B.S. in Biological Science Major: Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences Sample 4-Year Plan

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1 Student Student ID # Student Phone # Advisor(s) Minimum GPA 2.00 Minor/Career Interest B.S. in Biological Science Major: Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences Sample 4-Year Plan System Gen Ed Requirements (SGR's) Prerequisites/Comments CR SEM GR Prerequisites/Comments CR SEM GR SGR Goal 1 Written Communication 6 Major/College Requirements BIOL 153 pre-req is BIOL 151; pre-req ENGL 101 Composition I (SGR 1) 3 F/S for BOT 201 and NRM 200 is BIOL ENGL 201 Composition II (SGR 1) ENGL F/S BIOL L OR BOT L OR NRM L BIOL 371 or BIOL L General Biology II & Lab (4cr), or General Botany & Lab (3 cr), or Animal Diversity & Lab (3 cr) Genetics Genetics & Organismal Biology & Lab or 151 BIOL 101 or 151 pre-req BIOL 101 or 151, & CHEM 114 pre-reqs SGR Goal 2 Oral Communication (3 credits) 3 CHEM L Chemistry Survey & Lab MATH 101 and higher 4 F/S and CHEM L Organic and Biochemistry & Lab CHEM F/S SPCM 101 Fundamentals of Speech (SGR 2) 3 F/S SGR Goal 3 Social Sciences/Diversity (2 Disciplines, 6 credits) F/S OR CHEM L General Chemistry I & Lab MATH 102 co-req or higher placement 4 F/S and CHEM L Elementary Organic Chemistry and Lab CHEM 106 or CHEM S SGR #3 Social Sciences/Diversity elective 3 F/S OR CHEM L General Chemistry I & Lab MATH 102 co-req or higher placement 4 F/S and CHEM L Organic Chemistry I & Lab CHEM F SGR #3 Social Sciences/Diversity elective 3 F/S CEE 434, CHEM Hydrology (3cr), or Organic Chemistry II STAT 281 pre-req for CEE 434, CHEM 328/L, PS 213/L, OR & Lab (4 cr), or Soils & Lab (3 cr), or 326 pre-req for CHEM 328, CHEM 106 or 3-4 F/S SGR Goal 4 Humanities and Arts/Diversity (2 Disciplines, 6 credits) 6 PS 243 Principles of Geology (3cr) 112 pre-req for PS 213 and PS 243 SGR #4 Humanities/Arts Diversity elective 3 F/S ENGL 379 Technical Communications ENGL F/S SGR #4 Humanities/Arts Diversity elective 3 F/S NRM 110 Introduction to Natural Resource Management 3 F NRM 119 Orientation to Natural Resource Management 2 F SGR Goal 5 Mathematics (3 credits) 3 NRM 230 Natural Resource Mgmt Techniques SUMMER 3 SU MATH 102 College Algebra (SGR 5) Math 102 or higher 3 F/S NRM L Natural Resource Statistics & Lab MATH 102 pre-req 3 F NRM/BIOL 311 Principles of Ecology 3 F SGR Goal 6 Natural Sciences (6 credits) 8 RANG L Nat Res Habitat Conserv, Mgmt and Restoration & Lab 4 F BIOL L Biology Survey I and Lab (3 cr) WL 220 Intro Wildlife and Fisheries 3 F(OL)/S BIOL 151 recommended for all students 4 F OR BIOL L General Biology I and Lab (4 cr) WL L Principles of Wildlife Mgmt & Lab WL L or WL L 3 F PHYS L Survey of Physics For PHYS 111: MATH 102, 115, 120, 121, WL L Principles of Fisheries Mgmt & Lab WL 220, NRM 230 or department consent 3 S 4 F/S OR PHYS L Intro to Physics I 123, 125, 281 or consent WL L Human Dimensions in Natural Resource Mgmt 3 S S Comments/Notes Major Requirements with course options to select Check for Prerequesites For more information on Honors College program requirements and to view the Honors Academic Advising Guide Sheet: Take 1 Botany Select 1 from: BOT L (3cr), L (3cr), L (3cr), or L (3cr), RANG L (2cr), or RANG 400 (1cr) 1-3 F/S Take 3 Organismal Select 3 from: WL L (3cr), L (4cr), L (3cr), L (3cr), L (3cr), or L (3cr) 9-10 F/S Take 3 Advanced Select 3 from: EES L (3cr), EES L (3cr), NRM L (3cr), NRM 464 (3cr), NRM L (3 cr), NRM L (3cr), RANG 321 (3cr), WL L (3cr), WL L (3cr), WL L (3cr), WL 421 (3cr), WL L, WL L (3cr), WL L (3cr) 9 F/S Take 1 more Human Dimensions Select 1 from: NRM 300 or WL L 3 F/S Other Electives: Electives Take as needed to reach 120 credits Total Credits 120 Information Subject to Change. This is not a contract. For official program requirements, please refer to the undergraduate catalog at: http: //catalog.sdstate.edu/.

