Wildlife and Fisheries Science Major, BS in Wildlife and Fisheries Science - Wildlife 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 * (or equivalent)
• 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 *
• BIOL 167 - Honors: Skills of Biological Investigation 2 Credit Hours *

Term 2

• ³Expanded Perspectives Elective 3 Credit Hours

• ENGL 102 - English Composition II 3 Credit Hours * (or equivalent)
• 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 *
• BIOL 260 - Ecology 2 Credit Hours
• BIOL 269 - Ecology Field-Based Laboratory 2 Credit Hours
• SNR 220 - Introduction to Statistical Analysis in Agriculture and Natural Resources 3 Credit Hours

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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 210 - Effective Oral Communications in Digital Environments 3 Credit Hours *
• ALEC 240 - Effective Oral Communication 3 Credit Hours *

Term 5

• ⁶ Anatomy and Physiology Elective 3 Credit Hours
• ⁷ Plant Elective 3 Credit Hours
• ⁸ Aquatic Science Elective 3 Credit Hours
• ⁹ Physical Science Elective 3 Credit Hours

• SNR 312 - Principles of Silviculture 3 Credit Hours

Term 6

¹⁰ Global Citizenship - United States (GCUS)  Elective or Contemporary Topics Elective 3 Credit Hours *

• SNR 310 - Wildland Fire Behavior and Management 1 Credit Hours
• WFS 445 - Ecology and Management of Wild Birds 3 Credit Hours

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• Select one course:

• WFS 434 - Ecology and Conservation of Tropical Mammals 3 Credit Hours
• WFS 444 - Ecology and Management of Wild Mammals 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 *

Term 7

• ¹¹ Fall Camp Electives 4 Credit Hours

• SNR 415 - Upland Habitat Management 2 Credit Hours
• WFS 305 - Prescribed Fire Management 2 Credit Hours
• WFS 324 - Wildlife Habitat Evaluation 2 Credit Hours *
• WFS 340 - Wetlands Ecology and Management 2 Credit Hours *
• WFS 440 - Wildlife Techniques 2 Credit Hours *

Term 8

• ¹¹ Human Dimensions Elective 3 Credit Hours
• ¹² Wildlife Ecology and Management Elective 3 Credit Hours
• ¹³ Contemporary Topics Elective 3 Credit Hours
• ¹⁴ Science Elective 2 Credit Hours

• SNR 416 - Planning and Management of Forest, Wildlife and Fisheries Resources 3 Credit Hours *
• SNR 432 - Communicating Forestry, Wildlife, and Fisheries Issues 1 Credit Hours *

Total Credit Hours 120-123

Footnotes

1. Any course approved as Volunteer Core Arts and Humanities*.
2. Any course approved as Volunteer Core Global Citizenship - International*.
3. Any course not already required for the major approved as Volunteer Core Arts and Humanities, Social Scince, Global Citizenship U.S. or Global Citizenship International.
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 .
7. Chosen from EEB 330 , EEB 414 , EEB 424 , EEB 426 , EEB 433 , SNR 325S , PLSC 421 .
8. Chosen from  WFS 420 , EEB 471  *, EEPS 456 , EEPS 459 , EEPS 485 , ESS 424 *, ESS 462 *, GEOG 436 , GEOG 453 .
9. Any of the following not used to meet other requirements: CHEM 112  * and CHEM 113  *, EEPS 202  *, EEPS 203  *, EEPS 210 *, EEPS 310  *, ESS 334 , ESS 442 , PHYS 221  *. 
10. Chosen from WFS 401 , WFS 405 , SNR 422R , EEB 419 , EEB 423 , EEB 430 , EEB 432 .
11. Chosen from WFS 350 , WFS 351 , WFS 352 , WFS 353 , WFS 435 , WFS 496 , SNR 499 , FORS 329 , FORS 411 , WFS 425 , AGNR 491  or other related study abroad course
12. Chosen from SNR 320 , SNR 420 , SOCI 360 , SOCI 465 .
13. Any of the following not already required for the major: WFS 433 , WFS 434 , WFS 444 .
14. Any 300-level and above course not already required for the major in WFS, FOR, SNR, EPP, BESS, ANSC, EEB, MICR, BCMB, EEPS.

* Meets Volunteer Core  Requirement.