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Program Sample Plan

Program name: Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology B.S.
Sub-plan: Wildlife
Sample Plan: Wildlife
Total Credits: 120.0
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Year 1 - Fall Semester: 13.0 cr
FW 1001 - Orientation in Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology : 1.0 cr
MATH 1142 - Short Calculus : 4.0 cr : MATH
CHEM 1061 - Chemical Principles I : 3.0 cr : PHYS
CHEM 1065 - Chemical Principles I Laboratory : 1.0 cr : PHYS
Freshman Composition :4.0 cr
Year 1 - Spring Semester: 14.0 cr
BIOL 1009 - General Biology : 4.0 cr : BIOL
PHYS 1001W - Energy and the Environment : 4.0 cr : PHYS, ENV, WI
LE (Historical Perspectives) :3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Year 2 - Fall Semester: 16.0 cr
BIOL 2012 - General Zoology : 4.0 cr
FNRM 1101 - Dendrology: Identifying Forest Trees and Shrubs : 3.0 cr
LE (Civic Life and Ethics) :3.0 cr
LE (Literature) :3.0 cr
AECM 2421W - Professional and Oral Communication for Agriculture, Food & the Environment : 3.0 cr : WI
Year 2 - Spring Semester: 16.0 cr
FW 2001W - Introduction to Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology : 3.0 cr : ENV, WI
FW 2001W also fulfills the Interdisciplinary Learning requirement
EEB 3408W - Ecology : 4.0 cr : WI
PMB 2022 - General Botany : 3.0 cr
ESPM 3011W - Ethics in Natural Resources : 3.0 cr : CIV, WI
Elective :3.0 cr
Year 3 - Fall Semester: 14.0 cr
FW 4001 - Biometry : 4.0 cr
FNRM 3131 - Geographical Information Systems (GIS) for Natural Resources : 4.0 cr : TS
Elective :3.0 cr
LE (Arts/Humanities) :3.0 cr
Year 3 - Spring Semester: 16.0 cr
ESPM 3241W - Natural Resource and Environmental Policy : 3.0 cr : SOCS, CIV, WI
ESPM 3575 - Wetlands : 3.0 cr
FW 4103 - Principles of Wildlife Management : 3.0 cr
CFAN 3096 - Making the Most of your Professional Experience : 1.0 cr
FW 4301 - Conservation Genetics : 3.0 cr
WRIT 3152W - Writing on Issues of Science and Technology : 3.0 cr : WI
Year 3 - Summer Semester: 4.0 cr
FW 3106 - Vegetation Sampling for Habitat Assessments : 1.0 cr
FW 3108 - Field Methods in Research and Conservation of Vertebrate Populations : 3.0 cr
Year 4 - Fall Semester: 13.0 cr
FW 5603W - Habitats and Regulation of Wildlife : 3.0 cr : WI
EEB 4129 - Mammalogy : 4.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
LE (Global Perspectives) :3.0 cr
Year 4 - Spring Semester: 14.0 cr
FW 5051 - Analysis of Populations : 4.0 cr
FW 5051 also fulfills the Experiential Learning requirement
EEB 4134 - Introduction to Ornithology : 4.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr