The Animal Science concentration prepares students for career opportunities as herd managers, managers of livestock enterprises, field representatives of livestock enterprises, livestock buyer, or related meat industry positions. Students may want to complement this concentration with a minor in Biology or Chemistry if graduate school is a possibility. A total of 45- 47 credit hours are required. The following courses are required or can be selected for this concentration:
COMMON CORE COURSES (9 credit hours)
AGR 105 Agriculture Applications in Technology (3)
AGR 108 Principles of Crop and Animal Production I (4)
AGR 122 Agricultural Economics (3)
Required courses:
AGR109 Principles of Crop and Animal Production II (3)
AGR210 Meat Animal Science (3)
AGR413 Seminar in Animal Science (3)
CHM211 Principles of Chemistry I (4)
Required: two courses from the following:
AGR305 Sheep Science (4)
AGR314 Swine Science (4)
AGR315 Beef Production (4)
AGR316 Dairy Science (4)
From the following three categories, choose 14-16 hours.
Required: two courses from the following:
AGR305 Sheep Science** (4)
AGR306 Livestock Evaluation and Judging (3)
AGR312 Animal Nutrition (4)
AGR314 Swine Science** (4)
AGR315 Beef Production** (4)
AGR316 Dairy Science** (4)
**may be taken if not chosen from another block.
Required: one course from the following:
AGR300 Weed Control (3)
AGR317 Soils (4)
AGR325 Soil Fertility (3)
AGR407 Forage and Grain Crop Production (4)
Required: one course from the following:
AGR321 Agricultural Finance (3)
AGR322 Commodity Marketing (3)
AGR405 Farm Management (4)
AGR445 Agricultural Policy (3)