| Core Curriculum Requirements | 42 | |
See the Core Curriculum Requirements | ||
| Required courses in the Major | ||
| AG 1131 | Intro To Agriculture | 1 |
| AG 300 | Professional Agricultural Communications | 1 |
| AG 400 | Seminar | 1 |
| ANS 1119 | Introduction to Animal Science Laboratory | 1 |
| ANS 1319 | Introduction to Animal Science * | 3 |
| ANS 307 | Animal Feeds and Feeding | 3 |
| ANS 308 | Animal Nutrition | 3 |
| ANS 309 | Animal Breeding | 3 |
| ANS 310 | Animal Genetics | 3 |
| ANS 311 | Reproductive Physiology of Domestic Animals | 3 |
| ANS 319 | Anatomy and Physiology of Domestic Animals | 3 |
| Support Courses (minimum grade of C) | ||
| Agricultural Economics | ||
| AEC 304 | Farm Accounting | 3 |
| AEC 380 | Agricultural Statistics | 3 |
| or BSC 412 | Fundamentals of Biostatistics | |
| or MATH 453 | Essentials of Statistics | |
| Introductory Biology I * | ||
| College Algebra * | ||
| PHIL 360 | General Ethics * | 3 |
| or ANS 417 | Domestic Animal Behavior and Welfare | |
| Industry and Production Concentration | ||
| CHEM 1305 & CHEM 1105 | Introductory Chemistry I and Introductory Chemistry Laboratory I * | 4 |
| CHEM 1307 & CHEM 1107 | Introductory Chemistry II and Introductory Chemistry Laboratory II | 4 |
| PLS 1307 & PLS 1107 | Introduction to Plant Science & Agronomy and Applied Plant Science Lab * | 4 |
| PLS 309 & PLS 329 | Soil Science and Soil Science Laboratory | 4 |
| PLS Electives † | 6 | |
choose 6 hours of PLS courses | ||
| ANS Management Courses (choose any 2) | 6 | |
| Dairy Cattle Management | ||
or ANS 411 | Sheep and Goat Management | |
or ANS 412 | Beef Cattle Management | |
or ANS 413 | Swine Management | |
or ANS 415 | Companion Animal Management | |
| ANS electives and/or AG 405 †^ | 5 | |
choose 5 hours of ANS courses and/or AG 405 | ||
| AG Minor Required † | 15 | |
| Total Hours | 120 | |
These courses can be used to fulfill both the Core Curriculum Requirements and course in the major.
Please seek advice from advisor about selecting electives and a minor
ANS 317 Livestock Management Techniques cannot be used as an ANS elective in the Industry and Production Concentration
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | |
| AG 1131 & ANS 1119 |
Intro To Agriculture and Introduction to Animal Science Laboratory |
2 |
| ANS 1319 | Introduction to Animal Science | 3 |
| PLS 1307 | Introduction to Plant Science & Agronomy | 3 |
| ENG 1301 | College Reading & Writing | 3 |
| MATH 1314 | College Algebra | 3 |
| Hours | 14 | |
| Spring | ||
| AEC 2317 | Agricultural Economics | 3 |
| HIST 1301 | History of the United States through Reconstruction | 3 |
| BSC 1406 | Introductory Biology I | 4 |
| ENG 1302 | Written Argument/Research | 3 |
| CID 2301 | The Human Experience | 3 |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| CHEM 1305 | Introductory Chemistry I | 3 |
| HIST 1302 | History of the United States Since Reconstruction | 3 |
| ANS 309 | Animal Breeding | 3 |
| PSCI 2305 | United States Government and Politics | 3 |
| Creative Arts Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| AEC 380 | Agricultural Statistics | 3 |
| PSCI 2306 | Texas Government and Politics | 3 |
| CHEM 1307 | Introductory Chemistry II | 3 |
| ANS 310 | Animal Genetics | 3 |
| Minor Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| PLS 309 | Soil Science | 3 |
| AEC 304 | Farm Accounting | 3 |
| ANS 308 | Animal Nutrition | 3 |
| ANS 311 | Reproductive Physiology of Domestic Animals | 3 |
| Minor Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| AG 300 | Professional Agricultural Communications | 1 |
| FDSC 318 | Meat Technology | 3 |
| ANS 307 | Animal Feeds and Feeding | 3 |
| PHIL 360 | General Ethics | 3 |
| ANS Management Elective | 3 | |
| PLS elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| AG 400 | Seminar | 1 |
| ANS elective | 3 | |
| ANS Management Elective | 3 | |
| Minor Elective | 3 | |
| Minor Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 13 | |
| Spring | ||
| AG 405 | Internship Agri-Industries | 6 |
| Minor elective | 3 | |
| PLS elective | 3 | |
| ANS elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Total Hours | 119 | |
