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  • Animal Science, B.T.

Bachelor of Technology Degree
(Application Curriculum Code - 0896)

The Animal Science B. Tech. degree program allows the student flexibility in tailoring a program to meet their career goals while giving them a solid base in the animal sciences. Students are offered the opportunity to develop advanced skills in specific interest areas including dairy farm management, equine science, or livestock production. The Animal Science B. Tech. program serves to expand on the student's previous background and to increase the scope of knowledge and skills necessary to reach career goals including direct employment in animal production, graduate study, and self employment.

Degree Requirements
To fulfill the requirements for the Bachelor of Technology degree in Animal Science, the candidate must complete 126 credit hours with a minimum of 44 credit hours of major field requirements, 20 credit hours of general electives, 26 credit hours of technical electives, and 36 credit hours of liberal arts and science courses.

Major Field Requirements
Upper-division Requirements:

Code Name Credits
ANSC 380 Internship Orientation 1
ANSC 450 Internship in Animal Science 15
ANSC 111 Introduction to Animal Science 3
CITA 110 Microcomputer Applications I 3
BIOL 275 Supervised Clinical Experience in Histotechnology – Histotechnology advisement track only 4
  ANSC, BIOL, AGBU, or FWLD 300/400 level courses see advisement tracks 15/16

Animal Science Advisement track - suggested courses to meet upper-division major field requirements (15 credits selected from the following)

Code Name Credits
AGBU 101 Introduction to Agricultural Business 3
AGBU 103 Agricultural Economics 3
AGBU 107 Agricultural Business Operations 3
AGBU 121 Marketing Agricultural Products 3
AGBU 208 Agricultural Business Management 3
AGBU 240 Equine Farm Management 3
AGBU 241 Farm Management 3
AGBU 242 Agricultural Business Financial Management 3
ANSC 117 Beef Production 3
ANSC 140 Small Animal Management 3
ANSC 150 Dairy Cattle 3
ANSC 161 Light Horse Management 3
ANSC 218 Livestock Production 3
ANSC 122 Feeds and Feeding 3
ANSC 123 Introduction to Dairy Nutrition 3
ANSC 221 Equine and Companion Animal Nutrition 3

Dairy Advisement track - suggested courses to meet upper-division major field requirements (15 credits selected from the following)

Code Name Credits
ANSC 322 Advanced Ruminant Nutrition 3
ANSC 324 Feed Milling 3
ANSC 372 Applied Boving Reproduction 3
ANSC 412 Advanced Dairy Management Seminar 3
ANSC 418 Advanced Livestock Production 3
AGBU 321 Marketing Management 3
AGBU 327 Farm Appraisel 3
AGBU 341 Agricultural Geography 3
AGBU 420 Agricultural Policy 3
AGBU 429 Tax Management 3
AGBU 440 Environmental Issues in Agriculture 3
AGBU 442 Agricultural Credit 3

Equine Advisement track - suggested courses to meet upper-division major field requirements (15 credits selected from the following)

Code Name Credits
ANSC 324 Feed Milling 3
ANSC 364 Domestic Animal Behavior 3
ANSC 368 Therapeutic Riding Instruction 3
ANSC 374 Advanced Equine Reproduction 3
ANSC 464 Equine Exercise Physiology 3
AGBU 327 Farm Appraisal 3
AGBU 341 Agricultural Geography 3
AGBU 350 Equine Business Management 3
AGBU 440 Environmental Issues in Agriculture 3

Livestock Advisement track - suggested courses to meet upper-division major field requirements (15 credits selected from the following)

Code Name Credits
ANSC 318 Sheep Production 3
ANSC 320 Swine Production and Management 3
ANSC 322 Advanced Ruminant Nutrition 3
ANSC 327 Feed Milling 3
ANSC 418 Advanced Livestock 3
AGBU 327 Farm Appraisal 3
AGBU 328 Agricultural Sales and Sales Management 3
AGBU 341 Agricultural Geography 3
AGBU 420 Agricultural Policy 3
AGBU 440 Environmental Issues in Agriculture 3
AGBU 442 Agricultural Credit 3

Other Major Field Requirements for Dairy, Equine and Livestock advisement tracks

Code Name Credits
CITA 110 Microcomputer Applications I 3
  AGBU, AGSC, ANSC, BIOL or FWLD (upper- or lower-division) 10