Horse Science, B.S.

Agriculture
Rhonda Hoffman, program coordinator
615-898-2908
Rhonda.Hoffman@mtsu.edu

The B.S. in Horse Science is designed to enhance preparation of students for careers in the multidisciplinary U.S. horse industry. The Horse Science major provides comprehensive course work in horse care and health, horsemanship equitation, selection and evaluation, behavior and training, genetic, nutrition, reproductive physiology, exercise physiology, equine event and facility management, and equine-assisted activities and therapies.

Academic Map

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

Horse Science, B.S., Academic Map

Degree Requirements

True Blue Core (TBC)	41 hours
Major Requirements	46-47 hours
Supporting Courses	16 hours*
Electives	16-25 hours
TOTAL	120 hours

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

True Blue Core (41 hours)

True Blue Core (TBC) 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 (HCL), which include Discovery and Explorations categories. Students must choose at least one course from each Discovery category.

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

BIOL 1110 /BIOL 1111 (Sci Lit)
CHEM 1010 /CHEM 1011 or CHEM 1110 /CHEM 1111 (Sci Lit)
Quantitative Literacy (MATH 1710 recommended)

Major Requirements (46-47 hours)

AGBS 1210 - Principles of Agribusiness 3 credit 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
PLSO 1610 - Elements of Plant Science 3 credit hours
ANSC 3440 - Livestock Management 3 credit hours
PLSO 3340 - Fundamentals of Soil Science 3 credit hours OR
PLSO 4310 - Forage Crops 3 credit hours
HORS 1110 - Introduction to Horse Care and Use 3 credit hours
HORS 2400 - Fundamentals of Horsemanship 3 credit hours
HORS 2480 - Equine Evaluation and Selection 3 credit hours
HORS 3040 - Stable Management 3 credit hours OR
HORS 3430 - Horse Production 3 credit hours
HORS 3300 - Equine Health 3 credit hours
HORS 3410 - Horse Breeds and Genetics 3 credit hours
HORS 4090 - Equine Reproduction and Breeding 3 credit hours OR
HORS 4550 - Equine Exercise Physiology 3 credit hours
ANSC, AGBS, HORS, or PLSO elective 3 credit hours
HORS 4440 - Equine Nutrition and Feeding 3 credit hours
HORS 4040 - Equine Event and Facility Management 3 credit hours OR
HORS 4170 - Equine Industry 3 credit hours OR
HORS 4450 - Techniques of Teaching Horsemanship 3 credit hours OR
HORS 4460 - Behavior and Training of Horses 4 credit hours OR
HORS 4540 - Equine Assisted Therapy 3 credit hours OR
HORS 4545 - Equine Assisted Activities and Therapies II 3 credit hours OR
HORS 4580 - Advanced Judging of Horses 3 credit hours

Supporting Courses (16 hours)

BIOL 1110 - General Biology I 4 credit hours
BIOL 1111 - General Biology I Lab 0 credit hours (may be counted in the True Blue Core)
BIOL 1120 - General Biology II 4 credit hours AND
BIOL 1121 - General Biology II Lab 0 credit hours
CHEM 1010 - Introductory General Chemistry I 4 credit hours
CHEM 1011 - Intro to General Chemistry I Lab 0 credit hours (may be counted in the True Blue Core)
OR
CHEM 1110 - General Chemistry I 4 credit hours
CHEM 1111 - General Chemistry I Lab 0 credit hours (may be counted in the True Blue Core)
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

Electives (16-25 hours)

Upper-division hours to make 36

Curriculum: Horse Science

Freshman

ANSC 1410 - Introduction to Animal Science 3 credit hours
AGBS 1210 - Principles of Agribusiness 3 credit hours
AGRI 1000 - Orientation in Agriculture 1 credit hour
HORS 1110 - Introduction to Horse Care and Use 3 credit hours
PLSO 1610 - Elements of Plant Science 3 credit hours
Quantitative Literacy 3 to 4 credit hours (MATH 1710 recommended)
Written Communication 3 credit hours
Information Literacy 3 credit hours
BIOL 1110 - General Biology I 4 credit hours (Sci Lit) AND
BIOL 1111 - General Biology I Lab 0 credit hours (Sci Lit)
BIOL 1120 - General Biology II 4 credit hours AND
BIOL 1121 - General Biology II Lab 0 credit hours

Subtotal: 30-31 Hours

Sophomore

HORS 2400 - Fundamentals of Horsemanship 3 credit hours
HORS 2480 - Equine Evaluation and Selection 3 credit hours
Creativity and Cultural Expression Literature 3 credit hours
Human Society and Social Relationships 3 credit hours
Non-Written Communication 3 credit hours
Creativity and Cultural Expression 3 credit hours
History and Civic Learning 6 credit hours
CHEM 1010 - Introductory General Chemistry I 4 credit hours (Sci Lit) AND
CHEM 1011 - Intro to General Chemistry I Lab 0 credit hours (Sci Lit)
OR
CHEM 1110 - General Chemistry I 4 credit hours (Sci Lit) AND
CHEM 1111 - General Chemistry I Lab 0 credit hours (Sci Lit)
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

Subtotal: 32 Hours

Junior

ANSC, AGBS, HORS, or PLSO elective 3 credit hours
Creativity and Cultural Expression 3 credit hours
HORS 3300 - Equine Health 3 credit hours
HORS 4440 - Equine Nutrition and Feeding 3 credit hours
PLSO 3340 - Fundamentals of Soil Science 3 credit hours OR
PLSO 4310 - Forage Crops 3 credit hours
ANSC 3440 - Livestock Management 3 credit hours
Human Society and Social Relationships 3 credit hours
Electives 6 credit hours
Upper-division elective 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 30 Hours

Senior

HORS 3040 - Stable Management 3 credit hours OR
HORS 3430 - Horse Production 3 credit hours
HORS 3410 - Horse Breeds and Genetics 3 credit hours
HORS 4090 - Equine Reproduction and Breeding 3 credit hours OR
HORS 4550 - Equine Exercise Physiology 3 credit hours
Scientific Literacy/Electives 8 credit hours
Elective 1 credit hour
Upper-division electives 6 to 7 credit hours
HORS 4040 - Equine Event and Facility Management 3 credit hours OR
HORS 4170 - Equine Industry 3 credit hours OR
HORS 4450 - Techniques of Teaching Horsemanship 3 credit hours OR
HORS 4460 - Behavior and Training of Horses 4 credit hours OR
HORS 4540 - Equine Assisted Therapy 3 credit hours OR
HORS 4545 - Equine Assisted Activities and Therapies II 3 credit hours
HORS 4580 - Advanced Judging of Horses 3 credit hours