Animal & Food Sciences

Animal Industry

Study Option

Students receive training in the nutrition, reproduction, welfare, and management of domesticated animals. The option prepares students for careers in agribusiness, farm management, technical sales and/or service, cooperative extension, education, government, and commodities promotion.

Beyond the Core Curriculum, Specialty Support courses outside of the Animal and Food Sciences Department are required. In addition, students may choose to further specialize in one (1) of three (3) optional areas:

Equine Specialization. Specific emphasis is provided in the biology and management of equine animals.
Livestock Specialization. Specific emphasis is provided in the biology and management of meat-producing animals.
Dairy Specialization. Specific emphasis is provided in the biology and management of commercial milk-producing animals.

ANIMAL INDUSTRY STUDY OPTION and Specializations
DEPT.	COURSE	DESCRIPTION	CREDITS
SPECIALTY SUPPORT (required course)
	One (1) of the following courses:
CHE	230	Organic Chemistry I	3
CHE	236	Survey of Organic Chemistry	3
SUB-TOTAL			3
SPECIALTY SUPPORT (additional courses)
	Courses at the 200-level or above from outside the major (i. e., courses cannot have ASC-prefix) and selected with the advisor’s consent		15
SUB-TOTAL			15
SPECIALIZATIONS (optional) In addition to the required and additional Specialty Support courses listed above, one (1) of three (3) optional Specializations may be chosen, if desired. Note that since the courses listed below have ASC-prefixes, they cannot be used to fulfill the Specialty Support Requirement.
	**EQUINE SPECIALIZATION** Note that ASC 410G is part of the Departmental Core Curriculum Requirement and so its credit hours are not included in the sub-total below.
ASC	310	Equine Anatomy and Conformation	2
ASC	320	Equine Management	3
ASC	410G	Equine Science	3
SUB-TOTAL			5
	**LIVESTOCK SPECIALIZATION**
ASC	300	Meat Science	4
	And at least two (2) of the following courses: Note that the following courses are part of the Departmental Core Curriculum Requirement and so their credit totals are not included in the sub-total below.
ASC	340	Poultry Production	2
ASC	404G	Sheep Science	4
ASC	406	Beef Science	4
ASC	408G	Swine Science	2
SUB-TOTAL			4
	**DAIRY SPECIALIZATION** Note that ASC 420G is part of the Departmental Core Curriculum Requirement and so its credit hours are not included in the sub-total below.
ASC	420G	Dairy Cattle Science	3
ASC	564	Milk Secretion	3
SUB-TOTAL			3

Suggested Schedule Animal Industry Option No Specialization
FALL SEMESTER			SPRING SEMESTER
*Year 1*			*Year 1*
Course	Description	Cr.	Course	Description	Cr.
ASC 101	Domestic Animal Biology	3	ASC 102	Applications of Animal Sciences	3
ENG 104^b	Writing	4	CHE 107^b	General College Chemistry II	3
MA 109^b	College Algebra	3	CHE 115^b	General College Chemistry Laboratory	3
CHE 105^b	General College Chemistry I	3	GEN 100^b	Issues in Agriculture	3
---	USP VII Elective^a	3	MA123^b	Elementary Calculus	3

Subtotal		16	Subtotal		15
*Year 2*			*Year 2*
ASC 205^b	Livestock, People, and Interactions	1	BIO 152^b	Principles of Biology II	3
BIO 150^b	Principles of Biology I	3	ASC 325	Animal Physiology	3
CHE 236^b	Survey of Organic Chemistry	3	--	Specialty Support Elective^a	3
ENG 203^{b, d}	Business Writing	3	--	USP VIII Elective^a	3
--	USP VII Elective^a	3	--	USP IX Elective^a	3
--	USP VIII Elective^a	3
Subtotal		16	Subtotal		15
*Year 3*			*Year 3*
ASC 378	Animal Nutrition	4	ASC 362	Animal Genetics	4
---	Free Elective^a	3-4	ASC 364	Animal Reproduction	4
---	Specialty Support Elective^a	3	---	ASC Production Course Elective^c	2-4
---	Specialty Support Elective^a	3	---	Specialty Support Elective^a	3


Subtotal		13-14	Subtotal		13-15
*Year 4*			*Year 4*
ASC 470^b	Capstone in Animal Sciences	3	---	ASC Production Course Elective^c	2-4
---	ASC Production Course Elective^c	2-4	---	Free Elective^a	3
---	Specialty Support Elective^a	3	---	Free Elective^a	3
---	Free Elective^a	3	---	Free Elective^a	3
---	Free Elective^a	3	---	Free Elective^a	3
			---
Subtotal		14-16	Subtotal		14-16
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS					120+
^aIn selecting electives, students should keep in mind the need to accumulate 45 hours of coursework at the 300 level and above. Selection of courses, which meet this requirement, earlier in the program will create greater flexibility in the Senior year. Courses in bold font should be taken in the year listed or earlier. They are either required at that time (such as GEN 100) or are prerequisite requirements for future courses. Alternate scheduling of bold faced courses may impair your preparation for that or other courses. ^b Course is available both spring and fall semesters. ^c At least one of the required production courses must pertain to food and fiber species. ^d To be used in fulfillment of the Graduation Writing Requirement, ENG 203 must be taken after the student has earned at least 30 credit hours. Note: If students have not fulfilled the foreign language requirement by having two years of the same language in high school, they will need to use some elective hours to fulfill the USP II requirement . Students who take preparatory courses (i.e. MA 108R) may need to take additional coursework during the regular academic year or in the summer to meet benchmarks.

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