Academic Catalog

Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Bachelor of Science with a Concentration in Animal Science (B.S.)

EKU Campus

Program Requirements

CIP Code: 01.0301

Summary Checklist for General Education

Element 1
A: Written Communication3
B: Written Communication3
C: Oral Communication3
Element 2
Quantitative Reasoning3
Element 3
A: Arts3
B: Humanities3
Element 4
Natural Sciences6
Element 5
A: Historical Science3
B: Social Behaviorial Science3
Element 6
Diversity of Perspectives Experiences6
Total Hours36

Students are expected to complete Elements 1 and 2 within their first 60 hours of college credit.

Major

University Graduation Requirements
General Education36
Student Success Seminar
BUS 100Professional Development One (waived for transfers with 30+ hrs.)1
Writing Intensive Course (Hrs. incorporated into Major/Supporting/Gen Ed/Free Electives category)
Upper division courses (42 hrs. distributed throughout Major/Supporting/Gen Ed/Free Electives categories)
ACCT - Agriculture majors will fulfill ACCT with the following. (Credit hours are incorporated into major requirements below.)
Agricultural Advocacy and Issues Capstone
Agriculture Research Methods and Interpretation
Major Requirements
Professional Skills Seminar
AGR 305Professional Skills Seminar1
Core Courses
AGR 125Principles of Animal Science3
AGR 126Animal Science Laboratory1
AGR 304Pest Management4
AGR 308Agricultural Economics3
AGR 321Feeds and Feeding4
AGR 411Senior Seminar1
Choose from three hours of the following:3
Directed Work Experience
Directed Work Experience- Management Practicum
Applied Learning in Agriculture
Choose from one of the following:3
Principles of Agribusiness Management
Agricultural Marketing
Agricultural Financing
AGR 499Agricultural Advocacy and Issues Capstone3
or AGR 509 Agriculture Research Methods and Interpretation
Choose from two of the following production classes:6-8
Companion Animal Management
Light Horse Production and Management
Beef Production
Swine Production
Sheep and Goat Production
Poultry Production and Management
Technical Management of Dairy Cattle
Concentrations
Students must select one of the following Concentrations:
Pre-Veterinary
Animal Science23-33
Supporting Course Requirements
All Concentrations:
Cell and Molecular Biology (Element 4) G
BIO 112Ecology and Evolution4
General Chemistry
and General Chemistry Lab I (Element 4) G
CHE 112
112L
General Chemistry II
and General Chemistry Lab
4
CHE 361
361L
Organic Chemistry I
and Organic Chemistry Lab I
4
Economic Reasoning and Issues (Element 5B) G
Choose from 9-23 hours of Supporting Courses
18-23 hours of Pre-Veterinary
9-16 hours of Animal Science
Free Electives
Choose from 16 hours of free electives16
Total Hours120-132
G

Course also satisfies a General Education element. Hours are included within the 36 hr. General Education requirement above.

 Concentration

Concentration Courses
AGR 225Evaluation and Selection of Livestock3
or AGR 330 Animal Products
Choose from four animal science courses of the following:11-16
Ecology and Management of Grasslands and Pastures
Topics and Laboratories in Animal Sciences
Animal Diseases
Genetics of Livestock Improvement
Reproduction and Artificial Insemination of Domestic Animals
Domestic Animal Anatomy
Livestock Behavior and Welfare
Animal Nutrition
Supporting Course Requirements
Choose from one of the following: G
Algebra: Polynomials
and Algebra: Functions & Matrices (Element 2) G
College Algebra (Element 2) G
Trigonometry (Element 2) G
Precalculus Mathematics (Element 2) G
Applied Calculus (Element 2) G
Calculus I (Element 2) G
STA 215Introduction to Statistical Reasoning3-4
or STA 270 Applied Statistics
Choose from two of the following science electives:6-10
Genetics of Livestock Improvement
Genetics
Principles of Microbiology
Cell Biology
Vertebrate Physiology
Histology
Organic Chemistry II
and Organic Chemistry Lab II
Biochemistry of Macromolecules
College Physics I
College Physics II
Total Hours23-33
G

Course also satisfies a General Education element. Hours are included within the 36 hr. General Education requirement above.