Fisheries Biology, Freshwater Fisheries Concentration, B.S. MAP

Semester 1 (16-18 Units)

• GE Area A: Written Communication ENGL 102 - Composition & Rhetoric A Units: 3  OR ENGL 104 - Accelerated Composition & Rhetoric Units: 3  
• Optional: ENGL 110 - Developing Academic Literacy Lab Units: 1  
• Major / GE Area B: Mathematics MATH 101 - College Algebra Units: 3  OR (MATH 101I - College Algebra with Integrated Support Units: 3  AND MATH 1 - Support for College Algebra Units: 1 ) ^[1]
• Major (Core) FISH 260 - Fish Conservation & Management Units: 3   
• Major / GE Area B1: Physical Science / B3: Lab CHEM 107 - Fundamentals of Chemistry Units: 4  
• GE Area E: Lifelong Learning SCI 100 - Becoming a STEM Professional in the 21st Century Units: 3  

^[1] Credit earned for math support course (MATH 1) does not count toward unit requirements for graduation, GE or major.

Semester 2 (15-16 Units)

• GE Area A: Written Communication ENGL 103 - Composition & Rhetoric B Units: 3   ^[2]
• Optional ENGL 110 - Developing Academic Literacy Lab Units: 1  
• GE Area A: Oral Communication COMM 100 - Fundamentals of Speech Communication Units: 3  
• Major / GE Area B: Life Science BIOL 105 - Principles of Biology Units: 4   
• Major (Core) STAT 109 - Introductory Biostatistics Units: 4  

^[2] If ENGL 104 was taken last semester, take an elective, other GE or major course in place of ENGL 103.

Semester 3 (13 Units)

• Lower Division GE Area A: Critical Thinking
    Units: 3 
• Lower Division GE Area C: Arts
    Units: 3 
• Lower Division GE Area D: Social Sciences
    Units: 3
• Major (Core) ZOOL 110 - Introductory Zoology Units: 4  

Semester 4 (16-17 Units)

• Lower Division GE Area C: Humanities
    Units: 3
• Lower Division GE Area C: Arts
    OR 
  Humanities
    Units: 3
• Major (Core) physical science elective: CHEM 128 , GEOL 109 , (OCN 109   AND OCN 109L ), OR PHYX 106  Units: 3-4
• Major (Core) FISH 310 - Ichthyology Units: 4  
• Elective Units: 3

Semester 5 (16 Units)

• Upper Division GE Area C: Arts & Humanities
    (Take a course that double-counts for DCG) Units: 3
• Major (Core) FISH 314 - Fishery Science Communication Units: 3  
• Major (Concentration) FISH 370 - Aquaculture Units: 4  
• Major (Core) FISH 380 - Techniques in Fishery Biology Units: 3  
• American Institutions/GE Area F: Ethnic Studies/DCG Domestic NAS 200 - Indigenous Peoples in U.S. History Units: 3  

Semester 6 (13 Units)

• American Institutions 
  U.S. and California Government
    Units: 3
• Major (Core) FISH 311 - Fish Physiology Units: 3  
• Major (Core) FISH 474 - Conservation Genetics of Fish & Wildlife Units: 4  
• Major Elective ^[3] Units: 3

^[3]  Must be approve by advisor.

Semester 7 (16 Units)

• Major (Core) Quantitative Course FISH 458 - Fish Population Dynamics Units: 4  OR FISH 558 - Fish Population Dynamics Units: 4  
• Major (Core) FISH 460 - Advanced Fish Conservation & Management Units: 3     
• Major (Concentration) FISH 476 - Ecology of Running Waters Units: 3  
• Major Approved Elective ^[3] Units: 3
• Elective Units: 3

Semester 8 (14 Units)

• Major (Concentration) FISH 320 - Limnology Units: 3  
• Major (Concentration) FISH 320L - Limnology Practicum Units: 1  
• Major (Concentration) FISH 434 - Ecology of Freshwater Fish Units: 4  
• Upper Division GE Area D: Social Sciences
    / DCG Units: 3
• Major Approved Elective ^[3] Units: 3