• Demonstrate the use of discipline-specific scientific information in written and spoken formats using citation.
• Identify anatomy and physiology of organ systems and describe hormonal function in the male and female reproductive tracts of mammals and poultry.
• Classify and compare anatomy, physiology and nutritional status of commonly-raised domesticated animal species.
• Identify interactions of genotype and environment which produce phenotypes adapted to human uses.
• Apply the methods used to evaluation animal health and well-being.

Departmental requirements may be utilized to satisfy baccalaureate core and non-departmental minor requirements. 

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Baccalaureate Core 1
Skills Courses
Fitness
HHS 231	*LIFETIME FITNESS FOR HEALTH
HHS 241	*LIFETIME FITNESS (or PAC course)
Mathematics
Writing I
WR 121	*ENGLISH COMPOSITION (Must be taken in first 45 credits)
Writing II
Speech
COMM 111	*PUBLIC SPEAKING
or COMM 114	*ARGUMENT AND CRITICAL DISCOURSE
or COMM 218	*INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION
Perspective Courses 2
Biological Science (Lecture/Lab)
Cultural Diversity (CD)
Literature and the Arts (LA)
Physical Science (Lecture/Lab or Lab)
Social Processes and Institutions (SPI)
AEC 250	*INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS AND POLICY (recommended)
or ECON 201	*INTRODUCTION TO MICROECONOMICS
Western Culture (WC)
Difference, Power, and Discrimination (DPD)
Synthesis Courses 3
Contemporary Global Issues (CGI)
Science, Technology, and Society (STS)
Animal Sciences Core
ANS 100	ORIENTATION TO ANIMAL AND RANGELAND SCIENCES	1
ANS 121	*INTRODUCTION TO ANIMAL SCIENCES	4
ANS 207	SOPHOMORE SEMINAR	2
ANS 251	PRINCIPLES OF ANIMAL FOODS TECHNOLOGY	3
ANS 311	PRINCIPLES OF ANIMAL NUTRITION	3
ANS 313	APPLIED ANIMAL NUTRITION: FEEDS AND RATION FORMULATION	4
ANS 314	ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY	4
ANS 316	REPRODUCTION IN DOMESTIC ANIMALS	4
ANS 317	REPRODUCTION IN DOMESTIC ANIMALS LABORATORY	1
ANS 378	ANIMAL GENETICS	4
ANS 420	^ETHICAL ISSUES IN ANIMAL AGRICULTURE	3
Select two animal industry courses from the following:		6-7
ANS 215	BEEF/DAIRY INDUSTRIES
ANS 216	SMALL RUMINANT/SWINE INDUSTRIES
ANS 217	POULTRY INDUSTRIES
ANS 220	INTRODUCTORY HORSE SCIENCE
ANS 280	COMPANION ANIMAL MANAGEMENT
Select two production courses from the following:		6-8
ANS 430	EQUINE SYSTEMS I: EXERCISE SCIENCE
or ANS 431	APPLIED EQUINE NUTRITION
or ANS 432	EQUINE SYSTEMS III: REPRODUCTION
ANS 433	POULTRY MEAT PRODUCTION SYSTEMS
or ANS 434	EGG PRODUCTION SYSTEMS
ANS 436	SHEEP PRODUCTION SYSTEMS
ANS 439	DAIRY PRODUCTION SYSTEMS
ANS 445	BEEF PRODUCTION SYSTEMS
ANS 456	COMPANION ANIMAL PRODUCTION SYSTEMS
ANS 460	SWINE PRODUCTION SYSTEMS
Select two courses of advanced ANS classes or electives:		6
ANS 315	*CONTENTIOUS SOCIAL ISSUES IN ANIMAL AGRICULTURE
ANS 321
ANS 333	EQUINE STABLE MANAGEMENT
ANS 341	ANIMAL BEHAVIOR AND COGNITION
ANS 351	ADVANCED PRINCIPLES OF ANIMAL FOODS TECHNOLOGY
ANS 380	PRINCIPLES OF ANIMAL ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY
ANS 385	FOUNDATIONS OF MAMMALIAN HISTOLOGY
ANS 390	GROSS ANATOMY OF DOMESTIC ANIMALS
ANS 401	RESEARCH
ANS 410	ANIMAL SCIENCE INTERNSHIP (3 credit maximum will count toward the two-class requirement)
ANS 427	APPLIED PHYSIOLOGY OF REPRODUCTION
ANS 435	APPLIED ANIMAL BEHAVIOR
ANS 441	TOPICS IN ANIMAL LEARNING
ANS 446	GRAZING LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION
ANS 452	LIVESTOCK HOUSING AND WASTE MANAGEMENT
ANS 511	DIGESTIVE PHYSIOLOGY AND NUTRITION OF RUMINANT ANIMALS
ANS 512	MONOGASTRIC AND POULTRY NUTRITION
Additional ANS Production Systems Course (3)
Select 20 credits from any courses in the agricultural field or natural resources area		20
Physical and Biological Sciences
BI 221 & BI 222 & BI 223	*PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY: CELLS and *PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY: ORGANISMS and *PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY: POPULATIONS	12
Select one of the following chemistry groups:		15
Group A
CH 121 & CH 122 & CH 123	GENERAL CHEMISTRY and *GENERAL CHEMISTRY and *GENERAL CHEMISTRY
Group B
CH 231 & CH 261	GENERAL CHEMISTRY and *LABORATORY FOR CHEMISTRY 231
CH 232 & CH 262	GENERAL CHEMISTRY and *LABORATORY FOR CHEMISTRY 232
CH 233 & CH 263	GENERAL CHEMISTRY and *LABORATORY FOR CHEMISTRY 233
CH 331	ORGANIC CHEMISTRY	4
or BB 331	*INTRODUCTION TO MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
MB 230	*INTRODUCTORY MICROBIOLOGY	4
MTH 111	*COLLEGE ALGEBRA	4
MTH 112	*ELEMENTARY FUNCTIONS	4
Statistics
ST 201	PRINCIPLES OF STATISTICS	4
or ST 351	INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICAL METHODS
Business
Select one course from the following:		3-4
AEC 211	AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD MANAGEMENT
AEC 221	AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD MARKETING
AEC 388	AGRICULTURAL LAW
BA 260	INTRODUCTION TO ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Total Hours		180

