Wildlife & Fisheries - Professional Wildlife 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 220 or MATH 236 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
STCO 102 – Intro to Communication 3 X
GEOG 103 – Physical Geography 4 E
MATH 109 – Probability & Statistics 3 X CS3
CHEM 202 – General Chemistry II 4 X
Semester Total 17
Semester 3 – Fall
Course Credits Major Other GEP
BIOL 160 – General Zoology 4 X
BIOL 200 – Scientific Investigation 3 X
BIOL 230* – Wildlife Techniques 3 X
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
General Wildlife Elective (1 of 2) 3 X
GEOG 275 – Fundamentals of Geog. Data Handling 3 X TF
GEP Fine and Performing Arts 3 A
Semester Total 13 ** Spring Only; * Fall Only
Semester 5 – Fall
Course Credits Major Other GEP
BIOL 405* or BIOL 409** 3 X
GEP Social Science 3 D
GEOG 473* or BIOL 425* 3 X
General Elective 3 X
BIOL 494 or 493 3 X
Semester Total 15 * Fall Only; ** Spring Only
Semester 6 – Spring
Course Credits Major Other GEP
BIOL 340 – General Ecology 4 X
BIOL 406**, BIOL 422** or BIOL 423** 4 X
ENGL 338 or ENGL 339 3 CS2
GEP Identity & Difference 3 F
General Elective 3 X
Semester Total 16 ** Spring Only; * Fall Only
Semester 7 – Fall
Course Credits Major Other GEP
BIOL 450* – Ecology & Management 3 X
BIOL 492 – Wildlife-Fisheries Seminar 2 X
BIOL 414 – Quant. Anal. Vert. Pop. 3 X
General Elective 3 X
General Elective 3 X
Semester Total 14 * Fall Only
Semester 8 – Spring
Course Credits Major Other GEP
BIOL 350 – Genetics 3 X
General Wildlife Elective (2 of 2) 4 X
GEP Humanities 3 B
GEP Social Science 3 D
Semester Total 14

Total Credits: 120

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