About the Program
As a Conservation Law Enforcement student at UMFK, you’ll benefit from faculty who have worked in the field and with hands-on learning as you prepare for your career! Opportunities to find your passion in three different concentrations help you learn the necessary skills you’ll need to be career-ready.
You have the option of pairing your degree with a minor or with one of our three concentrations.
Concentrations
Customize your conservation law degree to match your career goals with one of these concentrations.
Potential employers include:
- Maine Warden Service
- Maine Forest Rangers
- National Park Service
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
- Maine Department of Conservation
- Fish & Game
- Bureau of Land Management
- Department of Homeland Security
- Bureau of Parks and Lands
- Maine State Police
- Local Police Departments (various)
Graduates have careers as:
- Game Warden
- Forest Ranger
- Conservation Law Officer
- Marine Patrol
- State Trooper
- Sheriff Deputy
- Police Officer
- Border Patrol Agent
- Customs and Border Officer
- Forester and Forestry Technician
Career Outlook and Earning Potential
Bureau of Labor Statistics – Potential Occupations and Employment Outlook
| Job Code | Job Title |
|---|---|
| 33-1012.00 | First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives |
| 33-1011.00 | First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers |
| 33-3021.01 | Police Detectives |
| 33-3021.03 | Criminal Investigators and Special Agents |
| 33-3051.01 | Police Patrol Officers |
| 33-3051.03 | Sheriffs and Deputy Sheriffs |
| 33-3031.00 | Fish and Game Wardens |
| 19-1031.02 | Range Managers |
| 19-1023.00 | Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists |
| 43-5031.00 | Police, Fire, and Ambulance Dispatchers |
| 33-9032.00 | Security Guards |
| 33-3021.03 | Criminal Investigators and Special Agents |
Program Requirements
- BIO 204: Zoology
- FOR 260: Silvics (Forest Ecology) OR
BIO 352: Ecology - CRJ 215: Principles of Investigations
- CRJ 242: Wildlife Forensics
- ENV 302: Wildlife Conservation & Management
- FOR 100: Introduction to Forestry
- FOR 109: Dendrology
- FOR 131: Spreadsheets for Natural Resource Professionals
- FOR 132: Forest Protection I
- FOR 242: Map and LiDAR Interpretation
- GEO 103: Introduction To Global Positioning Systems
- PSA 315: Public Policy OR
HTY 350 U.S. Environmental History - PSA 221: Ethics and Community OR
BUS 260: Business Ethics - PSA 312: Grant Writing
- PSA 398: Conservation Law Enforcement Internship OR
FOR 350: Forest Management Practicum - SSC 327: Interpersonal Skills for Supervisors
- POS 310 Energy Law & Policy
Required Support Courses
- GIS 300: GIS Applications I
- MAT 128: College Algebra
- MAT 351: Statistics I
Violette Wilderness Camp
Among the facilities students have access to
3.5 million acres
North Maine Woods
U.S. Fish and Wildlife
An example of where our graduates work today
Conservation Law Enforcement Spotlight
Meet the faculty and alumni who make this program so successful.
