Human Physiology Intro to Plant Science Plant Biochemistry Weeds and Weed Control Habitat Management Forest Pathology Intro to Pmcol of Drug Abuse Biological Basis of Behaviour Basic Psychological Processes Brain and Behaviour The Neurobiology of Learning and Memory Behaviour and Genetics Human Neuropsychology Neurobiology of Emotion Behavior and Brain Chemistry Biomechanics Histopathology Neuroanatomy Natural Resource Measurement Woody Plants Woody Plants Water Resource Mgnt Env Cons Sci/For Field School Tree Physiology Mosses of Alberta Special topics: Anthropogenic Soils Special Topics: Disturbance Ecology Advanced Silviculture Environ Sustainable Agric Forest Watershed Mgnt Cons/Mgnt Endangered Species Utilization Wildlife Resources Wildlife -- Human Activities Design & Data in Enviro Science

Accepted                             *           

Rejected                                        

Number Course Name Accepted Rejected 595   REN R Advanced Land Reclamation 495B   REN R Land Reclamation & Re-vegetation 301  SOC Sociology of Gender  210  SOILS Intro to Soil Science  330   SOILS The Soil Ecosystem 361   SOILS Soil Plant ATM I 420  SOILS Soil Formation and Landscape Proc  430   SOILS Soil Biogeochemistry 440  SOILS Soil Physics  450  SOILS Soil Environmental Chemistry  455   SOILS Soil Remediation 460   SOILS Soil Fertility 530   SOILS Advanced Soil Ecology * Specific content of the course may vary so the Registration Committee’s decision to accept the course as biology may vary from one year to another. ** (Applicant could be given opportunity to demonstrate that the course in a particular term demonstrated biological sciences standard)