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Program Sample Plan

Program name: Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology B.S.
Sample Plan: Fish, Wildlife, & Cons Bio BS Sample Plan
Total Credits: 120.0
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Year 1 - Fall Semester: 14.0 cr
FW 1001 - Orientation in Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology : 1.0 cr
AECM 2421W - Professional and Oral Communication for Agriculture, Food & the Environment : 3.0 cr : WI
LE (Arts/Humanities) :3.0 cr
CHEM 1061 - Chemical Principles I : 3.0 cr : PHYS
CHEM 1065 - Chemical Principles I Laboratory : 1.0 cr : PHYS
LE (Historical Perspectives) :3.0 cr
Year 1 - Spring Semester: 16.0 cr
MATH 1271 - Calculus I : 4.0 cr : MATH
LE (Literature) :3.0 cr
LE (Race, Power, and Justice US) :3.0 cr
FNRM 1101 - Dendrology: Identifying Forest Trees and Shrubs : 3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Year 2 - Fall Semester: 14.0 cr
BIOL 1009 - General Biology : 4.0 cr : BIOL
LE (LE Requirement) :3.0 cr
FW 2001W - Introduction to Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology : 3.0 cr : ENV, WI
ESPM 3012 - Statistical Methods for Environmental Scientists and Managers : 4.0 cr : MATH
Year 2 - Spring Semester: 12.0 cr
FW 2003 - Introduction to Marine Biology : 3.0 cr
PMB 2022 - General Botany : 3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
LE (Writing Intensive - Upper Division) :3.0 cr
Year 3 - Fall Semester: 16.0 cr
ESPM 3271 - Environmental Policy, Law, and Human Behavior : 3.0 cr : CIV, SOCS
ESPM 3014 - Tribal and Indigenous Natural Resource Management : 3.0 cr
FNRM 3131 - Geographical Information Systems (GIS) for Natural Resources : 4.0 cr : TS
EEB 3407 - Ecology : 3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Year 3 - Spring Semester: 16.0 cr
ESPM 3015 - Invasive Plants and Animals: Ecology and Management : 3.0 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
BIOL 3012 - Animal Diversity and Evolution : 4.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Elective :2.0 cr
Year 4 - Fall Semester: 16.0 cr
FW 4103 - Principles of Wildlife Management : 3.0 cr
FW 5603W - Habitats and Regulation of Wildlife : 3.0 cr : WI
FW 4001 - Biometry : 4.0 cr
Elective :1.0 cr
CFAN 4096 - Reflecting on Your Professional Experience : 1.0 cr : Preferred Course
ESPM 5071 - Ecological Restoration : 4.0 cr
Year 4 - Spring Semester: 16.0 cr
FW 4301 - Conservation Genetics : 3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
PMB 4511 - Flowering Plant Diversity : 3.0 cr
Elective :4.0 cr
LE (LE Requirement) :3.0 cr