{"id":18,"date":"2026-06-23T14:55:56","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T20:55:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/warnercnr1.wpenginepowered.com\/hdnr\/?page_id=18"},"modified":"2026-11-10T17:19:52","modified_gmt":"2026-11-11T00:19:52","slug":"undergraduate-professional-development","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/warnercnr.colostate.edu\/hdnr\/undergraduate-professional-development\/","title":{"rendered":"Experiential learning and professional\u00a0development"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As an undergraduate, you are required to\u00a0complete\u00a0<strong>experiential learning and professional\u00a0development<\/strong>\u00a0components\u00a0as part of your degree. You must complete experiences totaling 9\u00a0credits from the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Internship <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Summer Mountain Campus course<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Education\/Study Abroad<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Independent Study or Undergraduate Research&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wilderness Leadership<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:38px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignfull is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-center is-style-triangle-divider has-foreground-color has-35-tan-background-color has-text-color has-background\" style=\"grid-template-columns:55% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"864\" height=\"660\" src=\"https:\/\/warnercnr1.wpenginepowered.com\/hdnr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/Screenshot-2026-10-12-at-11.49.04-AM.png\" alt=\"A woman holds a syringe filled with water over a riverside with another person crouched down next to her\" class=\"wp-image-960 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/warnercnr.colostate.edu\/hdnr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/Screenshot-2026-10-12-at-11.49.04-AM.png 864w, https:\/\/warnercnr.colostate.edu\/hdnr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/Screenshot-2026-10-12-at-11.49.04-AM-300x229.png 300w, https:\/\/warnercnr.colostate.edu\/hdnr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/Screenshot-2026-10-12-at-11.49.04-AM-768x587.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 864px) 100vw, 864px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">NRRT 487 Internship<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Graduate with professional experience that strengthens your resume and prepares you for a career in natural resources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Prerequisite<\/strong>:&nbsp;NRRT 377 Professional Preparation (a pre-internship seminar), which is offered in the Fall semester.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div data-animate=\"\" class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-csu-green-color has-lovers-lane-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.colostate.edu\/search\/?search=nrrt+487#:~:text=NRRT%C2%A0487%C2%A0%C2%A0INTERNSHIP%C2%A0%C2%A0CREDITS%3A%20VAR%5B4%2D12%5D%C2%A0(0%2D0%2D0)\">Nrrt 487 overview<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignfull has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-center is-style-triangle-divider has-foreground-color has-35-tan-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-1\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 52%\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Summer Mountain Campus Course (NR 220)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Live in a cabin in the Rocky Mountains while taking an immersive summer course focused on the ecology of mountain ecosystems. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Must register for lecture and laboratory.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>4-Week summer sessions<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Required residence at CSU Mountain Campus.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Prerequisite:&nbsp;<\/strong>(<a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.colostate.edu\/search\/?P=BZ%20110\">BZ&nbsp;110<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.colostate.edu\/search\/?P=BZ%20111\">BZ&nbsp;111<\/a>&nbsp;or&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.colostate.edu\/search\/?P=BZ%20120\">BZ&nbsp;120<\/a>&nbsp;or&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.colostate.edu\/search\/?P=LIFE%20103\">LIFE&nbsp;103<\/a>)&nbsp;and&nbsp;(<a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.colostate.edu\/search\/?P=MATH%20118\">MATH&nbsp;118<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.colostate.edu\/search\/?P=MATH%20141\">MATH&nbsp;141<\/a>&nbsp;to 161 or&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.colostate.edu\/search\/?P=MATH%20229\">MATH&nbsp;229<\/a>&nbsp;to 499).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div data-animate=\"\" class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-lovers-lane-color has-csu-green-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/mountaincampus.colostate.edu\/about\/\">about the csu mountain campus<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/warnercnr1.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/06032_00855-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"A field of purple wildflowers grows in front of a fence and cabin in the Colorado mountains.\" class=\"wp-image-341 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/warnercnr.colostate.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/06032_00855-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/warnercnr.colostate.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/06032_00855-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/warnercnr.colostate.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/06032_00855-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/warnercnr.colostate.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/06032_00855-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/warnercnr.colostate.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/06032_00855.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignfull is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-center is-style-triangle-divider has-35-tan-background-color has-background\" style=\"grid-template-columns:55% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/warnercnr1.wpenginepowered.com\/hdnr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/Bahamas-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"A group of people posing on a boat \" class=\"wp-image-1003 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/warnercnr.colostate.edu\/hdnr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/Bahamas-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/warnercnr.colostate.edu\/hdnr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/Bahamas-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/warnercnr.colostate.edu\/hdnr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/Bahamas-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/warnercnr.colostate.edu\/hdnr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/Bahamas-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/warnercnr.colostate.edu\/hdnr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/Bahamas-1.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Education\/Study Abroad<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Travel internationally and learn conservation practices from experts and communities. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-foreground-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-2 wp-block-paragraph\">The CSU&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/educationabroad.colostate.edu\/\">Education Abroad Office<\/a>&nbsp;provides comprehensive information on study abroad placements for students. The Department has created a list of recommended programs for students by major and with research or internship-specific opportunities abroad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div data-animate=\"\" class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-csu-green-color has-lovers-lane-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/international.colostate.edu\/educationabroad\/recommended-programs-abroad\/warner-college-of-natural-resources\/#:~:text=Geosciences-,Human%20Dimensions%20Natural%20Resources,-Natural%20Resource%20Tourism\">Recommended programs<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignfull has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-center is-style-triangle-divider has-foreground-color has-35-tan-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-3\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 52%\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Independent Study<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Work alongside faculty to build research skills and tackle real-world conservation challenges at home and abroad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div data-animate=\"\" class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-lovers-lane-color has-csu-green-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/history.colostate.edu\/internships-and-independent-studies\/\">more information<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/warnercnr1.