CWS Course Formats

  • Online - No Instructor Support

    • Course access for 3 months

    • Self-paced pre-recorded lectures, tutorials, readings, and assessments

    • Earn a certificate of course completion and CEUs.

    • This course format can NOT be used to earn academic credit from your college or university, certify as a Professional Ecologist with ESA or a Wildlife Biologist® with TWS, or used to earn a professional certificate with CWS

  • Online - With Instructor Support

    • Instructor support for the first month with two months of additional course access

    • Self-paced with live class meetings, online discussion forums, and direct communication with the instructor

    • Earn a certificate of course completion, CEUs, and to cerity as a professional Ecologist with ESA & TWS.

    • This course format can NOT be used to earn academic credit from your college or university or to be applied towards a CWS professional certificate program.

  • Academic Credit / Professional Certificate Program

    • Instructor support for the first 3 months with course access for 1 year

    • Self-paced with live class meetings, online discussion forums, and direct communication with the instructor

    • Earn a certificate of course completion, CEUs, certification with ESA & TWS, earn academic credit from your college or university, and can be applied towards a CWS profesisonal certificate program.

  • In Person / Hybrid

    • Travel at your own expense to a destination to meet CWS instructors

    • CWS instructors travel to you to deliver a course tailored to the needs of your group, agency, lab, etc.