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Animal Science

Undergraduate Degree Course Offering

Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Agricultural Sciences Concentration in Animal Science     Suggested Four-year Plan
FALL SEMESTER	SPRING SEMESTER
Freshman Year
AGSC 1410 3 AGSC 2010 3 ECON 2010 3 ENGL 1010 3 MATH 1110 3 SAHE 1000 1   16	AGSC 1200 3 AGSC 2020 3 AGSC 2410 3 ENGL 1020 3 MATH 1120 3   15
Sophomore Year
AGSC 2040 3 CHEM 1110,1111 4 COMM 2200 3 ENGL 2010-2018 3 SOCIAL/BEHAVIORAL ELECTIVE 3   16	AGSC 2200 4 AGSC 2510 4 CHEM 1120, 1121 4 HUMANITIES ELECTIVE 3 SOCIAL/BEHAVIORAL ELECTIVE 3   18
Junior Year
AGSC 3400 3 AGSC 3410 3 AGSC 3420 3 CHEM 2120, 2121 4 HUMANITIES ELECTIVE 3   16	AGSC 3440 3 AGSC 3450 3 GUIDED ELECTIVES 3 GUIDED ELECTIVES 3       12
Senior Year
AGSC 4410 3 AGSC 4500 3 AGSC 4710 1 CHEM 3410, 3411 4 GUIDED ELECTIVES 3   14	AGSC 4030 3 AGSC 4440 3 AGSC 4720 1 GUIDED ELECTIVES 3 GUIDED ELECTIVES 3   13
GUIDED ELECTIVES: Animal Science (22 semester hours) AGSC 3000, 3010, 3240, 3250, 3430, 3500, 3510, 3520, 3550, 4080, 4420, 4450 GUIDED ELECTIVES: Pre-Veterinary Medicine (22 semester hours) BIOL 1110, 1111, 1120, 1121, 2110, and 2111 CHEM 2120, 2121, 3420, and 3421 PHYS 2010, 2011, 2020, 2021 MATH 1830

Undergraduate Concentration Courses

• AGSC 1410 Introduction to Animal Science
• AGSC 2410 Introduction to Poultry Science
• AGSC 3400 Animal and Plant Genetics
• AGSC 3410 Anatomy and Physiology of Domestic Animals
• AGSC 3420 Feeds and Ration Formulation
• AGSC 3430 Animal Health and Disease Prevention
• AGSC 3440 Swine production and Management
• AGSC 3450 Beef production and Management
• AGSC 4410 Dairy Production and Management
• AGSC 4420 Poultry Disease Prevention and Sanitation
• AGSC 4430 Animal Nutrition
• AGSC 4440 Physiology of Reproduction
• AGSC 4450 Science of Meat

Departmental Requirements for Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Sciences

MAJOR CORE: A minimum of 26 semester hours including, AGSC l200, 1410, 2010, 2200, 2410, 2510, 4500, 4710, 4720, and SAHE 1000.

GENERAL EDUCATION: 41 semester hours including:

• Communications – 9 hours ENGL 1010,1020, COMM 2200;
• Humanities and/or Fine Arts – 9 hours – ENGL 2010-2024 (3 hours), ART 1010, MUSC 1020, or PHIL 2010;
• Social & Behavioral Sciences – 6 hours – SOCI 2010, PSYC 2010 or ECON 2010 & 2020;
• History – 6 hours – HIST 2010, 2020 or 2030;
• Natural Sciences – 8 hours – CHEM 1110/1111 & 1120/1121 or BIOL 1010/1011 and Mathematics – 3 hours – MATH 1110, 1120 or 1410

Upper Division Policy
Students majoring in Agricultural Sciences must gain upper division status before enrolling in any upper division courses (3000 and 4000 levels). Upper division courses taken prior to being given upper division status may not be accepted towards the B.S. degree. Students may be admitted to the upper division after completing at least 60 degree-level lower division credits (as set out in the curriculum) with a minimum cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 2.00 and completion of the Rising Junior Examination. It is the responsibility of the student to submit a formal petition to the Department. A departmental committee to ensure that all criteria have been met will review such petitions. Students seeking Teacher Certification must maintain a 2.75 gpa and apply for admission to “Teacher Education” through the Department of Teacher Education and Services as they transition to upper division courses.