Auburn Bulletin 2025-2026

Fisheries, Aquaculture, and Aquatic Sciences — Marine Resources Management Option (FIMR)

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
FallHoursSpringHours
ENGL 1100 English Composition I3ENGL 1120 English Composition II3
Core History I3Core History II3
BIOL 1020 Principles of Biology*3BIOL 1030 Organismal Biology*3
BIOL 1021 Principles of Biology Laboratory1BIOL 1031 Organismal Biology Laboratory1
MATH 1130 Pre-Calculus Trigonometry3PHYS 1000 Foundations of Physics4
FISH 1100 Fisheries Orientation*1FISH 1110 Dimensions of Fisheries, Aquaculture, and Aquatic Sciences1
 14 15
Sophomore
FallHoursSpringHours
Core Literature3Core Fine Arts3
Core Humanities3BIOL 3060 Ecology*4
CHEM 1030 Fundamentals Chemistry I3CHEM 1040 Fundamental Chemistry II3
CHEM 1031 Fundamental Chemistry I Laboratory1CHEM 1041 Fundamental Chemistry II Laboratory1
COMM 1000 Public Speaking3ECON 2020 Principles of Microeconomics3
FISH 2000 Fish Biology1FISH 2020 Global Perspectives in Fisheries2
 14 16
Junior
FallHoursSpringHoursSummerHours
AGRI 3000 Agricultural Genetics4CHEM 2030 Survey of Organic Chemistry3Off-campus Marine Science Emphasis classes*8-10
Core Social Science3Directed Science Elective24 
STAT 2510 Statistics for Biological and Health Sciences3BIOL 3040 Biology of Marine Systems3 
Emphasis3Emphasis3 
 13 13 8-10
Senior
FallHoursSpringHours
FISH 5380 General Ichthyology*4Emphasis4
Emphasis3Free Electives8
FISH 5510 Fisheries Biology and Management*4UNIV 4AA0 Achieve the Creed0
Free Elective4 
 15 12
Total Hours: 120-122
*

Required Courses in Fisheries Major (courses in bold used to calculate GPA in major)

1

Student must take both courses in a sequence.

2

Directed Science Electives: BIOL 3010, BIOL 3020, BIOL 3030  or Advisor approval.