UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN River Falls

Majors & Minors

Animal Science-Equine, Management

  Fall Semester Spring Semester
Freshman Year

ANSC 168 Intro to Equine Equitation - 2
ENGL 100 Academic Reading and Writing - 3
MATH 146 College Algebra - 3
General Education course (SB) - 3
General Education course (HF) - 3
Total semester credits - 14

ANSC 100 Intro to Animal Industries - 2
ANSC 167 Intro to Equine Management - 3
BIOL 150 General Biology - 3
CHEM 115 General Chemistry - 4
ANSC 115 Animal Welfare (EC) - 3
Total semester credits - 15

Sophomore Year

ANSC 231 Principles of Nutrition - 3
ANSC 261 Advanced Horsemanship - 3
 or ANSC 268 Bal Seat App - 3
AGEC 230 Agricultural Economics I - 3
CSTA 101 Fund. of Oral Communication - 3
ENGL 200 Investigating Ideas: Reading, Writing and the Disciplines - 3
P ED 108 Health and Fitness for Life - 1
Total semester credits - 16

ANSC 200 Intro Animal Science Careers - 3
ANSC 257 Genetics - 3
CHEM 215 Chemistry Lab - 1
CHEM 230 General Organic Chemistry - 3
Professional Studies in CAFES - 3
Social and Behavioral Science course (SB) - 3
Total semester credits - 16

Junior Year

AGBI 251 Agricultural Biochemistry - 3
ANSC 346 Principles of Animal Breeding - 3
ANSC 369 Equine Production - 4
AGEC 300 level course - 3
Diversity course (ACD) - 3
Total semester credits - 16

ANSC 260 Animal Physiology - 4
ANSC 345 Animal Health - 2
AGEC 300 level course - 3
Directed elective course - 3
Humanities/Fine Arts course (HF) - 3
Total semester credits - 15

Senior Year

ANSC 433 Advanced Nutrition - 3
ANSC 448 Reproductive Physiology - 3
Professional Studies in CAFES course - 3
Global Perspectives course (GP) - 3
Elective course - 3
Total semester credits - 15

ANSC 485 Seminar in Animal Science - 1
Directed elective course - 3
Elective course - 3
Elective course - 3
Total semester credits - 10

Summary of Animal Science Equine  Degree Requirements

University Requirements - 6 cr.
General Education - 35-38 cr.
Foundation Courses in Agriculture - 12 cr.
Major Requirements - 45-68 cr.
Credits to Degree - 120 cr.

This academic plan is an example of how students might choose to fulfill program requirements within a period of four years. After consulting with their advisers students may make other course choices which would meet the program requirements and be more suitable for them.