2 Student Student ID # Student Phone # Advisor(s) Minimum GPA 2.00 Minor/Career Interest B.S. in Biological Science Major: Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences Sample 4-Year Plan First Year Fall Courses Prerequisites/Comments CR SEM GR First Year Spring Courses Prerequisites/Comments CR SEM GR NRM 119 Orientation Natural Resource Management NRM 119 is a required course 2 F ENGL 101 Composition I (SGR 1) 3 F/S BIOL L General Biology I and Lab (SGR 6) OR BIOL L (transfers only) 4 F NRM 110 Intro to Natural Resource Mgmt NRM 110 is a required course 3 F/S/Su BIOL L or BOT L or NRM L General Biology II & Lab (4cr), or Pre-req BIOL 153 is BIOL 151, Pre-Req General Botany & Lab (3 cr), or Animal for BOT 201 and NRM 200 is BIOL 101 Diversity & Lab (3 cr) or S MATH 102 College Algebra (SGR 5) Math 102 or higher 3 F/S SGR #3 Social Sciences/Diversity (SGR 3) 3 F/S SGR #3 Social Sciences/Diversity elective 3 F/S WL 220 Intro Wildlife and Fisheries 3 F(OL)/S 15 SGR #4 Humanities/Arts Diversity (SGR 4) 3 F/S First Year Summer Courses NRM 230 Natural Resource Mgmt Techniques SUMMER 3 SU Second Year Fall Courses Take 1st of 3 Organismal SPCM 101 Fundamentals of Speech (SGR 2) 3 F/S Third Year Fall Courses PHYS L OR PHYS L Survey of Physics Intro to Physics I For PHYS 111: MATH 102, 115, 120, 121, 123, 125, 281 or consent F/S Second Year Spring Courses NRM/BIOL 311 Principles of Ecology 3 F SGR #4 Humanities/Arts Diversity elective 3 F/S CHEM L OR Chem Survey I and Lab OR General Math 101 or higher 4 F CHEM L OR Organic and Biochem (5cr), or Elem Pre-req Chem 106, Spring only. CHEM L Chemistry I and Lab Math 102 or higher CHEM L OR Organic Chem (4cr), or Organic Pre-req CHEM 106 or CHEM 112, Spring ENGL 201 Composition II (SGR 1) ENGL F/S CHEM L Chemistry I and Lab (4cr) only. Prereq 4-5 F/S CHEM114 is required for CHEM326, Select: WL L or L WL 355 requires BIOL 101 or 151 pre-req 3 F Fall only. Take 2nd of 3 Organismal Select: WL L or WL L WL 363 requires NRM S WL L Principles of Fisheries Mgmt and Lab WL 220, NRM 230 or department consent 3 S NRM L Natural Resource Statistics and Lab MATH F Select 1 from: BOT L (3cr), L (3cr), L (3cr), or L (3cr), Botany 2-3 F/S ENGL 379 Technical Communication 3 F/S RANG L (2cr), or RANG 400 (1cr-spring only) Take 3rd of 3 Select: WL L or L WL 355 requires BIOL 101 or 151 pre-req 3 F Organismal WL L Principles of Wildlife Mgmt and Lab WL 363/L or WL 355/L 3 F Third Year Spring Courses CEE 434, CHEM 328/L, PS 213/L, OR PS 243 Hydrology (3cr), or Organic Chemistry II and Lab (4 cr), or Soils and Lab (3 cr), or Principles of Geology (3cr) STAT 281 pre-req for CEE 434, CHEM 326 pre-req for CHEM 328, CHEM 106 or 112 pre-req for PS 213 and PS 243 Select 1st & 2nd out of Advanced list: EES L (3cr), EES L (3cr), NRM L (3cr), 3 choices from NRM 464 (3cr), NRM 466 (3 cr), NRM L (3cr), RANG 321 (3cr), WL 415- Advanced list 415L (3cr), WL L (3cr), WL L (3cr), WL 421 (3cr), WL L, WL L (3cr), WL L (3cr) Free Electives See list of recommended electives 3-4 F/S S 6 F/S Fourth Year Fall Courses BIOL 371 or Genetics BIOL L Genetics & Organismal Biology & Lab Fourth Year Spring Courses BIOL 101 or 151 pre-req BIOL 101 or 151, & CHEM 114 pre-reqs 3-4 F/S WL L Human Dimensions in WL & Fish required 3 S Select 3rd of 3 choices from Advanced list Advanced list: EES L (3cr), EES L (3cr), NRM L (3cr), NRM 464 (3cr), NRM 466 (3 cr), NRM L (3cr), RANG 321 (3cr), WL L (3cr), WL L (3cr), WL L (3cr), WL 421 (3cr), WL L, WL L (3cr), WL L (3cr) 3 F/S Free Electives See list of recommended electives 3-4 F/S Free Electives See list of recommended electives 3-4 F/S Free Electives See list of recommended electives 3-4 F/S Human Dimensions Select 1: NRM 300 or WL L NRLE 420 requires WL 220 and NRM230. Only offered Fall/Even years. 