Animal Science, B.S.

School of Agribusiness and Agriscience
615-898-5217
Kevin Downs, program coordinator
Kevin.Downs@mtsu.edu

The program leading to a major in Animal Science offers preparation for leadership careers in livestock and related industries.

Academic Map

Following is a printable, suggested four-year schedule of courses:

Animal Science, B.S., Academic Map

Degree Requirements

General Education (41 hours)

General Education requirements (shown in curricular listings below) include courses in Communication, History, Humanities and/or Fine Arts, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Social/Behavioral Sciences.

The following General Education courses are required for this major:

BIOL 1110/1111 (Nat Sci)
CHEM 1010/1011 or CHEM 1110/1111 (Nat Sci)
MATH 1710 (Math) recommended

Major Requirements (44 hours)

ABAS 1000 - Orientation in Agriculture 1 credit hour
ANSC 1410 - Introduction to Animal Science 3 credit hours
ANSC 1411 - Introduction to Animal Science Lab 1 credit hour
PLSO 1610 - Elements of Plant Science 3 credit hours
AGBS 3130 - Principles of Agricultural Economics 3 credit hours
PLSO 3340 - Soil 3 credit hours OR
PLSO 4310 - Forage Crops 3 credit hours
ANSC 3420 - Animal Breeding and Genetics 3 credit hours
ANSC 3440 - Livestock Management 3 credit hours
ANSC 3550 - Animal Feeds and Feeding 3 credit hours
ANSC 4410 - Animal Nutrition 3 credit hours
ANSC 4510 - Domestic Animal Reproductive Physiology 3 credit hours
Upper-division Animal Science electives 12 credit hours
Agribusiness or Plant and Soil Science elective 3 credit hours

Supporting Courses (19-20 hours)

BIOL 1120 - General Biology II 4 credit hours AND
BIOL 1121 - General Biology II Lab 0 credit hours
BIOL 2230 - Microbiology 4 credit hours AND
BIOL 2231 - Microbiology Lab 0 credit hours
CHEM 1020 - Introductory General Chemistry II 4 credit hours AND
CHEM 1021 - Intro to General Chemistry II Lab 0 credit hours
OR
CHEM 1120 - General Chemistry II 4 credit hours AND
CHEM 1121 - General Chemistry II Lab 0 credit hours
CHEM 2030 - Elements of Organic Chemistry 4 credit hours AND
CHEM 2031 - Elements of Organic Chemistry Lab 0 credit hours
OR
CHEM 3010 - Organic Chemistry I 4 credit hours AND
CHEM 3011 - Organic Chemistry I Lab 0 credit hours
MATH 3-4 credit hours
Choose one course from General Education Math and one course from MATH 1530 , MATH 1710 , MATH 1720 , MATH 1730 , MATH 1910 , or ABAS 2210 .

Electives (15-16 hours)

Minimum of 9 (or 5) must be upper-division

Total hours in program: 120

Curriculum: Animal Science

Curricular listings include General Education requirements in Communication, History, Humanities and/or Fine Arts, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Social/Behavioral Sciences categories.

Freshman

ABAS 1000 - Orientation in Agriculture 1 credit hour
ANSC 1410 - Introduction to Animal Science 3 credit hours
ANSC 1411 - Introduction to Animal Science Lab 1 credit hour
PLSO 1610 - Elements of Plant Science 3 credit hours
ENGL 1010 - Expository Writing 3 credit hours (Comm)
ENGL 1020 - Research and Argumentative Writing 3 credit hours (Comm)
Mathematics 3 to 4 credit hours ( MATH 1710 recommended)
Humanities and/or Fine Arts 3 credit hours
Social/Behavioral Sciences 3 credit hours
BIOL 1110 - General Biology I 4 credit hours (Nat Sci) AND
BIOL 1111 - General Biology I Lab 0 credit hours (Nat Sci)
BIOL 1120 - General Biology II 4 credit hours AND
BIOL 1121 - General Biology II Lab 0 credit hours

Subtotal: 31-32 Hours

Sophomore

COMM 2200 - Fundamentals of Communication 3 credit hours (Comm)
Social/Behavioral Sciences 3 credit hours
Humanities and/or Fine Arts 3 credit hours
ENGL 2020 - Themes in Literature and Culture 3 credit hours (Hum/FA) OR
ENGL 2030 - The Experience of Literature 3 credit hours (Hum/FA) OR
HUM 2610 - Foreign Literature in Translation 3 credit hours (Hum/FA)
CHEM 1010 - Introductory General Chemistry I 4 credit hours (Nat Sci) AND
CHEM 1011 - Intro to General Chemistry I Lab 0 credit hours (Nat Sci)
OR
CHEM 1110 - General Chemistry I 4 credit hours (Nat Sci) AND
CHEM 1111 - General Chemistry I Lab 0 credit hours (Nat Sci) (pre-vet)
CHEM 1020 - Introductory General Chemistry II 4 credit hours AND
CHEM 1021 - Intro to General Chemistry II Lab 0 credit hours
OR
CHEM 1120 - General Chemistry II 4 credit hours
CHEM 1121 - General Chemistry II Lab 0 credit hours
Choose 6 hours from:
HIST 2010 - Survey of United States History I 3 credit hours OR
HIST 2020 - Survey of United States History II 3 credit hours OR
HIST 2030 - Tennessee History 3 credit hours
Choose one:
MATH 1530 - Applied Statistics 3 credit hours
MATH 1710 - College Algebra 3 credit hours
MATH 1720 - Plane Trigonometry 3 credit hours
MATH 1730 - Pre-Calculus 4 credit hours
MATH 1910 - Calculus I 4 credit hours
ABAS 2210 - Introduction to Agricultural Engineering 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 29-30 Hours

Junior

AGBS 3130 - Principles of Agricultural Economics 3 credit hours
BIOL 2230 - Microbiology 4 credit hours AND
BIOL 2231 - Microbiology Lab 0 credit hours
PLSO 3340 - Soil 3 credit hours OR
PLSO 4310 - Forage Crops 3 credit hours
ANSC 3440 - Livestock Management 3 credit hours
ANSC 3420 - Animal Breeding and Genetics 3 credit hours
ANSC 3550 - Animal Feeds and Feeding 3 credit hours
Upper-division Animal Science electives 6 credit hours.*
Electives 6 credit hours

Subtotal: 31 Hours

Senior

ANSC 4410 - Animal Nutrition 3 credit hours
ANSC 4510 - Domestic Animal Reproductive Physiology 3 credit hours
Upper-division Animal Science electives 6 credit hours*
Upper-division electives 9 credit hours
PLSO/AGBS elective 3 credit hours
Elective 1 credit hour
CHEM 2030 - Elements of Organic Chemistry 4 credit hours AND
CHEM 2031 - Elements of Organic Chemistry Lab 0 credit hours
OR
CHEM 3010 - Organic Chemistry I 4 credit hours AND
CHEM 3011 - Organic Chemistry I Lab 0 credit hours

Subtotal: 29 Hours

NOTE:

*Electives must come from the following courses: HORS 3430 , ANSC 3450 , ANSC 3470 , ANSC 3480 , ANSC 3490 , ANSC 3500 , ANSC 3540 , HORS 4090 , ANSC 4260 , ANSC 4470 , ANSC 4490 , ANSC 4520 , ANSC 4860 .