Fisheries & Wildlife Biology Degree Requirements

The Department offers a four-year program leading to the degree of Bachelor of Science in Fisheries and Wildlife Biology. Students completing this program are qualified to obtain positions with state, federal and private fisheries and wildlife organizations.

Required 120 credits (36 of which must be numbered 300 or above, and 30 of which must be from UND) including:

I. Essential Studies requirements (see University ES listing, minimum 39 total credits). The following course must be taken as part of the Essential Studies requirement:

II. The following curriculum:

55-58 major hours, including:

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Students who take BIOL 111 Concepts of Biology and BIOL 111L Concepts of Biology Laboratory and earn a grade of "B" or higher in both of those courses prior to becoming a Fisheries and Wildlife Biology major may complete the General Biology sequence by taking  BIOL 150 General Biology I  and BIOL 150L General Biology I Laboratory.

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We strongly advise mastery of materials in all basic courses prior to enrolling in other 300 or 400 level Biology courses.

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Three credits of an accepted Senior Honors Thesis (BIOL 489) can be substituted for the Fisheries and Wildlife Senior Capstone (BIOL 481) with prior approval of the thesis topic by the Chair of Biology

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Management courses (BIOL 430, BIOL 431, BIOL 432, BIOL 438, or BIOL 439) taken beyond the three courses required to satisfy the management course requirement can be applied to the electives, up to a 4 credit maximum. If two plant courses are taken(BIOL 336 Systematic Botany or BIOL 350 Plant Ecology), the second plant course can be applied to the electives.

III Cognate courses required in other departments: