Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences

Degrees Offered:
 Program Title 

 Ph.D. 

 Ed.D. 

 M.S. 

 M.A. 

Master 
of 

 M.Ed. 

 MFA 
Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences 

 Y 

   

 Y 

   

 Y 

   

   

GRADUATE FACULTY

Directors of Graduate Programs:
C. E. Moorman, Box 8001, , chris_moorman@ncsu.edu, Forestry
H. V. Daniels, Box 7617, 919/515-4589, harry_daniels@ncsu.edu, Zoology
S. T. Warren, Box 8001, 515-7996, stwarren@ncsu.edu, Forestry and Environmental Resources

William Neal Reynolds Professor:  C. V. Sullivan

Professors: R. J. Borski, H. V. Daniels, D. B. Eggleston, J. F. Gilliam, E. J. Jones, R. A. Lancia, J. F. Levine, T. M. Losordo, J. M. Miller, K. H. Pollock, J. A. Rice, C. E. Sorenson, M. K. Stoskopf; Research Professors: S. Kennedy-Stoskopf; USDI Professors: J. A. Collazo, J. E. Hightower, T. J. Kwak, T. R. Simons; Adjunct Professors: J. G. Boreman, W. G. Dorgeloh, J. Rogers; Emeritus Professors: G. T. Barthalmus, P. T. Bromley, B. J. Copeland, P. D. Doerr, R. L. Noble, R. A. Powell; Associate Professors: J. A. Buckel, W. G. Cope, L. A. Degernes, J. R. Godwin, N. M. Haddad, C. A. Harms, G. R. Hess, J. M. Hinshaw, C. E. Moorman, S. C. Nelson, J. L. Stape, T. A. Steelman; Assistant Professors: D. D. Aday, C. S. DePerno, M. N. Peterson, R. J. Richardson; Adjunct Assistant Professors: D. T. Cobb, R. J. Heise, R. W. Laney, M. R. Loomis

Fields of Graduate Instruction - Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences

The fisheries and wildlife sciences degrees are offered through the Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences program, an intercollegiate program administered by the Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources and shared with the Department of Zoology and the College of Veterinary Medicine. Students are affiliated with the department of their major professor. The degrees emphasize assessment, biology, ecology and management of fish and wildlife species and their habitats.

Admissions Requirements: Application for admission is made directly to the Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences program. Minimum requirements include an undergraduate grade point average of 3.0 in an appropriate biological discipline and a graduate record examination score of 1000, calculated as the sum of verbal and quantitative scores.  Admission is competitive and depends on the willingness of a member of the faculty to serve as major professor. Exceptions to minimum requirements may be made for students with special backgrounds.

Master's Degree Requirements: The M.S. degree program requires a minimum of 30 credit hours, including 1-2 hours of seminar and no more than six hours of research. A research-based thesis is required, as is a minor (usually 9-10 hours). The Master of Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences degree requires a minimum of 36 credits, including 4-6 hours of special problems and 1-2 hours of seminars, and a professional paper is required.  For either degree, further requirements may be imposed by the advisory committee and/or department.

Doctoral Degree Requirements:  The Ph.D. program requires 36 to 54 credits of course work beyond the Master's degree, including two seminars and an ethics course, and a dissertation. Exceptionally well-prepared students may petition to have their degree objective changed to Ph.D. before completing the Master's degree.

Student Financial Support: Graduate research and teaching assistantships are offered for qualified students through participating departments. Commitments for assistantships are normally made at the time of admission to graduate study.

Other Relevant Information: Research near campus is facilitated by excellent field, laboratory and computer resources. Off-campus research is conducted at the Pamlico Aquaculture Field Laboratory, research and extension centers in eastern and western NC, The Center for Marine Sciences and Technology in Morehead City, Bull Neck Swamp, Hill and Hofmann Forests, and at facilities of state and federal agencies and private organizations. For additional information, see the Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences graduate web page: http://cnr.ncsu.edu/fer/grads/gradfw.html 

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 COURSES FROM ASSOCIATED DEPARTMENTS

ST 506 Sampling Animal Populations
ZO 501 Ornithology
ZO(ENT) 509 Ecology of Stream Invertebrates
ZO 519 Limnology
ZO 542 Herpetology
ZO 544 Mammalogy
ZO(MEA) 550 Principles of Biological Oceanography
ZO 603 Aquatic Ecology Seminar
ZO 721 Fishery Science
ZO(MEA) 756 Ecology of Fishes
ZO 784 Advanced Topics in the Study of Mammals
ZO 789 Advanced Limnology

NCSU Graduate Catalog