B.S. Degree in Animal and Veterinary Sciences
Fall 1st year
AVS 145 – Introduction to Animal Science 3 cr.
AVS 146 – Introduction to Animal Science Laboratory 1 cr.
BIO 100 – Basic Biology 4 cr.
ENG 101 – College Composition 3 cr.
MAT 116 – Introduction to Calculus 3 cr.
NFA 117 – Issues and Opportunities 1 cr.
15 crs.
Spring 1st year
BIO 200 – Biology of Organisms 4 cr.
CMJ 103 – Public Speaking 3 cr.
STS 232 – Principals of Statistical Inference 3 cr.
General Education: Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives 3 cr.
Animal Science Elective 3 cr.
16 crs.
Fall 2nd year
AVS 254 – Introduction to Animal Microbiomes 3 cr.
AVS 303 – Equine Management Cooperative 2 cr.
or
AVS 347 – Dairy Cattle Technology Laboratory 2 cr.
AVS 346 – Dairy Cattle Technology 3 cr.
BMB 207 – Fundamentals of Chemistry 3 cr.
BMB 209 – Fundamentals of Chemistry Laboratory 1 cr.
or
CHY 121 – General Chemistry I 3 cr.
CHY 123 – General Chemistry Laboratory I 1 cr.
General Education: Western Culture Tradition 3 cr.
15 crs.
Spring 2nd year
AVS 249 – Laboratory and Companion Animal Science 3 cr.
AVS 303 – Equine Management Cooperative 2 cr.
or
AVS 347 – Dairy Cattle Technology Laboratory 2 cr.
BMB 208 – Elementary Physiological Chemistry 3 cr.
BMB 210 Elementary Physiological Chemistry Laboratory 1 cr.
or
CHY 122 – General Chemistry II 3 cr.
CHY 124 – General Chemistry Laboratory II 1 cr.
ECO 254 – Small Business Economics and Management 3 cr.
General Elective 3 cr.
15 crs.
Fall 3rd year
AVS 455 – Animal Nutrition 3 cr.
BIO 377 – Medical Physiology 3 cr.
ENG 315 – Research Writing in the Disciplines 3 cr.
or
ENG 317 – Business and Technical Writing 3 cr.
Animal Science Elective 3 cr.
General Elective 4 cr.
16 crs.
Spring 3rd year
AVS 401 – Capstone in Animal Science I 2 cr.
AVS 437 – Animal Diseases 3 cr.
Animal Science Elective 3 cr.
General Elective 6 cr.
14 crs.
Fall 4th year
AVS 480 – Physiology of Reproduction 3 cr.
BIO 350 – Concepts and Applications of Genetics 3 cr.
Career-Related Experience 4 cr.
General Education: Ethics 3 cr.
General Elective 3 cr.
16 crs.
Spring 4th year
AVS 402 – Capstone in Animal Science II 2 cr.
AVS 446 – Forage Science and Range Management 3 cr.
AVS 466 – Livestock Feeds and Feeding 2 cr.
General Education: Artistic and Creative Expression 3 cr.
General Elective 3 cr.
13 crs.
General Education: Human Values and Social Contexts requirements – minimum of 18 credits (courses must include all five of the following categories, which is at least 3 credits from each: Western Cultural Tradition, Social Contexts and Institutions, Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives, Population and the Environment, and Artistic and Creative Expression).
Complete during second through fourth years (S = Spring; F = Fall; B = Both semesters)
Animal Science Electives (choose at least 9 credits):
AVS 196 (B) – Introduction to Equine Cooperative 1 cr.
AVS 203 (S) – Equine Management 3 cr.
AVS 211 (F) – Introduction to Aquaculture 3 cr.
AVS 231 (B) – Sheep Management Cooperative 2 cr.
AVS 267 (F) – Swine Production 1 cr.
AVS 268 (F) – Pasture Poultry Production 1 cr.
AVS 353 (S) – Equine Reproduction and Breeding Management 3 cr.
AVS 393 (F) – Training the Standardbred Horse 3 cr.
AVS 405 (S) – Livestock and Companion Animal Behavior 3 cr.
AVS 433 (S) – Equine Exercise Physiology 3 cr.
AVS 454 (S) – DNA Sequencing Analysis Laboratory 2 cr.
AVS 456 (F) – Animal Nutrition Laboratory 1 cr.
AVS 477 (F) – Zoonoses and Animal Health 3 cr.
Career-Related Experience (choose at least 4 credits):
AVS 371 (B) – University Dairy Cooperative 4 cr.
AVS 396 (B) – Field Experience in Animal and Veterinary Science 1-16 cr.
AVS 397 (B) – Equine Internship 1-4 cr.
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