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Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences - BS

S.J. and Jessie E. Quinney College of Natural Resources

Department of Watershed Sciences

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Following is a sample four-year plan. Please note that student-specific plans may differ.
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Minimum University Requirements
Total Credits	120	Grade Point Average (most majors require higher GPA)	2.00 GPA
Credits of C- or better	100	Credits of upper-division courses (#3000 or above)	40
Total USU Credits	30	Upper-division USU Credits	20
USU Credits within the Major	10	Credits in Minor (if required)	12
Credits in Major	see below	Credits in American Institutions	3
General Education Requirements	see link	University Studies Depth Requirements	see link
NOTES: The highest math requirement for this degree is STAT 3000 - Statistics for Scientists (QI) . All courses required for the major must be taken on an A-B-C-D-F basis. A grade of C- or better is required for all courses taken in the major department. The grade point average for all courses taught by the Quinney College of Natural Resources must be 2.5 or higher.

Admissions Requirements for this Program
New freshmen	Admitted to USU in Good Standing			Transfer students from other institutions or other programs at USU	2.5 GPA

First Year
_{Fall Semester}	_Credits	_{General Education Info and Notes:}	_{Spring Semester}	_Credits	_{General Education Info and Notes:}
BIOL 1610 - Biology I	3		BIOL 1620 - Biology II (BLS)	3
BIOL 1615 - Biology I Laboratory	1		BIOL 1625 - Biology II Laboratory	1
ENGL 1010 - Introduction to Writing: Academic Prose (CL1)	3		ENGL 2010 - Intermediate Writing: Research Writing in a Persuasive Mode (CL2)	3
MATH 1050 - College Algebra (QL)	4		MATH 1100 - Calculus Techniques (QL) or MATH 1210 - Calculus I (QL)	3 or 4
WATS 2000 - Natural Resources Professional Orientation	1		Breadth Creative Arts (BCA) Course	3
Breadth American Institutions (BAI) Course	3		WATS 2220 - General Ecology	3
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Second Year
_{Fall Semester}	_Credits	_{General Education Info and Notes:}	_{Spring Semester}	_Credits	_{General Education Info and Notes:}
CHEM 1210 - Principles of Chemistry I	4		CHEM 1220 - Principles of Chemistry II (BPS)	4
CHEM 1215 - Chemical Principles Laboratory I	1		CHEM 1225 - Chemical Principles Laboratory II	1
WATS 3050 - Data Management for Natural Resources – Cleaning and Shaping Data and WATS 3060 - Data Management for Natural Resources – Data Display and Analysis	2		GEOG 2800 - Introduction to Geographic Information Sciences or WILD 2800 - Introduction to Geographic Information Sciences or WATS 2800 - Introduction to Geographic Information Sciences	4 or 4 or 4
STAT 3000 - Statistics for Scientists (QI)	3		Breadth Social Sciences (BSS) Course	3
WATS 3100 - Fish Diversity and Conservation (CI/DSC)	3		General Electives	3
WATS 3110 - Fish Diversity Laboratory	1
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Third Year
_{Fall Semester}	_Credits	_{General Education Info and Notes:}	_{Spring Semester}	_Credits	_{General Education Info and Notes:}
WATS 4500 - Limnology: Ecology of Inland Waters	3		WATS 4930 - Advanced GIS and Spatial Analysis	3
WATS 4510 - Aquatic Ecology Practicum I: Lab Methods	2		WATS 4650 - Principles in Fishery Management	3
WATS 5200 - Fish Habitats	2		General Electives	3
Breadth Humanities (BHU) Course	3		WATS 3700 - Fundamentals of Watershed Science (CI)	3
General Electives	3		Directed Electives	3
Depth Humanities and Creative Arts (DHA) Course	3
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Fourth Year
_{Fall Semester}	_Credits	_{General Education Info and Notes:}	_{Spring Semester}	_Credits	_{General Education Info and Notes:}
WATS 5340 - Management and Restoration of Aquatic Ecosystems Capstone I	2		WATS 5350 - Management and Restoration of Aquatic Ecosystems Capstone II	2
WATS 5300 - Principles of Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration	2		WATS 4980 - Watershed Sciences Departmental Seminar	1
ENVS 4000 - Human Dimensions of Natural Resource Management (DSS)	3		WATS 4490 - Small Watershed Hydrology (QI)	4
Directed Electives	6		WATS 5550 - Freshwater Invertebrates	3
WATS 5310 - Ecology and Restoration of Wetland and Riparian Plants	3		Directed Electives	3
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Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences Required Courses

All courses required for this major must be taken on an A-B-C-D-F basis. A grade of C- or better is required for all WATS and GEOG courses used to meet requirements for the Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences major. The grade point average for all courses taught by the College of Natural Resources must be 2.5 or higher.

