Oct 04, 2024  
2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

Animal Science, Agricultural Education Certification, B.S.


Agriculture  
615-904-8037
Chaney Mosley, program coordinator
chaney.mosley@mtsu.edu

Animal Science majors seeking certification to teach agricultural education in secondary schools (grades 7-12) must complete (1) the Animal Science major, (2) an MTeach minor , and (3) professional agricultural education courses.

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, Agricultural Education Certification, B.S., Academic Map   

Degree Requirements


True Blue Core (TBC) 41 hours
Major Requirements 43 hours
     Animal Science Core    13 hours
     Major Courses    30 hours
Supporting Courses 17 hours*
MTeach Minor 30 hours
TOTAL 120-131 hours

*This program requires courses that can also fulfill requirements of the True Blue Core curriculum. If courses for this program are also used to fulfill True Blue Core requirements, the program of study may be completed in 120 hours.

True Blue Core (41 hours)


True Blue Core  requirements (shown in curricular listings below) include courses in the Foundational Skills areas of Written Communication (WC), Information Literacy (Info Lit), Non-Written Communication (NWC), and Quantitative Literacy (Quant Lit). Knowledge Domains include Human Society and Social Relationships (HSSR), Scientific Literacy (Sci Lit), Creativity and Cultural Expression (CCE), and History and Civic Learning, which include Discovery and Explorations categories. Students must choose at least one course from each Discovery category.

The following courses required by the program meet True Blue Core requirements:

Major Requirements (43 hours)


Supporting Courses (17 hours)


MTeach Minor (30 hours)


See MTeach  for further information.

Curriculum: Animal Science, Agricultural Education Certification


Freshman


Subtotal: 31-32 Hours


Sophomore


Subtotal: 31 Hours


Subtotal: 30 Hours


Subtotal: 28 Hours


NOTE:


*Electives must come from the following courses: ANSC 3450 , ANSC 3470 , ANSC 3480 , ANSC 3500 , ANSC 3540 , ANSC 3710 , ANSC 4260 ANSC 4470 ANSC 4490 , ANSC 4520 , ANSC 4860 HORS 3430 , HORS 4090 , POUL 3000 , POUL 3490 , POUL 3600 .