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/06114_00042_CNR-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"A woman in black clothing crouches in a field with a bug net.\" class=\"wp-image-390 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/warnercnr.colostate.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/06114_00042_CNR-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/warnercnr.colostate.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/06114_00042_CNR-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/warnercnr.colostate.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/06114_00042_CNR-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/warnercnr.colostate.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/06114_00042_CNR-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/warnercnr.colostate.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/06114_00042_CNR.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignfull is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-center is-style-triangle-divider has-foreground-color has-35-tan-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-4\" style=\"grid-template-columns:55% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"617\" src=\"https:\/\/warnercnr1.wpenginepowered.com\/hdnr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/Screenshot-2026-10-12-at-11.52.08-AM-1024x617.png\" alt=\"A group of men shoveling away deep snow\" class=\"wp-image-961 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/warnercnr.colostate.edu\/hdnr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/Screenshot-2026-10-12-at-11.52.08-AM-1024x617.png 1024w, https:\/\/warnercnr.colostate.edu\/hdnr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/Screenshot-2026-10-12-at-11.52.08-AM-300x181.png 300w, https:\/\/warnercnr.colostate.edu\/hdnr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/Screenshot-2026-10-12-at-11.52.08-AM-768x463.png 768w, https:\/\/warnercnr.colostate.edu\/hdnr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/Screenshot-2026-10-12-at-11.52.08-AM.png 1079w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Wilderness Leadership<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gain the skills to instruct and lead in mountain, river, and desert environments by adding wilderness leadership courses to your degree, and\/or earn a wilderness leadership certification.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div data-animate=\"\" class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-csu-green-color has-lovers-lane-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.colostate.edu\/search\/?search=nrrt+487#:~:text=NRRT%C2%A0487%C2%A0%C2%A0INTERNSHIP%C2%A0%C2%A0CREDITS%3A%20VAR%5B4%2D12%5D%C2%A0(0%2D0%2D0)\">more information<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group callout-heading is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<hr style=\"height: 14.5rem;\" class=\"wp-block-separator alignfull has-css-opacity has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-vertical\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group text-align-center is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-e224f7c3 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center inline-block has-csu-green-color has-energy-green-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-tiny-font-size wp-elements-5 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);font-style:normal;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:3px;line-height:0;text-transform:uppercase\">do something great<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-bodoni-font-family\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;font-size:clamp(3.615rem, 3.615rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 4.856), 7.5rem);font-style:italic;font-weight:600\">we&#8217;re cheering you on<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator alignfull has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wavy\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Questions? Reach out to us!<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"warnercnr-directory warnercnr-directory--cards align wp-block-warnercnr-directory\" data-blockid=\"warnercnr-dir-blockee4c13280d8ddfc7dd9070fb28cebf97\">\n\n\n        <div class=\"warnercnr-directory__cards warnercnr-directory__cards--columns-2\">\n                    <div class=\"warnercnr-directory__card\">\n                <figure class=\"warnercnr-directory__card-photo\">\n                                            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/people.warnercnr.colostate.edu\/?image=D94DE81D64E05CF0\" alt=\"Paul Layden\" loading=\"lazy\">\n                                    <\/figure>\n                <div class=\"warnercnr-directory__card-info\">\n                    <p class=\"warnercnr-directory__card-name\">\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/warnercnr.colostate.edu\/person\/?user=RFD7ReO1oNe02RMjyKAe%2Bw%3D%3D\">Paul Layden<\/a>\n                    <\/p>\n                                            <p class=\"warnercnr-directory__card-title\">Master Instructor | Undergraduate Coordinator | Internship Coordinator<\/p>\n                                                                <p class=\"warnercnr-directory__card-email\">\n                            paul.layden@colostate.edu                        <\/p>\n                                                                <p class=\"warnercnr-directory__card-short-bio\">Internships, career preparation, event planning, natural resource ecology and measurements. <\/p>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"warnercnr-directory__card\">\n                <figure class=\"warnercnr-directory__card-photo\">\n                                            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/people.warnercnr.colostate.edu\/?image=79F4111A82787C15\" alt=\"Jacqie Hasan\" loading=\"lazy\">\n                                    <\/figure>\n                <div class=\"warnercnr-directory__card-info\">\n                    <p class=\"warnercnr-directory__card-name\">\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/warnercnr.colostate.edu\/person\/?user=ou5eX4zoP0GUYNcvBXHt8Q%3D%3D\">Jacqie Hasan<\/a>\n                    <\/p>\n                                            <p class=\"warnercnr-directory__card-title\">Academic Support Coordinator<\/p>\n                                                                <p class=\"warnercnr-directory__card-email\">\n                            jacqie.hasan@colostate.edu                        <\/p>\n                                                        <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull banner-strip has-energy-green-background-color has-background is-content-justification-center is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:0.75rem;padding-bottom:0.75rem\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-space-between is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-30b7ba7f wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group wp-container-content-9cfa9a5a is-horizontal is-content-justification-space-between is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-787b7c8f wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-normal-font-size\" style=\"letter-spacing:0.2rem;text-transform:uppercase\">add the human side of conservation to your major<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div data-animate=\"\" class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-csu-green-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/warnercnr1.wpenginepowered.com\/hdnr\/undergraduate-education\/\">Undergraduate education<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As an undergraduate, you are required to\u00a0complete\u00a0experiential learning and professional\u00a0development\u00a0components\u00a0as part of your degree. 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