{"id":285,"date":"2022-09-07T13:06:44","date_gmt":"2022-09-07T17:06:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/favs-draft\/?page_id=285"},"modified":"2026-03-03T10:04:30","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T15:04:30","slug":"curriculum","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/favs\/academics\/aquaculture-and-fisheries-science-b-s\/curriculum\/","title":{"rendered":"Curriculum"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Aquaculture and Fisheries Science B.S.<\/h1>\n\n\n<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-menu-wrapper\"><nav id=\"\" class=\"cl-menu  \" data-name=\"afs-bs\" data-show-title=\"0\"><ul id=\"menu-afs-bs\" class=\"cl-menu-list cl-menu-list-no-js\"><li id=\"menu-item-305\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-305\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/favs\/academics\/aquaculture-and-fisheries-science-b-s\/\">Overview<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-307\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-307\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/favs\/academics\/aquaculture-and-fisheries-science-b-s\/curriculum\/\">Curriculum<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-308\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-308\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/favs\/academics\/aquaculture-and-fisheries-science-b-s\/experiential-learning\/\">Experiential Learning<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-306\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-306\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/favs\/academics\/aquaculture-and-fisheries-science-b-s\/careers\/\">Careers<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-508\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-508\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/favs\/academics\/aquaculture-and-fisheries-science-b-s\/minor\/\">Minor<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/nav><\/section>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Curriculum<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A total of 120 credits is required for graduation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:60%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Course Requirements <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>10 credits in introductory professional courses including:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>AFS 105G\/106: Food from the Sea (Lecture\/Lab)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>EEC 105: Introduction to Resource Economics<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>NRS 100: Natural Resource Conservation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>At least 24 credits in basic sciences including:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>BIO 101\/103: Principles of Biology I (Lecture\/Lab)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>BIO 102\/104: Principles of Biology II (Lecture\/Lab)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>CHM 101\/102: General Chemistry I (Lecture\/Lab) or <br>CHM 103\/105: Introductory Chemistry (Lecture\/Lab)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>one course in mathematics<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>one course in the physical sciences<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>one course in ecology or ecosystem science<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>one course in computational sciences or statistics<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>At least 20 credits in concentration courses at the 300 level or above\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>12 credits of the concentration courses must be selected from courses offered by AFS<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>additional credits of the concentration may be selected from courses offered in BIO, EEC, MAF, NRS, and OCG<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>3 credits in an internship or special project<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>At least 25 credits of supporting electives selected from an approved list of courses in AFS, APG, AVS, BIO, EEC, GEO, MAF, NRS, OCG, and SAF<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\"><a class=\"cl-button  block-level prominent\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/favs\/academics\/course-descriptions\/#afs\" title=\"\">course descriptions<\/a>\n\n<a class=\"cl-button   prominent\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/advising\/aquaculture-and-fisheries-science\/\" title=\"\">academic advising<\/a>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Aquaculture and Fisheries Science B.S. 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