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Baccalaureate Core Course (BCC)

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Writing Intensive Course (WIC)

1

Please reference the baccalaureate core course catalog for a list of approved courses

2

No more than two courses (or lecture/lab combinations) from any one department may be used by a student to satisfy the Perspectives category of the core

3

The two courses used to fulfill the Synthesis requirement may not be in the same department

Degree plans are subject to change and the following is only an example of how students may complete their degree in four years. Students should consult their advisor to determine the best degree plan for them. Contact details for advisors can be found on the Academic Advising page.

Plan of Study Grid

First Year
FALL		CREDITS
ANS 100	ORIENTATION TO ANIMAL AND RANGELAND SCIENCES	1
ANS 121	*INTRODUCTION TO ANIMAL SCIENCES	4
CH 121	GENERAL CHEMISTRY	5
MTH 111	*COLLEGE ALGEBRA	4
	Credits	14
WINTER
CH 122	*GENERAL CHEMISTRY	5
MTH 112	*ELEMENTARY FUNCTIONS	4
COMM 111 or COMM 114 or COMM 218	*PUBLIC SPEAKING or *ARGUMENT AND CRITICAL DISCOURSE or *INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION	3
ANS Industries		3
	Credits	15
SPRING
CH 123	*GENERAL CHEMISTRY	5
WR 121	*ENGLISH COMPOSITION	4
HHS 231	*LIFETIME FITNESS FOR HEALTH	2
Bacc Core		3
Electives		3
	Credits	17
Second Year
FALL
BI 221	*PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY: CELLS	4
WR II		3
ANS Industries		3
Ag Courses		3
Electives		3
	Credits	16
WINTER
BI 222	*PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY: ORGANISMS	4
ANS 251	PRINCIPLES OF ANIMAL FOODS TECHNOLOGY	3
ANS Industries		3
Bacc Core		3
Electives		3
	Credits	16
SPRING
ANS 207	SOPHOMORE SEMINAR	2
BI 223	*PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY: POPULATIONS	4
HHS 241	*LIFETIME FITNESS (or PAC)	1
Business Course		3
Bacc Core		3
Electives		3
	Credits	16
Third Year
FALL
ST 201 or ST 351	PRINCIPLES OF STATISTICS or INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICAL METHODS	4
ANS 311	PRINCIPLES OF ANIMAL NUTRITION	3
ANS 378	ANIMAL GENETICS	4
CH 331 or BB 331	ORGANIC CHEMISTRY or *INTRODUCTION TO MOLECULAR BIOLOGY	4
	Credits	15
WINTER
ANS 313	APPLIED ANIMAL NUTRITION: FEEDS AND RATION FORMULATION	4
ANS 314	ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY	4
ANS Production		3
Bacc Core (Synthesis)		3
	Credits	14
SPRING
Upper-Division ANS		3
Ag Credits		4
Electives or ANS Production		4
Bacc Core		3
	Credits	14
Fourth Year
FALL
ANS 420	^ETHICAL ISSUES IN ANIMAL AGRICULTURE (Taken any term of senior year)	3
Upper-Division ANS course		3
ANS Production		3
Other Ag Course		3
Electives		3
	Credits	15
WINTER
Bacc Core (Synthesis)		3
Ag Courses		3
MB 230	*INTRODUCTORY MICROBIOLOGY	4
Electives		3
	Credits	13
SPRING
ANS 316	REPRODUCTION IN DOMESTIC ANIMALS	4
ANS 317	REPRODUCTION IN DOMESTIC ANIMALS LABORATORY	1
Ag Courses		4
Electives		6
	Credits	15
	Total Credits	180