All students who declared the AFS major in Summer 2011 or later are required to complete both the college-dictated general education require-ments and the departmental requirements listed on this webpage. These requirements lead to a Bachelor of Science degree, with a major in Aquatic and Fishery Sciences.
For SAFS students who declared this major prior to Summer 2011 and did not choose to move forward into the new requirements, see this webpage.
ALL SAFS students will find checklists and other resources for planning their courses/ academic program on the Degree Planning Tools site.
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All students must meet the minimum standards for satisfactory academic progress. For more info, see the full policy (pdf).
English Composition (C) |
5 credits of composition from Approved Composition Courses List, completed with a 2.0 grade. |
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Additional Writing (W) |
10 credits. All three flagship and many other FISH courses are W courses, so most students complete this requirement without taking a course specifically to meet this requirement. |
Quantitative and Symbolic Reasoning (Q/SR) |
10 credits (Calculus and Statistics, taken as part of the AFS degree requirements will fulfill this requirement.) |
Natural World (NW) |
20 credits. Students are required to take 10 NW credits in courses that neither have the FISH prefix nor are counting toward their AFS degree requirements. This is a good opportunity to take courses in Oceanography, Forestry, Biology, Atmospheric Sciences, Earth and Space Sciences, etc. |
Individual and Society (I&S) |
20 credits. Students are required to take 10 NW credits in courses that neither have the FISH prefix nor are counting toward their AFS degree requirements. This is a good opportunity to take courses from other environmentally related departments. Please see Degree Planning Tools for some ideas. |
Visual, Literary and Performing Arts (VLPA) |
10 credits, any VLPA courses, although Clas 205, COM 220 and SP HSC 100 are recommended. |
Foreign Language |
There is no foreign language requirement, but we encourage students to take foreign language. If they complete the 3rd course of the first year of the language or above, those credits may count toward the VLPA requirement. |
Additional Areas of Knowledge credits (NW, I&S, VLPA) |
Students will meet this requirement without even trying to do so, since almost all UW courses are coded in one of these 3 areas. |
Mathematics and Statistics (15 credits) |
2 quarters of calculus, 1 quarter of Probability and Statistics
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Chemistry (10 credits minimum) |
For help in figuring out which series to take, check the Chemistry FAQ webpage. |
Biology (15 credits) |
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Physics (5 credits) |
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3rd Physical World (6 credits) |
Two of the following (or other, approved by SAFS Adviser)
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Natural History FISH Courses (10 credits) |
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FISH Core Courses (15 credits) |
Take three of the following courses:
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Upper Division 400 level FISH classes (16 credits) |
Choose four 400 level FISH classes. Students may count up to 3 credits of Fish 498 or 499 towards this requirement. |
Capstone Research (7-13 credits total) Review the Capstone webpage for more information. |
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