Curriculum: Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences

Concentration: Fisheries

Degree earned: Bachelor of Science in Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences: Fisheries

Effective: 08/2009
Updated:

FRESHMAN YEAR
Fall Semester Credit   Spring Semester Credit

NR 100 Intro to Natural Resources
ENG 101 Academic Writing & Research*
MA 131 Elements of Calculus*1
BIO 181 Intro Biology:Ecol, Evol, & Biodiversity*
PE 1** Fitness & Wellness*

2
4
3
4
1

 

14

  

CH 101 Chemistry – A Molecular Science*
CH 102 General Chemistry Lab*
BIO 183 Intro Biology: Cellular and Molecular Bio*
COM 110 Public Speaking or
  COM 112 Interpersonal Communication
GEP Humanities Requirement*
GEP Physical Ed/Healthy Living Requirement*

3
1
4

3
3
1

15

 
SOPHOMORE YEAR
Fall Semester Credit   Spring Semester Credit

CH 220 Introductory Organic Chemistry2
FW 221 Conservation of Nat Resources*
Communication Elective3
PY 131 Conceptual Physics*4
FOR 172 Forest Systems Map & Mensuration

4
3
3
4
2

 

16

  

ARE 201 Intro to Ag & Resource Economics or
  EC 205 Principles of Microeconomics*
BIO 260 Evolution, Behavior, and Ecology or
  PB 360/365 Intro to Ecology/Ecology Lab*
GEP Interdisciplinary Perspectives Requirement*
CH 201 Chemistry – A Quantitative Science
CH 202 Quantitative Chemistry Lab


3

4
3
3
1

14

 
JUNIOR YEAR
Fall Semester Credit   Spring Semester Credit

GEP Humanities Requirement*
FW 353 Wildlife Management
GN 311 Principles of Genetics
ST 311 Intro to Statistics*
ENG 333 Comm for Science and Research

3
3
4
3
3

16

  

FW (BIO) 420 Intro to Fisheries Science
FW (BIO 423 Intro to Fisheries Science Lab
FW 411 Human Dimensions of Wildlife
Technology Elective5
GEP Additional Breadth Requirement*
Technical Elective6

3
1
3
3
3
3

16
 
SUMMER
Summer
Credit
      

FW 311 Wildlife Inventory and Mgt
FW 312 Fisheries Techniques and Mgt
FW 313 Mountain Wildlife Ecol and Mgt
FW 314 Coastal Fish Ecol and Mgt

3
1
1
1

6

     
 
SENIOR YEAR
Fall Semester Credit   Spring Semester Credit

Quantitative Elective7
BIO Elective8
GEP Interdisciplinary Perspectives Requirement*
NR 460 Renewable Nat Res Mgt and Policy*
BIO 419 Limnology

3
3
2-3
3
4

15-16

  

NR 400 Natural Resource Mgt
BIO 441 Biology of Fish
BIO 442 Biology of Fish Lab
Physical Science Elective9
Technical Elective7

4
3
1
3
3

14
 
Minimum Credit Hours Required for Graduation*: 126
 
Footnotes:        
 

Major/Program Footnotes:
1 Students with appropriate math skills are encouraged to take the math sequence MA 141 & 241
2 Students wishing to take a 2-course organic chemistry sequence should take CH 221/222 & CH 223/224
3 Select from ENG 214, ENG 215, ENG 216, COM 201, COM 211, COM 226, COM 301, COM 302
4 Students wishing to take a 2-course physics sequence should take PY 211 & PY 212
5 Select from ET 252, NR 300, PRT 462
6 Select from FOR 252, FOR 304, FOR 420, FW 404, FW 453, MEA 200/210, MEA 220, MEA 250/251, MEA 549, PB 200, ZO 515, ZO 586/587
7 Select from MA 231, MA 241, CSC 200
8 Select from BIO 250, BIO 402, BIO 403, BIO 410, BIO 422, BIO (ENT) 425
9 Select from PY 212, CH 223, CH 323, MEA 100, MEA 130/135, MEA 200/210, MEA 220, MEA 250/251

* 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 .
* Courses/groupings in the above display with an asterisk may fulfill all or part of a GEP requirement. See categories below.

A. 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 131, ST 311
B. 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: CH 101 and CH 102, PY 131, BIO 181, BIO 183, FW 221, PB 360 and PB 365 or BIO 260
C. Humanities (6 credit hours selected from two different disciplines/course prefixes)
Choose from the University approved GEP Humanities course list or the following course(s) if completed as part of the Major requirements may fulfill part or all of this requirement: None
D. Social Sciences (6 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: ARE 201 or EC 205, NR 460
E. 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.
F. 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
G. 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: None
H. 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:
I. 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: None
J. 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: None
K. Foreign Language proficiency - Proficiency at the FL_102 level is required for graduation.