Fisheries, Aquaculture, and Aquatic Sciences — Pre-Professional Option (FIPV)
The School of Fisheries, Aquaculture, and Aquatic Sciences (SFAAS) undergraduate program prepares students for productive careers in the private and public sectors in aquaculture, aquatic resource management and ecology, and fisheries biology and management. SFAAS offers three options within our B.S. program: i) Option in Fisheries and Aquaculture, ii) Option in Marine Resources Management, and iii) Pre-professional Option in Fisheries, Aquaculture, and Aquatic Sciences. Our undergraduate programs require a minimum of 120-122 credit hours depending on the option pursued. There are many required core classes (like other programs across campus) but more specialized courses are required for each of the three undergraduate B.S. options. We think such an approach creates opportunities for our undergraduate students to best utilize their undergraduate experience to take courses and pursue experiences that best support their undergraduate training.
| Freshman | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| ENGL 1100 English Composition I | 3 | ENGL 1120 English Composition II | 3 |
| BIOL 1020 Principles of Biology | 3 | CHEM 1040 Fundamental Chemistry II | 3 |
| BIOL 1021 Principles of Biology Laboratory | 1 | CHEM 1041 Fundamental Chemistry II Laboratory | 1 |
| CHEM 1030 Fundamentals Chemistry I | 3 | BIOL 1030 Organismal Biology | 3 |
| CHEM 1031 Fundamental Chemistry I Laboratory | 1 | BIOL 1031 Organismal Biology Laboratory | 1 |
| MATH 1130 Pre-Calculus Trigonometry | 3 | Core Humanities | 3 |
| FISH 1100 Fisheries Orientation | 1 | FISH 1110 Dimensions of Fisheries, Aquaculture, and Aquatic Sciences | 1 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Sophomore | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| Core Literature | 3 | Core Social Science | 3 |
| ECON 2020 Principles of Microeconomics | 3 | BIOL 3060 Ecology | 4 |
| CHEM 2070 Organic Chemistry I | 3 | CHEM 2080 Organic Chemistry II | 3 |
| CHEM 2071 Organic Chemistry I Laboratory | 1 | CHEM 2081 Organic Chemistry II Laboratory | 1 |
| AGRI 3000 Agricultural Genetics | 4 | Fine Arts Core | 3 |
| FISH 2000 Fish Biology | 1 | FISH 2020 Global Perspectives in Fisheries | 2 |
| 15 | 16 | ||
| Junior | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| FISH 5220 Water Science | 3 | Directed Science Elective3 | 4 |
| Core History I1 | 3 | Core History II1 | 3 |
| PHYS 1500 General Physics I | 4 | STAT 2510 Statistics for Biological and Health Sciences | 3 |
| BCHE 3200 Principles of Biochemistry | 3 | COMM 1000 Public Speaking | 3 |
| Emphasis | 3 | Free Elective | 2 |
| 16 | 15 | ||
| Senior | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| FISH 5380 General Ichthyology | 4 | FISH 5320 Limnology | 3 |
| FISH 5410 Introduction to Fish Health | 3 | FISH 5321 Limnology Laboratory | 1 |
| FISH 5510 Fisheries Biology and Management | 4 | Emphasis | 3 |
| Emphasis | 3 | Directed Science Elective | 4 |
| Elective | 3 | ||
| UNIV 4AA0 Achieve the Creed | 0 | ||
| 14 | 14 | ||
| Total Hours: 120 | |||