Companion Animal Brochure
Proposed Curriculum in Companion Animal Science Option
Hours
College Integrative Courses.................................................................................................3
AGRI 103 Food, Agriculture & Natural Resources Systems.........................................3
International Focus Course.........................................................................................(3)
Departmental Requirements................................................................................................16
ASCI 100 Animal Biology and Industry .......................................................................4
ASCI 101 Intro. to Animal Science..............................................................................1
ASCI 240 Anatomy and Physiology.............................................................................4
ASCI 320 Animal Nutrition and Feeding......................................................................3
ASCI 451, 485, or 486 (capstone) .............................................................................3
ASCI 491 Animal Science Seminar..............................................................................1
Natural Sciences....................................................................................................................8
BIOS 101 and 101L General Biology...........................................................................4
or BIOS 102 Cell Structure and Function
or BIOS 103 Organismic Biology
AGRO 3
15
or BIOS 206 Genetics................................................................................................4
Mathematics and Analytical Skills......................................................................................5
Select Courses for a total of 5 hrs. from:
MATH 102 Trigonometry................................................................................................................2
MATH 104 Calculus for Managerial and Social Sciences .............................................3
MATH 106 Analytic Geometry and Calculus I..............................................................5
STAT 218 Intro to Statistics.........................................................................................3
Communications....................................................................................................................9
Oral communication
Select from: COMM 109, 209, 212................................3
Written communication
Select from:
JGEN 200, ENGL 150, 151................................3
Communication elective
Select from:
ENGL 101, 102, 150, 151; ALEC 102, 305;
COMM 109, 209, 212, or 311; JGEN 120..................................................................3
Humanities and Social Sciences.........................................................................................18
ECON 211 and ECON 212 or AECN 141..................................................................6
Essential Studies..........................................................................................................15
Select one 3-credit course in each of the following five CASNR Essential Studies categories:
Human Behavior, Culture & Social Organization
Historical Studies
Humanities
Arts
Race, Ethnicity & Gender
Experiential Learning...........................................................................................................4
Internship and Industry Experience
Animal and Meat Evaluation Experience
Study Tours
Extension Experience
Research Experience
Teaching Experience
Companion Animal Science Option:
Departmental Requirements.............................................................................................18-19
ASCI 251 Introduction to Companion Animals (or 250)...............................................3
ASCI 330 Animal Breeding
or
ASCI xxx Horse, Dog, and Cat Genetics and Breeding....................................3-4
ASCI 341 Physiology and Management of Reproduction.............................................4
ASCI 321 Companion Animal Nutrition.......................................................................3
Choose a minimum of 7-8 hours from the following:
FDST/ASCI 107 Introduction to the Companion Animal Food Industry.......................1
ASCI 171 Human-Companion Animal Interactions......................................................2
ASCI 271 Companion Animal Behavior......................................................................3
ASCI 322 Horse Nutrition..........................................................................................2
ASCI 342 Horse Reproduction ..................................................................................2
ASCI 370 Animal Welfare..........................................................................................3
BIOS 462 Animal Behavior……………………………………………………...….3
Natural Sciences................................................................................................................15-20
Series I: CHEM 105 and CHEM 106 or
Series II CHEM 109 and CHEM 110 and
CHEM 251 and 253................................................................................................8-12
BIOS 312 or VBMS 303...........................................................................................3
MYSM 109 or PHYS 151 or PHYS 141 Physics.....................................................4-5
Business Courses.................................................................................................................9
Electives............................................................................................................................18-22
Minimum Requirement for Graduation............................................................................128
