Academic Offerings
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FER works with several other departments at NC State to provide a range of undergraduate, graduate and continuing educational programs in Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences.
Our undergraduate program emphasizes ecological and socioeconomic principles applied to natural resource management needs. It prepares graduates for advanced study or entry-level professional positions in agencies, organizations and industry. Certification by The Wildlife Society and The American Fisheries Society is covered as part of this program.
Our graduate level program includes a Masters of Science and non-thesis Masters degree option plus a PhD degree program. Our graduate programs provide strong mentorship to students, emphasizing the scientific, scholarly and personal skills they will need to become leaders in their disciplines and to make important contributions to the future of fish, wildlife and aquaculture sciences.
Administration, teaching and research related to these academic programs is shared in conjunction with the Department of Zoology, while our faculty is augmented by members of the departments of Zoology, Agricultural & Resource Economics, Biological & Agricultural Engineering, Entomology, Environmental and Molecular Toxicology, Statistics, and the College of Veterinary Medicine.
Aquaculture and Fisheries Scholars Program
The Aquaculture and Fisheries Scholars Program offers early acceptance to veterinary college to top NC State University undergraduate fisheries majors interested in fish health careers. The students in the program benefit from special mentoring and summer experiences. Fisheries Scholars are guaranteed acceptance into veterinary school upon successful completion of the Pre-Vet prerequisites and by maintaining their grades through their undergraduate fisheries careers. Read more about the Fisheries Scholars Program >>
Wildlife Concentration with Italian Minor - 5th Year Option
This currciulum allows undergraduate students to fulfill requirements for a BS in Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences and also earn a Minor in Italian Studies. Students take 2 semesters of introductory Italian at NCSU, intermediate Italian I and II in the Study Abroad Program in Perugia, in northern Italy, and then work into their course work 3 additional courses in Italian at NC State that fulfill general education requirements. Finally, students spend an additional semester after their senior year taking animal ecology, conservation biology, biological diversity, and other courses at the University of Rome, which are taught in Italian. View a summary of the Italian Minor - 5th Year Option Curriculum >>
International Programs
We have a number of academic programs for students interested in studying fisheries and wildlife sciences on an international basis:
- NCSU Study Abroad Office
- The Organization For Tropical Studies
- The Nicholson Exchange and several other Graduate Study Fellowship Programs.
Financial Aid
For information on scholarships and financial aid, please visit the Scholarships & Internships of this Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences section, as well as the financial aid pages for Undergraduates and Graduate Students.
