{"id":492,"date":"2022-10-28T11:55:36","date_gmt":"2022-10-28T15:55:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/favs-draft\/?page_id=492"},"modified":"2026-02-12T10:03:41","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T15:03:41","slug":"minor","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/favs\/academics\/aquaculture-and-fisheries-science-b-s\/minor\/","title":{"rendered":"Minor"},"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\">Minor in Aquaculture and Fishery Science<\/h2>\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 margin-right: 30px is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:60%\">\n<p>A total of 18 credits is required for the minor, of which at least 12 credits must be in courses at the 200-level or higher, and a minimum grade point average of 2.0 in all 18 credits must be earned in the minor. At least 9 credits required for the minor must be earned at URI. Students may apply for minor studies by completing a <a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2067\/Generic-Minor-Form.pdf\">Minor Field of Study Form<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><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  \" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2067\/Generic-Minor-Form.pdf\" title=\"\">minor form<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Courses<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The minor requires AFS 105G (Food from the Sea), and 15 additional credits from the following list of courses:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>AFS 106: Food from the Sea Laboratory<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>AFS 201: Shellfish Aquaculture<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>AFS 202: Finfish Aquaculture<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>AFS 215: Fisheries Science<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>AFS 270: Basic Scuba Diving in Science and Technology<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>AFS 290: Small Boats: Equipment and Operation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>AFS 291: Laboratory Research Skills<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>AFS 300: Diseases of Aquatic Organisms<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>AFS 321: World Fishing Methods<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>AFS 322: World Fishing Methods Laboratory<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>AFS 362: Crustacean Aquaculture<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>AFS 391\/491: Special Problems, Independent Study<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>AFS 395: Underwater Photography &amp; Film<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>AFS 397: Underwater Photography &amp; Film Laboratory<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>AFS 399: AFS Internship<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>AFS 415: Fisheries Ecology<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>AFS 425: Aquaculture and the Environment<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>AFS 432: Marine Finfish Aquaculture<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>AFS 433: Research Diving Methods<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>AFS 434: Aquatic Food Quality and Processing<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>AFS 440: Aquatic Food Production Philippines (J-Term)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>AFS 476: Genetics of Fish<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>AFS 481: Shellfish Aquaculture Laboratory<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>AFS 483: Salmonid Aquaculture<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>AFS 486: Fish Physiology<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>AFS 488: Marine Plastic Pollution<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>AFS 500: Advanced Diseases of Aquatic Organisms<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>AFS 560: Ecosystem-Based Fisheries Science &amp; Management<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Aquaculture and Fisheries Science B.S. Minor in Aquaculture and Fishery Science A total of 18 credits is required for the minor, of which at least 12 credits must be in courses at the 200-level or higher, and a minimum grade point average of 2.0 in all 18 credits must be earned in the minor. 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