Curricular Action Notice: New Course, BI 4451

Department: Biology
Purpose and Nature of Course: Replacement for Internship, BI 4450, in fisheries curriculum
Prefix: BI, Number: 4451 CIP: __
Course Title: Practicum in Fisheries
Abbreviated Title (for Master Schedule), Maximum 20 spaces
PRACTICUM IN FISH
Credit(s) 4 Undergraduate
Credit(s) Graduate
For variable credits, list Minimum Credit__; Maximum Credits __
Clock Hours: Lecture__ Recitation__ Lab 4
Contract Hours: Lecture__ Recitation__ Lab__
To repeat for additional credit (not repeat of previously earned grade), list maximum hours of credit that may be earned over multiple Semesters 4 semester hours.
Course Description for Catalog (limit to four sentences):
The practicum in fisheries provides an internship experience which gives students the opportunity to apply knowledge and skills in the fisheries or aquatic biology sciences while working with a public or private agency involved in aspects of applied biology. The practical experience thus acquired both supplements and reinforces the more academic aspects of biology stressed in the classroom.
Prerequisites: (Courses which MUST be completed prior to taking this course) none
Corequisites: (Courses which must be taken prior to or simultaneously with) none
New faculty resources needed? __ Yes _X_ No
Requested initial date of offering (Must meet new catalog deadline of March 1) Summer, 2008
Estimated Frequency of Offering: Every Summer