Bachelor of Science, Major in Animal Science, Pre-Veterinary Medicine

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Bachelor of Science, Major in Animal Science, Pre-Veterinary Medicine
Core Curriculum
Component Area I (Communication)6
Component Area II (Mathematics)3
Component Area III (Life and Physical Science)8
Component Area IV (Language, Philosophy, and Culture)3
Component Area V (Creative Arts)3
Component Area VI (U.S. History)6
Component Area VII (Political Science/Government)6
Component Area VIII (Social and Behavioral Sciences)3
Component Area IX (Component Area Option)4
Degree Specific Requirements
COMS 1361Public Speaking 13
or COMS 2382 Comm. for Bus. & Professions
ENGL 3330Intro To Technical Writing3
MATH 1316Plane Trigonometry 23
PSYC 1301Introduction To Psychology 3,43
STAT 3379Statistical Methds In Practice3
UNIV 1301Intro To Collegiate Studies3
Major Core
AGRI 4120Professional Career Skills1
Select one from the following:3
Agricultural Biosecurity
Companion Animal Science (Students who choose this course must take an additional 2 hours of advanced coursework.)
Animal Diseases & Public Hlth
ANSC 1319
ANSC 1119
Animal Science
and Animal Science Laboratory
4
ANSC 3363Anatomy & Physiology of the Domestic Animal3
ANSC 3373Animal Nutrition3
ANSC 3376Meat Science3
ANSC 4389Animal Reproduction3
ANSC 4394Animal Feeds And Feeding3
ANSC 4395Animal Breeding & Genetics3
PLSC 4370Forage Crops & Pasture Mgmt3
or PLSC 4383 Range Management
Minor
BIOL 1411General Botany 54
BIOL 1413General Zoology 54
BIOL 2440Introductory Cell Biology4
BIOL 3450Introductory Genetics4
BIOL 3470General Microbiology4
CHEM 1411General Chemistry I 54
CHEM 1412General Chemistry II 54
CHEM 2323
CHEM 2123
Organic Chemistry I: Lecture
and Organic Chemistry I Lab
4
CHEM 2325
CHEM 2125
Organic Chemistry II: Lecture
and Organic Chemistry II: Lab
4
CHEM 3438Biochemistry I4
PHYS 1301
PHYS 1101
General Phy-Mechanics & Heat
and General Physics Laboratory I
4
PHYS 1302
PHYS 1102
Gen Phy-Snd,Lght, Elec, & Mag
and General Physics Laboratory II
4
Total Hours120
First Year
FallHoursSpringHours
ANSC 1319
ANSC 1119
4Component Area IV3
BIOL 141114BIOL 14134
CHEM 141114ENGL 130133
MATH 131623CHEM 14124
 UNIV 13013
 15 17
Second Year
FallHoursSpringHours
ENGL 130233ANSC 33733
HIST 130143CHEM 2325
CHEM 2125
4
ANSC 33633COMS 1361 or 238243
CHEM 2323
CHEM 2123
4HIST 130253
BIOL 24404PSYC 130163
 17 16
Third Year
FallHoursSpringHours
ANSC 33763ANSC 43893
BIOL 34504BIOL 34704
PHYS 1301
PHYS 1101
4PHYS 1302
PHYS 1102
4
POLS 230573POLS 230673
 14 14
Fourth Year
FallHoursSpringHours
Component Area IX1ANSC 43953
Component Area V3ANSC 2330, 4398, or AGRI 43503
AGRI 41201CHEM 34384
ANSC 43943PLSC 4370 or 43833
ENGL 33303 
STAT 33793 
 14 13
Total Hours: 120