Major/Program Footnotes:

¹FOR 260 may be substituted for PB 360.

²Advised Electives: Students are encouraged to select courses that will fulfill and academic minor. Courses should enhance students' career objectives and must be approved by faculty advisor. Listed below are recommended courses:
ET 470*, 410; FOR 221, 248, 260, 330, 339, 414, 415, 420*; MB 351/352, 409, 411/412; MEA 101/102, 110/111, 130, 135, 140, 200, 210, 213, 214, 250, 251, 300, 323; TOX 201, 401, 415, 495; NR 400, 350, 421; PB 200, 213, 22, 400, 403, 413, 421, 480; PP 315, 460; SSC 341, 361, 452, 461, 470; ST 350, 361, 370, 371, 372; ZO 220, 419, 441/442, 460.
ET 470 and 420 cannot be counted towards both core course requirements and advised electives.

³ET 470 may be substituted for ET 460 if ET 455 is taken. ET 470 cannot be counted toward both core course requirements and advised electives.

*General Education Program (GEP) requirements and GEP Footnotes:
To complete the requirements for graduation and the General Education Program, the following category credit hours and co-requisites must be satisfied.
University approved GEP course lists for each of the following categories can be found at http://www.ncsu.edu/uap/academic-standards/gep/courselists/index.html.

1. Mathematical Sciences (6 credit hours – one course with MA or ST prefix)
   Choose from the University approved GEP Mathematical Sciences course list or the following course(s) if completed as part of the Major requirements may fulfill part or all of this requirement: MA 121 or MA 131 and ST 301 or ST 311       
2. Natural Sciences (7 credit hours – include one laboratory course or course with a lab)
   Choose from the University approved GEP Natural Sciences course list or the following course(s) if completed as part of the Major requirements may fulfill part or all of this requirement: BIO 181 and CH 101/102       
3. Humanities (6 credit hours selected from two different disciplines/course prefixes)
   Choose from the University approved GEP Humanities course list.
4. Social Sciences (3 credit hours selected from two different disciplines/course prefixes)
   Choose from the University approved GEP Social Sciences course list or the following course(s) if completed as part of the Major requirements may fulfill part or all of this requirement:EC 201 or EC 205 or ARE 201. Select an additional course other than Economics.
5. Physical Education/Healthy Living (2 credit hours – at least one 100-level Fitness and Wellness Course)
   Choose from the University approved GEP Physical Education/Healthy Living course list.
6. Additional Breadth  - (3 credit hours to be selected from the following checked University approved GEP course lists)
    X Humanities/Social Sciences/Visual and Performing Arts
7. Interdisciplinary Perspectives (5-6 credit hours)
   Choose from the University approved GEP Interdisciplinary Perspectives course list or the following course(s) if completed as part of the Major requirements may fulfill part or all of this requirement:      
8. Introduction to Writing (4 credit hours satisfied by completing ENG 101 with a C- or better )
   
   The following Co-Requisites must be satisfied to complete the General Education Program requirements:
9. U.S. Diversity (USD)
   Choose from the University approved GEP U.S. Diversity course list or choose a course identified on the approved GEP course lists as meeting the U.S. Diversity (USD) co-requisite. The following course(s) completed as part of the Major requirements may fulfill this requirement:      
10. Global Knowledge (GK)
    Choose from the University approved GEP Global Knowledge course list or choose a course identified on the approved GEP course lists as meeting the Global Knowledge (GK) co-requisite. The following course(s) completed as part of the Major requirements may fulfill this requirement:   IDS 201 or STS 302 or PHI 340     
11. Foreign Language proficiency - Proficiency at the FL_102 level is required for graduation.