Suggested Academic Plan for Wildlife and Fisheries Science – Fisheries Option
Starting at University Park, Effective Summer 2023
Semester 1 (Fall)
| Course |
Credits |
| BIOL 110 (GN) |
4 |
| MATH 110 or 140 (GQ) |
4 |
| ENGL 15 or 30 (GWS) |
3 |
| General Education selection* |
3 |
| First-Year Seminar |
1-3 |
| credits: |
15-17 |
Semester 2 (Spring)
| Course |
Credits |
| WFS 209N |
3 |
| MATH 111 or 141 (GQ) |
2-4 |
| CHEM 110 (GN) |
3 |
| CHEM 111 (GN) |
1 |
| General Education selection* |
3 |
| General Education selection* |
3 |
| credits: |
15 -17 |
Semester 3
| Course |
Credits |
| BIOL 141 and 142, or BIOL 446, or AN SC 201 |
3-4 |
| CHEM 202 |
3 |
| BIOL 133, 222, 230W, or ANSC 322 |
3-4 |
| BIOL 220W (GN) |
4 |
| STAT 240 or 301 (GQ) |
3 |
| credits: |
16-18 |
Semester 4
| Course |
Credits |
| PHYS 250 |
4 |
| BIOL 240W |
4 |
| SOILS 101 (GN) |
3 |
| CAS 101 (GWS) |
3 |
| General Education selection* |
3 |
| credits: |
17 |
Semester 5
| Course |
Credits |
| WFS 300 |
2 |
| WFS 301 |
2 |
| WFS 310 |
3 |
| WFS 452 |
2 |
| PPLA/HD selection |
3 |
| Elective |
0-4 |
| credits: |
12-16 |
Semester 6
| Course |
Credits |
| FOR 350 or STAT 460 |
3 |
| Fisheries and Aquatic Sci. selection |
3 |
| Wildlife selection |
3 |
| ECON 104 (GS) |
3 |
| PPLA/HD selection |
3 |
| credits: |
15 |
Semester 7
| Course |
Credits |
| WFS 410 |
3 |
| WFS 453 |
2 |
| HORT 445 Plant Ecology |
3 |
| Communications selection |
3 |
| General Education (GHW) |
1.5 |
| Physical science selection |
3 |
| credits: |
15.5 |
Semester 8
| Course |
Credits |
| WFS 463W |
3 |
| WFS 446 |
3 |
| General Education selection* |
3 |
| Elective |
3 |
| General Education (GHW) |
1.5 |
| credits: |
13.5 |
*Refer to your degree audit to determine which General Education requirements need yet to be fulfilled.
Bold type indicates courses requiring a grade of C or better; italics indicates courses that satisfy both major and Gen Ed.
Suggested Academic Plan for Wildlife and Fisheries Science – Fisheries Option
Starting at Commonwealth Campuses, Effective Summer 2023
Semester 1 (Fall)
| Course |
Credits |
| BIOL 110 (GN) |
4 |
| MATH 110 or 140 (GQ) |
4 |
| ENGL 15 or 30 (GWS) |
3 |
| General Education selection* |
3 |
| First-Year Seminar |
0-3 |
| credits: |
14-17 |
Semester 2 (Spring)
| Course |
Credits |
| BIOL 220W (GN) |
4 |
| MATH 111 or 141 (GQ) |
2-4 |
| CHEM 110 (GN) |
3 |
| CHEM 111 (GN) |
1 |
| General Education (GHW) |
1.5 |
| General Education selection* |
3 |
| credits: |
14.5 -16.5 |
Semester 3
| Course |
Credits |
| BIOL 141 and 142, or BIOL 446, or AN SC 201 |
3-4 |
| CHEM 202 |
3 |
| BIOL 133, 222, 230W, or ANSC 322 |
3-4 |
| CAS 100 (GWS) |
3 |
| STAT 240 or 301 (GQ) |
3 |
| credits: |
15-17 |
Semester 4
| Course |
Credits |
| PHYS 250 |
4 |
| BIOL 240W |
4 |
| ENGL 202C (GWS) |
3 |
| General Education selection* |
3 |
| ECON 104 (GS ) |
3 |
| credits: |
17 |
Semester 5
| Course |
Credits |
| WFS 209N |
3 |
| WFS 300 |
2 |
| WFS 301 |
2 |
| WFS 310 |
3 |
| WFS 452 |
2 |
| General Education selection* |
3 |
| credits: |
15 |
Semester 6
| Course |
Credits |
| FOR 350 or STAT 460 |
3 |
| Fisheries and Aquatic Sci. selection |
3 |
| SOILS 101 (GN) |
3 |
| PPLA/HD selection |
3 |
| Elective |
0-4 |
| credits: |
12-16 |
Semester 7
| Course |
Credits |
| WFS 410 |
3 |
| WFS 453 |
2 |
| General Education selection* |
3 |
| Communications selection |
3 |
| General Education (GHW) |
1.5 |
| Wildlife selection |
3 |
| credits: |
15.5 |
Semester 8
| Course |
Credits |
| WFS 463W |
3 |
| WFS 446 |
3 |
| Elective |
3 |
| PPLA/HD selection |
3 |
| Physical science selection |
3 |
| credits: |
15 |
