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Program checklist · B.S.

Wildlife and Fisheries Science

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg · Middletown, PA

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Program
Award
B.S.
Credential class
ceterms:BachelorDegree
Credits (computed from items)
128-138
Catalog edition
2026
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
214713
CourseShelf checklist
CK_214713_39280aec
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 59

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

Common Requirements for the Major (All Options)

major core · 0 items

    Prescribed Courses

    10 items
    1. BIOL 110
      Biology: Basic Concepts and Biodiversity
      Not resolved to a course
      4
    2. BIOL 240W
      Biology: Function and Development of Organisms
      Not resolved to a course
      4
    3. CHEM 110
      Chemical Principles I
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    4. CHEM 111
      Experimental Chemistry I
      Not resolved to a course
      1
    5. CHEM 202
      Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry I
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    6. ECON 104
      Introductory Macroeconomic Analysis and Policy
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    7. ENGL 202C
      3
    8. PHYS 250
      Introductory Physics I
      Not resolved to a course
      4
    9. SOILS 101
      Introductory Soil Science
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    10. WFS 446
      Wildlife and Fisheries Population Dynamics
      Not resolved to a course
      3

    Prescribed Courses: Require a grade of C or better

    5 items
    1. BIOL 220W
      Biology: Populations and Communities
      Not resolved to a course
      4
    2. WFS 209N
      Wildlife and Fisheries Conservation
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    3. WFS 300
      The Vertebrates
      Not resolved to a course
      2
    4. WFS 301
      Vertebrate Laboratory
      Not resolved to a course
      2
    5. WFS 310
      Wildlife and Fisheries Measurements
      Not resolved to a course
      3

    Additional Courses

    12 items
    1. FOR 350
      Forest Ecosystem Monitoring and Data Analysis
      or: STAT 460 Intermediate Applied Statistics
      3
    2. MATH 111
      Techniques of Calculus II
      Not resolved to a course
      or: MATH 141 Calculus with Analytic Geometry II
      2-4
    3. STAT 240
      Introduction to Biometry
      Not resolved to a course
      or: STAT 301
      3
    4. Select 3-4 credits of the following:
      Not resolved to a course
      3-4
    5. ANSC 322
      Animal Genetics and Selection
      Not resolved to a course
    6. BIOL 133
      Genetics and Evolution of the Human Species
      Not resolved to a course
    7. BIOL 222
      Genetics
      Not resolved to a course
    8. BIOL 230W
      Biology: Molecules and Cells
      Not resolved to a course
    9. Select 3 credits of the following:
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    10. AEE 440
      Communication Methods and Media
      Not resolved to a course
    11. ENGL 416
      3
    12. ENGL 418
      3

    Additional Courses: Require a grade of C or better

    1 item
    1. MATH 110
      Techniques of Calculus I
      Not resolved to a course
      or: MATH 140 Calculus With Analytic Geometry I
      4

    Supporting Courses and Related Areas

    1 item
    1. Select 6 credits in natural resource economics, policy, planning, law, administration, or human dimensions from departmental list
      Not resolved to a course
      6

    Requirements for the Option

    1 item
    1. Select an option
      Not resolved to a course
      18-23

    Requirements for the Option

    0 items

      Prescribed Courses

      4 items
      1. WFS 410
        General Fishery Science
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      2. WFS 452
        Ichthyology
        Not resolved to a course
        2
      3. WFS 453
        Ichthyology Laboratory
        Not resolved to a course
        2
      4. WFS 463W
        Fishery Management
        Not resolved to a course
        3

      Additional Courses

      21 items
      1. Select 3-4 credits of the following:
        Not resolved to a course
        3-4
      2. ANSC 201
        Animal Science
        Not resolved to a course
      3. BIOL 141& BIOL 142
        Introduction to Human Physiologyand Physiology Laboratory
        Not resolved to a course
      4. BIOL 446
        Physiological Ecology
        Not resolved to a course
      5. Select 3 credits of the following:
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      6. WFS 407
        Ornithology
        Not resolved to a course
      7. WFS 408
        Mammalogy
        Not resolved to a course
      8. WFS 447W
        Wildlife Management
        Not resolved to a course
      9. Select 3 credits of the following:
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      10. ENT 425
        Not resolved to a course
      11. FOR 470
        3
      12. WFS 422
        Ecology of Fishes
        Not resolved to a course
      13. WFS/ERM 435
        Limnology
        Not resolved to a course
      14. Select 3 credits of the following:
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      15. GEOG 160
        Mapping Our Changing World
        Not resolved to a course
      16. GEOG 363
        Geographic Information Systems
        Not resolved to a course
      17. GEOSC 303
        Introduction to Environmental Geology
        Not resolved to a course
      18. GEOSC 340
        Geomorphology
        Not resolved to a course
      19. GEOSC 412
        Not resolved to a course
      20. GEOSC 440
        Marine Geology
        Not resolved to a course
      21. GEOSC 452
        Hydrogeology
        Not resolved to a course

      Prescribed Courses

      4 items
      1. FOR 203
        3
      2. WFS 407
        Ornithology
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      3. WFS 408
        Mammalogy
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      4. WFS 447W
        Wildlife Management
        Not resolved to a course
        3

      Additional Courses

      13 items
      1. WFS 406
        Ornithology Laboratory
        Not resolved to a course
        or: WFS 409 Mammalogy Laboratory
        2
      2. Select 2-3 credits of the following:
        Not resolved to a course
        2-3
      3. WFS 410
        General Fishery Science
        Not resolved to a course
      4. WFS 422
        Ecology of Fishes
        Not resolved to a course
      5. WFS 452
        Ichthyology
        Not resolved to a course
      6. WFS 453
        Ichthyology Laboratory
        Not resolved to a course
      7. WFS 463W
        Fishery Management
        Not resolved to a course
      8. Select 3 credits of the following:
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      9. BIOL 414
        Taxonomy of Seed Plants
        Not resolved to a course
      10. FOR 308
        3
      11. HORT 101
        3
      12. HORT 138
        3
      13. HORT 445
        3
      Source. Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg, catalog 2026 — https://bulletins.psu.edu/undergraduate/colleges/agricultural-sciences/wildlife-fisheries-science-bs/. Captured page pages/0441.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.