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AGRICULTURE

ANIMAL AND PRE-VETERINARY SCIENCE CONCENTRATION

Option I: Animal Science (ANSC)

(Leading to the Bachelor of Science in Agriculture Degree)

Animal Science deals with all phases of the livestock and dairy industry. Areas emphasized are nutrition, physiology, genetics, management technology, quality control, and environmental regulations. Graduates enter careers in farm management, Extension Service, food quality control, governmental health agencies, farm credit institutions, and agricultural sales and management.

Freshman Year

sem. hrs.

Sophomore Year

sem. hrs.

AGBE 2100 Economics of Agriculture 3 AGET 2110 or 3110 3
ANS 1200 Introductory Animal Science 3 ENGL 2130, 2230 or 2330 3
ANS 1210 Introductory Animal Science Lab 1 HIST 2010 American History I 3
AGRN 1100 Plant Science 3 HIST 2020 American History II 3
AGRN 1110 Plant Science Lab 1 MATH 1130, 1530, 1630, 1830, or 19101

3-4

MATH 1130, 1530, 1630, 1830, or 19101

3-4

ANS 2110 Livestock Evaluation 3
BIOL 1110 General Zoology

4

CHEM 1010, 1020, or 1110, 1120 8
CSC 1100 or DS 2810 3 SPCH 2410 or PC 2500 3
ENGL 1010 Writing I 3 Elective 3
ENGL 1020 Writing II 3    
ANS 2020 Livestock Management 3    
AGR 1020  Connections to Agriculture 1    
Total 31-32 Total 32-33
Junior Year sem. hrs. Senior Year

sem. hrs.

ANS 3010 Animal Nutrition 3 AGR 4930 Senior Seminar 2
ANS 3020 Feeds & Feeding 3 AGRN 4110 Forage Crops Production & Management 4
ANS 3130 Animal Breeding 3 Social/Behavioral Science Elective 3
ANS 3140 Reproduction in Farm Animals 3 4000-Level ANS Production Courses 6
ANS 3150 Common Diseases & Parasites of Domestic Animals 3 Upper-division Agriculture Elective2 3
CHEM 3005 or 3710 4-3 Elective 0-2
Upper-division Agriculture Elective2 3 BIOL 3200 or 3230 4
Social/Behavioral Science Elective 3 Humanities/Fine Arts Elective3 3
Humanities/Fine Arts Elective3 3    
AGRN 2210 Soils 3    
Total 30-31 Total

25-27


1 Select two math courses from the above list.
2 No more than one course from any Agriculture discipline. (AGBE, AGED, AGET, AGHT, AGRN, and ANS)
3 Select two courses from the University approved social/behavioral science list and two courses from the University approved humanities and/or fine arts list.
 
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