New Joint UAS-UAF Fisheries Degree Available for Undergraduates
![Casey McConnell gets up close and personal with a chum salmon that returned to Salmon Creek at the DIPAC hatchery in Juneau. Photo by Peter Westley. New Joint UAS-UAF Fisheries Degree Available for Undergraduates](https://alaska-native-news.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Casey-up-close-with-salmon.jpg)
Juneau – The Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU) has approved the UAS-UAF Joint Bachelor of Science in Fisheries and Ocean Sciences with a concentration in Fisheries Science. The new degree is aimed at increasing the number of students who earn an undergraduate fisheries degree in Alaska, and are prepared to work in fisheries […]