Undergraduate Program : Science Option

Core Courses

• WMAN 150, Conservation Biology (3 hrs each semester)
• WMAN 175, Introduction to Wildlife and Fisheries Management (3 hr Spring semester)
• WMAN 224, Vertebrate Natural History (3 hrs Fall semester)
• WMAN 234, Forest Wildlife Management (3 hrs Spring semester)
• WMAN 313, Wildlife Ecosystem Ecology (4 hrs Spring semester)
• WMAN 428, Wildlife & Fisheries Policy and Administration (3 hrs Spring semester)
• WMAN 431, Wildlife Techniques (4 hrs Fall semester)
• WMAN 445, Introduction to Fish Management (3 hrs Fall semester)
• WMAN 446, Forest Limnology (3 hrs Spring semester)
• WMAN 449, Fisheries Techniques (3 hrs Fall semester)
• WMAN 491, Professional Field Experience (Internship), (1 hr req. Summer semester)
• WMAN 550, Fish Ecology (3hrs Spring semester of even years) OR  BIOL 341 Ichthyology OR BIOL 339 Aquaculture.

Additional Requirements

• BIOL 115 (4 hrs)
• BIOL 117 (4 hrs)
• CHEM 115 (4 hrs)
• CHEM 116 (4 hrs)
• MATH 124 (3 hrs)
• MATH 150 (3 hrs)
• ENGL 101 (3 hrs)
• ENGL 102 (3 hrs)
• STAT 211 (3 hrs)
• Computer class (FOR 497, CS 101, or AGEE 110)  (3-4 hrs)
• FOR 205, Dendrology (3 hrs)
• FMAN 311, Forest Management (4 hrs)
• AGR 202/203, Agronomy (4 hrs)
• ANPH 301, Animal physiology (3 hrs)
• Oral communications class (AGED 421 or SPA 270), (3 hrs)
• Restricted Electives (17-20 hrs to round out total to 136 hrs), classes to be agreed upon between student and their advisor.

• Liberal Studies Discipline A (12 hrs)
• Liberal Studies Discipline B (12 hrs)
• Free Electives (8 hrs)

TOTAL HOURS for DEGREE = 136 hrs.

NOTE:   We recommend all students go through the Science Option to maintain the greatest number of options available to them at graduation (career or graduate school). In addition, to achieve classes needed to obtain professional certification through The Wildlife Society or the certifying body for the American Fisheries Society, students should take GEN 371 (Genetics), CHEM 231 (Organic Chemistry), a “Plant Course” (e.g. PLSC 206, FOR 470, BIOL 351, BIOL 363), and a “Natural Resources Policy Class” as part of their Restricted Electives coursework.