Undergraduate Advising Guide
Each HSU Fisheries Biology undergraduate is assigned an academic advisor who is responsible for helping students navigate the requirement structure of the Dept. of Fisheries Biology. The Fisheries Biology Program offers two options: (a) Freshwater and (b) Marine. Both options share a set of core requirements in biology, chemistry, physics or geology, and mathematics, and essential Fisheries Biology classes (e.g., Ichthyology, Fishery Techniques, Fishery Management) that must be taken by students in both options. Individual options require students to specialize in specific areas of Fisheries Biology, but additional "approved electives" allow students the flexibility to study special areas of interest.
Working with your undergraduate advisor, you will develop an individually
tailored "contract" or list of courses that constitutes your
approved undergraduate degree program. Below we provide example listings
of a four
year sequence of courses that you might expect to take at HSU if you were
to major in Fisheries Biology and choose one of our two options.
SUGGESTED COURSE SEQUENCES
Fisheries Biology Option: Freshwater - BS
First Semester |
|
Second Semester |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Math 115 or math code 50 |
0-4 |
|
BIOL 105 (LDGE Area B) |
4 |
CHEM 107 (LDGE Area B) |
4 |
CHEM 328 |
4 |
|
ENGL or COMM 100 (LDGE Area A1 or 2) | 3 |
ENGL or COMM 100 (LDGE Area A1 or 2) |
3 |
|
LDGE Area C - 1st Disc | 3 |
LDGE Area D - 1st Disc |
3 |
|
FISH 110 | 1 |
Am Inst, History or Gov't (LDGE Area D) 2nd Disc |
3 |
|
Semester Total:
| 11-15 |
Semester Total: |
17 |
|
Third Semester |
|
Fourth Semester |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Math 105 |
3 |
|
BIOM 109 |
4 |
ZOOL 110 or ZOOL 210 |
4 |
GEOL 109 or PHYX 106 |
3-4 |
|
LDGE Area A Critical Thinking | 3 |
LDGE Area C - 3rd Disc |
3 |
|
LDGE Area C - 2nd Disc | 3 |
Am Inst, History or Gov't |
3 |
|
LDGE Area D - 3rd Disc | 3 |
Elective |
0-3 |
|
Semester Total:
| 16 |
Semester Total: |
13-17 |
|
Fifth Semester |
|
Sixth Semester |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
FISH 310 |
4 |
|
FISH 430/430L |
4 |
FISH 320/320L |
4 |
FISH 474 |
3-4 |
|
FISH 380 | 3 |
ZOOL 316 |
3 |
|
FISH 314 | 3-4 |
UDGE Area B |
3 |
|
UDGE Area C or D | 3 |
UDGE Area C or D |
3 |
|
Semester Total:
| 17-18 |
Semester Total: |
16-17 |
|
Seventh Semester |
|
Eighth Semester |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Quantitative Course |
4 |
|
FISH 460 |
3 |
FISH 311 |
3 |
FISH 495 |
1 |
|
FISH 560/560L or | 3-4 |
FISH 443 |
3 |
|
UDGE Area E | 3 |
Elective |
4 |
|
Elective | 3 |
Elective |
3 |
|
Semester Total:
| 16-17 |
Semester Total: |
14 |
|
Total Units: 120 (Minimum units required for BS)
| Units for major | 78 |
| Units for GE, DCG, Institutions less major units that double-count | 36 |
| Units available for electives or pursuit of minor, 2nd major, certificate | 6 |
Notes:
[1] LD GE Area A: A1, 2, 3 and B3 must be completed with C- or higher and by 60 units earned.
[2] One American Institution course will also count for LD GE Area D.
[3] One course must include a lab
[4] Complete 2 DCG courses, (one must be domestic) with courses that also meet GE
[5] Consult with your major advisor
[6] This course satisfies GE and Major requirement
[7] Only one CWT course may be used in upper division GE
Major Notes:
[8] Or alternative genetics course such as BIOL 340 or BIOL 345
[9] Choose one quantitative course: BIOM 333, BIOM 406, BIOM 408, BIOM 508, FISH 450 or other approved course
[10]Used to satisfy the required 10 units of approved electives. Must be approved in advance by advisor
Fisheries Biology Option: Marine - BS
First Semester |
|
Second Semester |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Math 115 or math code 50 |
0-4 |
|
BIOL 105 (LDGE Area B) |
4 |
CHEM 107 (LDGE Area B) |
4 |
CHEM 328 |
4 |
|
ENGL or COMM 100 (LDGE Area A1 or 2) | 3 |
ENGL or COMM 100 (LDGE Area A1 or 2) |
3 |
|
LDGE Area C - 1st Disc | 3 |
LDGE Area D - 1st Disc |
3 |
|
FISH 110 | 1 |
Am Inst, History or Gov't (LDGE Area D) 2nd Disc |
3 |
|
Semester Total:
| 11-15 |
Semester Total: |
17 |
|
Third Semester |
|
Fourth Semester |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Math 105 |
3 |
|
BIOM 109 |
4 |
ZOOL 110 or ZOOL 210 |
4 |
GEOL 109 or PHYX 106 |
3-4 |
|
LDGE Area A Critical Thinking | 3 |
LDGE Area C - 3rd Disc |
3 |
|
LDGE Area C - 2nd Disc | 3 |
Am Inst, History or Gov't |
3 |
|
LDGE Area D - 3rd Disc | 3 |
OCN 109 |
4 |
|
Semester Total:
| 16 |
Semester Total: |
17-18 |
|
Fifth Semester |
|
Sixth Semester |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
FISH 310 |
4 |
|
ZOOL 314 |
5 |
FISH 335 |
3 |
FISH 474 |
3-4 |
|
FISH 380 | 3 |
FISH 375 |
3 |
|
FISH 314 | 3 |
UDGE Area B |
3 |
|
UDGE Area C or D | 3 |
UDGE Area C or D |
3 |
|
Semester Total:
| 16 |
Semester Total: |
17-18 |
|
Seventh Semester |
|
Eighth Semester |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Quantitative Course |
4 |
|
FISH 460 |
3 |
FISH 311 |
3 |
FISH 495 |
1 |
|
FISH 435 | 4 |
Elective |
3 |
|
UDGE Area E | 3 |
Elective |
4 |
|
Elective | 3 |
Elective |
0-3 |
|
Semester Total:
| 17 |
Semester Total: |
11-14 |
|
Total Units: 120 (Minimum units required for BS)
| Units for major | 80 |
| Units for GE, DCG, Institutions less major units that double-count | 36 |
| Units available for electives or pursuit of minor, 2nd major, certificate | 4 |
Notes:
[1] LD GE Area A: A1, 2, 3 and B3 must be completed with C- or higher and by 60 units earned.
[2] One American Institution course will also count for LD GE Area D.
[3] One course must include a lab
[4] Complete 2 DCG courses, (one must be domestic) with courses that also meet GE
[5] Consult with your major advisor
[6] This course satisfies GE and Major requirement
[7] Only one CWT course may be used in upper division GE
Major Notes:
[8] Or alternative genetics course such as BIOL 340 or BIOL 345
[9] Choose one quantitative course: BIOM 333, BIOM 406, BIOM 408, BIOM 508, FISH 450 or other approved course
[10] Used to satisfy the required 10 units of approved electives. Must be approved in advance by advisor