Major Requirements

Core Courses

Three courses, all required. May start in these courses after 2 quarters of biology. Fish 210 is best to take first, but is not a prerequisite for Fish 310 and 311.

Fish 210 (5)

Methods in Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences: Theory and Applications

Autumns

Fish 310 (5)

Biology of Shellfishes

Springs

Fish 311 (5)

Biology of Fishes
AFS students must take 5 credit section with lab

Winters

Upper Division Credits

Must complete 23 credits of 300 level or above FISH courses, including the Flagship and 12 additional credits in their chosen Focus Area. Additional credits to reach 23 may be any FISH courses at the 300 level or above.

Description of Three Focus Areas

See Program Descriptions for information on the three focus areas.

Flagship Courses

Must complete a minimum of one Flagship Course in student’s chosen Focus Area. Strongly encouraged to complete Fish 210 before enrolling in any of these courses. Students are strongly encouraged to take two or three Flagship courses as they provide the greatest breadth in the program and additional Flagship Courses count in all three focus areas, so there is no disincentive for doing so.

Fish 312 (5)

Fisheries Ecology
Students focusing in the Aquatic Ecology Focus Area must take the 5 credit section with lab

Springs

Fish 323 (5)

Conservation and Management of Aquatic Resources

Autumns

Fish 324 (5)

Aquatic Physiology

Winters

Focus Area Courses

In addition to the Flagship course in their chosen focus area, students must complete a minimum of 12 credits in that same focus area from the lists below, and then they may fill out the rest of their 23 upper division credits with any FISH courses at the 300-level or above.

Aquatic Ecology Focus Area Courses

Fish 323 (5)

Conservation and Management of Aquatic Resources

Autumns

Fish 324 (5)

Aquatic Physiology

Winters

Fish 350 (3 or 5)

Marine Ecology of Coastal Systems

Winters

Fish 420 (4)

Ecology of Marine Fishes

Springs

Fish 428 (5)

Restoration of Fish Habitats in River Ecosystems

Odd Springs

Fish 434 (3 or 5)

Applied Limnology and Pollutant Effects on Freshwater

Autumns

Fish 450 (3 or 5)

Salmonid Behavior and Life History

Autumns

Fish 475 (5)

Marine Mammalogy

Springs

Fish 491 (9 or 12)

Aquatic Ecological Research in Alaska

Summers

Fish 492 (9 or 15)

Friday Harbor Labs Apprenticeship

Springs

Fish 497 (1-5)

Topic varies, email adviser to determine focus area.

Fish/Biol 473/474 (3/2)

Limnology and Limnology Lab

Autumns

Ocean 220 (5)

Introduction to Field Oceanography (Honors)

Springs

Conservation and Management Focus Area Courses

Fish 312 (3 or 5)

Fisheries Ecology

Springs

Fish 324 (5)

Aquatic Physiology

Winters

Fish 328 (4)

Forestry-Fisheries Interactions

Winters

Fish 350 (3 or 5)

Marine Ecology of Coastal Systems (Honors optional)

Winters

Fish 439 (1 or 3)

Attaining a Sustainable Society

Winters

Fish 447 (3)

Watershed Ecology and Management

Winters

Fish 453/Ocean 452 (3)

Spatial Information Technologies

Autumns

Fish 454

Introduction to Ecological Modeling: Concepts, Methods, and Applications

Spring 2006; Winters

Fish/Q Sci 456 (5)

Intro to Quantitative Fishery Science

Autumns

Fish 457 (4)

Design and Evaluation of Marine Protected Areas

Winters

Fish 458 (4)

Fisheries Stock Assessment

Springs

Fish 475 (5)

Marine Mammalogy

Springs

Fish/Biol/Envir 478 (3)

Topics in Sustainable Fisheries

Winters

Fish/SMA/Envir 480 (3)

Marine Resource Conservation and Management

Winters

Fish 497 (1-5)

Topic varies, email adviser to determine focus area.

Ocean 220 (5)

Introduction to Field Oceanography (Honors)

Springs

Q Sci 477 (5)

Quantitative Wildlife Assessment

Aquatic Biology and Culture Focus Area Courses

Fish 312 (3 or 5)

Fisheries Ecology

Springs

Fish 323 (5)

Conservation and Management of Aquatic Resources

Autumns

Fish 350 (3 or 5)

Marine Ecology of Coastal Systems (Honors optional)

Winters

Fish/Biol 340 (5)

Genetics and Molecular Ecology
May not be used both toward Biology and Focus Area requirements.

Springs

Fish 404 (5)

Diseases of Aquatic Organisms

Springs

Fish 424

Biology and Culture of Aquatic Organisms: Sustainability and the Environment

Springs

Fish 444 (5)

Conservation Genetics

Autumns

Fish 455 (3 or 5)

Fish and Wildlife Toxicology

Winters

Fish/Microm 490 (3 or 5)

Aquatic Microbiology

Odd springs

Fish 497 (1-5)

Topic varies, email adviser to determine focus area.

Ocean 220 (5)

Introduction to Field Oceanography (Honors)

Springs

Other Fish Courses

Fish 429 (1)

Seminar in Streamside Studies

All quarters

Fish 498 (1-15)

Undergraduate Internship
3 credits of Fish 498 or 499 may count toward 18

All quarters

Fish 499 (1-15)

Undergraduate Research
3 credits of Fish 498 or 499 may count toward 18

All quarters

Fish 494-495

Capstone I and II
Must complete a Capstone Project made up of a minimum of 2 quarters (6 credits). This project is almost always a research project. All students must write a paper and do an oral presentation of their work. Additionally, COFS Honors students create a poster for display. More info is available at Capstone Projects

All quarters