Mar 28, 2024  
2021-2022 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2021-2022 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Wildlife and Fisheries Science Major, BS in Wildlife and Fisheries Science – Wildlife Health Concentration


Wildlife and fisheries science is the science and art of maintaining populations of wild animals at levels consistent with the best interests of wild species and of the public. Success depends upon wildlife and fisheries biologists providing assistance; scholarly application of scientific information and methods to these goals; ecological perspective; and execution of programs to maintain past successes, to prevent repetition of past failures, and to prepare for future needs.

To remain in the Wildlife Health concentration, students must maintain a 3.0 cumulative GPA, 3.0 major GPA, and earn no less than a B grade in FWF 250 *. If a student does not meet the aforementioned criteria, the student will be removed from the Wildlife Health Concentration, and the student must meet with their advisor to identify an alternative concentration or major. Courses to be counted towards the major GPA are all 300-level and above courses in WFS, FORS, and FWF.

uTrack Requirements

Universal Tracking (uTrack) is an academic monitoring system designed to help students stay on track for timely graduation. In order to remain on track, students must complete the minimum requirements for each tracking semester, known as milestones. Milestones include successful completion of specified courses and/or attainment of a minimum GPA. uTrack requirements only affect full-time, degree-seeking students who first entered Fall 2013 or later. uTrack does not apply to transfer students who entered prior to Fall 2015.

Requirements for the Bachelor of Science in Wildlife and Fisheries Science – Wildlife and Fisheries Science Major – Wildlife Health Concentration


Term 1 Hours Milestone Notes
BIOL 150 * or BIOL 158 * 3 3.0 cumulative GPA
MATH 125  3  
ENGL 101 * or ENGL 118  3  
1Arts and Humanities Elective  or Cultures and Civilizations Elective * 3  
WFS 100  and WFS 101   2  
Term 2
BIOL 160 * or BIOL 168 *; and BIOL 159 * or BIOL 167  5 3.0 cumulative GPA
CHEM 122 * and CHEM 123 *, or CHEM 128  4 FWF 250 * with grade B or better
ENGL 102  3  
FWF 250  3  
Term 3
ANSC 220   3 3.0 cumulative GPA

CHEM 132 * and CHEM 133 *, or CHEM 138 

4  
FWF 315   3  
1Arts and Humanities Elective  or Cultures and Civilizations Elective * 3  
1Social Sciences Elective * 3  
Term 4
ANSC 340  or BIOL 240   3-4 3.0 cumulative GPA
BIOL 260 , BIOL 269   4 3.0 major GPA
CHEM 260  and CHEM 269   4 ENGL 101 * or ENGL 118 *; ENGL 102 *; CHEM 122 * and CHEM 123 *, or CHEM 128 *; BIOL 150 * or BIOL 158 *; BIOL 159 * or BIOL 167 *; BIOL 160 * or BIOL 168 *; MATH 115 * or STAT 201 * or STAT 207 *; MATH 125 *; BIOL 260  or FORS 215  
MATH 115 * or STAT 201 * or STAT 207  3  
Term 5
2Science Electives* 4 3.0 cumulative GPA

ALEC 240 * or ANSC 360  or CMST 210 * or CMST 217 *  or CMST 240 * or CMST 247 *

3 3.0 major GPA
PHYS 221  4  
CHEM 359 , CHEM 360   4
 
Term 6
AREC 201 * or ECON 201 * or ECON 207 * or ECON 211 * or ECON 213 * 3-4 3.0 cumulative GPA
1Arts and Humanities Elective  or Cultures and Civilizations Elective * 3 3.0 major GPA
PHYS 222  4  
3Wildlife Ecology and Management Elective 3  
Term 7
BCMB 401  and BCMB 230  or BCMB 440  or WFS 450   7-9 Apply to graduate
BIOL 220 , BIOL 229   4  
1Arts and Humanities Elective  or Cultures and Civilizations Elective * 3  
WFS 431   3  
Term 8
3Wildlife Ecology and Management Electives 6 No milestones
4Technical Elective 3  
WFS 401   3  
BCMB 311   3  
TOTAL 120  
* Meets University General Education Requirement .
1 Chosen from the University General Education list . Students must complete one course from the Social Sciences list, two courses from the Arts and Humanities list, and two courses from the Cultures and Civilizations list. One of these courses must also be a Communicating through Writing (WC) course.
2 Chosen from any 300-level and above wildlife and fisheries science (WFS); forestry (FORS); forestry, wildlife and fisheries (FWF); entomology and plant pathology (EPP); animal science (ANSC); ecology and evolutionary biology (EEB), microbiology (MICR); or biochemistry and cellular and molecular biology (BCMB) course.
3 Wildlife Ecology and Management Electives – Select from the following: WFS 433 WFS 434 , WFS 443 , WFS 444 , WFS 445 .
4 Technical Electives – ANSC 320  or ANSC 330  or ANSC 380  or ANSC 489  or ESS 326  or FWF 430  or GEOG 311  or GEOG 411  or GEOG 413  or EPP 525.