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Zoo Animal Technology Orientation –August 3, 2009

PJC Information & Welcome – New Student Information Center

Extracurricular Activities:

1. Zookeepers Club – sophomore welcome, club & first meeting info, potluck today
2. Recommended Volunteer Opportunities:

Wildlife Sanctuary of Northwest Florida

105 North S Street, Pensacola

Dorothy Kauffman, Director

Phone # 433-9453

Docent program at The ZOO

Gulf Breeze, FL

Mandy Evers, Education Director

Phone # 932-2229

Julie's Jungle

Cantonment, FL

Julie Reed, Owner

Phone # 587-5133

Requirements to begin ACT 1 course:

-Know all program policies - page 23 due on your first day of Animal Care Tech I

-Lifting/Negative TB requirement-page 24 due on your first day of Animal Care Tech I. Note that it will take several days to get your TB test given and read, so plan ahead!

-Wear uniform shirt (order today, distributed first day of class) and name badge obtained through PJC bookstore

-Students without above preparations receive grade deduction and students may not attend zoo sessions until these are completed resulting in absence deductions

ZooTech Policies:

Review Manual: policies and procedures critical to remaining a zootech student.

ZooTech Program Schedule (subject to change):

First semester = general education at PJC plus Intro to Zookeeping lab (at PJC and animal facilities)

Second semester = 50% at PJC, 50% at zoo

Summer semesters= PJC plus field trip seminars to zoos around SE U.S.

Fifth semester = 50% at PJC, 50% at animal facilities

Final semester = first half Pensacola, second half at Chehaw Wild Animal Park

Graduate Opportunities:

PJC Advanced Technical Certificate specialties available in:

1. Elephant Biology & Management (5 weeks at Jacksonville Zoo)

2. Zoo Research (statistics plus 2 weeks at Lubee in Gainesville and 4 weeks at Zoo Atlanta)

3. Herpetology (statistics plus 5 weeks at Kentucky Reptile Zoo)

4. International Zoological Experience (6 weeks in Zambia)

Articulation program with UWF -- B.S. degree in Interdisciplinary Sciences, Zoo Science option

(SEE ATTACHED COURSE PLAN)

Career:

Grads placed nationally with zoos, breeders, vet offices (NOT a vet tech program)

Average starting zookeeper pay $18,000 (range min. wage to $30K to start)

http://www.aza.org/JobListings/

The program below is a joint degree program between Pensacola Junior College and The University of West Florida, leading to an Associate of Science (AS) degree in Zoo Animal Technology from PJC and a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Interdisciplinary Sciences - Zoo Science Option from UWF.

PJC DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY

The following courses must be included in the A.S. program:

First Year (Includes Summer Semester)

ENC	1101	English Composition I	3
MAC	1105	College Algebra	3
SPC	1600	Public Speaking	3
PSY	2012	General Psychology	3
ZOO	1010/L	General Zoology w/Lab	4
ENC	1102	English Comp II (counts for humanities IF going to UWF ZOO Science)*	3
PAZ	2320	Herpetoculture	3
PAZ	3222	Aviculture	3
PAZ	2551	Animal Breeding	3
PAZ	2535	Animal Behavior	2
PAZ	1330	Animal Care Technology I	1
PAZ	2332	Animal Care Technology II	5
PAZ	2315	Animal Record Keeping Systems	1
PAZ	2931	Zoo Seminar I	1
PAZ	2932	Zoo Seminar II	1
PAZ	2933	Zoo Seminar III	1
Total			40

Second Year

PAZ	2325	Mammaculture	3
PAZ	2551	Vertebrate Morphology	2
PAZ	2540	Animal Nutrition	3
PAZ	1561/L	Animal Medical Husbandry	4
PAZ	2333	Animal Care Technology III	5
PAZ	2334	Animal Care Technology IV	5
PAZ	2721C	Exhibit Repair and Maintenance	3
PAZ	2317C	Visitor Relations	1
Total			26
Total Program			66
Contact: Ms. Joyce Kaplan, PJC Zoo Animal Technology Advisor, (850) - 484 - 1164

UWF -

Major Prerequisites (18 sh)

Note: In addition to the 66 hours required for the A.S. degree, 18 sh of lower level courses are required by UWF prior to beginning core courses. These courses (#) may be taken at PJC or at UWF. If students did not complete the foreign language requirement in high school, then they must complete it before receiving the bachelor's degree.

#BSC	2010/L	Integrated Principles of Biology w/Lab (PJC)	4
or
#PCB	2131/L	Cell Biology w/Lab (UWF)
#CHM	2045/L	General Chemistry I w/Lab (PJC or UWF)	4
#CHM	2046/L	General Chemistry II w/Lab (PJC or UWF)	4
LIT	2xxx	Literature (PJC or UWF)	3
#STA	2023	Elements of Statistics(PJC or UWF)	3

Upon entering the B.S. program at UWF, students will have to complete at least 48 credit hours of upper division courses to earn the bachelor's degree. The upper division program will consist of the following courses:

Core (16 sh)

PCB	3063/L	Genetics w/Lab	4
PCB	3253/L	Developmental Biology w/Lab	4
PCB	4043/L	Ecology w/Lab	4
PCB	4723/L	Comparative Animal Physiology w/Lab	4

Major Related (18 sh)

*ECO	3003	Principles of Economic Theory & Public Policy	3
FIN	3403	Managerial Finance	3
MAN	3025	Management Fundamentals	3
MAR	3023	Marketing Fundamentals	3
++ Variable	3000/4000 Fine Arts Course: ARH 4450 Modern Art; MUH 3211 History Western Music I; or MUH 3212 History of Western Music II		3
++ Variable	3000/4000 Historical Course: Any AMH, EUH, LAH, or HIS course that does not have a prerequisite.		3
* Required General Studies Course
++ Other courses may be substituted if the student has met all General Studies requirements. They must be upper division courses to meet the 48 hour upper division requirement.

Choose 3 courses from the following: (9 - 10 sh)

**BSC	4XXX	Biogeography	3
PCB	4673	Principles of Evolution	3
ZOO	4XX2	Marine Mammology	3
ZOO	3233/L	Parasitology w/Lab	4
**Requires BOT 2010/L General Botany w/Lab (4 sh) as a prerequisite.

5 sh to Fulfill 48 Upper Level Semester Hour Requirement. Choose From the Following:

Variable	3000/4000 Level Directed Study		2
STA	4173	Biostatistics	3
Variable	3000/4000 Level Computer Science Elective		3
Total			5 - 6

Other Requirements:

8 semester hours of Foreign Language if not completed in High School.
CLAST
Contact:	Steve Celestial, UWF Zoo Science Advisor, (850) 474-2885