Capstone Experience

Directed Electives

Students must choose a minimum of 12 elective credits to complete the Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences degree requirements. The majority of these elective credits must come from courses directly related to the degree program. All elective courses must be approved by the student’s faculty advisor before enrollment. The following is a list of recommended courses that could be used to satisfy this requirement.

ENVS 3010 - Fundamentals of Natural Resource and Environmental Policy 3 credit(s)
ENGL 3080 - Introduction to Technical Communication (CI) 3 credit(s)
TCR 2100 - Introduction to Technical Communication 3 credit(s)
ENVS 4020 - Foundations of Environmental Studies (CI/DHA) 3 credit(s)
ENVS 6320 - Water Law and Policy in the United States 3 credit(s)
GEOG 3800 - Data Visualization 3 credit(s)
GEOG 4860 - Python Programming for GIS 3 credit(s)
GEOG 4870 - Geospatial Analysis 3 credit(s)
HIST 3950 - Environmental History (CI/DHA) 3 credit(s)
PHYS 2110 - General Physics - Life Sciences I 4 credit(s)
POLS 4820 - Natural Resources and Environmental Policy: Political Economy of Environmental Quality (DSS) 3 credit(s)
PSC 3000 - Fundamentals of Soil Science 4 credit(s)
WATS 3000 - Oceanography (DSC) 3 credit(s)
WATS 3450 - Introduction to Coral Reefs-Field Course (DSC) 3 credit(s)
WATS 3600 - Geomorphology 4 credit(s)
WATS 3910 - Climatology and Hydrology for Western Watersheds (DSC/QI) 3 credit(s)
WATS 4000 - Natural Resources Teaching Experiences 1 credit(s)
WATS 4110 - Biogeochemistry: Tracking Environmental Processes and Change 3 credit(s)
WATS 4310 - Wetland Ecology and Management 3 credit(s)
WATS 4520 - Aquatic Ecology Practicum II: Analysis 2 credit(s)
WATS 4250 - Advanced Internship/Co-op 1-9 credit(s)
WATS 4530 - Water Quality and Pollution 3 credit(s)
WATS 4580 - Base R: Data Management and Manipulation Using R 1 credit(s)
WATS 4600 - Environmental Water Management 3 credit(s)
WATS 4970 - Undergraduate Research 1-3 credit(s)
WATS 4990 - Senior Thesis 1-3 credit(s)
WATS 5150 - Fluvial Geomorphology 3 credit(s)
WATS 5610 - Field Introduction to Low-Tech Process-Based Restoration of Riverscapes 1 credit(s)
WATS 5620 - Intro to Low-Tech Process-Based Restoration of Riverscapes 1 credit(s)
WATS 5621 - Science and Case Studies of Low-Tech Process-Based Restoration of Riverscapes 1 credit(s)
WATS 5622 - Planning Low-Tech Process-Based Restoration of Riverscapes 1 credit(s)
WATS 5623 - Designing Low-Tech Process-Based Restoration of Riverscapes 1 credit(s)
WATS 5624 - Implementation of Low-Tech Process-Based Restoration of Riverscapes 1 credit(s)
WATS 5625 - Adaptive Management and Monitoring of Low-Tech Process-Based Restoration of Riverscapes 1 credit(s)
WATS 5640 - Riparian Ecology and Management 3 credit(s)
WILD 3810 - Plant and Animal Populations 3 credit(s)
WILD 4880 - Genetics in Conservation and Management 3 credit(s)

Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences - BS

S.J. and Jessie E. Quinney College of Natural Resources

Department of Watershed Sciences

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Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences Required Courses

Scientific Foundation

Departmental Core

Fisheries Courses

Capstone Experience

Directed Electives

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