Animal Science
The animal science curricula are administered by the Department of Animal and Range Sciences. The curricula in animal science provide students with a firm foundation in the biological and natural sciences, animal breeding, reproductive physiology, nutrition and livestock production and management. Applications to production environments of the western United States are emphasized, including the close relationships among livestock, rangeland and natural resources. Three options are offered leading to a B.S. in Animal Science. Proper use of restricted electives allows students to tailor curricula to meet their individual needs.
The EQUINE SCIENCE OPTION (EQSC) emphasizes science and technology combined with practical aspects of management, horsemanship and training. Graduates of this program will have a firm foundation to meet the growing needs of the equine industry. This program is designed to prepare students for employment in breeding, nutrition, and management of facilities and land, as well as in the allied industries such as sales, feed, tack, and equipment. Students can tailor their program for more emphasis in biotechnology, business, or range management.
The LIVESTOCK MANAGEMENT & INDUSTRY OPTION (LVMI) stresses the application of science to livestock production, incorporating courses in agricultural economics and business. Emphasis is placed on the application of the principles of economics, range science, genetics, physiology and nutrition in sustainable livestock production systems and business and management skills as they relate to livestock enterprises and service industries closely allied to livestock production. It is designed to allow flexible course work choices to prepare graduates to manage livestock enterprises or for employment with companies producing and marketing livestock, animal feeds and health products, as well as employment with a variety of communication and service organizations such as breed associations, commodity groups, livestock publications and government agencies.
The SCIENCE OPTION (SCI) emphasizes greater depth in the basic sciences and is designed for highly motivated students who have a strong interest in graduate training or professional school. Individual curricula can be tailored to provide excellent preparation for veterinary school, medical school, or graduate studies in animal biotechnology, physiology, nutrition or genetics.
Curricula in Animal Science
- Equine Science Option
- Livestock Management & Industry Option
- Science Option
- Animal Science Minor (Non-Teaching)
EQUINE SCIENCE OPTION
| Freshman Year | F | S |
|---|---|---|
| ARNR 100--Intro Animal Science | 3 | |
| ARNR 101--Natural Resource Cons | 3 | |
| ARNR 102--Prin of Rnglnd Mgmt Lab | 1 | |
| BIOL 102--Molec & Cellular Biol | 4 | |
| CHEM 121--Intro Gen Chemistry | 4 | |
| ECON 101--Econ Way of Think | 3 | |
| WRIT 101W--College Writing I | 3 | |
| Take one of the following: | ||
| AGED 251--Leadership Dev for Agr | 3 | |
| COM 110--Public Communication | 3 | |
| Applied Courses | 2 | |
| University Core and Electives | 3 | |
| 14 | 15 | |
| Sophomore Year | F | S |
