Wildlife & Fisheries - Professional Fisheries Track

8 Semester Plan

2025–2026 Undergraduate Catalog

Semester 1 – Fall
Course Credits Major Other GEP
BIOL 149 – General Biology 4 X C
CHEM 201 – General Chemistry I 4 X C
ENGL 101 – First-Year Composition 3 X CS1
MATH 119 or above 3 X
ORIE 101 – Intro to Higher Education 1 X
Semester Total 15
Semester 2 – Spring
Course Credits Major Other GEP
BIOL 161 – General Botany 4 X
CHEM 202 – General Chemistry II 3 X
GEOG 103 – Physical Geography 4 E
MATH 109 – Probability & Statistics 3 X CS3
GEP Fine and Performing Arts 3 A
Semester Total 17
Semester 3 – Fall
Course Credits Major Other GEP
BIOL 160 – General Zoology 4 X
BIOL 200 – Scientific Investigation 3 X
ENGL 338 or ENGL 339 3 X CS2
IDIS 150 – First-Year FSU Colloquia 3 E
GEP Humanities 3 B
Semester Total 16 * Fall Only
Semester 4 – Spring
Course Credits Major Other GEP
BIOL 302** or BIOL 427* 4 X
BIOL 350 – Genetics 3 X
GEP Humanities 3 B
GEP Social Science (ECON 201) 3 X D
General Elective 3 X
Semester Total 16 ** Spring Only; * Fall Only
Semester 5 – Fall
Course Credits Major Other GEP
BIOL 340 – General Ecology 4 X
BIOL 417* – Ichthyology 3 X
STCO 102 – Intro to Communication 3 X
Technology Fluency (GEOG 275) 3 X TF
BIOL 494 or BIOL 493 3 X
Semester Total 16 * Fall Only; ** Spring Only
Semester 6 – Spring
Course Credits Major Other GEP
BIOL 420** – Fish Management Culture 3 X
GEOG 430** – Surface Water Hydrology 4 X
General Elective 3 X X
GEP Identity & Difference 3 F
Semester Total 13 ** Spring Only; * Fall Only
Semester 7 – Fall
Course Credits Major Other GEP
BIOL 430* – Limnology 4 X
BIOL 492 – Wildlife-Fisheries Seminar 2 X
GEP Social Science 3 D
GEOG 473* 3 X
Fisheries Elective (BIOL 409) 3 X
Semester Total 14 * Fall Only
Semester 8 – Spring
Course Credits Major Other GEP
CHEM 420 – Env. Chemical Analysis 4 X
Fisheries Elective (ECON 410) 3
Fisheries Elective (GEOG 317) 4 X
General Elective 3 X
Semester Total 14

Total Credits: 121

Reviewed or Updated by/date: Dr. Thomas Lambert, Biology, 5/13/2025