Fisheries & Wildlife Sciences Curriculum: Degree Requirements, Lab Reports of English Language

Download Fisheries & Wildlife Sciences Curriculum: Degree Requirements and more Lab Reports English Language in PDF only on Docsity! FISHERIES & WILDLIFE SCIENCES CURRICULUM (revised Fall 09) 125 hours minimum required for graduation I. Pre-Professional Core (44-47 hours) A. Communications (6 credit hours) English 1000 - Exposition and Argumentation (3) Fall/Spring/Summer (C− or higher required) Communications - choose one: • Ag Educ 2220 - Verbal Communication in Agriculture (3) Fall/Spring [Soph standing] • Comm 1200 - Intro to Speech Communication (3) Fall/Spring/Summer • PRT 3231 Principles of Outdoor Interpretation (3) Spring 3 Writing intensive courses [C- or higher required; prereq: English 1000] noted “WI” (check EVERY sem) B. Quantitative / Analytical (9 credit hours) Math 1100* - College Algebra (3) Fall/Spring/Summer (C− or higher required) * waived if a student receives 26 or higher on the ACT Math test OR if earned C− or higher in a Calculus I equivalent. Math 1400 - Calculus for Social and Natural Sciences (3) Fall/Spring/Summer [prereq: Math 1100] Statistics – choose one: • Stat 2530 - Statistical Methods in Nat Resources (3) Spring [prereq: Computer or equivalent] • Stat 1400 – Elementary Statistics for Agriculture (3) Fall/Spring [prereq: College Algebra] C. Physical Sciences (11-14 credit hours) Chemistry – must complete both courses • Chem 1310 – Gen. Chem. I (2) AND Chemistry 1320 – Gen. Chem. II (3) Fall/Spring/Summer Earth Science – Choose one: • Geology 1100 - Principles of Geology (4) Fall/Spring/Summer • Soils 2100 - Intro to Soil Sci (3) Fall/Spring [prereq: Math 1100] AND Soils 2106 - Soil Sci Lab (2) Fall/Spring [prereq: 3 hrs. Chem or concurrent enrollment in Soils 2100] Choose one additional course: • Physics 1210 - College Physics (4) Fall/Spring/Summer [prereq: Math 1100 or equiv] • Atm Sci 1050 - Introduction to Meteorology (3) Fall/Spring • Biochem 2110 – The Molecules of Life (3) Spring D. Social Sciences (9 credit hours minimum) Economics - choose one: • Ag Econ 2070 – Environmental Economics and Policy (3) Spring WI • Ag Econ 1041 – Applied Microeconomics (3) Fall/Spring American History or Gov’t - State requirement: Hist 1100, 1200, 1400, 2210, 2440; or PolSci 1100, 2100 Additional Social Sci elective (3) Fall/Spring/Summer (choices include classes in Soc, Rural Soc, Psych) E. Humanities (9 credit hours minimum) – Fine arts: art, music, theatre (only 3 hrs performance credits allowed); Cultural arts: literature, philosophy, classical studies, religion, foreign language (min 13 hrs same language – through conversation/composition level III). II. Professional Core (45-47 credit hours) NatR 1070- Ecology and Renewable Resources Management (3) Spring Bio 1200 - General Botany (5) Fall Introductory Biology - choose one: • Bio 1500- Intro to Biological Systems (5) Fall/Spring [prereq: Math 1100] • FW 1100 – Introductory Zoology (5) Spring Plant Taxonomy Course - choose one: • Bio 3210 - Plant Systematics (4) Spring [prereq: 1 sem. biology or botany (preferred)] • Forestry 2151 - Dendrology (4) Fall [prereq: Bio 1200] FW 2100 - Colloquium in Fisheries and Wildlife (1hr – S/U grading only) Fall NatR 3110 - Biometrics (3) Fall [prereq: 1 stat course] Law/Policy Course - choose one: • Ag Econ 2156 – Introduction to Environmental Law (3) Fall • Ag Econ 3257 - Rural & Agricultural Law (3) Fall/Spring [prereq: 3 hrs. Ag Econ or Econ] • NatR 4353 - Natural Resources Policy/Admin (3) Spring [prereq: Sr. standing or consent] Bio 3650 - General Ecology (5) Fall [prereq: 10 hrs biology] WI FW 3600 - Introduction to Conservation Biology (3) Spring [prereq: Bio 3650] FW 4500- Animal Population Dynamics (3) Spring [prereq: Math 1400 + Stat 2530, Bio 3650] Genetics Course - choose one: • FW 2500 – Intro to Genetics/ Evolution for Conservation (3) Spring [prereq: Bio 1500 +Chem 1310 + NR 1070] • Bio 2200 - General Genetics (4) Fall/Spring [prereq: Bio 1500 + Chem 1320] • AnSci 3213 - Genetics of Agricultural Plants & Animals (3) Spring [prereq: Bio 1500] Animal Form and Function Course - choose one: • MPP 3202 - Elements of Physiology (5) Fall/Spring [prereq: 5 hrs. biology or consent] • AnSci 3254 - Physiology of Domestic Animals (3) Fall [prereq: Bio 1500 + Chem 1320 ] AND AnSci 3255 – Physiology of Domestic Animals Lab (2) Spring [prereq AnSci 3254] • Bio 3700 – Animal Physiology (5) [prereq: Bio 2300]