General Education Foundations
Please use this link to view a list of courses that meet each GEF requirement.
NOTE: Some major requirements will fulfill specific GEF requirements. Please see the curriculum requirements listed below for details on which GEFs you will need to select.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| General Education Foundations | ||
| F1 - Composition & Rhetoric | 3-6 | |
| Introduction to Composition and Rhetoric and Composition, Rhetoric, and Research | ||
or ENGL 103 | Accelerated Academic Writing | |
| F2A/F2B - Science & Technology | 4-6 | |
| F3 - Math & Quantitative Reasoning | 3-4 | |
| F4 - Society & Connections | 3 | |
| F5 - Human Inquiry & the Past | 3 | |
| F6 - The Arts & Creativity | 3 | |
| F7 - Global Studies & Diversity | 3 | |
| F8 - Focus (may be satisfied by completion of a minor, double major, or dual degree) | 9 | |
| Total Hours | 31-37 | |
Please note that not all of the GEF courses are offered at all campuses. Students should consult with their advisor or academic department regarding the GEF course offerings available at their campus.
Curriculum Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| University Requirements | 50 | |
| Animal and Nutritional Sciences Program Requirements | 40 | |
| Animal and Nutritional Sciences Major Requirements | 30 | |
| Total Hours | 120 | |
University Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| General Education Foundation (GEF) Requirements 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 (31-37 Credits) | ||
| Outstanding GEF Requirements 1, 4, 5, 6, and 7 | 18 | |
| ANRD 191 | First-Year Seminar | 1 |
| General Electives | 31 | |
| Total Hours | 50 | |
Animal and Nutritional Sciences Program Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Biology Requirement: | 8 | |
| General Biology 1 and General Biology 1 Laboratory and General Biology 2 and General Biology 2 Laboratory | ||
| Principles of Biology and Principles of Biology Laboratory and Introductory Physiology and Introductory Physiology Laboratory | ||
| CHEM 115 & 115L | Fundamentals of Chemistry 1 and Fundamentals of Chemistry 1 Laboratory | 4 |
| CHEM 116 & 116L | Fundamentals of Chemistry 2 and Fundamentals of Chemistry 2 Laboratory | 4 |
| Physics Requirement | 8 | |
| Introductory Physics 1 and Introductory Physics 1 Laboratory and Introductory Physics 2 and Introductory Physics 2 Laboratory | ||
OR | ||
| General Physics 1 and General Physics 1 Laboratory and General Physics 2 and General Physics 2 Laboratory | ||
| Math Requirement (also fulfills GEF 3 requirement) | 6 | |
| Calculus or Advanced Chemistry Requirement | 6 | |
| Organic Chemistry: Brief Course and Organic Chemistry: Brief Course Laboratory | ||
| Organic Chemistry 1 and Organic Chemistry 1 Laboratory | ||
| Organic Chemistry 2 and Organic Chemistry 2 Laboratory | ||
| Introductory Biochemistry | ||
| Applied Calculus | ||
| Calculus 1a with Precalculus | ||
| Calculus 1b with Precalculus | ||
| Calculus 1 | ||
| Calculus 2 | ||
| Science Electives (as necessary to reach at least 40 hours of science credits) | 4 | |
| Total Hours | 40 | |
Animal and Nutritional Sciences Major Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Courses in Agriculture | 24 | |
12-Credits at the 300 or 400-Level | ||
| Writing and Communication Skills Requirement * | 3 | |
| Values and Ethics | ||
| Current Literature in Animal Science | ||
| Capstone Experience * | 3 | |
| Values and Ethics | ||
| Professional Field Experience | ||
| Senior Thesis | ||
| Total Hours | 30 | |
- *
Students completing A&VS 402 as the Writing and Capstone requirements will be required to complete an additional Course in Agriculture.
SUGGESTED PLAN OF STUDY FOR BACHELOR OF SCIENCE - ANIMAL & NUTRITIONAL SCIENCES MAJOR
| First Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| A&VS 191 | 1 | A&VS 150 | 2 |
| ENGL 101 (GEF 1) | 3 | BIOL 117 & 117L (GEF 8) | 4 |
| CHEM 115 & 115L (GEF 8) | 4 | CHEM 116 & 116L (GEF 8) | 4 |
| BIOL 115 & 115L (GEF 2) | 4 | MATH 128 (if needed or Elective) | 3 |
| Depending on QRA score select one of the following (GEF 3): | 3 | GEF 4 | 3 |
| 15 | 16 | ||
| Second Year | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| A&VS 251 | 4 | ANNU 260 | 3 |
| CHEM 233 | 3 | CHEM 234 | 3 |
| CHEM 233L | 1 | CHEM 234L | 1 |
| PHYS 101 | 4 | PHYS 102 | 4 |
| ENGL 102 (GEF 1) | 3 | GEF 6 | 3 |
| GEF 7 | 3 | ||
| 15 | 17 | ||
| Third Year | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| ANPH 301 | 3 | GEN 371 | 4 |
| AGBI 410 | 3 | Electives | 9 |
| AEM 341 | 3 | ||
| AEM 341L | 1 | ||
| Electives | 6 | ||
| 16 | 13 | ||
| Fourth Year | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| Electives | 9 | Electives | 7 |
| Science Elective | 3 | Capstone | 3 |
| GEF 5 | 3 | Writing and Communication Skills Requirement | 3 |
| 15 | 13 | ||
| Total credit hours: 120 | |||
Major Learning Outcomes
Animal & Nutritional Sciences
- Graduates will acquire a high level of competency in the basic sciences required for disciplinary competency.
- Graduates will integrate basic knowledge and managerial skills related to the animal, nutritional and food sciences disciplines.
- Graduates will acquire sufficient written and oral communication skills, problem solving and critical thinking skills to effectively impact lifelong societal and professional developments critical to their respective discipline of interest.
- Graduates will attain depth of knowledge relative to the scope of subfields of the animal and nutritional sciences:
a. Animal production, management and marketing
b. Animal nutrition
c. Environmental stewardship