Undergraduate Degree

The Bachelor of Science in Aquatic Ecology and Management is designed for students interested in examining the biological, physical, chemical, geological and hydrological aspects of lakes and ponds, rivers and streams, wetlands and groundwaters, with an emphasis on water quality. This major provides students with the understanding and skills needed for careers related to protecting and restoring water resources around the North American Great Lakes region and the world.

Admission as a Junior

To be considered for admission to the major, the student must:

1.	Complete at least 56 credits.
2.	Complete the following courses with a minimum grade of 2.0 in each course:
	FW	101	Fundamentals of Fisheries and Wildlife Ecology and Management						3
	FW	101L	Fundamentals of Fisheries and Wildlife Ecology and Management Lab						2
	FW	293	Undergraduate Seminar in Fisheries and Wildlife						1
3.	Pass the following courses:
	a.	FW	102	Succeeding in Fisheries and Wildlife – New Student Seminar					1
	b.	One of the following courses:
		MTH	124	Survey of Calculus I					3
		MTH	132	Calculus I					3
		LB	118	Calculus I					4

Requirements for the Bachelor of Science Degree in Aquatic Ecology and Management

1. The University requirements for bachelor's degrees as described in the Undergraduate Education section of this catalog; 120 credits, including general elective credits, are required for the Bachelor of Science degree in Aquatic Ecology and Management.
   
   The University’s Tier II writing requirement for the Aquatic Ecology and Management major is met by completing Fisheries and Wildlife 497 referenced in item 3. below.
   
   Students who are enrolled in the Aquatic Ecology and Management major leading to the Bachelor of Science degree in the Department of Fisheries and Wildlife may complete an alternative track to Integrative Studies in Biological and Physical Sciences by completing BS 161, BS 162 and CEM 141 below. The completion of BS 171 or BS 172 and CEM 161 satisfies the laboratory requirement. Completion of items 3. a., 3. b., and 3. c. below will be counted toward both the alternative track and the requirements for the major.
   
   The completion of the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources mathematics requirement may also satisfy the University mathematics requirement.
2. The requirements of the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources for the Bachelor of Science degree.
   
   Certain courses referenced in requirement 3. below may be counted toward College requirements as appropriate.  The completion of item 3. d. and 3. e. below satisfies the College's mathematics requirement.
   
   Students must earn a 2.0 or higher in all FW courses taken to complete major requirements in item 3. below.
   
   Only credits in courses graded on the numerical or Pass-No Grade system may be counted toward the requirements for the major. Students may not enroll in courses required for the major, including courses in other department, on a Credit-No Credit basis. Only elective courses can be enrolled on a Credit-No Credit basis.
3. The following requirements for the major:

