Fisheries B.A.
Minimum Requirements for Fisheries B.A.: 120 credits
Concentrations: Fisheries Business and Social Science, Rural and Community Development
Students must earn a C- grade or better in each course.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| General University Requirements | ||
| Complete the general university requirements. 1 | ||
| General Education Requirements | ||
| Complete the general education requirements. | 35-40 | |
| B.A. Degree Requirements | ||
| Complete the B.A. degree requirements. | 37 | |
| Fisheries Program Requirements | ||
| Complete the following: | ||
| ENGL F314 | Technical Writing | 3 |
| or ENGL F414 | Research Writing | |
| FISH F102 | Fact or Fishin': Case Studies in Fisheries and Marine Sciences | 1 |
| FISH F103 | The Harvest of the Sea | 2 |
| FISH F110 | Fish and Fisheries in a Changing World | 3 |
| FISH F261 | Introduction to Fisheries Utilization | 3 |
| FISH F288 | Fish and Fisheries of Alaska | 3 |
| FISH F411 | Human Dimensions of Environmental Systems | 3 |
| FISH F487 | Fisheries Management 2 | 3 |
| FISH F490 | Experiential Learning: Fisheries and Marine Sciences Internship | 1 |
| STAT F200X | Elementary Statistics | 3 |
| Concentrations | ||
| Complete one of the following: | 21 | |
Fisheries Business and Social Science | ||
Rural and Community Development | ||
| Electives | ||
| General Electives | 0-2 | |
| Total Credits | 120-123 | |
- 1
To graduate, all students must complete 39 upper-division credits.
- 2
Fulfills the baccalaureate capstone requirement.
Concentrations
Fisheries Business and Social Science
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Fisheries Business and Social Science Concentration Requirements | ||
| Complete the following: | ||
| ACCT F261X | Principles of Financial Accounting | 3 |
| FISH F340 | Seafood Business | 3 |
| Five upper-division classes (F300-F400 level; 15 credits) from social science fields including: Alaska Native Studies, Anthropology, Arctic and Northern Studies, Cross-Cultural Studies, Economics, Environmental Studies, Geography, History, Natural Resources Management, Sociology, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, Rural Development | 15 | |
| Total Credits | 21 | |
Rural and Community Development
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and Community Development Concentration Requirements | ||
| Complete the following: | ||
| RD F300 | Rural Development in a Global Perspective | 3 |
| RD F325 | Rural Development Principles and Practices | 3 |
| Four upper-division (F300-F400 level; 12 credits) Rural Development electives | 12 | |
| Complete one of the following: | 3 | |
| Fisheries and Marine Wildlife Development in Rural Alaska | ||
| Rural Alaska Land Issues | ||
| Perspectives on Subsistence in Alaska | ||
| Total Credits | 21 | |
Road Maps
Road Maps are recommended semester-by-semester plans of study for programs and assume full-time enrollment unless otherwise noted.
Some courses and milestones must be completed in the semester listed to ensure timely graduation. Transfer credit may change the road map.
This road map should be used in conjunction with regular academic advising appointments. All students are encouraged to meet with their advisor or mentor each semester. Requirements, course availability and sequencing are subject to change.
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | |
| BIOL F103X | Biology and Society | 4 |
| STAT F200X | Elementary Statistics | 3 |
| FISH F102 | Fact or Fishin': Case Studies in Fisheries and Marine Sciences | 1 |
| FISH F110 | Fish and Fisheries in a Changing World | 3 |
| WRTG F111X | Writing Across Contexts | 3 |
| Credits | 14 | |
| Spring | ||
| COM F141X | Fundamentals of Oral Communication: Public Context | 3 |
| CHEM F100X | Chemistry in Complex Systems | 4 |
| ECON F101X | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
| FISH F103 | The Harvest of the Sea | 2 |
| LS F101X | Library Information and Research | 1 |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| ACCT F261X | Principles of Financial Accounting | 3 |
| ANS F111X | History of Colonization in Alaska: The Indigenous Response | 3 |
| FISH F261 | Introduction to Fisheries Utilization | 3 |
| WRTG F211X | Writing and the Humanities | 3 |
| Minor Course 1 or Elective | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| ART F105X | Beginning Drawing | 3 |
| ECON F102X | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
| ENGL/FL F200X | World Literature | 3 |
| FISH F288 | Fish and Fisheries of Alaska | 3 |
| Minor Course 2 or Elective | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| ANTH F211X |
Fundamentals of Archaeology or Comparative Politics or International Politics or Social Problems and Solutions |
3 |
| ECON F235X | Introduction to Natural Resource Economics | 3 |
| ENGL F306 | Survey of American Literature: Beginnings to the Civil War | 3 |
| ENGL F314 or ENGL F414 |
Technical Writing or Research Writing |
3 |
| FISH F340 | Seafood Business | 3 |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| BA F151X | Introduction to Business | 3 |
| ECON F120X | Introduction to Economic Analysis | 3 |
| ENGL F307 | Survey of American Literature: Civil War to the Present | 3 |
| NRM F303X | Environmental Ethics and Actions | 3 |
| Minor Course 3 or Elective | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Summer | ||
| FISH F490 | Experiential Learning: Fisheries and Marine Sciences Internship | 1 |
| Credits | 1 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| ECON F350 | Money and Banking | 3 |
| FISH F411 | Human Dimensions of Environmental Systems | 3 |
| HIST F411 | Environmental History | 3 |
| Upper-Div Concentration Elective | 3 | |
| Minor Course 4 or Elective | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| FISH F487 | Fisheries Management | 3 |
| HIST F364 | History of the United States 1945 to Present | 3 |
| NRM F407 | Environmental Law | 3 |
| Upper-Division Minor Course or Elective | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Total Credits | 121 | |
