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Animal Management (120 Credits)
A student may certify as an animal sciences major after completion of 24 semester hours, including ANIM SCI 101, and a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or better.
First Year | |
First Term | Credits |
ANIM SCI 101 | 3 |
ANIM SCI 180 | 1 |
CHEM 101 [PSCI] or 105 [PSCI] | 4 |
HISTORY 105 [ROOT] | 3 |
MATH Requirement1 | 4 |
Second Term | Credits |
BIOLOGY 106 [BSCI] | 4 |
CHEM 102 or 106 | 4 |
ENGLISH 101 [WRTG] | 3 |
H D 205 [COMM] (recommended) or other [COMM] course | 4 or 3 |
Second Year | |
First Term | Credits |
Arts [ARTS] | 3 |
BIOLOGY 107 [BSCI] | 4 |
Lab Management Requirement 2 | 1 |
MATH Requirement and /or Electives1 | 6 |
Second Term | Credits |
Business and Economics Course3 | 3 |
ECONS 101 [SSCI] | 3 |
Humanities [HUM] | 3 |
STAT 212 [QUAN], 412, or PSYCH 311 [QUAN]4 | 3 or 4 |
Electives | 3 |
Complete Writing Portfolio | |
Third Year | |
First Term | Credits |
ANIM SCI 313 | 4 |
ANIM SCI 330 | 3 |
ANIM SCI 380 | 1 |
ANIM SCI 399 or 499 | 1 |
ANIM SCI Group 1 Elective5 | 2 or 3 |
Business and Economics Course3 | 3 |
Second Term | Credits |
ANIM SCI 350 | 3 |
ANIM SCI 351 | 1 |
ANIM SCI Group 1 Elective 5 | 3 |
Diversity [DIVR] | 3 |
ENGLISH 301 or 402 | 3 |
VET CLIN 361, 367, or VET PH 308 | 3 or 4 |
Fourth Year | |
First Term | Credits |
Ag Sciences Elective6 | 3 |
ANIM SCI 464 [CAPS] [M] or 472 [M]7 | 3 |
ANIM SCI Group 2 Electives 8 | 6 |
Electives | 3 |
Second Term | Credits |
ANIM SCI Group 2 Electives 8 | 6 |
Integrative Capstone [CAPS] | 3 |
Electives | 7 or 8 |
Footnotes
1 | MATH requirement may be satisfied by completing MATH 106 and 108, 140 [QUAN], or 171 [QUAN]. |
2 | Lab Management Requirement courses include (One course): ANIM SCI 166, 178, 280 (Spring-only), 172, or 174 (Fall-only). |
3 | Approved Business and Economics Electives include (Two courses): ACCTG 230; B LAW 210; ECONS 330, 335, 350, 351, 352, 450, and other courses as approved by advisor. |
4 | Students who have not yet completed a [QUAN] course should select STAT 212 or PSYCH 311. |
5 | ANIM SCI Group 1 Electives include (Two courses): ANIM SCI 260, 266, 274, 285, 314, 345, 346, 360, and other courses as approved by advisor. |
6 | Ag Sciences Electives are: any level AFS, AFTM, CROP SCI, ENTOM, FS, HORT, NATRS, and SOIL SCI course. To meet University requirements for upper division coursework, students may need to select a 300-400 level course. |
7 | ANIM SCI 474 may be taken as an alternative in Spring semester. |
8 | ANIM SCI Group 2 Electives must include one [M] course. Students may choose any of the following courses that have not been used to fulfill another requirement (Four courses): ANIM SCI 314, 345, 346, 360, 378, 408 [M], 440 [M], 451 [M], 454, 460, 473 [M], 474 [CAPS] [M], 478 [M], 485 [M], 488 [M], and other courses as approved by advisor. |