Animal Science, B.S.

Agriculture
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 animal agriculture and related fields.

Academic Map

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

Animal Science, B.S., Academic Map

Degree Requirements

General Education	41 hours
Major Requirements	44 hours
Supporting Courses	27-28 hours*
Electives	7-16 hours
TOTAL	120 hours

*This program requires courses that can also fulfill requirements of the General Education curriculum. If program requirements are also used to fulfill General Education requirements, the number of elective hours will increase.

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 courses required by the program meet General Education requirements:

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

Major Requirements (44 hours)

AGRI 1000 - Orientation in Agriculture 1 credit hour
ANSC 1410 - Introduction to Animal Science 3 credit hours OR
ANSC 1401 - Introduction to Animal and Veterinary Sciences 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 - Fundamentals of Soil Science 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 (27-28 hours)

BIOL 1110 - General Biology I 4 credit hours AND
BIOL 1111 - General Biology I Lab 0 credit hours (may be counted in General Education)
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 1010 - Introductory General Chemistry I 4 credit hours AND
CHEM 1011 - Intro to General Chemistry I Lab 0 credit hours
OR
CHEM 1110 - General Chemistry I 4 credit hours AND
CHEM 1111 - General Chemistry I Lab 0 credit hours (may be counted in General Education)
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 3 credit hours AND
CHEM 3011 - Organic Chemistry I Lab 1 credit hour
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 AGRI 2210 .

Electives (7-16 hours)

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

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

AGRI 1000 - Orientation in Agriculture 1 credit hour
ANSC 1410 - Introduction to Animal Science 3 credit hours OR
ANSC 1401 - Introduction to Animal and Veterinary Sciences 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
ANSC elective 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 - World Literatures 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
HIST 2020 - Survey of United States History II 3 credit hours
HIST 2030 - Tennessee History 3 credit hours
HIST 2040 - Survey African American History I 3 credit hours
HIST 2050 - Survey African American History II 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
AGRI 2210 - Introduction to Agricultural Engineering 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 32-33 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 - Fundamentals of Soil Science 3 credit hours OR
PLSO 4310 - Forage Crops 3 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 3 credit hours AND
CHEM 3011 - Organic Chemistry I Lab 1 credit hour
ANSC 3440 - Livestock Management 3 credit hours
Upper-division Animal Science elective 3 credit hours.*
Elective 3 credit hours
PLSO/AGBS elective 3 credit hours
ANSC 3550 - Animal Feeds and Feeding 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 29 Hours

Senior

ANSC 3420 - Animal Breeding and Genetics 3 credit hours
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
Electives 4 credit hours

Subtotal: 28 Hours

NOTE:

*Electives must come from the following courses: HORS 3430 , ANSC 3450 , ANSC 3470 , ANSC 3480 , POUL 3490 , ANSC 3500 , ANSC 3540 , HORS 4090 , ANSC 4260 , ANSC 4470 , ANSC 4490 , ANSC 4520 , ANSC 4860 , POUL 3600 .