Mar 27, 2023

2022-2023 Undergraduate Catalog

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2022-2023 Undergraduate Catalog

Wildlife & Fisheries Science, Conservation Biology Concentration, B.S.

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(Leading to the Bachelor of Science Degree)

Curriculum

Freshman Year

First Semester

BIOL 1000 - Introduction to Biological Methods Credit: 1.
BIOL 1113 - General Biology I Credit: 4.
CHEM 1010 - Introductory Chemistry I Credit: 4. or
CHEM 1110 - General Chemistry I Credit: 4.
ENGL 1010 - English Composition I Credit: 3.
MATH 1710 - Pre-calculus Algebra Credit: 3.

Total: 15

Second Semester

BIOL 1123 - General Biology II Credit: 4.
CHEM 1020 - Introductory Chemistry II Credit: 4. or
CHEM 1120 - General Chemistry II Credit: 4.
ENGL 1020 - English Composition II Credit: 3.
MATH 1530 - Introductory Statistics Credit: 3. or
MATH 1830 - Applied Calculus Credit: 3.

Total: 14

Sophomore Year

First Semester

BIOL 2310 - General Botany Credit: 4.
ENGL 2130 - Topics in American Literature Credit: 3. or
ENGL 2235 - Topics in British Literature Credit: 3. or
ENGL 2330 - Topics in World Literature Credit: 3.
GEOL 1040 - Physical Geology Credit: 4.
HIST 2010 - Early United States History Credit: 3.
Humanities/Fine Arts Elective Credit: 3.

Total: 17

Second Semester

COMM 2025 - Fundamentals of Communication Credit: 3. or
PC 2500 - Communicating in the Professions Credit: 3.
HIST 2020 - Modern United States History Credit: 3.
Humanities/Fine Arts Elective Credit: 3.
Social/Behavioral Sciences Elective Credit: 3.
WFS 3130 - General Ecology Credit: 4.

Total: 16

Junior Year

First Semester

BIOL 3330 - Entomology Credit: 3. or
BIOL 4610 (5610) - Invertebrate Zoology Credit: 3.
BIOL 3920 - Biological Communication Skills Credit: 3.
BIOL 4330 (5330) - Plant Ecology Credit: 3. or
BIOL 4340 (5340) - Plant-Animal Interactions Credit: 3.
MATH 3070 - Statistical Methods I Credit: 3. or
WFS 4220 (5220) - Biostatistics Credit: 3.
Social/Behavioral Sciences Elective Credit: 3.

Total: 15

Second Semester

BIOL 3240 - Field Botany Credit: 3.
BIOL 3810 - General Genetics Credit: 4.
Directed Elective from Conservation Biology Concentration Credit: 3-4.
WFS 4810 (5810) - Ichthyology Credit: 3. or
WFS 4830 (5830) - Herpetology Credit: 3.

Total: 13-14

Senior Year

First Semester

Directed Elective from Conservation Biology Concentration Credit: 3-4.
WFS 4500 (5500) - National Wildlife Policy Credit: 3.
WFS 4630 (5630) - Ornithology Credit: 3. or
WFS 4820 (5820) - Mammalogy Credit: 3.
WFS 4700 (5700) - Habitat Management Credit: 3.
WFS 4711 (5711) - Fisheries Management Credit: 3.

Total: 15-16

Second Semester

Electives Credit: 5-7.
Directed Elective from Conservation Biology Concentration Credit: 3-4.
WFS 4730 (5730) - Conservation Biology Credit: 3.
WFS 4740 (5740) - Wildlife Principles Credit: 2.

Total: 13-16

Conservation Biology Concentration Directed Electives

Select three of the following courses (9-11 hours):

AGHT 3450 - Dendrology Credit: 3.
AGRN 3000 - Soils Credit: 4.
BIOL 3530 - Animal Physiology Credit: 3.
BIOL 4320 (5320) - Plant Physiology Credit: 3.
BIOL 4780 (5780) - Phycology Credit: 3.
BIOL 4840 (5840) - Limnology Credit:3.

GEOG 4510 (5510) - Theory of GIS I Credit: 3¹. or
WFS 4870 (5870) - GIS for Wildlife and Fisheries Credit: 3¹.

WFS 4650 (5650) - Marine Biology Credit: 4.
WFS 4770 (5770) - Nongame Species Management Credit: 3.
WFS 4800 - Conservation Techniques Credit: 3.

Note:

¹ Only one of these two classes will count toward this requirement.

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