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Description

The minor will provide basic ecological and management knowledge about, and will cultivate an appreciation for, the value of fish resources. The fisheries sciences minor is to provide students, who might pursue careers in related areas of natural resources management, with basic ecological and management knowledge about fisheries resources. Additionally, the minor will provide students majoring in unrelated fields an appreciation for the value of fish resources and the need for sound management.

Requirements

• Completion of 15-16 credit hours.
• Overall GPA must be above 2.0.

Required Courses (15-16 credit hours)

FW(ZO) 420 Introduction to Fisheries Science (3 cr)
FW(ZO) 423 Intro. Fisheries Science Lab (1 cr)
ZO 419 Limnology (4 cr)
ZO 441 Biology of Fishes (3 cr)
ZO 442 Biology of Fishes Lab(1 cr)
BO 365 Intro Ecology (1 cr, optional)

AND Choose 1 of the following:
FW 221 Conservation of Natural Resources OR
ZO 260 Evolution OR
BO 360 Behavior & Ecology OR
FOR 260 Forest Ecology (3 cr)

Elective Courses

None

Admissions and Certification of Minor

Any student seeking a minor must consult with the minor adviser on a plan of work and must file a copy of this plan with the major adviser and the Academic Affairs Office in the student's home college as soon as the minor is declared - at latest, by the end of the regular registration period one semester prior to the semester of graduation. Plans of work filed late may result in recognition of the minor NOT appearing on student's final transcript. The fisheries minor is not available to fisheries and wildlife sciences majors.

Contact Person

Advising for the Minor:
Dr. Chris Moorman
Turner House (110 Brooks Avenue)
919.515.5578
chris_moorman@ncsu.edu

General Questions:
Ms. Cindy Burke
Turner House (110 Brooks Avenue)
919.515.7587
cindy_burke@ncsu.edu

last updated: August 23, 2008