Division Courses
AQU 507: Fish Genetics (3 hrs)
AQU 509: Biostatistics (3 hrs)
AQU 511: Fish Diseases (4 hrs)
AQU 512: Fish Morphology & Physiology (4 hrs)
AQU 513: Aquatic Ecology (4 hrs)
AQU 516: Computer Applications in Statistics (1 hr)
AQU 521: Fish Nutrition (3 hrs)
AQU 522: Principles of Aquaculture (3 hrs)
AQU 525: Aquaculture Economics and Marketing (4 hrs)
AQU 527: Fish Reproduction & Spawning Techniques (4 hrs)
AQU 551: Survey of Production Methods (3 hrs)
AQU 560: Water Quality Management (4 hrs)
AQU 580: Intro. to Geographic Information Systems in Natural Resource Mgt. (3 hrs)
AQU 591: Internship (1-4 hrs)
AQU 600: Research (1-9 hrs)
AQU 601: Thesis (1-3 hrs)
An application for graduation must be received in the Division of Aquaculture prior to the semester in which the program completion is expected (see the Academic Calendar for submission dates). Graduation application forms are available upon request from the Office of the Registrar. Students should refer to the following section for complete details concerning application for graduation. Fees will be billed to the student's account by the cashier. Students will be considered candidates for graduation only if they have an overall and program graduate grade-point average of 3.0 or higher at the beginning of the term in which they wish to graduate.
Students who submit a thesis in partial fulfillment of the master’s degree must prepare it in conformity with regulations approved by the Division of Aquaculture. Three approval pages bearing original signatures of the graduate committee must be included with three typewritten, clear, unbound copies of the thesis, all presented to the Chairperson, Division of Aquaculture at least two weeks prior to the end of summer school and three weeks prior to the end of the Fall or Spring semester. Two copies are bound and become the property of the Program; one copy is bound and becomes the property of the Blazer Library. These must be on white paper of at least 50 percent rag or cotton fiber content and must be in a form acceptable to the Aquaculture Program. Instructions for the preparation should be obtained from the Program’s website (www.ksuaquaculture.org) before the thesis is typed. These must be developed under the direction of a full member of the Aquaculture Graduate Faculty.
The Master of Science in Aquaculture/Aquatic Sciences Degree Program requires a minimum of 35 semester credit hours for the Thesis Option or 38 semester hours for the Non-Thesis Option.
All candidates shall perform satisfactorily on written examination(s) of the contents of their program of studies. Written comprehensive examinations are scheduled after the application for the degree has been filed and evidence exists indicating that the student will complete all degree requirements. A written
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