Program Requirements
- MSU Registrar's Office: Fisheries and Wildlife Course Requirements
- Fisheries and Wildlife Program Course Requirements (PDF)
- Fisheries and Wildlife Concentration Requirements (PDF)
University Requirements
Credit/GPA Requirement
- Minimum number of credits required: 120 credits
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Minimum cumulative grade point average: 2.00
Writing Requirement
- Tier I: WRA 110 or higher (4 cr.)
- Tier II: Satisfied by completing FW 434 (3 cr.)
Integrative Studies Requirement (24 cr.)
Arts & Humanities (8 cr.)
- Complete one IAH course numbered below 211 (4 cr.)
- Complete one IAH course numbered 211 or higher (4 cr.)
Social Science (8 cr.)
- Complete one 200-level ISS course (4 cr.)
- Complete one 300-level ISS course (4 cr.)
Biological & Physical Sciences: Alternative Track (8 cr.)
- Biological Sciences (3 cr.) - Satisfied by completing BS 161, BS 162, LB 144 or LB 145
- Physical Sciences (3 cr.) - Satisfied by completing CEM 141 (4 cr.), CEM 151 (4 cr.) or LB 171 (4 cr.)
- Laboratory Experience (2 cr.) - Satisfied by completing (BS 171, BS 172, LB 144 or LB 145 ) and (CEM 161 or LB 171L)
Diversity
- Must complete at least two of the three types of diversity designated courses, as part of the IAH and/or ISS requirements listed above.
College of Agriculture and Natural Resources Requirements
Math (3 cr.)
- Satisfied by completing MTH 124 (3 cr.), MTH 132 (3 cr.) OR LB 118 (5 cr.).
Economics (3 cr.)
- Complete EC 201 (3 cr.) OR EC 202 (3 cr.)
CANR Courses (26 cr.)
- Complete at least 26 credits of CANR courses.
- The concentrations listed below all require the minimum required CANR credits. Non-CANR courses substituted for courses in any of the concentrations may require a student to complete additional CANR course credits to meet CANR's 26-credit requirement.
Fisheries and Wildlife Major Requirements
Biological Sciences (9 to 10 cr.)
Complete ONE of the following groups of courses:
Group 1
- BS 161 - Cell and Molecular Biology (3 cr.)
- BS 171 - Cells and Molecular Biology Lab (2 cr.)
- BS 162 - Organismal & Population Biology (3 cr.)
- BS 172 - Organismal & Population Biology Lab (2 cr.)
Group 2
- LB 144 - Biology I: Organismal Biology (4 cr.)
- LB 145 - Biology II: Cellular & Molecular Biology (5 cr.)
Physical Sciences (8 to 9 cr.)
Complete ONE of the following groups of Chemistry courses:
Group 1
- CEM 141 - General Chemistry (4 cr.)
- CEM 161 - Chemistry Laboratory I (1 cr.)
Group 2
- CEM 151 - General and Descriptive Chemistry (4 cr.)
- CEM 161 - Chemistry Laboratory I (1 cr.)
Group 3
- LB 171 - Principles of Chemistry I (4 cr.)
- LB 171L - Introductory Chemistry Lab I (1 cr.)
Complete ONE of the following Physics courses:
- LB 273 - Physics I (3 cr.)
- PHY 183 - Physics for Scientists & Engineers I (4 cr.)
- PHY 231 - Introductory Physics I (3 cr.)
Earth Sciences (3 to 4 cr.)
Complete ONE of the following Earth Science courses:
- CSS 210 - Fundamentals of Soil Science (3 cr.)
- GEO 203 - Introduction to Meteorology (3 cr.)
- GEO 206 - Physical Geography (3 cr.)
- GLG 201 - The Dynamic Earth (4 cr.)
Math and Statistics (6 to 7 cr.)
Complete ONE of the following Calculus courses:
- MTH 124 - Survey of Calculus I (3 cr.)
- MTH 132 - Calculus I (3 cr.)
- LB 118 - Calculus I (4 cr.)
Complete ONE of the following Statistics courses:
- STT 224 - Intro to Prob. & Stat. for Ecologists (3 cr.)
- STT 231 - Statistics for Scientists (3 cr.)
- STT 421 - Statistics I (3 cr.)
Communication (6 cr.)
Complete TWO of the following courses:
- COM 100 - Human Communication (3 cr.)
- COM 225 - Intro to Interpersonal Communication (3 cr.)
- COM 275 - Effects of Mass Communication (3 cr.)
- CSUS 433 - Grant Writing & Fund Development (3 cr.)
- FW 435 - Integrated Communication for the FW Professional (3 cr.)
- JRN 472 - Environmental, Science and Health Reporting (3 cr.)
- WRA 320* - Technical Communication (3 cr.)
- WRA 331* - Writing in the Public Interest (3 cr.)
- WRA 341 - Nature and Environmental Writing (3 cr.)
- WRA 453* - Grant and Proposal Writing (3 cr.)
* Contact WRA for an override
Ethics and Philosophy (3 cr.)
Complete ONE of the following courses:
- FW 439 - Conservation Ethics (3 cr.)
- GEO 432 - Environmental Ethics (3 cr.)
- PHL 340 - Ethics (3 cr.)
- PHL 342 - Environmental Ethics (3 cr.)
- PHL 380 - Nature of Science (3 cr.)
Experiential Learning (3 to 4 cr.)
Complete at least 3 credits from the following courses:
- FW 493 - Professional Internship in FW (3 cr.)
- FW 490 - Independent Study (3 cr.)
- FW 480 - International Studies in FW (3 cr.)
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FW 499 - Senior Thesis in FW (4 cr.)
Fisheries and Wildlife Core (19 to 20 cr.)
Complete ALL of the following courses:
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FW 101 - Fish & Wildlife Fundamentals (3 cr.)
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FW 101L - Fish & Wildlife Fundamentals Lab (2 cr.) OR FW 238 - Intro Fish & Wildlife Field Experience (3 cr.)
- FW 293 - Undergrad Seminar in Fish & Wildlife (1 cr.)
- FW 364 - Ecological Problem Solving (3 cr.)
- FW 424 - Population Analysis and Management (4 cr.)
- FW 434 - Human Dimensions of FW Management (3 cr.)
- IBIO 355 - Ecology (3 cr.)
Fisheries and Wildlife Major: Concentrations
Complete ONE of the following six transcriptable concentrations:
- Conservation Biology
- Wildlife Biology and Management
- Fisheries Biology and Management
- Water Sciences
- Fish and Wildlife Disease Ecology and Management
- Preveterinary