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FIW-2114: Principles of Fish and Wildlife Conservation

Description: Basic principles, key people, agencies and laws guiding the science-based conservation and management of fish and terrestrial animals. Conservation and management of organisms, habitats, and human users examined in terms of biological, physical, ecological, ethical and sociological theories and practices. Local to global illustration from both recreational and commercial resources.

Pathways: 4 Reasoning in Natural Sci., 10 Ethical Reasoning

Course Hours: 3 credits

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: N/A

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 15

Average GPA: 3.26 (rounds to B+)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 35.73%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 1.83%

Michael K Hamed202449.3%33.1%12.8%1.7%2.0%1.3%3.2613
Sarah M Karpanty202051.7%27.4%13.2%1.1%1.1%5.6%3.302

Grade Distribution Over Time

1234GPA
Fall 2019Spring 2020Summer I 2020Fall 2020Spring 2021Summer I 2021Fall 2021Spring 2022Fall 2022Spring 2023Summer I 2023Fall 2023Spring 2024Summer I 2024Fall 2024Term050% W