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

Campus

Knoxville

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.

Term 1

• Arts and Humanities (AH)  Elective 3 Credit Hours *

• ENGL 101 - English Composition I 3 Credit Hours * (or equivalent)
• MATH 125 - Basic Calculus 3 Credit Hours *
• WFS 100 - Introduction to Wildlife and Fisheries Science 1 Credit Hours
• WFS 101 - Current Topics in Wildlife Health 1 Credit Hours

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• Select one course:

• BIOL 150 - Organismal and Ecological Biology 3 Credit Hours *
• BIOL 158 - Honors: Organismal and Ecological Biology 3 Credit Hours

Term 2

• ENGL 102 - English Composition II 3 Credit Hours *
• FWF 250 - Conservation 3 Credit Hours *

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• Select one course:

• BIOL 160 - Cellular and Molecular Biology 3 Credit Hours *
• BIOL 168 - Honors: Cellular and Molecular Biology 3 Credit Hours *

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• Select one course:

• BIOL 159 - Skills of Biological Investigation 2 Credit Hours *
• BIOL 167 - Honors: Skills of Biological Investigation 2 Credit Hours *

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• Choose separate lecture and lab or honors lecture/lab combined:

• CHEM 122 - General Chemistry I 3 Credit Hours * and
• CHEM 123 - General Chemistry I Laboratory 1 Credit Hours *

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• CHEM 128 - Honors: General Chemistry I 4 Credit Hours *

Term 3

• ² Global Citizenship - International (GCI)  Elective 3 Credit Hours *
• ³ Technical Elective 3 Credit Hours *

• ANSC 220 - Animal Anatomy and Physiology 3 Credit Hours
• FWF 315 - Principles of Wildlife and Fisheries Management 3 Credit Hours

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• Choose separate lecture and lab or honors lecture/lab combined:

• CHEM 132 - General Chemistry II 3 Credit Hours * and
• CHEM 133 - General Chemistry II Laboratory 1 Credit Hours *

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• CHEM 138 - Honors: General Chemistry II 4 Credit Hours *

Term 4

• BIOL 260 - Ecology 2 Credit Hours
• BIOL 269 - Ecology Field-Based Laboratory 2 Credit Hours
• CHEM 260 - Foundations of Organic Chemistry 3 Credit Hours
• CHEM 269 - Foundations of Organic Chemistry Laboratory 1 Credit Hours

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• Select one course:

• ANSC 340 - Animal Breeding and Genetics 3 Credit Hours
• BIOL 240 - General Genetics 4 Credit Hours

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• Select one course:

• MATH 115 - Statistical Reasoning 3 Credit Hours *
• STAT 201 - Introduction to Statistics 3 Credit Hours *
• STAT 207 - Honors: Introduction to Statistics 3 Credit Hours *

Term 5

• ³ Science Electives 4 Credit Hours *

• PHYS 221 - Elements of Physics I 4 Credit Hours *
• CHEM 359 - In-depth Organic Chemistry Laboratory 1 Credit Hours
• CHEM 360 - In-depth Organic Chemistry 3 Credit Hours

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• Select one course:

• ALEC 240 - Effective Oral Communication 3 Credit Hours *
• ANSC 360 - Equine and Food Animal Evaluation 3 Credit Hours *

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• Select one course:

• CMST 210 - Public Speaking 3 Credit Hours *
• CMST 217 - Honors: Public Speaking 3 Credit Hours *
• CMST 240 - Business and Professional Communication 3 Credit Hours *
• CMST 247 - Honors: Business and Professional Communication 3 Credit Hours *

Term 6

• PHYS 222 - Elements of Physics II 4 Credit Hours *
• SOCI 360 - Environment and Resources 3 Credit Hours *
• WFS 401 - Ecology and Management of Wildlife Health 3 Credit Hours * Credits / Units: *

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• Select one course:

• AREC 201 - Economics of the Global Food and Fiber System 4 Credit Hours *
• ECON 201 - Introductory Economics: A Survey Course 4 Credit Hours *
• ECON 207 - Honors: Introductory Economics 4 Credit Hours *
• ECON 211 - Principles of Microeconomics 3 Credit Hours *
• ECON 213 - Principles of Macroeconomics 3 Credit Hours *

Term 7

• ⁴ Wildlife Ecology and Management Elective 3 Credit Hours
• ⁵ Expanded Perspectives Elective 3 Credit Hours

• BCMB 401 - Biochemistry I 4 Credit Hours
• BIOL 220 - General Microbiology 3 Credit Hours
• BIOL 229 - General Microbiology Laboratory 2 Credit Hours
• WFS 431 - Wildlife Physiology and Nutrition 3 Credit Hours

Term 8

• ⁴ Wildlife Ecology and Management Electives 6 Credit Hours
• ³ Science Elective 3 Credit Hours

• BCMB 311 - Advanced Cellular Biology 3 Credit Hours
• FWF 432 - Communicating Forestry, Wildlife, and Fisheries Issues 1 Credit Hours *
• WFS 405 - Disease Ecology 3 Credit Hours

Total Credit Hours 124-126

Footnotes

1. Any course approved as Volunteer Core  Arts and Humanities (AH) .
2. Any course approved as Volunteer Core  Global Citizenship - International (GCI) .
3. Any 300-level and above WFS, FORS, FWF, EPP, ANSC, BESS, MICR, BCMC course
4. Wildlife Ecology and Management Electives – Select from the following: WFS 433 , WFS 434 , WFS 443 , WFS 444 , WFS 445 .
5. Any course approved as Volunteer Core  Engaged Inquiries (EI)  and also Arts and Humanities (AH)  or Social Sciences (SS)  or Global Citizenship - International (GCI)  or Global Citizenship - United States (GCUS) .

* Meets Volunteer Core Requirements.