Animal Science Major, 46 hours: B.S.—Minor Required OR Collateral Field

CIP: 010901

Courses have been selected to prepare the student in the areas dealing with the fundamentals of livestock production, including selection, reproduction, physiology, nutrition, marketing, and general management. In addition to the courses dealing with basic principles, a number of elective courses are offered which give the student the opportunity to choose courses more closely related to his or her special interests.

Requirements

The Northwest Core (44-47 hours)

Institutional Requirements (4 hours)

Required Courses (40 hours)

AGRI 03102	Principles of Microeconomics in Agriculture *	3
AGRI 03150	Animal Science	4
AGRI 03252	Livestock Evaluation	3
AGRI 03296	Seminar	1
AGRI 03309	Applied Futures Marketing	3
AGRI 03352	Meat Science	3
AGRI 03360	Principles of Animal Nutrition	3
AGRI 03362	Anatomy and Physiology of Domestic Animals	3
AGRI 03366	Principles of Animal Breeding	3

AGRI 03452	Beef Science	3
	OR
AGRI 03470	Dairy Science	3

AGRI 03454	Swine Science	3
AGRI 03499	Profession Based Integrated Experience	1
AGRI 03566	Genetics of Livestock Improvement	3

CHEM 24112	General Chemistry *	3
CHEM 24113	General Chemistry Laboratory *	1
	OR
CHEM 24114	General Chemistry I *	3
CHEM 24115	General Chemistry I Laboratory *	1

Take two of the following courses (6 hours):

AGRI 03330	Forage Crop Science	3
AGRI 03358	Livestock Health and Disease Management	3
AGRI 03363	Domestic Animal Behavior and Welfare	3
AGRI 03365	Artificial Insemination	1 to 3
AGRI 03450	Small Ruminant Science	3
AGRI 03452	Beef Science	3
AGRI 03460	Advanced Animal Nutrition	3
AGRI 03470	Dairy Science	3

AGRI 03452, AGRI 03470 cannot be used to fulfill the "take 2" requirement if already applied elsewhere.

CHEM 24112 and CHEM 24113, CHEM 24114 and CHEM 24115: These courses fulfill a Northwest Core requirement as well as a requirement of the major, but the number of credit hours may be counted only once toward the total number of credit hours required for graduation.

Collateral Field Courses (Choose 20 hours from the following):

CHEM 24242	Organic Chemistry	3
CHEM 24243	Organic Chemistry Laboratory	1
CHEM 24362	Elementary Biochemistry	3
CHEM 24363	Elementary Biochemistry Laboratory	1
ACCT 51201	Accounting I	3
MGMT 54310	Business Communication	3
MGMT 54313	Principles of Management	3
BIOL 04114	General Zoology	3
BIOL 04115	General Zoology Laboratory	1
BIOL 04350	Genetics	4
MATH 17114	General Statistics *	3
AGRI 03304	Farm Management and Record Analysis	3
AGRI 03455	Advanced Livestock Production and Management	3

MATH 17114: Cannot be used to fulfill any Northwest Core requirement.

NOTE: Degree requires a grade point average of 2.25 in major courses.