Wildlife and Fisheries Science Major, BS in Wildlife and Fisheries Science - Fisheries Management 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

• ¹ Arts and Humanities (AH)  Elective 3 Credit Hours *
• ² Global Citizenship - International (GCI)  Elective 3 Credit Hours *

• ENGL 101 - English Composition I 3 Credit Hours *
• WFS 100 - Introduction to Wildlife and Fisheries Science 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

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• Select one course:

• BIOL 159 - Skills of Biological Investigation 2 Credit Hours

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

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Term 2

• ³ Expanded Perspectices Elective 3 Credit Hours

• ENGL 102 - English Composition II 3 Credit Hours *
• SNR 250 - Conservation 3 Credit Hours *
• MATH 125 - Basic Calculus 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 *

Term 3

• ⁴ GIS Elective 3 Credit Hours
• ⁵ Technical Writing Elective 3 Credit Hours

• CHEM 102 - Principles of Chemistry 3 Credit Hours *
• CHEM 103 - Principles of Chemistry Laboratory 1 Credit Hours *
• SNR 220 - Introduction to Statistical Analysis in Agriculture and Natural Resources 3 Credit Hours *
• BIOL 260 - Ecology 2 Credit Hours
• BIOL 269 - Ecology Field-Based Laboratory 2 Credit Hours

Term 4

• ESS 231 - Fundamentals of Soil Science 3 Credit Hours
• ESS 232 - Fundamentals of Soil Science Laboratory 1 Credit Hours
• SNR 212 - Dendrology and Silvics of North American Trees 3 Credit Hours
• SNR 313 - Measurements and Sampling 3 Credit Hours
• SNR 315 - Principles of Wildlife and Fisheries Management 3 Credit Hours

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• Select one course:

• ALEC 240 - Effective Oral Communication 3 Credit Hours

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• ALEC 210 - Effective Oral Communications in Digital Environments 3 Credit Hours

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Term 5

• ⁶ Anatomy and Physiology Elective 3 Credit Hours
• ⁷ Global Citizenship - United States (GCUS)  Elective 3 Credit Hours * or Aquatic Elective 3-4 Credit Hours
• ⁸ Physical Science Elective 3 Credit Hours

• Select one course:

• EEB 444 - Diversity of Tennessee Fishes 4 Credit Hours
• EEB 474 - Diversity, Ecology, and Evolution of Fishes 4 Credit Hours

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• Select one course:

• ESS 424 - Environmental Stormwater Management 3 Credit Hours
• GEOG 436 - Water Resources 3 Credit Hours

Term 6

• ⁹ Aquatic Elective 6-7 Credit Hours

• WFS 433 - Amphibian Ecology and Conservation 3 Credit Hours
• WFS 441 - Stream Ecology 3 Credit Hours

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• Select one course:

• AREC 201 - Economics of the Global Food and Fiber System 4 Credit Hours *
• AREC 270 - Economic Perspectives on Natural Resource and Environmental Issues 3 Credit Hours

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Term 7

• ¹⁰ Fall Camp Electives 4 Credit Hours

• WFS 340 - Wetlands Ecology and Management 2 Credit Hours *
• WFS 423 - Fisheries Data Collection and Management 2 Credit Hours
• WFS 442 - Fisheries Techniques 3 Credit Hours

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• Select one course:

• SNR 499 - Undergraduate Research 1-3 Credit Hours (3 hours)
• WFS 496 - Internship in Wildlife and Fisheries Science 3 Credit Hours

Term 8

• ¹¹ Human Dimensions Elective 3 Credit Hours
• ¹² Science Elective 2 Credit Hours
• ¹³ Applied Oral Communication (AOC)  Elective 1-3 Credit Hours *

• WFS 452 - Analysis and Interpretation of Fisheries Data 3 Credit Hours
• WFS 443 - Ecology and Management of Fishes 3 Credit Hours

Total Credit Hours 120-124

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 course not already required for the major approved as Volunteer Core Arts and Humanities (AH) , Social Sciences (SS) , Global Citizenship - United States (GCUS) , Global Citizenship - International (GCI)  
4. Chosen from ESS 326 , SNR 430 , GEOG 311 , GEOG 413 .
5. Chosen from ENGL 295  *, ENGL 360  *, JMED 450  *, JMED 451  *.
6. Chosen from ANSC 220 , BCMB 320 , EEB 353 , WFS 431 , WFS 450.
7. Any course approved as Volunteer Core Global Citizenship - United States (GCUS) * or Chosen from any of the following not already used to meet other requirements  WFS 420 , WFS 441 , EEB 471 *, ESS 424 *, ESS 462 *, GEOG 436 , GEOG 453 , EEPS 456 , EEPS 459 , EEPS 485 .
8. Chosen from any of the following not already used to meet other requirements CHEM 112  * and CHEM 113  *, EEPS 202  *, EEPS 203  *, EEPS 210 *, EEPS 310  *, ESS 334 , ESS 442 , ESS 462  *, PHYS 221  *. 
9. Chosen from any of the following not already used to meet other requirements WFS 420 , WFS 441 , EEB 471 *, ESS 424 *, ESS 462 *, GEOG 436 , GEOG 453 , EEPS 456 , EEPS 459 , EEPS 485 .
10. Four credits chosen from WFS 350 , WFS 351 , WFS 352 , WFS 353 , WFS 435 , ORPM 425 , AGNR 491 , WFS 435  or other approved study abroad course.
11. Chosen from SNR 320  *, SNR 420  *, SOCI 360  *, SOCI 465  *.
12. Any 300-level and above course not already required for the major in WFS, FOR, SNR, EPPS, BESS, ANSC, EEB, MICR, BCMB.
13.  Any course approved as Vol Core Applied Oral Communcaiton

* Meets Volunteer Core  Requirement.