May 10, 2026

2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog

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2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog

Animal Science, B.S.

Agriculture
615-898-2169
Jessica Carter, program coordinator
Jessica.Carter@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

True Blue Core (TBC)	41 hours
Major Requirements	46 hours
Supporting Courses	30-31 hours*
Electives	2-13 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 may increase.

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:

BIOL 1110 /BIOL 1111 (Sci Lit)
CHEM 1010 /CHEM 1011 or CHEM 1110 /CHEM 1111 (Sci Lit)
MATH 1010 , MATH 1530 , MATH 1630 , MATH 1710 , MATH 1720 , MATH 1730 , MATH 1810 , or MATH 1910 (Quant Lit)

Major Requirements (46 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
ANSC 1411 - Introduction to Animal Science Lab 1 credit hour
ANSC 3000 - Careers in Animal and Veterinary Science 2 credit hours
PLSO 1610 - Elements of Plant Science 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 (30-31 hours)

BIOL 1110 - General Biology I 4 credit hours AND
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
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 (may be counted in the True Blue Core)
OR
CHEM 1110 - General Chemistry I 4 credit hours AND
CHEM 1111 - General Chemistry I Lab 0 credit hours (may be counted in the True Blue Core) (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 AND
CHEM 1121 - General Chemistry II Lab 0 credit hours (pre-vet)
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 (pre-vet)
MATH 6-7 credit hours
Choose one course from the following: MATH 1010 , MATH 1530 , MATH 1630 , MATH 1710 , MATH 1720 , MATH 1730 , MATH 1810 , or MATH 1910
Choose one course from the following: MATH 1530 , MATH 1710 , MATH 1720 , MATH 1730 , MATH 1910 , or AGRI 2210

Electives (2-13 hours)

Curriculum: Animal Science

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
Written Communication 3 credit hours
Information Literacy 3 credit hours
Choose one: MATH 1010 , MATH 1530 , MATH 1630 , MATH 1710 , MATH 1720 , MATH 1730 , MATH 1810 , or MATH 1910 (Quant Lit) 3-4 credit hours
Creativity and Cultural Expression 3 credit hours
Human Society and Social Relationships 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: 31-32 Hours

Sophomore

AGBS 1210 - Principles of Agribusiness 3 credit hours
ANSC 3000 - Careers in Animal and Veterinary Science 2 credit hours
Creativity and Cultural Expression 3 credit hours
Creativity and Cultural Expression Literature 3 credit hours
History and Civic Learning 6 credit hours
Non-Written Communication 3 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) (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 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: 31-32 Hours

Junior

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
Human Society and Social Relationships 3 credit hours
Upper-division Animal Science electives 6 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*
Scientific Literacy/Elective courses 8 credit hours
Electives 4-6 credit hours

Subtotal: 27-29 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 .