AQUA 135 Practicum I

4 CR

This lab course provides hands on training to reinforce the learning objectives in AQUA 110, AQUA 120, and AQUA 130. Students will practice spawning techniques, including wet and dry fertilizations, proper gamete handling, and calculations of reproductive metrics. Students will also apply water quality theory to lab and field projects and taxonomic tools for site surveys, hatchery operations, and aquaculture husbandry.
Prerequisite(s): ACCUPLACER Arithmetic score of 75 or MATH 090 with a C or higher, and ACCUPLACER Sentence Skills score of 71 or ENGL 092 with a C or higher, and ACCUPLACER Reading Comprehension score of 71 or RDG 085 with a C or higher, or Instructor permission.
Completion Of or Concurrent Enrollment In: AQUA 100, AQUA 110, AQUA 120 and AQUA 130 all with a C- or higher; or concurrent enrollment in AQUA 100, AQUA 110, AQUA 120 and AQUA 130 ; or Instructor permission.

Note: This class must be taken concurrently with AQUA 100 , AQUA 110 , AQUA 120 and AQUA 130 .