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Animal Science Comprehensive Major (Pre-Veterinary Option), 61-64 hours: B.S.–No Minor Required

CIP: 511104

This option is designed to prepare students for the pursuit of a degree in animal science and/or to meet the pre-professional requirements for a school of veterinary medicine.

Requirements

The Northwest Core (44-47 hours)

Must include the following:

BIOL 04106Principles of Biology *

3
BIOL 04107Principles of Biology Laboratory *

1
MATH 17118Precalculus Algebra *

3
CHEM 24114General Chemistry I *

3
CHEM 24115General Chemistry I Laboratory *

1

Institutional Requirements (4 hours)

Required Courses

AGRI 03150Animal Science

4
AGRI 03296Seminar

1
AGRI 03352Meat Science

3
AGRI 03358Livestock Health and Disease Management

3
AGRI 03360Principles of Animal Nutrition

3
AGRI 03366Principles of Animal Breeding

3
 
AGRI 03452Beef Science

3
OR
AGRI 03470Dairy Science

3
 
AGRI 03454Swine Science

3
 
AGRI 03566Genetics of Livestock Improvement

3
OR
BIOL 04350Genetics

4
 
BIOL 04140General Microbiology

4
OR
BIOL 04310Cell Biology

4
 
CHEM 24116General Chemistry II

4
CHEM 24117General Chemistry II Laboratory

1
CHEM 24342Organic Chemistry I

3
CHEM 24343Organic Chemistry I Laboratory

2
CHEM 24362Elementary Biochemistry

3
CHEM 24363Elementary Biochemistry Laboratory

1
MATH 17114General Statistics *

3
PHYS 25110General Physics I *

3
PHYS 25111General Physics I Laboratory *

1
PHYS 25112General Physics II

3
PHYS 25113General Physics II Laboratory

1
Advisor-approved biology elective

3

PHYS 25110, PHYS 25111, PHYS 25112, PHYS 25113 and Biology elective cannot be used to fulfill any Northwest Core requirement.

Take one of the following courses:

AGRI 03362Anatomy and Physiology of Domestic Animals

3
OR
BIOL 04435Comparative Anatomy

5
OR
BIOL 04438Human Physiology

4

NOTE: Degree requires a grade point average of 2.25 in major courses.

Total Credit Hours: 61-64