Animal Science Specialization

Animal Science students can choose either the Production or Pre-Veterinary Option. Students enrolled in either curriculum can receive a Bachelor of Science degree. Both options emphasize a practical curriculum made up of courses in agriculture, animal science, communications, and biological and physical sciences. Ani-mal Science courses integrate genetics, health, housing, management, nutrition, physiology, reproduction, and live- stock evaluation. To complement classroom instruction, The College of Agriculture maintains cattle, goats, quail, sheep, swine, and rabbits on the UHH Agriculture Farm Labo- ratory. The animals are used during lab periods to provide hands-on experience for students to help translate classroom instruction into real life situations.

Production Option: Students enrolled in this program are preparing for careers related to production, processing or marketing of livestock. Graduates often take positions as managers or herdsmen at farms, ranches and governmental stations. Animal care positions also exist at equestrian centers, hotels, veterinary clinics and zoos. Graduates take positions in meat processing, livestock buying, artifi- cial insemination, laboratory analysis, feed mill manage- ment, and representative of livestock and farm organiza- tions. Other positions include sales of equipment, feed, meat, semen and pharmaceuticals.

A. AgriScience Core (62 semester hours):
   1. Animal Science Foundation (27 semester hours):
      a.  AnSc 141, AnSc244, AnSc 321, AnSc 350, AnSc 445, AnSc 450
      b.  9 semester hours from the following courses:
          AnSc 342/351/353/354/355
   2.  AgriScience Foundation (26 semester hours):
       Ag 299, Ag 497; AgBus 110; AgEc322/330/430; Agron 410;
       AgEng 231; Ento 304; Hort 262; Soils 304
   3.  Elective Agriculture courses (10 semester hours)

B. General Education Core (61 semester hours):
   1.  Natural Science Foundation (25 semester hours):
       Biol 150, Biol 153, Biol 275; Chem 124, Chem 125; Math 121
   2.  Social Science/Humanities Foundation (21 semester hours):
       Acc 250/AgEc 221; Econ 201/AgEc 201; Eng 100, Eng 309
       SpCom 151, SpCom 251; A Social Science course
   3.  Other Electives including College of Agriculture
       courses (15 semester hours)

Pre-Veterinary Option:  Students enrolled in this 
program are interested in pursuing post-graduate studies in 
Veterinary Medicine or Animal Science.  The Pre-Veterinary 
Option meets the preprofessional course requirements for the 
Veterinary Medical programs at Colorado State University, 
Iowa State University, Oklahoma State University, University 
of Illinois and the WOI Regional Program.  Furthermore, 
there are enough elective hours available in the 
Pre-Veterinary Option to allow students to tailor their 
programs to meet the course requirements at other Veterinary 
Medical schools.  The Pre-Veterinary curriculum also meets 
the preprofessional course requirements for many graduate 
Animal Science programs.  Besides meeting these 
requirements, this program provides students with a strong 
background in communications, livestock production, and  
biological and physical sciences,  so they will have the 
basic foundation  for a successful career as a Veterinarian 
or Animal Scientist.  Career opportunities in Veterinary 
Medicine include private practice or positions in industry, 
with governmental agencies, at universities (extension, research, teaching) and at zoos.  After completing 
post-graduate studies in Animal Science, persons can take 
positions as geneticists, meat scientists, nutritionists, 
researchers, teachers or extension specialists.



A.  AgriScience Core (34 semester hours):
    1.  Animal Science Foundation (27 semester hours):
        a.  AnSc 141; AnSc 244; AnSc 321; AnSc 350; AnSc 445; AnSc 450
        b.  9 semester hours from the following courses:
            AnSc 342/351/353/354/355.
    2.  AgriScience Foundation (7 semester hours):
        Ag 299; Ag 497; AgBus 110

B.  General Education Core (89 semester hours):
    1.  Natural Science Foundation (49/51 semester hours):
        Biol 101/153; Biol 150; Biol 275; Biol 410; Chem 124;
        Chem 125; Chem 241; Chem 242; Phys 106; Phys 107;
        Math 121; Math 104/104F & 104G/205
    2.  Social Science/Humanities Foundation (21 semester hours):
        Eng 100; Eng 309; SpCom 151; SpCom 251;
        Econ 100/200/201; A Social Science course
    3.  Other Electives including College of Agriculture
        courses (20/22 semester hours).


Description of courses: Agriculture

Other Specializations:   Agribuiness | Aquaculture | Crop Protection|
Agro-Ecology | General Agriculture | Tropical Horticulture


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