   a.	All of the following courses (22 credits):
   	FW	101	Fundamentals of Fisheries and Wildlife Ecology and Management						3
   	FW	101L	Fundamentals of Fisheries and Wildlife Ecology and Management Lab						2
   	FW	102	Fundamentals of Fisheries and Wildlife – New Student Seminar						1
   	FW	293	Undergraduate Seminar in Fisheries and Wildlife						1
   	FW	334	Human Dimensions of Fisheries and Wildlife Management						3
   	FW	364	Ecological Problem Solving						3
   	FW	497	Capstone in Fisheries and Wildlife: Conservation and Management Decision Making (W)						3
   	IBIO	355	Ecology						3
   	MMG	201	Fundamentals of Microbiology						3
   b.	One of the following groups of courses (6 or 9 credits):
   	(a)	BS	161	Cell and Molecular Biology					3
   		BS	162	Organismal and Population Biology					3
   	(b)	LB	144	Biology I: Organismal Biology					4
   		LB	145	Biology II: Cellular and Molecular Biology					5
   c.	Two of the following courses (5 credits):
   	CEM	141	General Chemistry						4
   	CEM	161	Chemistry Laboratory I						1
   	LB	171	Principles of Chemistry I						4
   	LB	171L	Principles of Chemistry Laboratory I						1
   d.	One of the following courses (2 credits):
   	BS	171	Cell and Molecular Biology Laboratory						2
   	BS	172	Organismal and Population Biology Laboratory						2
   	This requirement is waived if students complete LB 144 or LB 145 in item b.
   e.	One of the following courses (3 or 4 credits):
   	LB	273	Physics I						4
   	PHY	221	Studio Physics for Life Scientists I						4
   	PHY	231	Introductory Physics I						3
   f.	One of the following courses (3 or 4 credits):
   	MTH	124	Survey of Calculus I						3
   	MTH	132	Calculus I						3
   	LB	118	Calculus I						4
   g.	One of the following courses (3 or 4 credits):
   	STT	201	Statistical Methods						4
   	STT	224	Introduction to Probability and Statistics for Ecologists						3
   	STT	231	Statistics for Scientists						3
   	STT	421	Statistics I						3
   h.	One of the following courses (3 or 4 credits):
   	CSUS	310	History of Environmental Thought and Sustainability						3
   	FW	439	Conservation Ethics						3
   	HST	391	Environmental History of North America						3
   	PHL	214	Indigenous Philosophy						3
   	PHL	340	Ethics						3
   	PHL	342	Environmental Ethics						3
   	PHL	380	Nature of Science						3
   	PHL	442	Ethics and Animals						3
   	PHL	480	Philosophy of Science						4
   i.	Two of the following courses (6 or 7 credits):
   	COM	100	Human Communication						3
   	COM	225	An Introduction to Interpersonal Communication						3
   	COM	240	Introduction to Organizational Communication						4
   	COM	275	Effects of Mass Communication						3
   	CSUS	433	Grant Writing and Fund Development						3
   	JRN	472	Environmental, Science and Health Reporting						3
   	WRA	331	Writing in the Public Interest (W)						3
   	WRA	333	Writing in Corporate Contexts						3
   	WRA	335	Writing in Scientific Contexts						3
   	WRA	337	Writing and Public Policy						3
   	WRA	453	Grant and Proposal Writing						3
   j.	Two of the following courses (6 or 7 credits):
   	CSUS	354	Water Resources Management						3
   	FW	207	Great Lakes: Biology and Management						3
   	FW	416	Marine Ecology and Management						3
   	FW	417	Wetland Ecology and Management						3
   	and
   	FW	417L	Wetland Ecology and Management Lab						1
   k.	Two of the following courses (6 or 7 credits):
   	FW	353	Marine Biology						3
   	FW	420	Stream Ecology						3
   	FW	472	Limnology						3
   	GLG	303	Oceanography						3
   	MGI	425	Microbial Ecology						3
   l.	One of the following courses (3 or 4 credits):
   	EPI	390	Disease in Society: Introduction to Epidemiology and Public Health						4
   	FW	423	Principles of Fish and Wildlife Disease						3
   	FW	431	Ecophysiology and Toxicology of Fishes						3
   	FW	463	Wildlife Disease Ecology						3
   m.	One of the following courses (3 or 4 credits):
   	CSS	455	Environmental Pollutants in Soil and Water						3
   	GEO	411	Stream Systems and Landforms						3
   	GLG	411	Hydrogeology						3
   	GLG	421	Environmental Geochemistry						4
   n.	One of the following courses (3 or 4 credits):
   	FOR	419	Applications of Geographic Information Systems to Natural Resources Management						4
   	FW	474	Field and Laboratory Techniques for Aquatic Studies						3
   	FW	479	Fish Population Analysis and Management						3
   	GEO	221	Introduction to Geographic Information						3
   	and
   	GEO	221L	Introduction to Geographic Information Laboratory						1
   	GLG	446	Ecosystems Modeling, Water and Food Security						3
   o.	One of the following courses (3 credits):
   	CSUS	464	Environmental and Natural Resource Policy in Michigan						3
   	CSUS	465	Environmental and Natural Law						3
   	FOR	466	Natural Resource Policy						3
   	FW	445	Biodiversity Conservation Policy and Practice						3
   	FW	481	Global Issues in Fisheries and Wildlife						3
   	IBIO	446	Environmental Issues in Public Policy						3
   	MC	450	International Environmental Law and Policy						3
   p.	One of the following courses (3 credits):
   	FOR	360	Forest Ecosystems, Carbon and Climate Change						3
   	GEO	409	Global Climate Change and Variability						3
   	IBIO	357	Global Change Biology (W)						3
   	SOC	478	Climate Change and Society						3
   q.	Complete a minimum of 3 credits from the following courses (3 or 4 credits):
   	FW	480	International Studies in Fisheries and Wildlife						1 to 3
   	FW	490	Independent Study in Fisheries and Wildlife						1 to 3
   	FW	493	Professional Internship in Fisheries and Wildlife						1 to 3
   	FW	494	Marine Biology and Ecosystem Experience						1 to 3
   	FW	499	Senior Thesis in Fisheries and Wildlife						4