3 F/S Free Electives See list of recommended electives 3-4 F/S RANG L Nat Res Habitat Conserv, Mgmt and Restoration & Lab 4 F Total Credits 120 Students are not limited to this plan; it is meant to be used as a guide for planning purposes in consultation with your advisor. The sample schedule is one possible path to completing your degree within four years. Information Subject to Change. This is not a contract. For official program requirements, please refer to the undergraduate catalog at: http: //catalog.sdstate.edu/.

3 Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences Course List Course Number and Title Prerequisites/Comments Credits BIOL L - General Biology I/Lab* (COM) 4 BIOL L - General Biology II/Lab* BIOL L; or NRM L or BOT L 3-4 BIOL L - Genetics and Organismal Biology/Lab BIOL 101 or 151, & CHEM 114 pre-reqs 4 BIOL Genetics or BIOL L; BIOL 101 or BOT L - Plant Systematics (COM) BIOL 103 or BIOL BOT L/ L - Grasses and Grasslike Plants/Lab BIOL 103 or BIOL BOT L/ L - Aquatic Plants/Lab BIOL 103 or BIOL BOT L - Plant Ecology/Lab (COM) (G) BIOL 103 and BOT 201, or BIOL CHEM L - Chemistry Survey and Lab (COM) or CHEM L 4 CHEM L - Organic and Biochemistry and Lab (COM) CHEM 106; or CHEM L or CHEM L (CHEM ENGL Technical Communication ENGL NRM Orientation to Natural Resource Management 2 NRM Introduction to Natural Resource Management 3 NRM Natural Resource Management Techniques 3 NRM L - Natural Resource Statistics/Lab Math NRM Laws and Public Policies in Natural Resource Management 3 NRM L - Principles of Ecology/Lab (COM) lab (1 credit) is optional and not required 3 NRM L - Freshwater Monitoring and Assessment/Lab 3 NRM Ecosystem Ecology NRM NRM Environmental Toxicology and Contaminants/Lab 3 PHYS L Survey of Physics and Lab or PHYS L 4 RANG L - Range Plant Identification/Lab 2 RANG L - Natural Resource Habitat, Conservation, Management, and Restoration 3 RANG 400- Judging Teams (S01) 1 WL Introduction to Wildlife and Fisheries Management 3 WL Independent Study 1-3 WL L - Mammalogy/Lab BIOL 101 or WL L - Ornithology/Lab(COM) NRM WL L - Ichthyology/Lab 3 WL L - Principles of Wildlife Management/Lab WL 355 (or co-req.) and WL WL L - Principles of Fisheries Management/Lab WL 220, WL 230 or department written consent 3 WL L/ L - Upland Game Ecology and Management/Lab WL L 3 WL L/ L - Large Mammal Ecology and Management/Lab WL L 3 WL L - Ecology of Aquatic Invertebrates 3 WL L/ L - Waterfowl Ecology and Management/Lab Department written consent for WL 419 only 3 WL L - Wildlife Law and Enforcement/Lab WL 220 and WL WL 421/521 - Grassland Fire Ecology 3 WL L/ L - Wildlife Nutrition and Disease/Lab Department written consent for WL 425 only 3 WL L/ L - Limnology/Lab Department written consent 3 WL L/ L - Fish Ecology /Lab Department written consent 3 WL L - Human Dimensions in Wildlife and Fisheries/Lab (G) 3 WL L - Advanced Fisheries Management/Lab WL WL L - Herpetology BIOL 101 or WL Independent Study Department written consent 1-3 WL L/ L - Topics/Lab Department written consent 1-3 WL Internship Department written consent 1-12 WL Field Experience (COM) Department written consent 1-12