| ARNR 202--Today's Equine Industry | 1 | |
| ARNR 230--Range Livestock Production | 3 | |
| ARNR 236--Small Pasture Management | 1 | |
| BCHM 122--Organic & Biochem Prin | 4 | |
| VTMB 271--Funct Anatomy Dom Anml | 4 | |
| Take one of the following: | ||
| BUS 201--Managerial Communication | 3 | |
| ENGL 223--Technical Writing | 3 | |
| Take one of the following: | ||
| ECON 102--Prin Macro/Intrnatl Econ | 3 | |
| ECON 201--Intro Microecon Theory | 3 | |
| Take one of the following: | ||
| PS 318--Biometry | 3 | |
| STAT 216--Elementary Statistics | 3 | |
| Econ & Business Elective | 3 | |
| Applied Courses | 2 | |
| University Core and Electives | 3 | |
| 17 | 15 | |
| Junior Year | F | S |
| ARNR 320--Animal Nutrition | 4 | |
| ARNR 321--Physiology of Repro | 4 | |
| ARNR 322--Prin of Animal Breed/Genetics | 3 | |
| ARNR 327--Equine Lameness | 2 | |
| ARNR 337--Diseases of Dom Lvstk | 3 | |
| ARNR 347--Equine Form to Function | 3 | |
| ARNR 476--Equine Internship (min. 3 cr.) | 3 | |
| Econ & Business Elective | 3 | |
| Applied Courses | 2 | 2 |
| 15 | 14 | |
| Senior Year | F | S |
| ARNR 415--Equine Reproduction | 2 | |
| ARNR 423--Equine Nutrition | 2 | |
| ARNR 430--Horse Science | 4 | |
| University Core and Electives | 4 | 3 |
| Econ and Business Elective | 3 | |
| Mgmt & Industry Electives | 6 | 6 |
| 15 | 15 |
| Applied Courses | |
|---|---|
| (Select 8 Credits) | |
| ARNR 110--Western Equitation | 2 |
| ARNR 114--English Equitation | 2 |
| ARNR 207--Intermediate English Equit | 2 |
| ARNR 208--Intermediate Western Equit | 2 |
| ARNR 211--Colt Breaking & Training | 2 |
| ARNR 212--Animal Packing | 2 |
| ARNR 213--Specialized Horse Training | 2 |
| ARNR 233--Livestock Mgmt-Horse | 1 |
| ARNR 234--Livestock Mgmt-Beef | 1 |
| ARNR 235--Rangeland Monitoring | 1 |
| ARNR 314--Equestrian Instruction | 2 |
| Econ & Business Electives | |
|---|---|
| (Select 9 Credits) | |
| ACCT 220--Surv of Accounting | 3 |
| AGEC 210--Econ of Agribusiness Mgmt | 3 |
| AGEC 321--Econ Ag Marketing | 3 |
| AGEC 337--Ag Law | 3 |
| AGEC 341--Farm & Ranch Mgmt | 3 |
| AGEC 345--Ag Finance Cred Analys | 3 |
| AGEC 421--Adv Ag Marketing | 3 |
| AGED 353--Coop Bus Principles | 3 |
| BUS 221--Prin Accounting I | 3 |
| BUS 222--Managerial Accounting | 3 |
| BUS 301--Mgmt & Organization | 3 |
| BUS 341--Marketing | 3 |
| BUS 361--Intro to Law | 3 |
| ECON 314--Intrnatl Econ | 3 |
| MKTG 242--Intro Global Markets | 3 |
| MKTG 343--Consumer Behavior | 3 |
| MKTG 345--Professional Selling | 3 |
| Management & Industry Electives | |
|---|---|
| (Select 12 Credits) | |
| ARNR 240--Natural Resource Ecology | 3 |
| ARNR 345--Riparian Ecol & Mgmt | 3 |
| ARNR 353--Grazing Ecology & Mgmt | 3 |
| ARNR 422--Topics Beef Cattle Nutr | 2 |
| ARNR 441--Clinical Equine Repro | 3 |
| ARNR 453--Habitat Inventory & Analysis | 3 |
| ARNR 456--Conflict Resolution | 1 |
| LRES 201--Soil Resource | 3 |
| PS 341--Field Crop Production | 3 |
| PS 342--Forages | 3 |
A minimum of 120 credits is required for graduation; 42 of these credits must be in courses numbered 300 and above. University core requirements must be completed.
