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Leaf Bottom Spacer Wildlife and Fisheries Science Scheduling Pattern

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Students who declared their major prior to fall 2004, should refer to the Undergraduate Degree Programs Bulletin for their program year or to their degree audit for correct requirements.

Wildlife Option

First semester:
MATH 110 or 140 (4 cr.)
BIOL 110 (4 cr.)
ENGL 15 (3 cr.)
FIrst-year seminar (1-3 cr.)
Health/Activities (GHA) selection (1-3 cr.)

Second semester:
MATH 111 or 141 (2-4 cr.)
BIOL 220W (4 cr.)
CHEM 12 (3 cr.)
CHEM 014 (1 cr.)
Social & Behavioral Science (GS) selection (3 cr.)
General Arts (GA) selection (3 cr.)

Third semester:
CHEM 34 (3 cr.)
BIOL 33, 222, 230W or AN SC 322 (3-4 cr.)
CAS 100 (3 cr.)
FOR 203 (3 cr.)
STAT 240 or 301 (3 cr.)

Fourth semester:
PHYS 250 (4 cr.)
BIOL 240W (4 cr.)
SOILS 101 (3 cr.)
W F S 209 (3 cr.)
Humanities (GH) selection (3 cr.)
Fifth semester:
W F S 300 (2 cr.)
W F S 301 (2 cr.)
W F S 310 (3 cr.)
Humanities (GH) selection (3 cr.)
PPLA/HD (3 cr.)
Elective (3 cr.)
Sixth semester:
FOR 350 or STAT 460 (3 cr.)
W F S 406 or 409 (1 cr.)
W F S 407 (3 cr.)
ECON 004 (3 cr.)
Elective (3 cr.)
Health/Activities (GHA) selection (1-3 cr.)
Seventh semester:
W F S 447W (3 cr.)
Fisheries selection (2-3 cr.)
Botany selection (3 cr.)
ENGL 202C (3 cr.)
AEE 440, CAS 211, ENGL 416, or 418 (3 cr.)
Eighth semester:
W FS 408 (3 cr.)
W F S 446 (3 cr.)
PPLA/HD (3 cr.)
General Arts (GA) selection (3 cr.)
Elective

 

Fisheries Option

First semester:
MATH 110 or 140 (4 cr.)
BIOL 110 (4 cr.)
ENGL 15 (3 cr.)
FIrst-year seminar (1-3 cr.)
Health/Activities (GHA) selection (1-3 cr.)

Second semester:
MATH 111 or 141 (2-4 cr.)
BIOL 220W (4 cr.)
CHEM 12 (3 cr.)
CHEM 014 (1 cr.)
Social & Behavioral Science (GS) selection (3 cr.)
General Arts (GA) selection (3 cr.)

Third semester:
CHEM 34 (3 cr.)
BIOL 33, 222, 230W or AN SC 322 (3-4 cr.)
CAS 100 (3 cr.)
STAT 240 or 301 (3 cr.)
BIOL 141 & 142; or BIOL 446; or AN SC 001 (3-4 cr.)

Fourth semester:
PHYS 250 (4 cr.)
BIOL 240W (4 cr.)
SOILS 101 (3 cr.)
W F S 209 (3 cr.)
Humanities (GH) selection (3 cr.)

Fifth semester:
W F S 300 (2 cr.)
W F S 301 (2 cr.)
W F S 310 (3 cr.)
W F S 452 (2 cr.)
PPLA/HD (3 cr.)
Elective (3 cr.)

Sixth semester:
FOR 350 or STAT 460 (3 cr.)
ECON 004 (3 cr.)
Wildlife selection (3 cr.)
W F S 453 (2 cr.)
Humanities (GH) selection (3 cr.)
Health/Activities (GHA) selection (1-3 cr.)
Seventh semester:
W F S 410 (3 cr.)
Fisheries selection (2-3 cr.)
ENGL 202C (3 cr.)
AEE 440, CAS 211, ENGL 416, or 418 (3 cr.)
Physical Science selection (3 cr.)
Elective (3 cr.)
Eighth semester:
W FS 463W (3 cr.)
W F S 446 (3 cr.)
PPLA/HD (3 cr.)
General Arts (GA) selection (3 cr.)
Elective (3 cr.)

 

Indicates a course requiring at least a C grade.

 

 

Intercultural and International Competence (3 credits)

  • Must select 3 credits of University approved (GI) course work. This requirement can be satisfied in combination with requirements in Arts (GA), Humanities (GH) or Social and Behavioral Sciences (GS)

Natural Resource Policy, Planning, Law, Administration, or Human Dimensions selections (PPLA)
Both options choose two courses from the following list:

  • B LAW/R EST 425 - Environmental Law, Property, and Commerce (3)
  • ERM 411 - Legal Aspects of Resource Management (3)
  • FOR 410 - Forest Ecosystem Management (3)
  • FOR 416 - Forest Recreation (3)
  • FOR 480 - Forest Policy and Administration (3)
  • FOR 485 - Natural Resource Decisions (3)
  • RPM 120 - Leisure and Human Behavior (3)
  • RPM 320 - Recreation Resource Planning and Management (3)
  • WFS 440 - Natural Resources Public Relations ARTS (6 credits)
  • Selections from the University approved General Arts list [GA] (6)

Wildlife Option - Choose one Fisheries selection:

  • W F S 410 - General Fish Science (3)
  • W F S W F S 422 - Ecology of Fishes (3)
  • W F S 452 - Icthyology (2)
  • W F S 453 - Icthyology Lab (2)
  • W F S 463W - Fishery Management (3)

Wildlife Option - Choose one Botany selection:

  • FOR 308 - Forest Ecology (3)
  • HORT 101 - Horticultural Science (3)
  • HORT 138 - Ornamental Plant Materials (3)
  • HORT 445 - Plant Ecology (3)
  • BIOL 414 - Taxonomy of Seed Plants (3)

Fisheries Option - Choose one Fisheries & Aquatic Science selection:

  • W F S 422 - Ecology of Fishes (3)
  • FOR 470 - Watershed Management (3)
  • BIOL 435 - Aquatic Ecology (3)
  • ENT 425 - Freshwater Entomology (3)

Fisheries Option - Choose one Physical Science selection:

  • GEOSC 303 - Introduction to Environmental Geology (3)
  • GEOSC 340 - Geomorphology (3)
  • GEOSC 412 - Water Resources Geochemistry (3)
  • GEOSC 440 - Marine Geology (3); GEOSC 452 - Introduction to Hydrogeology (3)
  • GEOG 121 - Mapping Our Changing World (3)
  • GEOG 357 - Geographic Information Systems (3); ERM (CE) 475 - Water Quality Chemistry (3)

Fisheries Option - Choose one Wildlife selection:

  • W F S 407 - Ornithology (3)
  • W F S 408 - Mammalogy (3)
  • W F S 447W - Wildlife Management (3)

 

 

 

 
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