UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN River Falls

Majors & Minors

Equine Management Plan

Bachelor of Science Degree. Animal Science Major-Equine Management. Academic Advising Plan.

Visit the Animal and Food Science Department in the College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences to learn more about the program.

  Fall Spring
Freshman Year

ANSC 167 Equine Management - 3    
ENGL 100 Academic Reading and Writing  - 3
MATH 146 College Algebra - 3
Social & Behavioral Science course (SB) - 3
Humanities/Fine Arts course (HF) - 3
Total semester credits - 15

ANSC 100 Intro to Animal Industries - 2
ANSC 168 Equine Equitation  - 2
BIOL 150 General Biology - 3
CHEM 115 General Chemistry - 4
ANSC 115 Animal Welfare (EC) - 3
P ED 108 Health & Fitness for Life - 1
Total semester credits - 15

Sophomore Year

ANSC 231 Domestic Animal Nutrition - 4
ANSC 261 or ANSC 268 Adv Horsemanship or Bal Seat App - 3
ANSC 200 Animal Science Careers - 2
COMS 101 Fund. of Oral Communication - 3
ENGL 200 Investigating Ideas: Reading, Writing, and the Disciplines - 3
Total semester credits - 15

PLSC 161 Intro to Plant Science - 3
ANSC 257 Genetics - 4
CHEM 215 Chemistry Lab - 1
CHEM 230 General Organic Chem - 3
AGEC 230 or AGEC 101 Intro to Ag Business - 3
Social & Behavioral Science course (SB) - 3
Total semester credits - 17

 

Junior
Year

AGBI 251 Agricultural Biochemistry - 3
ANSC 115 Animal Welfare - 3
ANSC 341 Biometrics - 3
AGEC 205 Accounting- 3
Diversity course - 3
Total semester credits - 15

ANSC 260 Animal Physiology - 3
ANSC 345 Animal Health - 2
AGEC 300 level course - 3
Directed elective course - 3
Humanities/Fine Arts course (HF) - 3
Total semester credits - 14

Senior
Year

ANSC 448 Reproductive Physiology - 3
CROP Pasture or Forage course - 3
Professional Studies in CAFES course - 3
Global Perspectives course (GP) - 3
Directed elective course - 3
Total semester credits - 15

ANSC 485 Seminar in Animal Science - 1
Directed elective course - 3
ANSC 369 Equine Production - 4
Elective course - 3
Elective course - 3
Total semester credits - 14

Summary of Animal and Food Science Equine  Degree Requirements

University Requirements - 6 cr.
General Education - 35-36 cr.
Foundation Courses in Agriculture - 11 cr.
Major Requirements - 60-62 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.