LIVESTOCK MANAGEMENT & INDUSTRY OPTION
| Freshman Year | F | S |
|---|---|---|
| ARNR 100--Intro Animal Science | 3 | |
| ARNR 101--Natural Resource Cons | 3 | |
| ARNR 102--Prin of Rnglnd Mgmt Lab | 1 | |
| BCHM 122--Organic & Biochem Prin | 4 | |
| BIOL 102--Molec & Cellular Biol | 4 | |
| CHEM 121--Intro Gen Chemistry | 4 | |
| ECON 101--Econ Way of Think | 3 | |
| WRIT 101W--College Writing I | 3 | |
| Take one of the following: | ||
| AGED 251--Leadership Dev for Agr | 3 | |
| COM 110--Public Communication | 3 | |
| 14 | 14 | |
| Sophomore Year | F | S |
| ARNR 200--Today's Livestock Industry | 1 | |
| ARNR 230--Range Livestock Production | 3 | |
| Take three of the following five: | ||
| ARNR 231--Livestock Mgmt-Swine | 1 | |
| ARNR 232--Livestock Mgmt-Sheep | 1 | |
| ARNR 233--Livestock Mgmt-Horse | 1 | |
| ARNR 234--Livestock Mgmt-Beef | 1 | |
| ARNR 235--Rangeland Monitoring | 1 | |
| ARNR 240--Natural Resource Ecology | 3 | |
| Take one of the following: | ||
| ECON 102--Prin Macro/Intrnatl Econ | 3 | |
| ECON 201--Intro Microecon Theory | 3 | |
| Take one of the following: | ||
| BUS 201--Managerial Communication | 3 | |
| ENGL 223--Technical Writing | 3 | |
| Econ & Business Elective | 3 | |
| Take one of the following: | ||
| PS 318--Biometry | 3 | |
| STAT 216--Elementary Statistics | 3 | |
| VTMB 271--Funct Anatomy Dom Animal | 4 | |
| University Core and Electives | 6 | |
| 14-17 | 12-17 | |
| Junior Year | F | S |
| ARNR 316--Meat Science | 4 | |
| ARNR 320--Animal Nutrition | 4 | |
| ARNR 321--Physiology of Repro | 4 | |
| ARNR 322--Prin of Animal Breed/Genetic | 3 | |
| ARNR 476--Internship (minimum 3 credits) | 3 | |
| Econ & Business Elective | 3 | 3 |
| University Core and Electives | 6 | 3 |
| 17 | 16 | |
| Senior Year | F | S |
| ARNR 401--Planning & Prog Anlys I | 1 | |
| ARNR 402--Planning & Prog Anlys II | 1 | |
| Livestock Management Elective | 3 | 3 |
| Mgmt & Industry Elective | 6 | 6 |
| University Core and Electives | 6 | 4 |
| 16 | 14 |
| ARNR Livestock Management Electives | |
| (Select two species-Minimum 6 credits) | |
| ARNR 331--Swine Production | 3 |
| ARNR 430--Horse Science | 4 |
| ARNR 432--Sheep Management | 3 |
| ARNR 434--Beef Cattle Mgmt | 4 |
| ARNR 435--Feedlot Mgmt | 2 |
| Econ & Business Electives | |
| (Select 9 credits) | |
| ACCT 220--Surv of Accounting | 3 |
| AGEC 210-- Econ of Ag Business | 3 |
| AGEC 321--Econ Ag Marketing | 3 |
| AGEC 337--Ag Law | 3 |
| AGEC 341--Farm & Ranch Mgmt | 3 |
| AGEC 345--Ag Finance Cred Analys | 3 |
| AGEC 421--Adv Ag Marketing | 3 |
| AGED 353--Coop Bus Prin | 3 |
| BUS 221--Prin Accounting I | 3 |
| BUS 222--Managerial Accounting | 3 |
| BUS 301--Mgmt & Organization | 3 |
| BUS 341--Marketing | 3 |
| BUS 361--Intro to Law | 3 |
| ECON 314--Intrnatl Econ | 3 |
| MKTG 242--Intro Global Mrkts | 3 |
| MKTG 343--Consumer Behavior | 3 |
| MKTG 345--Professional Selling | 3 |
| Management & Industry Electives | |
| (Select 12 credits) | |
| ARNR 327--Equine Lameness | 2 |
| ARNR 345--Rip Ecol & Mgmt | 3 |
| ARNR 353--Grazing Ecology & Mgmt | 3 |
| ARNR 416--Meat Processing | 3 |
| ARNR 421--Assist Repro Tech | 4 |
| ARNR 422--Topics Beef Cattle Nutr | 2 |
| ARNR 453--Habitat Inventory & Analy | 3 |
| ARNR 456--Conflict Resolution | 1 |
| LRES 201--Soil Resource | 3 |
| PS 341--Field Crop Production | 3 |
| PS 342--Forages | 3 |
A minimum of 120 credits is required for graduation; 42 of these credits must be in courses numbered 300 and above. University core requirements must be completed.
