Companion Animal Emphasis
Required Courses: 37 cr. hrs.
ANSC 121 Companion Animals 3 cr.
ANSC 221 Pets in Society 3 cr.
ANSC 231 Principles of Nutrition 3 cr.
ANSC 232 Applied Feeds and Feeding 3 cr.
ANSC 257 Genetics 3 cr.
ANSC 260 Animal Physiology 4 cr.
ANSC 317 Companion Animal Behavior 3 cr.
ANSC 321 Canine and Feline Care and Management 3 cr.
ANSC 345 Animal Health 2 cr.
ANSC 346 Principles of Animal Breeding 3 cr.
ANSC 433 Advanced Nutrition 3 cr.
ANSC 448 Physiology of Reproduction 3 cr.
ANSC 485 Seminar in Animal Science 1 cr.
Management Option
Directed Supporting
CHEM 215 Chemistry Lab Concepts and Techniques 1 cr.
CHEM 230 General Organic Chemistry 3 cr.
AGBI 251 Agricultural Biochemistry 3 cr.
BIOL 324 Microbiology or FDSC 235 Agricultural Microbiology
Directed Electives - choose two
AFES 310 Agricultural Human Resource Management 3 cr.
AGEC 205 Agricultural Accounting 3 cr.
AGEC 345 Agricultural Law 3 cr.
AGEC 355 Agricultural Market and Prices 3 cr.
AGEC 360 Farm Management 3 cr.
AGEC 361 Horticultural Business Management
AGEC 365 Agricultural Finance
Select a total of six credits of 200 level or higher courses from Food Science, Agricultural Education, Agricultural Economics, Agricultural Engineering, Plant and Earth Science, Modern Language, or the College of Business and Economics. 6 cr.
Science Option
Directed Supporting
CHEM 231 Organic Chemistry I 3 cr.
CHEM 360 or CHEM 361 Biochemistry
BIOL 324 Microbiology 4 cr.
Required Courses
CHEM 122 General Chemistry 5 cr.
CHEM 232 Organic Chemistry II 3 cr.
CHEM 236 or CHEM 246 Organic Chemistry Lab I 1-2 cr.
CHEM 237 or CHEM 247 Organic Chemistry Lab II 1 cr.
MATH 147 or MATH 149 or MATH 166 3-4 cr.
ANSC 341 Biometrics 3 cr.
PHYS 121 or PHYS 131 General Physics I 4 cr.
Directed Electives - choose one
BIOL 230 General Zoology 3 cr.
BIOL 240 Cell Biology 3 cr.
PHYS 122 Algebra-Based Physics II or PHYS 132 Calculus-Based Physics II 5 cr.
ANSC 447 Endocrinology 2 cr.
CHEM 362 Biochemistry II 3 cr.
CHEM 461 Pharmacology 3 cr.
Minor Option: 22-24 cr. hrs.
As an alternative to the Management or Science option, students can pair the Animal Science major with an academic minor to develop a more in-depth understanding of a second area of interest. Any minor (other than Animal Science, Dairy Science, or Ag Studies) of 22-24 credits or a second major.