Fisheries and Aquatic Ecology (FAEC), Minor

Requirements for Students Matriculating in or before Academic Year 2024-2025. Learn more about University Academic Regulation 3.1.

Total Hours: 22

Minor Requirements
BIOL 4434Limnology4
NREM 3013Applied Ecology and Conservation3
NREM 4403Wetland Ecology and Management3
or NREM 4424 Fisheries Techniques
NREM 4414Fisheries Management4
Select 8 hours of the following:8
BIOL 4413
Biology of Fishes
ENTO 4484
Aquatic Entomology
NREM 3012
Applied Ecology Laboratory
NREM 4403
Wetland Ecology and Management
or NREM 4424
 Fisheries Techniques
NREM 4452
Pond Management
NREM 4453
Aquaculture (if not previously used)
Total Hours22
  • A grade-point average of 2.0 for courses that count for the minor. 

Additional OSU Requirements

Undergraduate Minors

  • An undergraduate minor must include between fifteen and thirty hours, inclusive of undergraduate coursework.
  • A minimum of six credit hours for the minor must be earned in residence at OSU.
  • The courses required for a minor may be included in the course requirements for any undergraduate degree or they may be in addition to degree requirements, depending on the overlap between the minor and degree requirements. However, an undergraduate minor must be earned in an academic field other than the student's declared degree option. The minor may not duplicate the degree major or option (for example, a student who earns a BA in Art with an Art History option may earn a minor in Studio Art but not Art History).
  • A student generally follows the minor requirements associated with his or her matriculation year or newer requirements that have been established since matriculation. The time limit for following requirements from a given academic year is six years.

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