SCIENCE OPTION
| Freshman Year | F | S |
|---|---|---|
| ARNR 100--Intro Animal Science | 3 | |
| ARNR 101--Natural Resource Cons | 3 | |
| ARNR 102--Prin of Rnglnd Mgmt Lab | 1 | |
| BIOL 101--Organismal Biology | 4 | |
| BIOL 102--Molec & Cellular Biology | 4 | |
| CHEM 131--General Chemistry I | 4 | |
| CHEM 132--General Chemistry II | 4 | |
| WRIT 101W--College Writing I | 3 | |
| Take one of the following: | ||
| AGED 251--Leadership Dev for Agr | 3 | |
| COM 110--Public Communication | 3 | |
| University Core and Electives | 1 | |
| 15 | 15 | |
| Sophomore Year | F | S |
| ARNR 230--Range Livestock Production | 3 | |
| ARNR 240--Natural Resource Ecology | 3 | |
| CHEM 215--Elements Organic Chem | 5 | |
| ENGL 223--Technical Writing | 3 | |
| MATH 170--Survey of Calculus | 4 | |
| Take one of the following: | ||
| PS 318--Biometry | 3 | |
| STAT 216--Elementary Statistics | 3 | |
| VTMB 101--Intro to Biotech | 3 | |
| VTMB 271--Funct Anatomy Dom Animals | 4 | |
| University Core and Electives | 1 | 2 |
| 15 | 15 | |
| Junior Year | F | S |
| ARNR 320--Animal Nutrition | 4 | |
| ARNR 321--Physiology of Repro | 4 | |
| ARNR 322--Prin of Animal Breed/Genetic | 3 | |
| BCHM 340--General Biochemistry | 5 | |
| Take 12 credits from the following eight courses: | ||
| BIOL 301--Principles of Genetics | 3 | |
| BIOL 310--Comp Vertebrate Anat | 4 | |
| BIOL 311--Vertebrate Embryology | 3 | |
| BIOL 312--Histology | 3 | |
| BIOL 411--Animal Physiology | 3 | |
| MB 301--Gen Microbiology | 5 | |
| PHYS 205--College Physics I | 4 | |
| PHYS 206--College Physics II | 4 | |
| University Core and Electives | 2 | |
| 15 | 15 | |
| Senior Year | F | S |
| ARNR 400--Seminar | 1 | |
| ARNR 401--Planning & Prog Anlys I | 1 | |
| ARNR 402--Planning & Prog Anlys II | 1 | |
| Take one of the following: | ||
| ARNR 476--Internship (minimum 3 credits) | 3 | |
| ARNR 489/490--UG Resrch/Creative Activity Instr | 3 | |
| Must take at least 2 species of livestock: | ||
| ARNR 331--Swine Production | 3 | |
| ARNR 430--Horse Science | 4 | |
| ARNR 432--Sheep Management | 3 | |
| ARNR 434--Beef Cattle Management | 4 | |
| ARNR 435--Feedlot Management | 2 | |
| University Core and Electives | 10 | 9 |
| 15-18 | 14-18 |
A minimum of 120 credits is required for graduation; 42 of these credits must be in courses numbered 300 and above. University core requirements must be completed.
ANIMAL SCIENCE MINOR (NON-TEACHING)
| Credits | ||
|---|---|---|
| ARNR 100--Intro Animal Science | 3 | |
| ARNR 101--Natural Resource Cons | 3 | |
| ARNR 230--Range Livestock Production | 3 | |
| ARNR 320--Animal Nutrition | 4 | |
| ARNR 321--Physiology of Repro | 4 | |
| ARNR 322--Prin of Animal Breed/Genetics | 3 | |
| Take one of the following: | ||
| ARNR 316--Meat Science | 4 | |
| ARNR 331--Swine Production | 3 | |
| ARNR 430--Horse Science | 4 | |
| ARNR 432--Sheep Management | 3 | |
| ARNR 434--Beef Cattle Management | 4 | |
| 23-24 |
All students are responsible for meeting prerequisites for upper division ARNR courses.