4 Important CURRICULAR information 1. Students must know what coursework is required to complete a Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences degree. Starting with your Junior year you should plan your remaining semesters of coursework so that alternate-year, semester-specific, and sequential courses can be correctly accommodated. 2. The American Fisheries Society (AFS) does not count D s in courses they require for certification. You can complete our degree requirements with D s as long as your cumulative GPA is at least 2.0. Most states at this time do not require AFS certification for their fisheries positions. However, some states, while not requiring AFS certification, follow AFS course and grade requirements. For example, Minnesota DNR does not require AFS certification, but does follow AFS course and grade requirements; they do not accept D s in courses required for minimum qualifications for their fisheries positions. 3. The Wildlife Society (TWS) certification requires 9 semester hours of Botany. 4. Students who transfer from other colleges and universities into our program should be especially careful about curricular planning. Often transfer students are allowed substitutions for some of our required courses. This may impact your meeting some certification and GS requirements. Transfers must be aware of certification requirements and plan accordingly. Certification: ASSOCIATE FISHERIES SCIENTIST Academic requirements for certification by the American Fisheries Society (AFS). SDSU courses that address the requirements are shown in parentheses; only courses needed to meet minimum requirements are shown. Only grades of C or better count for AFS certification. Go to the AFS web page for more specific information on certification. 1. Fisheries and aquatics courses - 12 semester hr (NRM 230; WL 220, WL 367, WL 412, WL 429, WL 431) 2. Other biological science courses must total 30 hr when added to the above courses (BIOL, EES, NRM, WL, and ZOOL prefixes all will count toward this requirement) 3. Physical science courses - 15 hr (CEE 434; CHEM 106, 108, 112, 120, 326, 328; PHYS 101, 111; PS 213, 243) 4. Math and statistics courses - 6 hr total; must include one calculus and one statistics, or two statistics (MATH 121, 123; NRM 282, 482) 5. Communications courses - 9 hr (Department requires 12 hr) 6. Human dimensions courses - 6 hr (ABS 475; NRM 300; WL 420; WL 430) Certification: ASSOCIATE WILDLIFE BIOLOGIST Academic requirements for certification by The Wildlife Society (TWS). SDSU courses that address the requirements are shown in parentheses; only courses needed to meet minimum requirements are shown. Go to the TWS web page for more specific information on certification. 1. Biological Science 36 total semester hr a. Wildlife Management 6 hr (NRM 230; RANG 374; WL 220, 411, 415, 417, 419, 425) b. Wildlife Biology 6 hr (WL 363, WL 355) c. Ecology 3 hr (NRM 311) d. Zoology 9 hr (BIOL 371, WL , WL L, BIOL L 2 hr, BIOL L 2 hr, NRM 200) e. Botany 9 hr (BOT 201, 301, 405, 415, 419; RANG L) (One course must deal with plant taxonomy or identification) 2. Physical Science 9 hr in two disciplines (CHEM 106, 108, 112, 120, 326, 328; PHYS 101, 111) 3. Quantitative Science 9 hr a. Basic Statistics 3 hr (NRM 282) b. Quantitative Science 6 hr (MATH 121, 123; NRM 482) 4. Humanities and Social Sciences 9 hr (SDSU requires 15 hr) 5. Communications 12 hr (Department requires 12 hr) 6. Policy, Administration, and Law 6 hr (ABS 475; NRM 300; WL 420; WL 430) Federal General Schedule (GS) QUALIFICATION STANDARDS The following General Schedule (GS) 400 Series (Biological Science) job classifications are ones for which Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences majors qualify with our basic requirements or can be met with some minimal additional coursework. Students should search the worldwide web (e.g., search GS-486 ) to ascertain specific course requirements for each series at the Office of Personnel Management web page. Education requirements for the 0485 Wildlife Refuge Management Occupational Series include one course in conservation biology. SDSU courses that meet this requirement include NRM 440 Restoration Ecology, NRM 464 Ecosystem Ecology, and WL 400 Habitat Conservation and Restoration. GS-401 General Biological Science GS-404 Biological Science Technician GS-408 Ecology Series (9 hr of ecology required) GS-410 Zoology GS-458 Soil Conservation Technician GS-480 Fish and Wildlife Administration GS-482 Fishery Biology GS-485 Wildlife Refuge Management GS-486 Wildlife Biology SELECTED POTENTIAL MINORS: See the Catalog for which you are responsible for course requirements Botany (18 credits) Chemistry (20 credits) Computer Science (18 credits) Criminal Justice (18 credits) Geographic Information Sciences (18 credits) Journalism (18 credits) Leadership & Mgmt of Nonprofit Organizations (18 credits) Rangeland Ecology and Management (18 credits) Statistics (18 credits) POTENTIAL Elective Courses Some listed courses have prerequisites ABS 475 Integrated Natural Resource Mgmt BIOL 373 Evolution BIOL 383 Bioethics BIOL 467 Parasitology BOT 201 General Botany CEE 434 Hydrology CJUS 201 Intro to Criminal Justice

5 CJUS 412 Crim. Prosecution & Defense CJUS 431 Criminal Law CJUS 433 Criminal Procedure CSC 150 Computer Science I CSC 205 Advanced Computer Applications CSC 250 Computer Science II ECON 101 Global Economics ECON 201 Principles of Microeconomics ECON 202 Principles of Macroeconomics ECON 372 Resource & Environ Economics EES 275 Intro to Environmental Science EES L Disturbance and Restoration Ecology and Lab GEOG L Introduction to GIS and Lab GEOG L GIS Data Creation/Integration and Lab GEOG L GIS: Vector & Raster Modeling and Lab LAKL 101 Intro Lakota I LAKL 102 Intro Lakota II MATH 125 Calculus II MATH 215 Matrix Algebra MICR 231 General Microbiology NRM 200 Animal Diversity NRM L Entomology and Lab NRM 466 Environ Tox & Contaminants (SAYE) PHIL 200 Intro to Logic PHIL 220 Intro to Ethics PHIL 331 Philosophy of Science PHIL 454 Environmental Ethics RANG L Intro to Range Mgmt and Lab RANG L Range Plant Identification and Lab RANG L Natural Resource Habitat Conservation, Management, and Restoration and Lab RECR 101 Parks & Society SOC 100 Introduction to Sociology SOC 351 Criminology STAT 210 Introduction to SAS STAT 410 Programming Using SAS STAT 441 Statistical Methods II STAT 442 Analysis Variance & Regression STAT 445 Nonparametric Statistics VET 403 Animal Diseases and Control WL 302 Animal Behavior (SAYO)

6 Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences Elective Groups Course # Course Title Prerequisites/Comments Credits Physical Science Group elective (3-4 cr required); select one course Course # Course Title Prerequisites/Comments Credits CEE 434 Hydrology STAT 281; fall 3 CHEM L Organic Chem II CHEM 326; spring 4 PS L Soils CHEM 106 or 112; fall or spring 3 PS 243 Principles of Geology CHEM 106 or 112; spring 3 Botany Group elective (3-4 cr required); select one course (3 courses required for TWS certification) Course # Course Title Prerequsites/Comments Credits BOT L Plant Systematics BIOL 103 or 153; spring 3 BOT L Grasses and Grasslike Plants BIOL 103 or 153; fall 3 BOT L Aquatic Plants BIOL 103 or 153; fall of odd-numbered years 3 BOT L Plant Ecology BIOL 103 or BIOL 153 or BOT 201; fall 3 RANG L Range Plant Identification fall 2 RANG 400 Judging Teams (S01) spring 1 Organismal Group electives (8-11 credits required); select three courses Course # Course Title Prerequsites/Comments Credits WL L Mammalogy BIOL 101 or 151; fall 3 WL L Ornithology NRM 311; spring 4 WL L Ichthyology fall 3 WL L Ecology of Aquatic Invertebrates fall of odd-numbered years 3 WL L Limnology fall of even-numbered years 3 WL L Herpetology BIOL 101 or 151; spring 3 Advanced Group electives (7-9 credits required); select three courses Course # Course Title Prerequsites/Comments Credits EES L Disturbance & Restoration Ecology NRM 311; fall of even-numbered years 3 EES L Biological Invasions fall of odd-numbered years 3 NRM L Freshwater Monitoring & Assessment fall of odd-numbered years 3 NRM 464 Ecosystem Ecology fall of even-numbered years 3 NRM 466 Environmental Toxicology & Contaminants spring of even-numbered years 3 NRM L Natural Resource Management Biometry NRM L; spring 3 RANG 321 Wildland Ecosystems spring of odd-numbered years 3 WL L Upland Game Ecol & Mgmt written consent, WL L; fall of even-numbered years 3 WL L Large Mammal Ecol & Mgmt written consent, WL L; spring of even-numbered years 3 WL L Waterfowl Ecol & Mgmt written consent; fall of odd-numbered years 3 WL 421 Grassland Fire Ecology fall of odd-numbered years, online 3 WL L Wildlife Nutrition & Disease written consent; spring of odd-numbered years 3 WL L Ecology of Fishes and Habitat written consent; fall of even-numbered years 3 WL L Adv Fisheries Management WL 412; fall of odd-numbered years 3

7 Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences Course Options Course # Course Title Prerequisites/Comments Credits ABS L Integrated Natural Resource Management/Lab (AW) Senior standing 3 BIOL L General Biology II/Lab* BIOL L 4 BIOL 371 Genetics or BIOL L; BIOL 101 or BOT L Plant Systematics (COM) BIOL 103 or BIOL BOT L Grasses and Grasslike Plants/Lab BIOL 103 or BIOL BOT L Aquatic Plants/Lab BOT BOT L Plant Ecology/Lab (COM) (G) BIOL 103 or BIOL 153 or BOT CHEM L Chemistry Survey/Lab or CHEM L 4 CHEM L Organic & Biochemistry/L CHEM 106; or CHEM L or CHEM L (CHEM 114) 4-5 EES L Disturbance and Restoration Ecology NRM ENGL 379 Technical Communication ENGL NRM L Animal Diversity BIOL 101 or NRM 230 Natural Resource Management Techniques WL NRM L Natural Resource Statistics MATH 102; NRM 220 and NRM 466- Environmental Toxicology and Contaminants 3 NRM L Natural Resource Management Biometry NRM PHYS L Survey of Physics or PHYS L 4 WL L Mammalogy/Lab BIOL 101 or WL L Ornithology/Lab(COM) NRM WL L Principles of Wildlife Management/Lab WL 355 or WL WL L Principles of Fisheries Management/Lab WL 220, WL 230 or department written consent 3 WL L Upland Game Ecology and Management/Lab WL L 3 WL L Large Mammal Ecology and Management/Lab WL L 3 WL L Ecology of Aquatic Invertebrates 3 WL L Waterfowl Ecology and Management/Lab Department written consent for WL 419 only 3 WL L Wildlife Law and Enforcement/Lab WL 220 and WL WL L Wildlife Nutrition and Disease/Lab Department written consent for WL 425 only 3 WL L Limnology/Lab Department written consent 3 WL L Ecology of Fishes and Habitat Department written consent 3 WL L Advanced Fisheries Management WL WL L Herpetology BIOL 101 or WL 491 Independent Study Department written consent 1-3 WL L Topics/Lab Department written consent 1-3 WL 494 Internship Department written consent 1-12 WL 496 Field Experience (COM) Department written consent 1-12